(EMAILWIRE.COM, March 12, 2009 ) CHICAGO – As part of its ongoing efforts to nurture high-growth businesses, the Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center (CEC) held its second annual Momentum Awards Monday evening and brought together more than 650 people from the business community at the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago. As part of the night’s events, Eved Services was recognized with the Merrick Momentum Award to acknowledge this high-growth, entrepreneurial business in the Chicago region. Founded by Talia Mashiach in 2004, Eved Services has transformed the local event services marketplace through new technology
technology and today the company is poised for national expansion.
The Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center Board of Directors selected Eved Services for the 2009 Merrick Momentum Award from a field of other prominent entrepreneurial companies with strong growth potential including Neat-Oh! International, smarTECHS.net, and Zorch.
“The Merrick Momentum Award is intended to recognize entrepreneurial companies that have shown a solid business track record and are poised for growth,” said Michael Ferro Jr., Chairman and CEO of Merrick Ventures, LLC and Co-Chairman of the Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center Board of Directors. “Our board saw remarkable potential in Eved Services and believed that the company was deserving of this honor not only for its past success, but also its great potential to be a dynamic, flourishing company in Chicago.”
The staff of the CEC has coached Eved Services since the companyÂ’s inception in 2004 and made key introductions in the marketplace. In that time, company revenue has grown 1900 percent. The CEC has also advised on financing strategies and capitalization structure for the company and guided the firm as they launched its new technology product offering. Eved Services currently employs 25 people.
“In 2004, we mortgaged our house and took all of our savings because we believed so strongly that Eved would revolutionize the event and hospitality space,” said Talia Mashiach, CEO and Founder of Eved. “Tonight was a milestone moment in our journey of persistence, hard work, passion and innovation – we could not be more excited and hopeful about the future. Thank you to all of our 6,500 clients and 35 hotel partners who have given us the opportunity to exceed their expectations.”
About Eved Services
Eved Services operates as a technology-enabled, event service and destination management company. Based in Chicago, Illinois, the company prides themselves as an in-house partner for over thirty-five Chicagoland hotels. Each hotel-based service team utilizes EvedÂ’s proprietary software to work seamlessly with hotel clients and vendors alike in the planning and executing of their events. Eved Services works from within the venue to orchestrate and delegate event logistics involving transportation management to creating memorable flair to an event using linen, flowers, lighting, and entertainment. For more information about Eved Services, visit www.eved.com.
(EMAILWIRE.COM, March 12, 2009 ) CHICAGO – As part of its ongoing efforts to nurture high-growth businesses, the Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center (CEC) held its second annual Momentum Awards Monday evening and brought together more than 650 people from the business community at the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago. As part of the night’s events, Eved Services was recognized with the Merrick Momentum Award to acknowledge this high-growth, entrepreneurial business in the Chicago region. Founded by 
