Awards and Nominations
- 2018 Progressive Entrepreneur from Smart Business Magazine, Women Awards
- 2017 Smart50, Smart Business Magazine
- 2017 Quality Service Provider Award from GDIT
- 2017 SBA – Small Business Person of the Year Award
- 2016 Central Ohio Smart 50 Award recipient
- 2016 Columbus Business First Fast 50 Award recipient
- 2016 Columbus Business First Diversity in Business Award recipient
- 2015 Metropreneur Social Entrepreneur of the Year recipient
- 2015 EY Accelerating Entrepreneurs Award recipient
- 2015 Central Ohio Smart 50 Award honoree
- 2015 Ernst & Young EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women Award finalist
- 2014 Goodwill Industries of Kentucky Employer of the Year Award
- 2014 Columbus Chamber of Commerce Small Business Leader Award finalist
- 2012 WBENC Dorothy B. Brothers Executive Scholarship Awardee
- 2012 World Technology Network finalist for Social Entrepreneurship
- 2011 TechColumbus Innovation Award nominee for Outstanding Service (fewer than 250 employees)
- 2011 TechColumbus Innovation Award nominee for Outstanding Woman in Technology
- 2011 Columbus Chamber of Commerce nominee for Small Business Leader Award
- 2011 State of Ohio Governor’s Council on Disabilities Best Small Business Employer of the Year (37:31)
- 2010 National Association of Women Business Owners Visionary Award recipient
- 2010 Ohio Social Entrepreneur of the Year
- 2010 TechColumbus nominee for Outstanding Service Business
- 2010 TechColumbus nominee for Outstanding Woman in Technology
- 2010 Bloomberg/Business Most Promising Social Entrepreneur nominee
- 2008 Ohio Association of Rehabilitation Services, Outstanding Employee Award
- 2007 Ohio Governor’s Council on Disabilities, Outstanding Small Employer of the Year
- 2006 United States Business Leadership Award nominee
- 2005 Ohio Governor’s Home Site Grant Award
Recognitions
- 2016 CEO Merry Korn’s interview/podcast on The Successful Micropreneur
- 2016 CEO Merry Korn’s story on Blue Ocean Strategy website
- 2016 Pearl, along with Ohio Dominican University, mentioned in Columbus CEO article about Apprenticeship Program
- 2016 Insurance Advocate article by CEO Merry Korn about hiring veterans
- 2016 614 Magazine article about social enterprises in central Ohio includes mention of Pearl
- 2016 Smart Business article by CEO Merry Korn on how reading Blue Ocean Strategy helped create a unique business model
- 2015 Pearl featured in Winchester Sun about company-provided transportation for employees
- 2015 Columbus CEO Leaderboard (ranked 9th) – Central Ohio Women-Owned Businesses
- 2015 Pearl featured in Metropreneur article on providing opportunities for a niche workforce
- 2015 Pearl featured in Columbus CEO article about hiring workers with challenges
- 2015 Pearl featured in Columbus CEO article about veterans finding jobs
- 2015 Feature article in Columbus Business First about the advantages of hiring military veterans
- 2013 Recognized by WBENC in national publication for Outstanding Contract Award
- 2013 Featured in the November/December issue of Search & Employ magazine for one of our employee success stories
- 2013 Presenter on Military Appreciation channel for Subject Matter Expertise in Hiring Disabled Veterans
- 2012 Interviewed by Federal News Radio on the topic of veterans and disabled veterans entering the workforce
- 2012 Featured in DiversAbility magazine, as an example of best practices for leadership and achievement
- 2011 Cited in Harvard Business Review as an example of “hyper-specialization”
- State of Utah – Recognized as Patriot Partner
- U.S. Business Leadership Network (USBLN) – Speaker
- Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA) – Speaker
- National Governors Association (NGA) – Article Best Practice Public/Private Partnership
Online Mentions
View a list of all press releases and other online mentions at this link.
Certifications
- Women’s Business Enterprise – WBENC
- Women Owned Small Business (WOSB)
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