The 2012 WBENC Business Fair will feature more than 300 Exhibitors!
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You can register to attend the Business Fair on location in Orlando beginning Monday, June 18
NOTE: Conference admissions purchased in Orlando at the Orange County Convention Center will not include meal functions. Breakfast and Luncheon event tickets for Wednesday, June 20, are no longer available for purchase.
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CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS!
Are you looking for an exciting volunteer opportunity?
The volunteer program at the National Conference is tailor-made for you. If you volunteer during the conference, you will earn a FREE conference day pass (a $375 value), and participate in special activities at our Wednesday Evening Reception on June 20 at Universal CityWalk®. Each shift is a minimum of four hours and for that time-frame the volunteer will receive receive (1) day pass. The volunteer program is instrumental to the success of the National Conference. So please join us in making 2012 another great year for WBENC! Click here to register now.
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WBENC Invites You to Join the Conversation on Facebook and Twitter
 WBENC is on Twitter and Facebook - and during the 13th annual WBENC National Conference & Business Fair!
Join the conversation on Twitter at www.twitter.com/wbenclive and use the hashmark for the National Conference & Business Fair: #wbencconf.
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Founder of Carol's Daughter Lisa Price to Speak at Monday Pre-Conference Event sponsored by The Forum
The Women's Business Enterprise National Council's Forum has announced that Lisa Price, Founder of Carol's Daughter, Inc., will be the guest speaker on Monday, June 18 during its pre-conference event for all women's business enterprises at The Peabody Orlando Hotel in the Windermere Ballroom from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm.
From humble beginnings in her Brooklyn kitchen, Founder of Carol's Daughter, Inc., Lisa Price transformed her beloved hobby of mixing up fragrances and creams at home into a multi-million dollar beauty empire.
In the early 1990's, Price began experimenting with making her own fragrances and perfume sprays when she wasn't busy working on the legendary sitcom The Cosby Show. She added oils to unscented lotions, and began learning the aromatherapeutic and healing properties of the oils.
When the show finished its remarkable TV run in 1992, Price used the end of one chapter of her life to embark on another. With $100 in cash, her own kitchen, and the simple notion that people should follow their hearts, Lisa started building the collection that would become a beauty revolution. She began by selling her homespun beauty products at flea markets, but then had to set up shop in her living room as demand increased. Favorable word-of-mouth spread like wildfire as her customers enjoyed such unique products as Love Butter, Hair Milk, Black Vanilla Hair Smoothie and Lemon Mint Manicure. Her business continued to grow, aided by the encouragement and assistance of family members and friends.
In August of 1994, Price officially established Carol's Daughter (the company lovingly named after her mother). Initially starting out with a handful of steady customers, those numbers grew in leaps and bounds as women outside her neighborhood and circle of friends began to take notice. Almost overnight, celebrities like Jada Pinkett-Smith, Erykah Badu, Rosie Perez and Halle Berry became loyal customers.
She is also the author of Success Never Smelled So Sweet, a remarkable memoir that chronicles her transformation from a young Black woman deep in debt and burdened by low self-esteem to the president of a multi-million dollar business.
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Exhibitor Deadlines Approaching
Advance Shipments must be received on or before June 12
- Click here to download the form
Direct shipments must be received on or after June 18 at 2 p.m.
- Click here to download the form
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Rosen Hotels to provide Additional Conference Accommodations
We are pleased to offer alternate accommodations at the following hotels based on availability:
The Rosen Plaza
(adjacent to the west concourse of the Orange County Convention Center)
9700 International Drive
Orlando, FL 32819
$140 per night + tax
800-366-9700
Click here to make your reservation
The Rosen Centre Hotel
(adjacent to the north/south concourse of the Orange County Convention Center)
9840 International Drive
Orlando, FL 32819
$157 per night + tax
(includes internet & parking)
800-204-7234
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Get Ready to Bid!
The 2012 Silent Auction chaired by Lynn Griffith of Welcome Events and Vickie Hsi of Kraft Foods will take place on June 19, 2012 at the Peabody Orlando during the National Conference & Business Fair. This year's Auction provides opportunities for everyone.
Power Lunches
WBENC-certified WBEs can make a significant business connection by bidding on the opportunity to meet face to face with a senior executive during a Power Lunch. If you are a WBENC-certified WBE whose prospects include companies such as United Airlines, Home Depot, Johnson & Johnson, AT&T, Chevron, Research in Motion, United Rentals, and Office Depot, then you need to make plans to bid. Accenture and Allstate have teamed up for a dual Power Lunch
and ExxonMobil is offering a Power Meeting with supplier diversity and procurement team members in the Exxon suite during an Astros vs Cardinals game.
Travel, Jewelry, Sports and More
Would you like to escape to a pristine beach on the Gulf coast? We have a package for you. Do you need to add the latest iPad, Blackberry Playbook, or other fabulous technological tool to your inventory? We have at least three. Would you like to dazzle your peers at that upcoming fancy dinner? We suggest purchasing the Hope Necklace and the Olay Skin Products baskets to ensure you are in fine form before stepping out the door. Or, do you and your family feel most at home at the ballpark? Well, the Yankees are playing at home on July 17, 2012 and you could be there to cheer them on against the Bluejays.
Don't Miss Out
There is still time to donate an item to the Silent Auction. Donors receive terrific visibility through the Silent Auction directory and onsite during the Auction.
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Please join Nancy Allen, President of the Women's Business Development Center Florida and the WBENC National Conference and Business Fair Host Council, for an informational webinar on how to prepare for the conference |  Nancy will share info about the following: 1. Conference schedule-there's something for everyone: you can plan ahead! 2. Networking events-it's all about relationship building 3. The Business Fair-lots of booths! Lots of access and how to make it work for you 4. How to approach corporate sponsors-do's and don'ts from the corporate perspective 5. How to make yourself stand out from the crowd (expected attendance is 3,000) Webinar Date: Wednesday, June 13 Time: 1:00 pm EDT RSVP to gcapote@womensbusiness.info by Tuesday, June 12
Questions?
Call the WBDC Florida office:
Nancy: 305-971-9473
Lisa: 305-971-9446
Lily: 305-971-0475
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