EO Melbourne member Sahil Merhant’s Mag Nation, Australia’s only magazine superstore, has been named winner of the prestigious Australian Retailers Association/City of Melbourne Lord Mayor’s Innovation Award. Mag Nation is the world’s first concept store with a range of more than 4,000 magazine titles and a daring approach to revolutionizing a traditional and staid industry.

Spohn Ranch, a skatepark company founded by EO Los Angeles member Kirsten Bradford, recently acquired TrueRide, a manufacturer of wood/composite skatepark ramp systems. The acquisition of TrueRide adds to Spohn Ranch’s line of skatepark solutions by extending material options and design offerings for a new market segment.

Every year, Canada’s number one IT channel publication ranks the highest revenue-generating solution providers throughout the region. This year, EO Toronto member Jeff Lem’s qdata inc. made the list, coming in at 84. Qdata is an integrator of bar coding, RFID and wireless solutions with extensive experience in a variety of markets.

EO At-Large member Rhett Gordon’s Caribbean Paper & Printed Products announced the arrival of its newest division: C digi Design. As the leading printer in the Caribbean, the company will adopt rapidly advancing technology to ensure short print runs with no drying time. The new addition will help the printing firm continue to achieve the highest level of quality printed products.

EssentiaLink, EO Colorado member Bill Douglas’ supply chain solution business, was listed in the Private Company Index’s “Top Five Growth Company” slate for the second quarter of 2007. The PCI is a proprietary benchmarking tool used to measure overall performance growth and decline in private companies. It is recognized as the most authoritative source on company growth and private sector performance by practitioners in the financial marke

With a revenue growth of 1,570% over the past five years, EO Vancouver member David MacLaren’s VRX Studios was ranked 38th in PROFIT Magazine’s 19th annual “PROFIT 100 List of Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies.” The list is Canada’s largest annual celebration of entrepreneurial achievement.

EO Barcelona member Erik Brieva’s Polymita Technologies has been selected by the European Venture Institute (EVI) to participate in the semifinals of the “European Venture Contest Award.” Polymita Technologies provides automation and management solutions for processes, contents and enterprise portals. Polymita was already a finalist in the 2005 edition.

As Founder and CEO of Vee Technologies Pvt. Ltd., EO Bangalore member Chocko Valliappa has been recognized in Global Services, a magazine that focuses on trends in the services outsourcing and off-shoring space. The article highlights the success of Chocko’s back-office services firm, which processes US$7 billion worth of transactions annually.

EO DC member and Esystems Co-Owner and President Glenwood Elam had some rare airtime on WTNT 570’s “Business Destiny” radio program.

EO Silicon Valley member and Founder of Birdsall Interactive Maureen Birdsall was interviewed in the 7 October 2007 edition of USA Today. The article discussed her role in creating www.handicappedfraud.org, a whistle-blower website designed to curb illegal and improper usage of handicap parking spaces. Maureen was also recently featured on CNN and Fox News.

EO Brisbane member Tammy Halter, Founder and CEO of Absolute Data Group, won the prestigious award for innovation at the QLD Telstra Business Women’s Awards held in Brisbane, Australia, on 2 October. The win topped off an extremely successful year for Tammy, who has taken the world by storm with Broadcaster, her new mobile marketing software.

EO Hawaii member Caron Hill’s business, Caron B Realty International, was recently selected by Christie’s Great Estates as an exclusive affiliate. Caron has been representing and marketing estate and investment properties on Oahu for nearly 20 years and has been named one of Oahu’s “Top 10 Boutique Brokers.” Her business has also been named one of Hawaii’s “Top 35 Woman-Owned Businesses.”

It was a successful year for Razor Suleman, an EO Toronto member and Founder of I Love Rewards Inc. Razor won the 2007 Business Development Bank of Canada’s Young Entrepreneur Award for Ontario. Soon afterward, his company was named one of Canada’s “Top 10 Technology Companies of 2007” by the Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation.

EO Charlotte member Michelle Fish’s Integra Staffing & Search has been named by the Charlotte Business Journal as the number one “Best Place to Work 2007” in the small business category. Integra beat out 400+ entries and 25 finalists to earn the honor. Integra was also listed as the second largest women-owned company in Charlotte from the Business Journal Book of List 2007.

EO Dallas member Carol Frank and her company, BirdsEye Consulting Solutions, were featured on the 9 December edition of MSNBC’s “Your Business” television program. The special segment discussed the pros and cons of outsourcing production, and it also highlighted Carol’s extensive work experience overseas.