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DALLAS BUSINESS JOURNAL NOMINATIONS |
The Dallas Business Journal is seeking nominations for its annual Women in Business awards program.
Honorees will be recognized in Women in Business special publication on June 8 and celebrated at an awards luncheon on June 7.
PLEASE NOTE: The judges base their decisions solely on the nomination forms. Please provide enough information so the judges can give your nominee full consideration.
The deadline for nominations is April 16. It will not be automatically extended. Honorees will be announced at dallasbusinessjournal.com and in the newspaper in early June |
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2012 SAVE THE DATES! | |
April 19, 2012
Southwest Women's businessWORKS!
April 23, 2012
Member Orientation
April 24, 2012
Austin Council Connection
May 1, 2012
Table Topics Luncheon
May 1, 2012
Oklahoma City WBCS Event
May 7, 2012
Austin Insights
May 22, 2012
Austin Council Connection
May 24, 2012
Mindful Women Panel Discussion
May 29, 2012
Member Orientation
June 5, 2012
Table Topics Luncheon
June 19-21, 2012
WBENC National Conference & Business Fair
June 21, 2012
Architecture, Construction and Engineering (ACE) Breakfast
June 25, 2012
Member Orientation
June 26, 2012
Austin Council Connection
July 10, 2012
Table Topics Luncheon
July 17, 2012
July Business Insights
July 23, 2012
Member Orientation
July 31, 2012
Austin Council Connection
August 7, 2012
Table Topics Luncheon
August 9, 2012
Mindful Women Panel Discussion
August 27, 2012
Member Orientation
August 28, 2012
Austin Council Connection
September 4, 2012
Table Topics Luncheon
September 6, 2012
September 24, 2012
Member Orientation
September 25, 2012
Austin Council Connection
October 2, 2012
Table Topics Luncheon
October 16, 2012
Architecture, Construction and Engineering (ACE) Breakfast
October 22, 2012
Member Orientation
October 30, 2012
Austin Council Connection
November 6, 2012
November 13, 2012
Table Topics Luncheon
November 26, 2012
Member Orientation
November 27, 2012
Austin Council Connection
December 13, 2012
Architecture, Construction and Engineering (ACE) Breakfast |
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businessWORKS! | |
Thursday, April 19, 2012
7:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Irving Convention Center
Irving, Texas 75039
- Sustaining Members should e-mail Alma Garcia to participate in the Corporate Showcase
- A special workshop is being developed with ISM for supply chain professionals. Plan to attend the workshop from 2 to 4 p.m. on April 19
- Buyers Passes will be sent out to primary contacts on April 10 for internal distribution
The deadline to register is April 12, 2012. |
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businessWORKS! SPONSORS | |
Thank you to our 2012 businessWORKS! Sponsors
| Alcatel-Lucent | Lockheed Martin | | American Airlines | North Texas Tollway Authority | | Army & Air Force Exchange Service | Novation | | BNSF Railway Company | NRG Energy | | Brinker International | Oncor | | Business Interiors | Social Media Delivered | | City of Dallas | Tarrant Regional Water District | | CM Productions, Inc. | Technology Media Group, Inc. | | Dell | Texas Instruments | | DFW International Airport | Texas Moving Co., Inc. | | Energy Future Holdings | Think Energy | | Entergy Corporation | Trans-Expedite, Inc. | | ExxonMobil | UPS | | FedEx Office | Verizon | | Fluor | Walmart Stores, Inc | | Frito-Lay | Warrior Group | | ICON Information Consultants, LP | Women's Enterprise Magazine | | JCPenney Company, Inc | |
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WBENC NATIONAL CONFERENCE |
will be in Orlando, Florida June 19-21, 2012Attendees will have access to opportunities that connect WBENC-Certified WBEs, WBENC Corporate Members, Regional Partner Organization (RPO) leaders, RPO Corporate Members, government agency representatives and small business owners. Our members know there is no better time to experience the best of WBENC! I have attended the national WBENC convention for the last five years. The educational opportunities are very worthwhile, but the opportunity to meet so many extraordinary women business owners is amazing. I have been a mentor and been mentored through the connections that I have made over the years with both WBEs and corporate members. The women from my TUCK Executive Education class use the convention as a reunion so we can reconnect and catch up on each others success. I look forward to spending time with them and the members of the Women's Business Council Southwest in Orlando in June.
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SUMMIT & SALUTE RECAP | |
WBENC's Summit & Salute was held March 21st and 22nd at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront in Baltimore, Maryland. With over a thousand in attendance, WBENC did not disappoint. Holding workshops on the new Women Owned Small Business Federal Certification, Corporate and WBE Best Practice Sharing, there was much to learn. The highlight was the Salute held Thursday evening which recognized the Top Corporations and WBE Stars.
