E-NEWSLETTER                                                                               MAY 2010
Announcements
Coffee, Camaraderie and Conversation 
Sponsored by the WIN Membership Committee
Thursday, May 6, 2010
8:30 AM
The Corner Bakery
King of Prussia, PA
 
Join members of WIN at a relaxed, impromptu gathering.  Stop in on your way to work. Grab a pastry and a cup of coffee.  Meet new members and reconnect with old friends.    No need to pre-register, just come and join in the fun!
Ernst & Young 2010 Entrepreneurial Winning Women
Call for Applications and Nominations
Deadline:  June 30, 2010
 
Are you a woman entrepreneur with big plans, and the vision and passion for growing your company? Do you know a dynamic woman entrepreneur who is on track to create a multi-million or billion-dollar enterprise?
 
If so, we encourage you to apply, or to nominate, an outstanding entrepreneur for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneurial Winning Women program. Now in its third year, Entrepreneurial Winning Women is a competitive award designed to connect high-potential women entrepreneurs with the advisors, resources and insights they need to become market leaders. 
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UP-COMING EVENTS 
May Educational Event
Managing Resource Capital Effectively - What might you do on a shoestring?
Thursday, May 13, 2010
7:30-10:00 AM
Hosted byAshton Tweed, Ltd.
100 Berwyn Park, Suite 213                  
850 Cassatt Road 
Berwyn, PA 19312 
 
Join us for a panel discussion by serial entrepreneurs and their advisors about tactics that may help stretch funding and improve the outcomes from your employees, contractors and network. We will discuss issues such as, gathering and leveraging free resources, using contract employees, tapping your network, virtual offices, and the pros and cons of using equity as a method of payment and bartering.  Read More 
September Educational Event 
Entrepreneur Exchange
Developing and Supporting  Entrepreneurial Women through Education and Networking 
Sponsored by:  Penn State University, Great Valley Campus
Date:  Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Registration:  12:30 PM
Program:  1:00-6:00 PM
Reception and Networking:  6:00-7:30 PM
 
Come join us for a 1/2-day of education and networking with established and aspiring women entrepreneurs.  Whether you are an experienced business leader or just starting out, all business women should attend this forum to learn from successful entrepreneurs and those who support them.
PAST EVENTS 
March Educational Event
Intellectual Capital
 
The panelists for this informative session answered questions relating to effective intellectual property management throughout a product or invention's lifecycle.
 
WIN wished to express their thanks to the panelists for making the event a success: 

Philip E. Caldwell, Ph.D., Associate Director, Office for Technology Commercialization, Drexel University.
Mary Anthony Merchant, Ph.D., Partner, Ballard Spahr LLP
Tara Stephenson, Principal, The Woodward Group, Ltd.
Ed Tettemer, Writer, brand planner, dot connector.
 
Special thanks to Ballard Spahr for sponsoring the event.
 
2010 Program Calendar
 
May Educational Event
May 13, 2010
 
Networking Event
June 23, 2010
 
Sept. Educational Event
Entrepreneur Exchange
September 28, 2010
 
Annual Celebration
November 16, 2010
 
 
 2010 Annual Celebration
 
Mark your calendars!  You will not want to miss the 2010 WIN Annual celebration to be held on Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at World Cafe Live. 
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2010 IRIS NEWMAN
AWARD
Call for Nominations 
Kathy Crothall (middle) 2010 Iris Newman Award Winner
Kathy Crothall

The WIN Iris Newman Award is presented each year to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the field of entrepreneurship.   
 
If you are interested in submitting a nomination, please complete and return the nomination materials prior to June 1, 2010.
 
 
 
Welcome New Members  
 
Lorraine Marchand
Ocular Proteomics
 
Mercy Anne Martin
PMRS, Inc.
 
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