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Big Rig Expo
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Janet Harris-Lange, President of NWBOC, will be a keynote speaker at the Big Rig Expo from October 22 - 24 at the Tulsa Convention Center in Tulsa, OK. Yes, you are reading that correctly! NWBOC has been certifying many women-owned trucking companies and they want other women-owned companies of this type to understand the benefits of certification. For more information click here. 
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NWBOC
Certification Facts
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ˇ NWBOC was the first national certifier of women business enterprises.
ˇ NWBOC was created in response to needs identified by the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO). The investigation revealed that to a large degree, corporate America and government agencies had not received, nor recognized, the benefits of contracting with women suppliers.
ˇ The WBE application and process was developed through the cooperation and input of more than 700 public and private sector individuals.
ˇ In addition to being designated as a WBE, certification through NWBOC provides access to promotion tools such as premier listings in the organization's interactive eProcurement database, access to data including 1,000 private and public sector purchasing contacts; and more.
ˇ Following the completion of the application process, NWBOC provides each certified company with a notebook. This can be useful in completing loan paperwork, establishing marketing plans, planning for growth, correcting errors in a company's documents, etc. |
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Companies Newly Certified by NWBOC(4/29/09 - 6/28/09)
The Ascent Group
Christine Kozlosky, CEO
Athens, GA
BAS Appraisals, Inc.
Barbara Satterly, President
Louisville, KY
Broadband Systems Consulting, Inc.
Margaret Aldridge
Dacula, GA
Checks in Motion, Inc.
Pamela Lipschitz, President
Cooper City, FL
Coleman Industrial Holding Company
Stephanie Freeman, President
Riverside, MO
Coleman Industrial Construction Company
Stephanie Freeman, President
Riverside, MO
Custom Learning Designs, Inc.
Donna Kilcoyne, CEO
Belmont, MA
D. Berndt Sanitation & Excavation
Donna Berndt, Owner
Attleboro, MA
DANCO Construction, Inc.
Dee Nummy, President
Gilbert, SC
Delta Computer Consulting, Inc.
Marzi Daneshvar, President
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Engineering & Technical Associates, Inc.
Lisa Wilczynski, President
Walbridge, OH
Erin Chrusciel Photography, LLC
Erin Tierney Chrusciel, Owner
East Longmeadow, MA
Eventz-R-Us, Inc.
Cicely Ingram, CEO
Atlanta, GA
FirstPro, Inc.
April Nagel, CEO
Atlanta, GA
Forerunner Strategy Group, Inc.
Roxann Goertz, President
St. Paul, MN
Freeman Holding Company
Stephanie Freeman, President
Riverside, MO
Fusion Marketing, LLC
Maeve Egner, President
Princeton, NJ
Graphic Communications Corporation
Ann Stallard, CEO
Lawrenceville, GA
KFR Services, Inc.
Stephanie Fetchen, Co-President
Summerville, SC
Kellett Enterprises, Inc.
Claudia Kellett McNabb
Greenville, SC
Lanier Steel Products, Inc.
Rhonda Gillespie, CEO
Commerce, GA
Management Recruiters of Baltimore, Inc.
Linda Burton, President
Timonium, MD
Paladin Health Communications, LLC
Victoria Fahrney, President
Allentown, PA
Philly Sub Searches, Inc.
Sharon Ficchi, CEO
Upper Darby, PA
Powerskills for Life, LLC
Patricia Stagno, President
Goffstown, NH
Rapid Pallet, Inc.
Rose Moran, President
Jermyn, PA
Redmond Schwartz Mark Design, Inc.
Suzanne Redmond Schwartz, President
San Clemente, CA
Sage Consulting Associates, Inc.
Cara France, President
San Francisco, CA
SDL Marketing & PR, LLC dba Cheyenne Marketing
Shawn Lane, Member
Las Vegas, NV
Sellari's Enterprises, Inc. dba Express Employment Professionals
Lisa Sellari, President
Orlando, FL
Semotus, Inc.
Pamela LaPine, President
Los Gatos, CA
Solar Energy Solutions, LLC
Frances Lockwood, Member
Lexington, KY
Staffing Resources, Inc.
Debbie Harris, President
Suwanee, GA
Substation Reliability Expert, Inc.
Jenifer Rush Gelorme, President
Charlotte, NC
T3 Solutions Group, LLC
Kara O'Hare, Partner
Cleveland, TN
Training Grants INTELLIGENCE, Inc.
Mary McBride, CEO
Jasper, GA
Urban Processing, LLC
Cheryl Urban, Owner
Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Workplace Answers, Inc.
