{"id":12564,"date":"2012-03-12T02:03:27","date_gmt":"2012-03-12T02:03:27","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2012-03-12T02:03:27","modified_gmt":"2012-03-12T02:03:27","slug":"Call-for--Fast-50-Asian-American-Businesses--Awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=12564","title":{"rendered":"Call for &#8220;Fast 50 Asian American Businesses&#8221; Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation (USPAACC) is now accepting applications\/nominations for its &#8220;Fast 50 Asian American Businesses&#8221; awards that put the spotlight on the outstanding achievements of Asian American-owned businesses.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To qualify, companies must be owned (at least 51%) and managed <strong>by one or more Asian Americans (U.S. citizens or permanent residents)<\/strong> and with at least $1 million in annual revenue in the immediate past 3 fiscal years of operation. The Company President\/CEO must be able to receive the Award in person at the ceremony. Through direct applications\/nominations, selection is determined by percentage revenue growth over the past three years. Finalists are independently verified by the accounting firm of Ernst and Young.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Last year, over $3.8 billion sales and up to 500% growth rate were generated by USPAACC&#8217;s Fast 50 Asian American Businesses.<\/strong> They represented a wide range of industries nationwide &#8212; supply chain management, healthcare, professional staffing, food wholesale, IT, environmental, green energy, media, etc. &#8212; in eight ethnic groups: Chinese, Filipino, Indian, Japanese, Korean, Malaysian, Taiwanese and Vietnamese.<\/p>\n<p>The final ranking will be officially revealed at the black-tie Excellence Awards Gala &#038; Dinner during USPAACC&#8217;s flagship event, CelebrAsian Business Opportunity Conference, the only national Pan Asian American business conference in the U.S., on June 4 &#8211; 6, 2012 at the Marriott Bethesda North Hotel &#038; Conference Center in Bethesda, Maryland. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Deadline for applications\/nominations is March 23, 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