DBS is a finalist in the Corporate Social Responsibility for The Stevie Awards!

DAVIS BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, INC. NAMED AS FINALIST IN

2010 AMERICAN BUSINESS AWARDSSM

8th annual Stevie® Awards will be presented on June 21 in New York City

WEST DUNDEE, IL – May 13, 2010 – DAVIS BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, INC. was named a Finalist today in the Corporate Social Responsibility category in The 2010 American Business Awards.

The American Business Awards are the nation’s premier business awards program. All organizations operating in the U.S.A. are eligible to submit entries – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small.

This year’s Stevie Award winners will be announced during the annual gala on Monday, June 21 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. More than six-hundred executives from across the U.S.A. are expected to attend. The event will benefit Oceana (oceana.org), the largest international organization focused on ocean conservation. The ceremonies will be broadcast on radio nationwide by the Business TalkRadio Network.

More than 2,700 entries from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted for consideration in more than 40 categories, including Most Innovative Company of the Year, Management Team of the Year, Best New Product or Service of the Year, Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year, and Corporate Environmental Responsibility Program of the Year. DAVIS BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, INC. will be competing in the CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY category for Up to 100 Employees.

Members of the Awards' Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors and specialized final judging committees will select Stevie Award winners from among Finalists in final judging that will continue through May 28. Finalists were chosen by business professionals nationwide during preliminary judging in April and May.


Details about The American Business Awards and the list of Finalists in all categories are available at www.stevieawards.com/aba.

About Davis Business Solutions, Inc.

DBS founders and senior executives, Jennifer and Dan Davis, are regular fixtures in local education commissions, sports organizations and other community groups. They believe a company should contribute to its community and they show it. They have contributed DBS human resources and technology in the form of software created and donated specifically to enable their children’s school to run its charity auctions. For the school as well as for Tri-Cities Little League on which both have been board members, they have housed auction materials, shared company printing equipment and human talent and donated materials for printing and binding. They coach six or more of their children’s sports teams. Dan has coached baseball, basketball and football teams. Jennifer has coached cross-country and volley ball.

Jennifer talks proudly about support DBS provides to the Elgin Sharks Track Club, an under-funded, over-extended club run by retired teacher, Bob Pleticha. She describes Bob’s tireless efforts to provide a challenging and rewarding competitive opportunity to local children. That involves pounding pavements and wearing out phone lines to get used uniforms and equipment, even rebuilding old trophies to make sure the children of all socioeconomic levels have a positive learning experience. Jennifer and DBS have created and printed brochures for the group, set up their budget on spreadsheets and provided as much other support to the group as possible. She works tirelessly to help the Sharks gain the publicity they deserve, writing press releases, contacting news organizations and utilizing business contacts . The club struggles to make a difference in the lives of children. Jennifer and DBS work to ensure it struggles a bit less so it can make a bit more of a difference.

Believing healthy, family-minded activity is good for families and good for the community, in their community service, the Davis’ have worked with the organizations to ensure their family nature. On the Little League board, they worked with the local park district to encourage it to provide family-minded activities for the siblings at the games. Through their efforts, sand boxes were installed at the local fields.

Jennifer is a regular participant in local marathon, tri-athlete and competitive stair-climbing events. During her cross-country practices, runners are rewarded with a “Bring your parents to practice” award. She also does running workouts with her four (of six) children who participate in the Elgin Sharks. According to Jennifer, “If the parents of the other runners see my active example, I may be able to inspire them to participate and support their own children. By example, they encourage DBS employees to become involved in their communities and support them when they do.

The Davis’ and DBS are there for their community, and the community knows it. As Rob Gorman, East Dundee city council member and former member of the Tri-Cities Little League board notes, “The Davis’ are a unique combination of energy and talent. They bring these gifts together in the contributions they make to the community and the organizations they are involved in. These organizations and communities are very fortunate to have such ingenious, community-minded people involved with them.”

About The Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at www.stevieawards.com.

Sponsors and partners of The 2010 American Business Awards include Infogroup, Netezza, CIGNA, Citrix Online, Epic Advertising, High Performance Technologies Inc., imagistic, John Hancock, LifeLock, Lionbridge, PetRays, RCN, and SoftPro.