Provided by U.S. Small Business Administration
Corliss Udoema, President and CEO of Contract Solutions Inc. of Manassas, is the US Small Business Administration’s 2017 Virginia Small Business Person of the Year. SBA Richmond District Director, Carl Knoblock presents her award Thursday, May 4.
The contest recognizes the critical contributions of America’s entrepreneurs and small business owners. More than half of Americans either own or work for a small business, and they create about two out of every three new jobs in the U.S. each year.
Contract Solutions, Inc. (CSI) is a staffing and consulting company providing professional support services to federal and state government agencies, and private sector clients. CSI’s primary areas of focus include: administrative, business, logistics, acquisition, human resources, training, and general management consulting support and services. Corliss Udoema founded the company in 2006 and has grown CSI from a one-person company operating from her kitchen table to a multi-million-dollar business. She is also founder and President of Agape Love in Action (ALIA), a non-profit organization which she established to assist those in need.