Top Corporations is the only national award honoring corporations for world class programs that level the playing field for women's business enterprises (WBEs) to compete for corporate business. This year WBENC recognized the following 29 corporations for developing and driving innovative best practices across their organizations that result in productive business partnerships with women entrepreneurs and valuable products and services for their customers.
| Accenture | Kelly Services, Inc. | | Alcatel-Lucent | Manpower Group | | Avis Budget Group | Marriott International, Inc. | | AT&T | Office Depot | | BP America | Pacific Gas and Electric Company | | Bank of America | PepsiCo, Inc. | | Chevron | Pfizer Inc. | | The Coca-Cola Company | Pitney Bowes Inc. | | Dell, Inc. | Shell Oil Company | | Energy Future Holdings | Staples, Inc. | | Ernst & Young LLP | Target Corporation | | Exxon Mobil Corporation | United Airlines, Inc. | | Ford Motor Company | UPS | | IBM Corporation | Verizon | | Johnson & Johnson | | | |
WBCS is proud to report that 12 of the 29 Top Corporations listed above, are strong WBCS members! In fact, the three corporations who have received the Top Corporations recognition every year-13 years in a row-since it's inception, are WBCS members:
EFH, UPS and AT&T. Congratulations!
The "stars" were also shining at the Salute, 14 of them to be exact. These "stars" received the premier award for excellence among Women's Business Enterprises (WBEs). The 2012 WBENC Women's Business Enterprise Stars were selected by WBENC's 14 Regional Partner Organizations (RPOs) that administer WBENC's world-class certification of WBEs. These successful entrepreneurs, all certified WBEs, are leaders in their local business communities and respective fields and an inspiration to women business owners across the country.
The WBCS Star is Cathi Coan, president of Techway Services. She stepped into the spotlight to receive this prestigious award from WBCS president, Debbie Hurst.
The evening was a great celebration of incredible accomplishments.
Congratulations to all of the honorees.
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WBCS NEWS | |
ISO Certification
It is with great pride that I announce that the Women's Business Council - Southwest has been awarded ISO 9001 Certification as a provider of WBENC certification and facilitating mutually beneficial procurement opportunities among WBEs, corporations, and public entities! This prestigious certification demonstrates to the world that we are an organization dedicated to quality service delivery and continual improvement. The ISO 9001 Quality Management System also helps us achieve the high standards we set for ourselves by providing a great process for effective monitoring, problem-solving, communication, and feedback throughout our organization.
Congratulations go to the staff, particularly Flo Cox and Anita Steele, who worked very diligently throughout 2011 toward this goal. We also are greatly indebted to WBE member, BIZPHYX, who guided us through the process. We could not have done this without their expert advice, guidance and hand-holding!
Debbie Hurst
WBCS president
WBCS Receives Award
On March 27th SBA hosted an event celebrating Women's History Month, the WBCS received the Women's Entrepreneur Advocate award, for it's collaboration and efforts to promote the interest of women entrepreneurs in coporate, state, local and federal procurement. |
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ERNST & YOUNG PROGRAM
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Ernst & Young Entrepreneurial
Winning Women 2012 Program
Entrepreneurial Winning Women program is a customized leadership development program with year-round activities, designed to help women entrepreneurs scale big, become market leaders and ultimately compete more effectively for Entrepreneur Of The Year.
We are looking for dynamic women business owners who are the founding CEOs of privately held U.S. companies that are less than 10 years old. Typical applicant annual company revenue ranges from $1 to $20 million.
Applications are due April 30, 2012. |
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TERRITORY NEWS
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Little Rock
The WBCS is a Resource Partner for the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce's 2012 Arkansas Procurement Opportunities Conference at Verizon Arena in North Little Rock. This conference is an event to connect business owners to selling opportunities with governments and the private industry. It also provides a unique opportunity for businesses to meet with corporate and government purchasing contacts.
We will be exhibiting and joined by Corporate (Sustaining) Members; Entergy, Fluor and Tyson who are sponsors of the event. If you are in the Little Rock area, please stop by. |
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The March Austin Council Connection luncheon at BookPeople on March 27th was the perfect opportunity for everyone to consider how leadership in business organizations is changing.
Local business woman, author and public speaker, Christina Randle, presented a program showing the growth curve of organizations and how imperative it is to prepare for the breakpoints, which is when leadership is most important.
As president of The Effective Edge, Christina shared her many years of business experience and knowledge with a diverse and interested group of business women. She gave away copies of her book, "Getting It Together: Gaining the Thriving Professional's Effective EDGE".
Our April 24th speaker will be Jana Owen with Freedom Personal Development. Jana is going to help us discover our "Entrepreneurial DNA", how it impacts our business, and helps us realize our true work-life balance.
We meet from 11:30 a.m to 1:30 p.m at BookPeople on 6th & Lamar in Austin.
The invitation and registration information will be coming to you soon!
Please contact Debbie Barnard for more information on Austin events. |
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