CED Entrepreneurial Excellence
Donald A. Holzworth, Constella Group Founder, Chairman and CEO
The Council for Entrepreneurial Development, responsible for promoting the entrepreneurial
culture of the Research Triangle Park, North Carolina region, presented Don Holzworth,
Constella’s Chairman and CEO, with the 2007 Entrepreneurial Excellence award.
Presented each year, the award recognizes an entrepreneur who exemplifies creativity,
leadership, opportunity, recognition, personal drive to excel, persistence and
the ability to inspire others with a winning business concept. Entrepreneurs
must also achieve great success while serving as a role model for aspiring entrepreneurs.
NCTA 21
Sponsored annually by The North Carolina Technology Association (NCTA), a
not-for-profit member-based organization for information technology
professionals, the prestigious NCTA 21 awards program honors companies
and individuals from North Carolina’s information technology industry for
demonstrating excellence in leadership and innovation.
Years Won
2006 – Private Company of the Year
2004 – Top Growth Company
Best Places to Work
Formerly the Platinum Rule Awards, the annual Best Places to Work program
honors the top employers in North Carolina’s Triangle region based on
the quantitative results of confidential employee surveys. The surveys cover
a range of areas from employee retention to trust in senior leaders and people
practices. Nominated companies must meet a minimum survey-participation
requirement for consideration.
Years Won
2006 – Large Firm
2003 – People Development
2002 – Culture
2001 – People Development
2000 – Culture
1999 – Incentives
Top 40 N.C. Family Friendly Company
Sponsored by Carolina Parenting, Inc., publisher of
Carolina
Parent, Piedmont Parent, and
Charlotte Parent magazines, the annual N.C. Family-Friendly
list honors the 40 companies in North Carolina that offer the most flexible benefits
and policies toward helping employees balance the demands of work and home.
Years Won:
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
Triangle Fast 50 
Sponsored by
Triangle Business Journal, a leading business publication
in North Carolina, the annual Triangle Fast 50 award program honors the
50 fastest-growing private companies in North Carolina’s Triangle region
(Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill) based on dollar growth and percentage rate of
growth over a three-year period.
Years Won
2006 – Rank: 23
2005 – Rank: 7
2004 – Rank: 1
2003 – Rank: 2
2002 – Rank: 4
2001 – Rank: 22
2000 – Rank: 39
1999 – Rank: 38
1998 – Rank: 49
1995 – Rank: 18
Technology Fast 500
Sponsored by global financial services leader Deloitte, the annual Technology
Fast 500 program recognizes the 500 fastest-growing technology companies in North
America based on percentage revenue growth over a five-year period.
Years Won
2005 – Rank: 482
Grant Thornton NC-100
Sponsored by Grant Thornton, a leading global accounting firm, the
annual NC-100
SM list recognizes the top 100 privately-held companies
headquartered in North Carolina taking into account both revenue growth and
key accomplishments.
Years Won
2006
N.C. Technology Fast 50 Award
Replaced in 2005 by the national Technology Fast 500, Deloitte’s N.C. Technology
Fast 50 Award recognized the 50 fastest-growing technology companies in
North Carolina based on percentage revenue growth over a five-year period.
Years Won
2004 – Rank: 15
2003 – Rank: 29
2002 – Rank: 30
2001 – Rank: 35
2000 – Rank: 39
1999 – Rank: 44
1997 – Rank: 27
1996 – Rank: 23
CED Life Science Services Company
of the Year®
The
Council for Entrepreneurial Development named Constella Group as
the recipient of the 2003 Entrepreneurial Excellence Award for Life Science
Services Company of the Year. Constella received the award for its fast-paced
growth and contributions that it has made to the entrepreneurial community.
The CED also recognized 15 other entrepreneurs and high-growth companies.
Constella is a long-time member
of CED, which is the largest entrepreneurial support organization in the
United States.
Years Won
2003 – Entrepreneurial Excellence
Investors in People (IiP)
Constella's Bath, UK office was awarded the prestigious 'Investors in People'
(IiP) accreditation — a nationally recognized standard of good business practice
in the United Kingdom. IiP is a business improvement tool designed to advance
an organization's success through its people. Developed in 1990 by a partnership
of leading U.K. businesses and national organizations, the standard helps companies
to improve performance and realize objectives through the management and development
of its employees.
Years Won
2007
