Sanford Sign Firm Recognized By Central Florida Hispanic Chamber

Sanford, FL (January 8, 2008) - SignTek, a member of the largest non-franchise sign chain in the US, The Sign Biz Network, was awarded the 2007 Don Quijote Award by the Central Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. The award was presented to company owners, Richard Weaver and Elvis Campos at the chamber’s Annual Awards Ceremony held December 1st at Walt Disney World.

“This honor shows the value of networking and participating in community organizations,” explained Campos.

“Being an active member of organizations like the Hispanic Chamber, the International Chamber and the Seminole County Chamber has not only been good for our business, but has given our employees a sense of doing something good for the community. We are very honored to have received this award.”

The Hispanic Business Initiative Fund of Greater Orlando (HBIF) and the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metro Orlando collaborated on the 10th Annual Don Quijote Awards Gala which was held at the Walt Disney World Show Place Pavilion Dec. 1st 2007. The event took place last Saturday at Disney’s Contemporary Resort with a record-breaking attendance of over 1,000 guests, including members of Central Florida's Hispanic business community, elected officials and other civic leaders.

Signtek was founded in 2006 by Elvis Campos who is from Guatemala and Richard Weaver who was born in Spain, but grew up in Argentina. The two entrepreneurs met back in Los Angeles and decided to move to Florida due to the high cost of housing in California and a better living environment for their families. They both had worked together in printing and loved the idea of opening a business with their experience in the industry. They found the Sign Biz Corporation for all of the backbone support services for entrepreneurs, and settled in a location in Sanford, Florida and they have seeing tremendous growth since there arrival to Central Florida.

Their clients include Central Florida Regional Hospital, Lake Mary High School and many other large and small businesses. The Don Quijote Awards is the premier event of the Hispanic community in Central Florida. The awards are presented every year to Hispanic entrepreneurs and leaders whose efforts have translated into success, including extraordinary ability in their fields and through their volunteer community service.

The selection process of the award was based on nominees’ community involvement, financial growth, leadership, innovation and contributions to their industries. This year’s selection committee reviewed more than 130 nominations.

About The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metro Orlando

The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metro Orlando is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide leadership and support the economic development of the Hispanic business community of Metro Orlando. For more information about the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, please visit www.HispanicChamber.net.

Sign Biz®, Inc., founder of the largest worldwide chain of independently-owned digital sign & graphics businesses, provides turnkey equipment, software and education services for its member companies in the digital sign and graphics industry. Consulting, project management and ongoing education programs and publications are offered to Sign Biz Network Members on an exclusive basis.

"Our Mission is to provide an innovative and productive digital sign & graphics business model, the best education and equipment, and lifetime member services, to support entrepreneurship in the most successful network of full-service imaging sign companies worldwide."