Lynn Lieber, CEO
San Francisco, CA |
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Don't Miss the Ninth Annual National WEDO Tour
National City and NWBOC are national sponsors of The National WEDOŽ Tour on October 16. WEDO, Women's Economic Development Outreach, is a coalition of business experts working in collaboration to provide focused resources that help women owned and managed businesses flourish.
As the only event of its kind, the tour connects hundreds of businesswomen across the U.S. via live streaming video, featuring a candid panel discussion with notably successful women entrepreneurs and executives.
The telecast reaches Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Each participating region also hosts a customized program with local experts (i.e. a networking breakfast or luncheon) either preceding or following the panel discussion simulcast via streaming video.
If you're a successful businesswoman who wants to expand her knowledge and network, WEDO is for you. Hear from experts. Make new connections. And arm yourself with strategies and tactics that are executable and effective.
The outstanding panel of speakers includes:
Cindy Bates, Vice President, Microsoft North America
Genevieve Bos, Founding Publisher/Owner of Pink Magazine
Marilyn D. Landis, President of Basic Business Concepts, Inc.
Mercedes LaPorta, President, Mercedes Electric
Susan Wilson Solovic, CEO, SBTV.com
For more information click here. |
| NWBOC Welcomes Back National City
as a Corporate Sponsor!
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Women Business Owners Responding to the Challenging Economic Climate
Half of women business owners report that the current recession has had a significantly negative impact on their business, according to a survey taken in the last two weeks of April by the Center for Women's Business Research and KeyBank. While a majority (56 percent) claimed lower net earnings in the first quarter of this year, the women remain optimistic with 90 percent claiming that they do not expect the economy to get worse in 2009. Further, 48 percent expect the economy to improve over the next six months. "The recession is prompting this group of women business owners to refocus on business basics," says Maria Coyne, executive vice president and founder of the Key4Women program. Two-thirds of responding women business owners said they are watching their cash flow much more carefully and 42 percent said they are collecting receivables more aggressively. For the full story click here. |
Success Stories
Meet Shawn Keough-Hartz of Provider Resources, Inc.
 Shawn Keough-Hartz, President and CEO of Provider Resources, Inc., founded her medical billing company in Erie, PA, in 2003 with a mission to support the health care community through providing strong, efficient, educated staff and innovative problem solving processes.
With the passion and desire to make a difference in healthcare, Provider Resources instills integrity into the system on all levels by educating the healthcare community, and develops programs that benefit all medical providers, insurance carriers, and governmental agencies.
"NWBOC certification has made a significant difference to our company. It opens doors through supplier diversity," says Keough-Hartz. "It is a tool. Business is based upon relationships. It is up to me to develop, cultivate and foster relationships simultaneously while building trust and providing quality services designed around the client's need."
For more information visit www.provider-resources.com
Meet Pamela Jung of Workforce Solutions Group
 With only a PC, a laptop, and a few phones, Pamela Jung and business partner started Workforce Solutions Group just under seven years ago in a spare room in Jones' Mission Viejo, CA home.
Today, the staffing firm is located in Lake Forrest, CA and has climbed to the 221st spot on Inc. Magazine's 2008 list of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the United States.
Through certification with NWBOC, Workforce Solutions Group has been qualified to be a vendor to staff numerous FDIC locations and other government projects throughout the United States. The company's future plans include mergers and acquisitions of smaller niche firms and further diversification of their "specialty" lines of business.
With the incentive to break out on their own, the co-owners started Workforce Solutions Group. Within months they were able to lease office space and hire several contractors. The company started out slow but closed out its first full year with $79,000 in revenue.
With a strong presence in the healthcare, engineering and IT arenas the company was bringing in annual revenue of $3.8 million by 2007. With a flexible work schedule and staffing options the company quickly attracted fellow industry veterans, including a mother looking to work part time from home in order to spend more time with her newborn.
"I think everybody who works for us desired a work-life balance," says Jung. The firm offers flexible work options such as virtual employees in key markets, job sharing, and allowing workers to bring their children in after school to work on homework for the last couple of hours of the workday.
According to Jung, what matters most if providing clients with access to the best and brightest talent available on the market and positioning the client as the employer of choice within its industry and geographic area.
For more information visit www.workforcesolutionsgroup.com |
NWBOC eProcurement Marketplace
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Make sure to login and review your commodity / service codes. This is how buying entities search for your company through our Marketplace. If your codes are not checked you may be losing potential business.
