Exhibit 31.1
                                  CERTIFICATION

I, Stephen A. Ollendorff, certify that:

(1)   I have  reviewed  this  quarterly  report on Form 10-QSB of Acorn  Holding
      Corp.;

(2)   Based on my knowledge,  this quarterly  report does not contain any untrue
      statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to
      make the statements made, in light of the  circumstances  under which such
      statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
      this quarterly report;

(3)   Based on my  knowledge,  the  financial  statements,  and other  financial
      information  included  in this  quarterly  report,  fairly  present in all
      material respects the financial condition,  results of operations and cash
      flows of the  registrant  as of, and for,  the periods  presented  in this
      quarterly report;

(4)   The  registrant's  other  certifying  officer  and I are  responsible  for
      establishing  and  maintaining  disclosure  controls  and  procedures  (as
      defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we
      have:

      a.  designed  such  disclosure  controls  and  procedures  to ensure  that
      material   information   relating  to  the   registrant,   including  it's
      consolidated  subsidiaries,  is made  known to us by others  within  those
      entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is
      being prepared;

      b. evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and
      procedures  as of a date  within 90 days prior to the filing  date of this
      quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

      c.  presented  in  this  quarterly   report  our  conclusions   about  the
      effectiveness  of the  disclosure  controls  and  procedures  based on our
      evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

(5)   The registrant's other certifying  officer and I have disclosed,  based on
      our most recent  evaluation,  to the  registrant's  auditors and the audit
      committee of registrant's board of directors:

      a. all  significant  deficiencies  in the design or  operation of internal
      controls which could adversely affect the registrant's  ability to record,
      process,  summarize and report  financial data and have identified for the
      registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

      b. any fraud,  whether or not material,  that involves management or other
      employees  who  have  a  significant  role  in the  registrant's  internal
      controls; and

(6)   The  registrant's  other  certifying  officer and I have indicated in this
      quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal
      controls or in other  factors  that could  significantly  affect  internal
      controls  subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation,  including
      any  corrective  actions  with  regard  to  significant  deficiencies  and
      material weaknesses.

Date:  October 2, 2003
                                         /s/ Stephen A. Ollendorff
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                                         Stephen A. Ollendorff
                                         Chairman and Chief Executive Officer