For Immediate Release: January 20, 2010
Hard-to-employ Ohioans find work
Local company sees special needs workers fit
The Small Business Development Center calls Hyde-N-Seek Designs a “Social Entrepreneur.” According to SBDC, that’s “A business client who advocates for the employment of hard-to-employ Ohioans through the creation of jobs.”
Barbara Hyde Thompson is the owner of the boutique business specializing in handcrafted 3-D invitations. Based in Pickerington, Hyde-N-Seek Designs caters to a corporate clientele spanning 38 states.
Thompson has two dozen contractual workers who help her design, produce and ship custom orders across America. Her staff includes special needs workers, single mothers and simply women who can’t find work elsewhere.
Barbara says, “Just as we build great partnerships with our customers, we build the same with those we hire. We believe that EVERYONE has their own special gifts. Our job is to use those gifts in a meaningful way to meet the needs of our customers. The people we hire come from diverse and varied backgrounds, with diverse and varied skills and abilities.”
Hyde-N-Seek Designs is one a few companies across Ohio nominated for Social Entrepreneur of the Year. The winner will be recognized by the First Lady of Ohio, Frances Strickland February 17th in Columbus.
The nominees will be picked by a panel of judges from the Entrepreneurship & SBD Division and the Governor’s Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives.
For questions or interviews, please contact Gabe Spiegel.
The Spiegel Group
Gabe Spiegel
President
gabe@thespiegelgroup.org
614.581.1916
