Baltimore, Maryland (October 20, 2014) – Kwabena Osei-Sarpong of Rife International, LLC has been selected to receive the distinguished 2014 Top 100 Minority Business Enterprise Award. The Top 100 MBE® ceremony is designed to acknowledge and pay tribute to outstanding women and minority business owners in Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware and the District of Columbia.
The awards ceremony takes place during Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake’s Minority Enterprise Development Week in Baltimore. It will be held at the War Memorial Hall located 101 N. Gay Street in downtown Baltimore on Thursday, October 23, 2014 from 5:30 p.m – 8:30 p.m.
“We could not have achieved this accomplishment without my team’s individual and collective contributions in ensuring that we deliver the best in service to our clients,” said Kwabena Osei-Sarpong, CEO of Rife International.
This year’s ceremony host organizations are the Mayor’s Office of Minority and Women-Owned Business Development; MBDA Business Center – Baltimore; Southwest Airlines; BGE; State Farm; Whiting-Turner, and others.
“The winners of this year’s Top 100 MBE Award exemplifies excellence and economic stability” said Sharon R. Pinder, founder of the Top 100 MBE Awards Ceremony. “Mr. Osei- Sarpong represents the goals and aspirations of many entrepreneurs across this region.”