Take advantage of NWBOC Opportunities to Increase Your Business
Make sure to take advantage of all opportunities to increase your business. Below are sites similar to the NWBOC eProcurement Marketplace that track women business owner participation. We encourage you to take the time and review these sites to see if they may also work to help your company gain more business opportunities.
Housing Authorities across the nation - click here Large municipality located in Central Kentucky - click here Marketplace for Buying Entities located in the State of Michigan
Marketplace for Buying Entities located in the State of Kentucky
Marketplace for Buying Entities located in the State of Florida -
Marketplace for Buying Entities located in the State of Ohio
- click here Marketplace for Buying Entities located in the State of Nevada - click here Marketplace for Buying Entities located in the State of Texas |
Re-Certified Companies
Companies Renewing WBE Certification with NWBOC
(4/29/09 - 6/26/09)
Above & Beyond Corporate Gifts
Acorn Office Products, LLC
Added Value Service
Advantage Corporate Apartments, LLC
Advertising in Motion, LLC
Agenda Dynamics, Inc.
All Foam Products Company, Inc.
Allied Specialty Precision, Inc.
American Shoring, Inc.
Ameritraining, Inc.
Armour & Armour, Inc.
Atlanta Tool & Abrasives Co., Inc.
AvailAbility Employment Services
Blue Marble Media, Inc.
BWS Specialty Fabrication, Inc.
Cargo Transit, Inc.
Carla's Pasta, Inc.
CDT Business Solutions, Inc.
Case Law Firm, S.C.
Cleveland Tubing, Inc.
Client Server Software Solutions, Inc. dba CSSS.Net
CoreMat, Inc.
CSI International,Inc.
DeNyse Signs
Dice Transport, Inc.
Digital Printing & Imaging, Inc.
EBP, Inc. dba Express Employment Professionals
eC2, LLC
EEM Worldwide, Inc.
Elite Promotions, Inc.
e-Media Plus, Inc.
Employee Development Systems, Inc.
Engel Consulting, Inc.
eprentise, LLC
Evans Industrial Coatings, Inc.
Evers & Sons, Inc.
Exhibit Resources
First Financial Network, Inc.
Flags USA, Inc.
Frisella Nursery, Inc.
G Squared Wireless, LLC
Gene Burton & Associates, Inc.
Georgia Tank Lines, LLC
Gold Star Transportation, Inc.
Green World
G-Tech Professional Staffing, Inc.
Holes, Inc.
ignition Studio, LLC
Industry Products Co.
Interior Systems Contract Group, Inc. dba iscg, Inc.
Jackson Press, Inc. dba The Jackson Group
Jones Design Group, Inc. dba The Jones Group
KB Litho Supply Co.
Laacke & Joys Co., LLC
Linc Energy Systems, Inc.
Litigation Management, Inc.
Luttrell Belting Supply Co., Inc.
M.D. Distributing, Inc. dba Farma International, Inc.
Management Recruiters of Ann Arbor, Inc. dba Variant Partners
Mandy Corporation dba Georgia's Wildcat Paving
Masi Research Consultants, Inc.
Maxim Cleaning Contractors, Inc.
MD&E, Inc.
Mobile Ag & Industrial Supply, Inc.
Moore Partners dba More Business Solutions
Mountain Valley Water Co. of St. Louis
Muir Graphics, Inc.
National Maintenance Services, Inc.
New Leaf Coaching & Consulting
Oldstone Title Agency, LLC
Omega World Travel, Inc.
P & B Sales & Service, Inc.
Pat Cameron Consulting, Inc.
Phyllis Weems & Co., Inc.
PowerCom Solutions, LLC
PreSeisTek, Inc.
ProActive Solutions, Inc.
Professional Recruiters, LLC
Provista Software International, Inc.
PVA, Inc.
RB Apparel, Inc.
Rebhan & Associates, LLC
Resource Technology Associates, LLC
Ryan Mechanical, Inc.
Sage Implementation, LLC
Scoles Floorshine Industries
Sharp Decisions, Inc.
Sharp Machining, Inc. dba Miami Products
Sign FX, Inc.
Sink Paper & Packaging
Space Strategies, Inc.
Summers Roofing Co., Inc.
Sunbelt Engineering Group, Inc.
Superior Printing Col, Inc.
Tailfin Marketing, LLC
Terradon Corporation
The Benefit Advocates, Inc.
The Job Shop, Inc.
The Servants, Inc.
Tivoli Partners, Inc.
U.S. Boiler Welders, Inc.
Valley Processing, Inc.
ViaLanguage, Inc.
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Don't forget..."When you need to procure goods and services, think WBEs first!"
~ Janet Harris-Lange, NWBOC President
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