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Colleen Jolly, PPF.APMP, Selected As Keynote Speaker for APMP-NCA's Proposal Basics Boot Camp on April 17

Colleen Jolly, PPF.APMP, 24 Hour Company principal and senior designer, was selected by the National Capital Chapter of the Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP-NCA) as the keynote speaker for their annual Proposal Basics Boot Camp program. The all-day event will be held on April 17 at the Waterford in Springfield, Virginia.

Proposal Basics Boot Camp is aimed proposal people who are new to the profession or those who need to brush up on their skills in specific functional areas. Colleen will talk about how the two concepts of perception and choice can change every situation for the better. Using real-life stories, she'll share strategies that can be used immediately in the office or at home to improve interactions with other people--and yourself.

For more information about Boot Camp and to register online, go to: www.apmpnca.org/events.

24 Hour Company Celebrates 20 Year Anniversary of Graphic Design and Service to the Proposal Industry

It was 20 years ago that a young entrepreneur, Dennis Fitzgerald, formed his own traditional graphic design business with service excellence as the foundation of its brand. Thus the name—24 Hour Company—was born with the idea that dedicated staff would stay up all night, if necessary, to honor its delivery promises or accommodate last-minute client emergencies.

Realizing the opportunity to focus on an underserved niche market in the Washington, DC area, Dennis transitioned the company into one whose primary clients are business development professionals who bid on government and commercial contract work. To provide a growing client base with unique, new services, the company added three new partners: Mike Parkinson and Paul Kay in 1999, and Colleen Jolly in 2004.

Looking for opportunities to expand and better serve the bid and proposal market, 24 Hour Company established a presence in the United Kingdom to serve a broader international community. In 2008 24 Hour Company opened an office in Kent, which relocated to Central London in 2010.

Visit 24 Hour Company's booth at APMP's Annual Conference—Bid and Proposal Con, May 22-25, 2012, in Dallas and join in the celebration!

24 Hour Company Makes inc. Magazine's 2011 Fastest-Growing Company List

Thirteen Falls Church, Virginia-based businesses, including 24 Hour Company, made it into inc. magazine's 2011 Inc. 500/5000, a ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in the country. Companies are listed according to percentage revenue growth when comparing 2007 to 2010. To qualify, companies must be U.S.-based, privately held, for profit, and independent. 24 Hour Company was ranked 4337 out of 5000 firms.

For more information on the rankings visit www.inc.com/500.

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