2019
​City Business Excellence in Construction Iondustry Award for Start Smart's Contractor's College construction business management training program.  

2018
Published the Resident Entrepreneurs Training Initiative 10-module, two volume entrepreneur training curriculum 

2017 
Published the book, Ultimate Business Planning for Visionary Start-Ups and Revolutionary Companies (Available on Amazon.com)

2016
  • Secured a multi-year contract to conduct Contractor's College for Capital One Bank
  • Contractor's College celebrated its 10th year of training emerging contractors

2015
Published the 2nd edition of our book, Ultimate Strategy: The Art and Science of Strategic Business Planning for Innovative Start-Ups and Emerging Businesses (Available on Amazon.com)

2014
  • Developed and published the Construction Laborer Job Readiness Assessment, the first tool of its kind designed to help construction firms recruit, hire and retain HUD Section 3 verified employees 
  • Published the white paper, Compliance Matters
  • Norman David Roussell, CEO, was nominated for the Minority Business Advocate of the Year for the Louisiana District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration

2013 
Published the Louisiana Business Certifications Guidebook (Available on Amazon.com)

2012
Developed the Ultimate Business Planning System home study program

2010
Norman David Roussell named Minority Business Advocate of the Year by the Southern Regional Minority Supplier Development Council

​2009
Published America's best-selling book on building business credit, Principles of Building Business Credit (Available on Amazon.com)

2008
Our construction business management training program, Contractor's College, won an award from the Foundation for Louisiana for the program's contribution to Louisiana's post-Katrina rebuilding efforts

2006
  • Launched our award-winning Contractor's College training program to help local construction firms gain greater access to post-Katrina construction opportunities
  • Developed and launched our CertAssist.net website, the #1 resource on the internet for information on business certification and registration programs available to Louisiana businesses