Better Business Consultants Gives To UMDF For Third Consecutive Year

For the third year in a row Better Business Consultants has made a donation to the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation.

February 2, 2010 -- A donation has been made from Better Business Consultants, Inc. for the third straight year to the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation (UMDF). The mission of the UMDF "to promote research and education for the diagnosis, treatment and cure of mitochondrial disorders and to provide support to affected individuals and families."

According to UMDF's website mitochondrial diseases result from failures of the mitochondria, specialized compartments present in every cell of the body except red blood cells. Mitochondria are responsible for creating more than 90% of the energy needed by the body to sustain life and support growth. When they fail, less and less energy is generated within the cell. Cell injury and even cell death follow. If this process is repeated throughout the body, whole systems begin to fail, and the life of the person in whom this is happening is severely compromised. The disease primarily affects children, but adult onset is becoming more and more common.


"We first donated to the UMDF because my accountant had an infant nephew diagnosed with a mitochondrial disease. She wanted to pull some funds from my business account for the cause and after making a small donation the UMDF sent a good amount of material on what it stands for. As our company successes have grown, so have our donations from year to year", said BBC President Don McConville.


"This is also a good way to bring awareness within our organization as to how there are problems out there bigger than the ones we deal with on a daily basis."

According to the Cleveland Clinic's website, about one in 4,000 children in the United States will develop mitochondrial disease by the age of 10 years. One thousand to 4,000 children per year in the United Sates are born with a type of mitochondrial disease.


Individuals in management and human resources pledged funds for the cause which were matched by the company, Better Business Consultants, Inc.


If you have a suggestion for BBC to help or have other causes that could use a helping hand please contact them at giveback@theBBCgroup.com.

A full service sales and marketing company, Better Business Consultants, Inc. opened it's doors in the Spring of 2007. Originally representing just a sliver of market share for a single client in Northeast Ohio, the company has since expanded through delivering results that meet client's demands. Since it's doors opened, BBC has expanded to 4 additional markets throughout the Midwest based on sound sales and marketing strategies and a commitment to selling products, services, and ideas with integrity.