SMALL MINORITY BUSINESS OF THE YEAR 2007!
"Congratulations on this prestigious and well earned honor. It is a reflection of the hard work and dedication of your staff and employees. On behalf of my office and the citizens of Salt Lake County, thank you for the many contributions you make to our communities. We are appreciative of the quality service you offer and your continuing efforts to take that service to a higher level."
- Mayor Peter Corroon, Salt Lake County
SMALL MINORITY BUSINESS RECEIVES BIG RECOGNITION
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In recognition of its outstanding growth, innovation and community involvement, the Salt Lake Chamber selected U.S. Translation Company as the Minority Small Business of the year for 2007. This prestigious award was presented at the 20th Annual Small Business Awards Luncheon on Thursday, April 5, 2007.
The Impact of Small and Diversity Businesses
Small businesses and the entrepreneurial spirit are the foundation of the U.S. Economy. In A Report to the President, published in 2006, Chief Economist & Director of Economic Research, Chad Moutray emphasizes just this. In this report, he writes;
“Of the nearly 26 million firms in the United States, most are very small – 97.5 percent of employer and non-employer firms have fewer than 20 employees. Yet cumulatively, these firms account for half of our non-farm real gross domestic product, and they have generated 60 to 80 percent of the net new jobs over the past decade. Entrepreneurs rightly command enormous respect, and their contributions to the U.S. economy are followed by academics and policymakers alike.”
The Impact of U.S. Translation Company
With the entrepreneurial spirit that this country thrives on, after emigrating from Lima, Peru in 1994, David Utrilla founded U.S. Translation Company in 1995. His original goal: To provide superior quality language services at a low cost and quicker turn around time with friendly personal service. Sticking to that original goal, he has developed a successful small business that is in a class with only the elite. Although this organization is small, its quality management principals and operation systems are unsurpassed. It operates with state-of-the-art technology, highly skilled staff, over 1200 contract language specialists and an internally developed tracking and project management system like no other in the world called OnTarget.
U.S. Translation Company has received its SBA 8(a) certification, its National Minority Supplier Development Counsel certification, and finally, in 2004, after much work, became ISO 9001:2000 certified and registered. This means that the U.S. Translation Company has achieved the highest of worldwide business standards in maintaining a strict process that ensures quality, resulting in superior language services. Additionally, USTC is the first SBA 8(a) language firm in the United States and the only language company in Utah to obtain the ISO 9001:2000 certification & registration.
About U.S. Translation Company
U.S. Translation Company is a small company with an SBA 8(a) Certification. The Company provides a wide range of services in 100+ languages including document translation, live interpretation and equipment, desktop publishing, localization, voice over and transcription, global consulting, linguists for instruction and language testing. There are 7 permanent team members located in the main office in South Ogden, Utah and over 1200 contracted specialists located all over the world.
About the Salt Lake Chamber
The Salt Lake Chamber is Utah's largest business association and Utah's Business Leader. With roots that go back to 1887, the Salt Lake Chamber has been standing as the voice of business, supporting its members' success and championing community prosperity for over 100 years. The Salt Lake Chamber is a statewide association of 1,805 member firms representing approximately 350,000 workers.
