New York, NY – November 21, 2011 – CJP Communications co-founder and CEO Jennifer Prosek won a Stevie Award for Best Entrepreneur – Service Businesses - Up to 100 Employees - Advertising, Marketing, and Public Relations at the Stevie Awards for Women in Business on Friday, November 14, 2011.

More than 300 nominees and their guests attended the awards dinner at New York’s Marriott Marquis Hotel.  The event benefitted Camfed (camfed.org), which fights poverty and HIV/AIDS in Africa by educating girls and empowering women to become leaders of change.

“I strongly believe the Army of Entrepreneurs™ business model can be applied at any company regardless of size, to unlock the true entrepreneurial capabilities of every employee,” said Jennifer Prosek, CEO of CJP Communications and author of Army of Entrepreneurs. “This model has been tremendously successful for my own company, and I’m so proud that the Stevie Awards recognized us with this prestigious accolade.”

The Stevie Awards for Women in Business honor women executives, entrepreneurs, and the companies they run – worldwide.  The awards are one of four Stevie Awards programs, which have been hailed as the world’s premier business awards.

In winning the Stevie, Jennifer Prosek beat out seven other finalists including Brightline and Stern Investor Relations.  More than 1,300 entries – a record for the competition - were submitted this year for consideration in 75 categories, including Best Executive, Best Entrepreneur, Women Helping Women, and Communications Campaign of the Year. 

Finalists in the competition were chosen by business professionals worldwide during preliminary judging.  Members of six final judging committees selected Stevie Award winners from among the Finalists during final judging.  More than 200 professionals worldwide participated in the judging process this year.

“Women entrepreneurs and executives continue to innovate, excel, and impress,” said Michael Gallagher, president of the Stevie Awards.  “Regardless of general economic conditions, the achievements of women-owned and –run organizations around the world remain high, and are reflected in this year’s honorees.”

Details about the Stevie Awards for Women in Business and the list of honorees are available at www.stevieawards.com/women.

For more information, about Jennifer Prosek visit www.armyofentrepreneurs.com, follow Prosek on Twitter at @employeearmy or become a friend on Facebook.

About CJP Communications:
CJP Communications is among the 30 largest independent public relations firms in the U.S. and one of the few domestic, midsize firms that offers its clients a network of global partners. CJP maintains offices in New York, London and Connecticut. Services include digital and traditional media relations, financial communications, investor relations, crisis communications and issues management, digital marketing, creative services, media training, editorial services and publishing, branded entertainment, and graphic design. CJP has been named an Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Company, a "Top Place to Work in PR" by PR News, and a Holmes Report Agency of the Year. CJP is a certified Minority- and Women-Owned Business. For more information on CJP Communications, visit www.cjpcom.com.

About the Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service.  Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide.  Learn more about the Stevie Awards at www.stevieawards.com.

Sponsors and supporters of the 8th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business include the Business TalkRadio Network, Coloredge, Infogroup, KeyBank | Key4Women, Melilea International Group of Companies, SDL, and Smart Reader Worldwide,

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