Management

Hazel A. King has eighteen years of experience promoting and building organizations. Prior to founding H.A. King and Associates Inc., Ms. King worked in corporate communications. For the past several years, the firm has provided management support services in the public and private sector. Ms. King has received numerous appointments to boards of both public (local, state and federal) and private organizations. Over the years, she has been active in a number of professional small business advocacy organizations including:

• Illinois Women’s Business Ownership Council (chair)
• The Illinois Workforce Investment Board
• The Cosmopolitan Chamber of Commerce
• The Illinois State Treasurer’s Advisory Council for Women’s Issues

Accolades

H.A. King and Associates Inc. has been the recipient of numerous awards including:

• 1993 Unsung Heroin Award – Chicago Commission on Human Relations, Advisory Council on Women
• 1994 Woman in Business Advocate Award – U.S. Small Business Administration
• 1994 Kizzy Award – Revlon and the Kizzy Scholarship Fund
• 1994 Entrepreneur of the Year, Supporter of Entrepreneurship – Ernst & Young, Inc. Magazine, Merrill Lynch
• 1996 Women’s Business Advocacy Award – Women’s Business Development Center
• 1997 Entrepreneurial Achievement Award – Network of Women Entrepreneurs
• 1997 Heroes Award – Cosmopolitan Chamber of Commerce
• 1997 100 Women Making a Difference – Today’s Chicago Woman
• 1998 Educator of the Year Award – Sales and Marketing Executives of Chicago
• 2003 Hall of Fame -- National Association of Women Business Owners