GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Dec. 8, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Turnstone, a Steelcase (NYSE:SCS) brand, announced today it would join Startup America as one of only 50 partnerships contributing to more than $1.2 billion in products and services offered to growing U.S. companies. The announcement comes in response to President Obama's call to action to promote high-growth entrepreneurship across the country and was celebrated during a roundtable at the White House today.
"Turnstone is inspired by the spirit of small and emerging businesses," said Kevin Kuske, Turnstone general manager. "We're proud to partner with Startup America and believe our partnership will help business owners be more successful. Great spaces are part of great companies and need to work as hard as the companies themselves."
Turnstone has committed to provide more than $1 Million in potential savings to Startup America companies. At its core, Turnstone believes everyone has the right to a great workplace, no matter the size of the organization or the size of the budget. Turnstone provides ideas, solutions and services that help small businesses create spaces that reflect their unique individuality and spirit. For more information visit www.myturnstone.com.
The Startup America Partnership is bringing together an alliance of major corporations, funders, service providers, mentors and advisors working to dramatically increase the prevalence and success of high-growth enterprises in the U.S. The partnership allows young companies ranging from Startup (newly created), Rampup (initial growth phase) and Speedup (exponential staff and revenue growth) stages to apply for access to these resources to help them grow. More details on the application process can be found on www.startupamericapartnership.org.
About Turnstone
Turnstone is a Steelcase Inc. brand inspired by the spirit of small business. The company designs solutions that help create great work environments that are easy to own and exhilarating to use. We provide ideas and attainable solutions that help our customers stay focused on what's most important to them – their exciting journey through business and life. Running a small business is hard enough— having a great space to work in should be easy. For more information visit www.myturnstone.com.
About the Startup America Partnership
The Startup America Partnership was launched at the White House in response to President Obama's call to celebrate, inspire, and accelerate high-growth entrepreneurship throughout the nation. The Partnership is bringing together an alliance of major corporations, funders, service providers, mentors and advisors working to dramatically increase the prevalence and success of high-growth enterprises in the U.S. AOL co-founder Steve Case chairs the Partnership and the Kauffman and Case Foundations are founding partners. American Express OPEN, Dell Inc., Intuit Inc., and Microsoft are sponsors. The Partnership will identify, measure and report on the effectiveness of cross-sector collaboration in support of entrepreneurial ventures and its effect on job creation and growth. For more information on the Partnership, visit www.startupamericapartnership.org and follow at www.twitter.com/startupamerica and www.facebook.com/startupamerica.