Fast Passport was recently honored as an Empact Top 100 Company Run by Entrepreneurs under 35 and will be presented to the United Nations. This prestigious award highlights the important work that Fastport Passport has done securing expedited U.S. passports for citizens needing their passports fast.

Steve and Lindsey Fox of Fastport Passport, will be honored in the Prestigious Empact Showcase and recognized at the United Nations. Now in its fourth year, the Empact Showcase recognized Fastport Passport as being among the United States’ “Best Companies Started & Run by Young Entrepreneurs”. Empact Showcase companies were started and are run by entrepreneurs who are age 35 and under. In 2013, the companies comprising the Empact Showcase contributed more than 10,000 jobs to the economy, and controlled over $1 billion in revenue. Lindsey Fox has also been voted NPAW Woman of the Year for the past two years.

Founders in the Empact Showcase will be recognized for their achievements at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City in October. Past celebrations have taken place at the White House and United Nations.

“Young entrepreneurs are having a big impact on our economy, and it’s so powerful to have so many of these leaders in a room together,” said Sheena Lindahl, Co-Founder of the Empact Showcase. “Many of the companies are social enterprises that are also making a huge difference in people’s lives. It is never an easy road to build a successful organization, and we believe it’s important to celebrate all the spirit and grit these entrepreneurs have put into making the world a better place.”

 

 

About the Empact Showcase 

In early 2014, entrepreneurs meeting the minimum criteria from across the country were invited to apply for the Empact Showcase.

Applications were then reviewed by Empact and Empact’s Academy of leading entrepreneurs, and include:

  • Jeff Hoffman, Founding Team Member, Priceline.com
  • Clifton Taulbert, Author and Speaker
  • Richard Caruso, Founder and Chairman, Integra Life Sciences
  • Elizabeth Gore, first Resident Entrepreneur at the United Nations Foundation and Chair of the UN Foundation’s Global Entrepreneurs Council
  • Chip Paucek, Co-founder & CEO, 2U & Former CEO, Hooked on Phonics
  • Kay Koplovitz, Founder, USA Network & ScyFy Channel & Chairman, Springboard Enterprises

The Academy selected honorees in several categories including the Empact100 (the top 100 companies in the Showcase), Most Disruptive, Largest Potential, Biggest Social Impact, and Best Female Founder. Honorees were selected with factors including revenue, employees, social impact, growth over the past year, and innovativeness coming into play.

 

For more information on the Empact Showcase, visit  http://www.empactshowcase.com, or connect with Empact via Facebook or Twitter.  Please direct any questions to Empact Showcase co-founder, Sheena Lindahl, at team@iempact.com