Exhibit 31.1
                                  CERTIFICATION

I, Stephen A. Ollendorff, certify that:

1.    I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-KSB of Acorn Holding Corp.;

2.    Based on my  knowledge,  this  annual  report  does not contain any untrue
      statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to
      make the statements made, in light of the  circumstances  under which such
      statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
      this annual report;

3.    Based on my  knowledge,  the  financial  statements,  and other  financial
      information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material
      respects the financial condition,  results of operations and cash flows of
      the  registrant  as of, and for,  the  periods  presented  in this  annual
      report;

4.    The  registrant's  other  certifying  officer  and I are  responsible  for
      establishing  and  maintaining  disclosure  controls  and  procedures  (as
      defined in Exchange  Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the  registrant  and
      have:

         a.  designed  such  disclosure  controls and  procedures to ensure that
         material  information  relating  to  the  registrant,   including  it's
         consolidated  subsidiaries,  is made known to us by others within those
         entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is
         being prepared;

         b. evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's  disclosure controls
         and  procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of
         this annual report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

         c.  presented  in  this  annual  report  our   conclusions   about  the
         effectiveness  of the disclosure  controls and procedures  based on our
         evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5.    The registrant's other certifying  officer and I have disclosed,  based on
      our most recent  evaluation,  to the  registrant's  auditors and the audit
      committee of  registrant's  board of directors (or persons  performing the
      equivalent functions):

         a. all significant  deficiencies in the design or operation of internal
         controls  which  could  adversely  affect the  registrant's  ability to
         record,   process,   summarize  and  report  financial  data  and  have
         identified  for the  registrant's  auditors any material  weaknesses in
         internal controls; and

         b. any fraud,  whether or not  material,  that  involves  management or
         other  employees  who  have a  significant  role  in  the  registrant's
         internal controls; and

6.    The  registrant's  other  certifying  officer and I have indicated in this
      annual report  whether or not there were  significant  changes in internal
      controls or in other  factors  that could  significantly  affect  internal
      controls  subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation,  including
      any  corrective  actions  with  regard  to  significant  deficiencies  and
      material weaknesses.

Date: February 4, 2005

                                         /s/ Stephen A. Ollendorff
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                                         Stephen A. Ollendorff
                                         Chairman and Chief Executive Officer