The company's financial success and contributions last year earned Nalamalapu recognition by the Small Business Administration as Maine's Minority Small Business Person of the Year. Getting expertise in Maine can be more difficult than in a large city. Nalamalapu rated employee recruitment as his company's top challenge. But his message of respect and social responsibility has proven to be a powerful recruiting tool. You come in here and you can just feel it.
Every employee feels empowered and a part of something special.
By the Bay in Portland. More than 400 people, including the governor, are expected to attend the conference, which is intended to give businesses advice and guidance on e-business strategy. Success did not come easily for Nalamalapu. A native of southern India, he had a degree in chemical engineering when he came to the United States and settled in New Jersey. He took a job in a grocery store, where he swept the parking lot and slept on the floor at a friend's house because he couldn't afford his own apartment.