[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 51 (Tuesday, April 30, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S3558]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO LAURA L. MONICA

 Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Mr. President, I rise today to pay 
tribute to Laura L. Monica, New Hampshire's Small Business Person of 
the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Laura is currently 
president and owner of the Bow based company, High Point Communications 
Group.
  I applaud Laura's determination and hard work in making High Point 
one of New Hampshire's successful small businesses. As a former small 
business owner, I understand the amount of energy that starting and 
running your own business requires. Laura started as a one woman team 
and has taken her company to a nine-person staff, with revenues 
exceeding $2.2 million. Laura followed her dream of changing and 
evolving the typical ``public relations'' model into a new strategic 
communications model designed specifically for businesses.
  By reaching out and taking risks, Laura was able to make her dream of 
innovative and creative strategic communications a reality. I commend 
her business savvy and exceptional work ethic in the field of public 
relations. She has brought High Point to a higher level of work 
productivity and created a company which is able to compete with 
corporations. I will continue to work hard to protect New Hampshire's 
small businesses as I am assured that Laura Monica will continue to 
work hard in putting High Point on the map. With High Point being named 
as one of the ``Top Ten Best Companies To Work for in New Hampshire'' 
by NH Business Magazine, we can be sure to see even more great things 
from Laura Monica and her team at High Point Communications. I wish her 
continued success in years to come, it is an honor to represent you in 
the Senate.

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