Rockin' Green Eco-Friendly Cleaning Products Wins Two National Honors at 8th Annual Stevie® Awards for Women in Business

SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Rockin' Green, an eco-friendly laundry detergent and cleaning products company, took home top honors last week at the Stevie® Awards for Women in Business. The company's founder, Kimberly Webb, was named "Best Entrepreneur" for a non-services business up to 100 employees, and the company was named the "Fastest-Growing Company of the Year."

"These awards celebrate our hard work and dedication to the families we support, such as those in the cloth diapering and natural living communities, with natural, clean rinsing and safe detergents and cleaning products," says Webb. "We are honored to add the Stevie Awards to our list of accolades and are now inspired to keep continue on our mission to provide eco-friendly cleaning products to more families worldwide."

The Stevie Awards for Women in Business honor women executives, entrepreneurs, and the companies they run -- worldwide. The awards are one of four Stevie Awards programs, which have been hailed as the world's premier business awards. This year more than 1,300 entries -- a record for the competition -- were submitted for consideration in 75 categories.

As evidence of Rockin' Green's success in the eco-friendly cleaning products universe, since the company was founded in 2009, Webb has helped Rockin' Green:

• Grow 25-30% each month from the beginning.
• Grow its retailers to over 600 in the U.S., 300 in Canada, 200 in Australia and growing distributorships in Dubai, Europe, New Zealand, Malaysia, Spain, Portugal and Brazil.
• Grow its physical space from a 1,400 sq.-foot facility to a 12,000 sq.-foot facility with its mixing facilities on site.
• Grow its shipments from about 10 bags of soap per month to between 2,000-3,000 pounds of soap a day to customers and retailers.

"Women entrepreneurs and executives continue to innovate, excel, and impress," said Michael Gallagher, president of the Stevie Awards.  "Regardless of general economic conditions, the achievements of women-owned and – run organizations around the world remain high, and are reflected in this year's honorees."

Finalists in the competition were chosen by business professionals worldwide during preliminary judging. Members of six final judging committees selected Stevie Award winners from among the Finalists during final judging. More than 200 professionals worldwide participated in the judging process this year.

Details about the Stevie Awards for Women in Business and the list of honorees are available at http://www.stevieawards.com/women.

About Rockin' Green

Rockin' Green is an award-winning manufacturer of eco-friendly cleaning products designed to make cleaning easier and greener. Most well known for its clean-rinsing laundry detergent formulated for use on all fabrics and especially useful on cloth diapers, Rockin' Green produces detergents for hard, soft and normal water conditions (known as Hard, Soft and Classic Rock varieties). Rockin' Green also carries Funk Rock, a first-of-its kind natural ammonia bouncer, and Melody, an odor-neutralizer and air freshener home spray. With the exception of Funk Rock, all products come in six natural scents, such as Smashing Watermelon, Earth Wind & Orchids, Motley Clean, Lavender Mint Revival, Rage Against the Raspberry, and Bare Naked Babies (unscented). Rockin' Green was founded in 2009 by Kim Webb, an avid cloth-diapering mom who desired a better way to clean cloth diapers and cope with her child's sensitive skin. More information about Rockin' Green can be found at http://www.RockinGreenSoap.com.

About the Stevie Awards

Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at http://www.stevieawards.com.

Sponsors and supporters of the 8th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business include the Business TalkRadio Network, Coloredge, Infogroup, KeyBank | Key4Women, Melilea International Group of Companies, SDL, and Smart Reader Worldwide.

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SOURCE Rockin' Green