Miami, FL May 18, 2011 - BrokersWeb.com.,the leading provider of pay-per-click advertising for insurance and financial services, announced today that Founder and CEO Matias de Tezanos is anErnst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year ®2011FloridaAward finalist in the Emerging category. According to Ernst & Young LLP, the awards program recognizesentrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities.De Tezanos was selected as a finalist from nearly 100 nominations by a panel of independent judges. Matias de Tezanos, honored by the Economic World Forum in 2009 as a Young Global Leader at the age of 29, has been a successful Internet entrepreneur since 2000 when he founded Hoteles.com. The site became one of the top hotel reservations sites in Spanish and was acquired by Expedia in 2002. By 2003, de Tezanos had co-founded ClickDiario.com, an online advertising network targeting Spanish speaking Internet users worldwide. Two years later, the company was ranked as the leading Spanish language ad network by Comscore, reaching 6 of 10 Internet users, and by 2006,it was acquired and renamed .FOX. De Tezanos’ next venture, HealthCare.com, wasa Florida-based Internet search company focused on serving millions of healthcare-related searches every month.The company evolved to become BrokersWeb.com in 2008. “It is an honor to be part of the Ernst &Young Entrepreneur of the Year finalists,” shared de Tezanos. “All finalists are tremendous businessmen and women to whom I have looked up over the years, and it is a personal milestone to see my name amongst such successful and accomplished entrepreneurs.” The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the YearProgram celebrates its 25th anniversary this year.The program has expanded to recognize business leaders in more than140 cities and more than 50 countries throughout the world.This year’s Florida award recipients will be announced at a special gala event on Thursday, June 16 at the Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate. Regional award recipients are eligible for consideration for the Entrepreneur of the YearNational Award.Award recipients in several national categories, as well as the Entrepreneur of the Yearoverall National Award winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California, on November 12, 2011.The awards are the culminating event of the Ernst & YoungStrategic Growth Forum®, the nation’s most prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies, whichwill be held November 9-13, 2011. SponsorsFounded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP, the Entrepreneur Of The YearAwards are pleased to have the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation asa national sponsor.Florida platinum sponsors include Carlton Fields, Fifth Third Bank and Tribridge; silver sponsor RFB Communications Group and media sponsor Smart Business Network.
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