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InnerWorkings' Zuccarini Named Entrepreneur Of The Year 2008 Award Winner

Press release from the issuing company

Chicago, IL June 30, 2008 – InnerWorkings, Inc., a leading global provider of managed print and promotional solutions to corporate clients, today announced that Steven E. Zuccarini, Chief Executive Officer, received an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2008 Award in the Midwest regional program.  According to Ernst & Young LLP, the award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who are building and leading dynamic, growing businesses. Zuccarini was selected by an independent panel of judges, and the award was presented at a gala event at the Hilton Chicago on June 26, 2008.  

"This recognition is a tribute to our founders and employees who laid a solid foundation for our innovative business model that has fueled tremendous growth and market acceptance," said Zuccarini. Since Zuccarini joined InnerWorkings in late 2004, the Company has gone public, achieved a compound annual growth rate of more than 90 percent and has added 25 Fortune 500 clients to its roster.

The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year awards celebrate their 22nd anniversary this year.  The program honors entrepreneurs who have demonstrated exceptionality in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities.

"Ernst & Young is pleased to honor outstanding business leaders such as Steve," said Randy Tavierne, Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Partner. "Winners of the Entrepreneur Of The Year award build leading businesses and contribute a great deal to the communities around them.  Their success helps our area grow stronger."

As a Midwest award winner, Zuccarini is now eligible for consideration for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2008 national program.  Award winners in several national categories, as well as the overall national Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year award winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California on November 15, 2008. The awards are the culminating event of the Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum, one of the nation's most prestigious gatherings of high-growth, market-leading companies.