DRG Named to Top Diversity Business List for 2009

(Hawthorn Woods, IL - 2009) In recognition of the economic power of privately held businesses, DiversityBusiness.com, the nation’s leading business-to-business Internet site, recently named Drake Resource Group, Inc. one of the top businesses in the United States.

This is the 9th annual listing of the nation’s top businesses by DiversityBusiness.com. Companies listed on the Top Business Lists represent the nation’s top multicultural earners and challenge the long-held notion that a privately held business is small or insignificant. This award is the basis of the annual "Top Business List" which is seen by over 15 million people and is used by Fortune 500 companies and large buying organizations to find new business partners.

“Entrepreneurs are a growing force in the U.S. economy, and a force to be reckoned with,” said Kenton Clarke, CEO of Computer Consulting Associates International, the company that built DiversityBusiness.com. This is a whole business segment that can carry its own, that provides jobs, products and services, and generates wealth for their communities. These are the new leaders in American business.”

According to Drake Resource Group Founder and CEO, Susan Drake, “We have been working with and employing people from all cultural backgrounds, knowledge, age and experience levels for over 14 years. We have a broad view of diversity and will continue to strengthen relationships with our respected clients and colleagues.”

The List

The list is the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the United States economy - America's privately held companies. It is a classification that represents the top small businesses in the U.S., in sectors such as technology, manufacturing, food service and professional services. Large organizational buyers throughout the country that do business with multicultural, small and women-owned businesses use the list. The List is produced annually by DiversityBusiness.com, the nation's leading multicultural B2B Internet portal that links large organizational buyers to multicultural product and service suppliers.

Winning companies were honored at a special awards ceremony at DiversityBusiness.com’s “9th Annual Multicultural Business Conference”, April 29 – May 1, 2009 at the Disney’s Contemporary Resort in Orlando, Florida.

About Drake Resource Group

Drake Resource Group, Inc. (DRG) is an award-winning developer of customized and interactive employee learning programs designed for Fortune 1000 companies and non-profit organizations. Drake Resource Group brings together highly skilled project teams devoted to working closely with clients to design projects that accommodate adult learners’ diverse needs. For more information about Drake Resource Group, visit www.DrakeRG.com, call 847-540-0655, or contact Connie Hamilton at info@drakerg.com.

About DiversityBusiness.com

Launched in 1999, DiversityBusiness, with over 46,000 members, is the largest organization of diversity owned businesses throughout the United States that provide goods and services to Fortune 1000 companies, government agencies, and colleges and universities. DiversityBusiness provides research and data collection services for diversity including the "Top 50 Organizations for Multicultural Business Opportunities", "Top 500 Diversity Owned Companies in America", and others. Its research has been recognized and published by Forbes Magazine, Business Week and thousands of other print and internet publications. The site has gained national recognition and has won numerous awards for its content and design. It is a leading provider of Supplier Diversity management tools and has the most widely distributed Diversity magazine in the United States. DiversityBusiness.com is produced by Computer Consulting Associates International Inc. (CCAii.com) of Southport, CT. Founded in 1980.

For the complete list of winning companies, please visit: www.diversitybusiness.com.