A leader in Northern Kentucky's business community has been selected to help guide Kentucky's efforts to better serve the state's small businesses.
Normand Desmarais, founding partner and chairman of the board of TiER1 Performance Solutions, will join the Kentucky Commission on Small Business Advocacy. Governor Steve Beshear selected Desmarais to represent the 4th Congressional District for a three-year term.
TiER1, based in Covington, has seen accelerating success since winning its first contract in 2002, when the company was based out of a dining room. TiER1 has been included on the Inc. 5000 list every year since 2007 and in 2012 was ranked twelfth on Inc. 5000's Top 100 Kentucky Companies list. TiER1 has also played a catalytic role in Covington specifically. Last year, it co-hosted a forum on growing
Covington's IT sector and
partnered with Gateway Community and Technical College (soon to boast an urban campus in Covington) on an associate degree program in instructional design and learning technologies.
"Norm Desmarais and TiER1 Performance Solutions are long-term supporters of the entrepreneur network, Northern Kentucky ezone and the City of Covington," said Dan Tobergte, CEO and President of Northern Kentucky Tri-ED, in a press release. "We are pleased that Governor Beshear recognized Normand's expertise and TiER1's growth, involvement and advocacy of Northern Kentucky and small businesses. Normand and TiER1 have served as mentors to many start-ups and entrepreneurs, helping to grow our region's entrepreneurial climate."
The Kentucky Commission on Small Business Advocacy (CSBA) supports Kentucky's Small Business Services Division in responding to the needs of the state's small business. The Commission's mission is "to make the Commonwealth of Kentucky a state that is friendly to small businesses through education, cooperation, and advocacy,"
as stated on its website.
To learn more about Northern Kentucky Tri-ED's work to support the region's businesses, visit
NorthernKentuckyUSA.com.
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