BETHESDA, Md. – Master Key Consulting, a Native American-owned management, training and IT government consulting firm based in Bethesda, Md., was named among the top 20 of DiversityBusiness.com’s 2008 “Top 100 Diversity-Owned Businesses in Maryland” (Div100) in recognition of the economic power of multicultural businesses.
Master Key was also ranked 37 in the “Top 100 Native American-Owned Business in the U.S.,” as well as among the top 100 “8(a) Businesses in the U.S.” and “Privately-held Businesses in Maryland.” The businesses were ranked based on 2007 annual revenue.
“It is an honor to not only be named among the most productive minority businesses in Maryland, but also ranked among the top in the nation,” said Jonathan Wilber, owner and chief executive officer of Master Key Consulting. “As we approach our 10th anniversary, this truly serves as a great reminder of the outstanding service we’ve achieved and continue to provide to our clients. This honor is a credit to our entire hardworking team, and their efforts to give back to the community and serve as a model for other diverse businesses.”
Fortune 100 corporations throughout the country recognize that buying products and services from minority-owned companies makes a significant impact, with diverse businesses contributing more than $1.4 trillion in sales to the U.S. economy.
Since opening in 2000 with three employees, Master Key Consulting has won federal contracts totaling more than $100 million and has grown to a team of more than 140 individuals in 11 states and the District of Columbia. The company’s commercial and federal projects include work with the Environmental Protection Agency; the BIA and the Departments of Education, Justice, Health and Human Services, and Homeland Security.
The company’s key services include grants management consulting, IT services, communications and marketing, and grant monitoring and evaluation. Another Master Key niche involves working with agencies and organizations that serve Native people. Wilber is a member of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin (www.menominee-nsn.gov).
Div100 is the eighth annual listing of both the state’s and the nation’s top 100 diversity-owned businesses by DiversityBusiness. DiversityBusiness.com, the nation’s leading multicultural B2B internet portal, compiles its annual “Top Business Lists” on a state and national ranking system. Of the more than 350,000 women, minority and small businesses members of DiversityBusiness, those ranked typically see increased opportunities to form strategic relationships with Fortune 500 companies, government agencies and universities, as well as other women, minority and small businesses.
