Wanda Alexander, President of Horizon Consulting Has Been Named to the 2010 Smart100 Program by SmartCEO Magazine and as a Finalist in Enterprising Women's Magazine's Enterprising Women of the Year Award

Leading High Volume Workflow Management Consulting Firm Announces First Recognitions of 2010

LANSDOWNE, Va., Feb. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Horizon Consulting, Incorporated, www.horizon-inc.com, announces today their first quarter recognitions of 2010. Coming off their best year ever, Horizon has seen consistent growth over the past two years and re-secured three long-term government contracts, with an average value of $7.2 million per year.   The entire Horizon team is very excited about President, Wanda Alexander's current recognitions, being named to the 2010 Smart100 Program by SmartCEO Magazine and a Finalist in Enterprising Women's Magazine's Enterprising Women of the Year Award, and attributes Horizon's success and growth to her extraordinary leadership and guidance.  

Honesty, integrity, professionalism, and hard work are the four foundational principles that Alexander lives by and has instilled in the development and growth of Horizon throughout her tenure as its President these past 15 years. Today, through this mind set, Alexander has maintained a positive and lasting impact on everyone she comes in contact with – customers, employees, vendors, new entrepreneurs, and the community at large. Her philosophies and philanthropic efforts both personally and with Horizon have gained her the respect and support needed to be an esteemed and active leader within the DC-Metro area. Alexander's diligence in sticking to these principles coupled with her unique open-management practices has afforded Horizon the opportunity to continue to grow; while maintaining employee morale and developing partnerships with their customers to act as a trusted advisor.

"I am so excited to start off 2010 with these very humbling recognitions," said Wanda Alexander, President & CEO of Horizon Consulting, "I'm glad that we have been able to achieve growth and have now become well recognized.  It is such an honor to be supported by Horizon's entire team; its employees, customers, vendors and the communities where we serve.  We have never lost sight of our foundational principles throughout the years and at the end of the day, that is what is being recognized and honored."

SmartCEO magazine's 2010 Smart100 program is an exclusive group of 100 CEO's assembled by an independent selection committee selected for his or her demonstration of leadership, strategic vision, and character in running a business. As a Smart100 CEO, Alexander will be profiled in the 100-page annual supplement which will debut as the 13th issue of SmartCEO in May.  The Smart100 CEOs will also be listed on SmartCEO's website, www.smartceo.com. The Smart100 companies represent a variety of industries from government contracting to video production. All Smart100 winners are referred into the program, and each Smart100 Company must have revenue of at least $5 million annually.  

Enterprising Women Magazine's Enterprising Women of the Year award, annually recognizes North America's top women entrepreneurs. The winners and finalists will be recognized during a three-day tribute held in their honor March 17-19 at the Marriott Doral Golf Resort & Spa in Miami, FL. This will be the eighth anniversary of the gala awards celebration. Nominees are judged in one of five revenue categories:  businesses with up to $1 million in annual revenues; more than $1 million and up to $5 million in annual revenues; over $5 million and up to $10 million in annual revenues; over $10 million and up to $25 million in annual revenues; and over $25 million in annual revenues. Alexander was named as a finalist for the $5 million and up to $10 million in annual revenues category, due to her success with growing Horizon as well as being a force in her industry and local community.  

About SmartCEO

SmartCEO magazine is a regional "growing company" publication. SmartCEO believes that a "growing company" is really determined by the spirit, drive and dynamics of a company's owners and managers, rather than by the size of its building, the number of its employees, or its sales volume. Each month, a variety of businesses in the greater Washington and greater Baltimore areas turn to the pages of SmartCEO for features, case-study advice and trend analysis, all with a uniquely local flavor.  SmartCEO is read by more than 34,000 business owners in Baltimore and Washington.

About Enterprising Women Magazine

Enterprising Women, is the nation's only women-owned magazine published exclusively for women business owners that chronicles the growing political, economic, social influence and power of entrepreneurial women. It provides a friendly meeting place, a public forum, and a national stage for the critical issues confronting women's businesses and daily lives from the unique perspectives and experiences of entrepreneurial women.

About Horizon Consulting

Horizon Consulting is a minority and women-owned business specializing in high volume work flow management and consulting services to a wide variety of local, state and federal government agencies. Headquartered in Lansdowne, Virginia, Horizon is the leader in project management and processing high volume work efficiently. From needs assessing and project framework design to application processing and quality assurance, Horizon has over 15 years of experience serving government agencies, and has developed a reputation for professionalism, dependability, and excellent customer relations. In 2002, the company was named to the Inc. 500 list of fastest growing privately held companies in the U.S. For more information please call 703-726-6430 or visit www.horizon-inc.com.

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