In less than a year and a half The Concierge Level, LLC (TCL) is exceeding 5-year projections for growth. "The client base has doubled," says President and CEO Denise Reed of her full service office business center, which offers private office, virtual office and virtual staff services in the central business district of Chattanooga. In recognition of this growth, the Tennessee Small Business Development Centers (TSBDC) at Chattanooga State is presenting Reed and TCL with the 2008 "Rising Star Award" for excellence in business.

The TSBDC, administered through Chattanooga State Technical Community College, is partnered with the State of Tennessee, the U.S. Small Business Administration, the Tennessee Board of Regents Community Colleges & Universities and the private sector for business advancement and development.

Director of the local TSBDC, Kevin Maxfield, says, "Each year we give this award to a company that we feel deserves recognition for excellence in growth and progress." TSBDC Vice President of Economic & Community Development Jeff Olingee was also on hand to lend his support in recognition of TCL's "...progress and success and for their contribution to our business community."

TCL has been in business since 1995, and has a well-established reputation for meeting the needs of their clients and working diligently to keep them informed through every business process. In 2006, Reed purchased the business she has worked for since 1999, with dreams to "take it to a new level of distinction."