Indianapolis – October 2004 - The Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, a division of Indiana University's Kelley School of Business, recognized Indiana's leading high potential, high growth companies at its 11th annual Growth 100 Dinner and Awards Banquet Wednesday, October 27 at the Indiana Roof Ballroom in Indianapolis.

eTapestry was among the winners of this prestigious award.

eTapestry was founded in 1999 and currently employs 40 individuals in its high-tech operation. Jay Love, President and CEO is proud to be recognized as an Indiana Growth 100 Company. "Besides the personal satisfaction, it recognizes the outstanding efforts and accomplishments of our employees, who are committed to serving nonprofit organizations around the world. We are delighted to be contributing in a positive way to the Indiana business community."

The Growth 100 award honors Indiana's rapid growth, high potential entrepreneurial companies. Nominees for the award must be privately held Indiana businesses and have at least $500,000 in annual sales or have raised a significant amount of funding. This year, 88 highly qualified companies were carefully selected from across the state. Growth 100 companies are identified through an analysis process that is based upon High Performance Organization research conducted by The Johnson Center.

Sponsors who generously contributed to the event included: The Indiana Venture Center, the law offices of Katz, Sapper and Miller, and the accounting firm Ernst & Young.

"This year's 2004 Growth 100 awardees have a combined 2003 sales total of more than $1.17 billion, with an incredible growth rate averaging 58 percent," said Tom Hustad, interim Director of the Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at IU's Kelley School of Business. "To be able to build this type of momentum in such a challenging economic climate is quite a feat."

"These companies are a vital, central contributor to the state. Combined, they employ more than 8,600 Indiana residents, and have increased their employment numbers by an average of 33% in the last three years. With the state experiencing an overwhelming loss of jobs through an equivalent period, this is quite remarkable." Hustad adds, "We recognize these companies because they represent the entrepreneurial spirit of Indiana business, working to enlarge the state's role in the national and global corporate arena."

Individuals who wish to nominate their own or another's company for consideration for next year's Growth 100 award should contact The Johnson Center at 812.855.4248. For more information regarding the Growth 100 program and The Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, visit The Johnson Center's web site at www.kelley.indiana.edu/jcei.

About eTapestry
Founded in 1999, Indianapolis-based eTapestry is the first Web-based donor database and communications management system that rents its software to customers who access it over the Internet. Nonprofit organizations of all types and sizes using eTapestry do not pay the large upfront purchasing costs or the ongoing maintenance and support contracts typically paid in the purchase of more traditional software. For more information, go to www.eTapestry.com