HispanicBusiness

BITHGROUP Technologies Inc., Baltimore, Maryland - Robert Wallace is founder, president and chief executive officer of BITHGROUP Technologies, an award-winning firm established in 1992 that provides management consulting, biometrics and IT services and products. The Black-owned business has 10 employees and counts Accenture, Avaya, the City of Baltimore and IBM among its clients. The firm posted annual sales of $7 million in 2011 and spent $3.5 million with other MBEs. BITHGROUP is among the leading MBEs in the rapidly growing field of renewable energy, as well as the established field of energy management. The company contributes a percentage of its annual profits to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) initiatives and human development programs. It has received several prestigious awards, including the Mayor's Business Recognition Award and the Greater Baltimore Council Bridging the Gap Achievement Award. BITHGROUP was also recognized for its contributions to the governor of Maryland's Small Business Task Force. www.bithgroup.com

KCS, St. Paul, Minnesota - Dorothy Richburg is chief executive officer and president of KCS, and her husband, Joe Richburg, is the executive vice president. The couple operates a full-service professional staffing, procurement and technology company with 239 employees. The Black-owned business was founded in 1987 and posted annual sales of $8.9 million last year. Its direct spend with other MBEs was more than $1.4 million. Under the direction of Ms. Richburg, KCS was recognized by the Minnesota Black Chamber of Commerce as 2011's Outstanding Business of the Year and by the Minnesota Minority Supplier Development Council as the 2011 IT Business of the Year. The company provides in-kind support to local organizations and made more than $95,000 in charitable contributions last year. KCS is also committed to exposing students to the IT field with the overall goal of increasing the accessibility that historically-disenfranchised populations have to information technology. www.keystonecs.com

RM Executive Transportation dba Mosaic Global Transportation, Redwood City, California - Maurice Brewster is president and chief executive officer of Mosaic Global Transportation, an international limousine business with 40 employees. The 10-year-old firm has grown from a one-car operation with offices in a garage into a multimillion-dollar enterprise with more than 300 vehicles that can provide service in 440 cities worldwide. Mosaic recorded sales of $3 million in 2011 and spent $1.87 million with other MBEs. The firm counts AT&T, Johnson & Johnson, Marriott and the San Francisco 49ers among its major clients. In addition to expanding Mosaic's business services, Mr. Brewster is committed to building a better minority-owned business community by supporting other MBEs. The company also supports local and national nonprofits and was named a Make-A-Wish Hero for the last two years. Recently, the firm was awarded a Blue Ribbon Small Business Award by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for excellence in business, strategy, employee development, community service and customer service. www.mosaicglobaltransportation.com

CLASS I - ANNUAL SALES LESS THAN $1 MILLION

Infinity Business Solutions, Buena Park, California - Lily Otieno is the president of the company, which was established in 2006. The Black-owned performance management consulting firm has five employees and focuses on supplier development training, contract/operational readiness and serves as a liaison for diverse business enterprises. The company had annual sales of $180,000 in 2011 and spent $35,000 with other minority business enterprises (MBEs). Infinity Business Solutions lists the Asian Business Association of Orange County, the Los Angeles World Airports, Metropolitan Water District, San Diego Gas & Electric Company, San Jose Water, Southern California Edison and Southern California Gas Company among its major customers. Infinity Business Solutions supports the community through volunteer work with a number of organizations, including the Asian Business Association of Orange County, the California Public Utilities Commission, the Southern California Minority Supplier Development Council, and the Women's Business Enterprise Council-West. www.ibsconsultingservices.com