News & Media
Frank Islam receives extensive news and media coverage related to his areas of personal and professional involvement. This page highlights some of that most recent and significant coverage.
Frank Islam appointed to Export-Import Bank’s advisory committee
Why Do Corporate Giants Land Federal Contracts Meant for Small Businesses?
Few would disagree that federal contracts set aside for small businesses should go to small businesses — not corporate behemoths. And yet it seems to happen again and again. Take one recent example: in late December, an IT company named QSS, a subsidiary of Dell Inc., landed a small-business contract for nearly $21 million from the U.S. Coast Guard. What’s more, QSS — which in 2006 was purchased by Ross Perot’s “Perot Systems” before Perot was gobbled up by Dell last year — is listed in a … [Read more...]
Entrepreneur and Investor, Frank F. Islam, Speaks to Macklin Business Institute Students
Published at Nov 20 2008 12:00AM Category: College/Campus News Frank IslamFrank F. Islam, entrepreneur and investor, spoke to 22 Macklin Business Institute students during their regularly scheduled weekly afternoon seminar last Wednesday. For the first half-hour, Mr. Islam spoke about what makes entrepreneurs special and the opportunities and challenges therein, specifically in the hi-tech area. He described entrepreneurs as passionate, creative, focused, and good leaders with a … [Read more...]
State Democracy thrives on busy political times
Non-profit Web site links constituents with leaders MCLEAN, Va. – For most Indian Americans interested in politics the rallying cry is that not enough members of the community are politically involved and the main effort is to make this happen. However, Shukoor Ahmed and Frank Islam go one step further. They feel that not enough Americans are involved in the political process, specifically voting, and they are using StateDemocracy.org to try and change that. The Web site connects … [Read more...]
India-born entrepreneurs empower US voters
Shukoor Ahmed ran for a seat in the Maryland House of Delegates in 1998, after coming to America a decade earlier from Hyderabad, India. Campaigning door-to-door, he was surprised so many voters did not know who represented them! After his race ended slightly short of victory, he took advantage of his Master’s degree in Computer Technology and Political Science to build StateDemocracy.org, a website he launched in 2001 to connect citizens and lawmakers. His website’s motto encapsulated its … [Read more...]
Entrepreneur and Investor, Frank F. Islam, Speaks to Macklin Business Institute Students
Tech Entrepreneurs from India are Empowering US Voters
Hyderabad,India.Nov, 2008: Shukoor Ahmed ran for a seat in the Maryland House of Delegates in 1998, after coming to America a decade earlier from Hyderabad, India. Campaigning door-to-door, he was surprised so many voters did not know who represented them! After his race ended slightly short of victory, he took advantage of his Master’s degree in Computer Technology and Political Science to build StateDemocracy.org, a website he launched in 2001 to connect citizens and lawmakers. His website’s … [Read more...]
QSS Founder; 1105 Gov’t
QSS Founder; 1105 Gov't After selling QSS for $250 million last year, Frank Islam tells us he's supposed to be retired, but as we found out earlier this week, he is anything but. He's running FI Investment Group, hosting a television show, and recently signed on as chairman of the State Democracy Foundation, a Bowie-based non-profit portal providing comprehensive voter registration information, online voting tools, and connecting citizens with national and state legislators. But will it connect … [Read more...]
