WhoCanHelp.com Named Finalist For Washington Technology Industry Association’s Best Seed or Angel Stage Company of the Year.

Winners to be announced February 24th at awards celebration

WhoCanHelp.com http://www.WhoCanHelp.com announced today that it has been named a finalist for the Best Seed or Angel Stage Company of the Year as part of the Washington Technology Association (WTIA)’s 16th annual Industry Achievement Awards (IAA). The awards recognize companies, organizations and individuals who best demonstrate technology and service innovation and excellence. For more information and to register for the event, go to: http://www.washingtontechnology.org/IAA.

"These finalists represent the most creative and innovative companies and individuals in our industry and deserve the highest congratulations," said Susan Sigl, President and CEO of the WTIA. "We’re fortunate to live and work in a state with such a diverse and vibrant technology community. I wish each finalist the best and look forward to revealing the winners in February."

WhoCanHelp.com is a new marketplace that aims to reshape the way consumers shop for services. The website concluded beta testing and launched to the general public in May of 2010. WhoCanHelp.com is free for consumers and service providers. The platform allows consumers to select among service providers for projects they post. WhoCanHelp.com has proven its business model and is now expanding to several regions across the Western United States. WhoCanHelp.com came to the attention of the WTIA when the company expanded to Puget Sound last fall.

"It is just incredibly exciting to be recognized by the WTIA," said Carl Hicks, CEO of WhoCanHelp.com, "We know we’re an original, game-changing concept and company–but the objective recognition from the experts at the WTIA lends credence to what so many already believe."

The Washington Technology Industry Association, founded in 1984, is one of the largest statewide associations of technology companies, IT departments and individual technology professionals in North America. With more than 1,000 members representing more than 125,000 employees in Washington State, the association is a catalyst for advancing the value and global impact of technology companies doing business in Washington. The association’s corporate sponsors are Microsoft, F5 Networks, HTC, Regence BlueShield, Vertafore and Wells Fargo Insurance Services. For more information, go to http://www.washingtontechnology.org.

For More info about WhoCanHelp.com contact:

Scott Lester, Director, Advertising & Marketing

[email protected], (406) 261-2539