December 2009: Suzanne Meyer was named a Woman Extraordinaire by Business Leader Media.
November 2009: Kevin Pitts, Publisher of the Charlotte Business Journal, presents Suzanne Meyer of the Welcome Committee with the 2009 Best Places to Work award.
November 2009: Welcome Committee Business Profile on Channel 4 MI-Community Connection
November 8, 2009: Women Home Business features Welcome Committee, Inc.
November 2009:
Charlotte Business Journal ranked Welcome Committee, Inc. #5 in the "Top 25 Best Places to Work" in 2009 in the 16-county Charlotte region in the small business category. read more...
October 2009: Business Leader Media presents its annual Movers & Shakers Award winners, honoring up and coming business leaders in the Charlotte business community. read more...
Top Women Business Leaders 2009 Achievers all, four individuals go to the head of the class... read more
August 2009: WBTV Channel 3 News This Morning spotlights Welcome Committee, Inc. of Mooresville as the current Bojangles Breakfast Club winner.
Mooresville's Meyer Voted A Leading Mom In Business
From press release
Published: May 4, 2009
The Welcome Committee Inc. has been recognized as one of the top 200 mom-owned businesses in StartupNation's 2009 Leading Moms in Business Competition.
The competition, co-sponsored by Vertical-Response, recognizes the achievements of mothers across the country who run outstanding businesses.
Welcome Committee, founded by Suzanne Meyer in 1999, is a word-of-mouth marketing company that pairs up newcomers and new homebuyers with area civic, business and professional services in the four-county Lake Norman region.
Meyer has three children, ages 12, 15 and 16.
"Moms across America were honored in this year's ranking, showing that they're capable of starting and running successful businesses while managing to balance family, career, home and self," said Rich Sloan, co-founder of StartupNation. Well over 600,000 votes were cast in support of several thousand contestants. "What an incredible achievement to be named a winner, and what an inspiration for anyone looking to start their own business."
"It's challenging for anyone to start and run a successful business“ particularly in this economy. These women are setting the standard for innovation and creativity," said Janine Popick, founder and CEO of Vertical-Response.
StartupNation launched the first annual Leading Moms in Business Competition in January to recognize the achievements of mom entrepreneurs across the United States. Winners were selected and ranked according to public votes accumulated from January through March 2009. The elite 200 win bragging rights and promotional support recognizing their achievements as the Leading Moms in Business.
February 2009: Home Business Magazine. Work from Home Success Stories:
Continuing the Valuable Service a Welcome Visit Provided.
November 2008, Charlotte Business Journal: ranked Welcome Committee #7 in the "Top 25 Best
Places
to Work" and "Most Improved Firm" in the small business category in the 16 county Charlotte region.
September 2008: Business Leader Media honors 2008 Movers and Shakers. The Movers and Shakers Awards honor up-and-coming business leaders in the Charlotte community.
April 2008, Working Mother Magazine: "Best Women
Owned Business" read more
April 2008, Charlotte Observer: "Welcome Service's
owner has seen it all" read more
December 2007, Startup Nation:
Listen to the radio interview
on
Radio America with Rich Sloan of Startup nation.
November 2007, Lake Norman Navigator: Giving a Warm Welcome...
Welcome Committee helps new residents get settled
November 2007, MSN.com Money: ranked Welcome Committee a
"Top 10 Best Financial Performer" in StartUpNation.com's Home-Based 100. read more
November 2007, Charlotte Business Journal: ranked Welcome Committee #14 in the "Top 25 Best
Places
to Work" in the small business category in the 16 county Charlotte region.
January 2007, Lake Norman Magazine: Welcome Ambassador Teaches Through Book. Suzanne Meyer, owner of the Welcome Committee Inc. in Mooresville, a personal greeting service for newcomers in the north Charlotte and Lake Norman region, has released a book to help others start a similar business.
September 2005, The Charlotte Business Journal: The Personal Touch
Door-to-door results mean growth for Welcome Committee
June 2005, MSI Chamber Communique': salutes a Job Well Done on Membership Drive!
February 2005, Business Today:
Her Basket is Her Briefcase “Suzanne Meyer has her finger on the pulse of this region like few others do.
The owner of WELCOME COMMITTEE works with small business owners on one side and new homeowners on the other...”
January 2005, MSI Chamber Communique': The Welcome Committee's primary goal is to get new
business for their
advertising sponsors by encouraging the newcomers to shop local...”
September 2004:The Link, The Welcome Committee
“Be on the lookout for a personal welcome visit from
THE WELCOME COMMITTEE. 'Our personal visits serves two purposes, to extend a warm welcome to the newcomer on behalf of our sponsors, and to get new business for our sponsors.'”
September 2002, The Charlotte Observer: Local & State Living Here:A Guide For The Region's Newcomers. Lake Norman area welcomes neighbors. “Business pays visits with old fashioned basket full of goodies.”
