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Newly Recertified Companies
06/26/2014 - 08/22/2014
WBE:
1010 Holdings, Inc.
305 Advertising Co.
A & A Custom Automation, Inc.
A & M Specialty Contracting, LLC
Accurate Components, LLC
Allpak Inc.
Ace Metal Processors, Inc.
ADD STAFF, Inc.
Advantage Consulting, Inc.
Affiliated Grounds Maintenance, Inc.
ALL Foam Products Company, Inc.
All Girls Transportation & Logistics, Inc.
Allied Specialty Precision, Inc.
Allied Waterproofing Company, Inc.
All-Pac Distributing, LLC
ALTemps, Inc.
ALTsearch Recruitment Consultants Corp.
Alumni Roofing Company, Inc.
Amaxra, Inc.
AmediStaf, LLC dba The Right Solutions
American Metal Chemical Corp.
Amy Wilson Eley, LLC
Archer & Santoris, Inc. dba A & S Inc.
Architectural Avenues
ARTU-USA, Inc.
Ascher's Janitorial Services, LLC
Asphalt Contractors and Site Work, Inc.
At Home Health Services, LLC
Atlanta Tool & Abrasives Company, Inc.
Autoelectros LLC
Bess Company
B-Lynk, Inc.
Bolin Enterprises, Inc.
Bostic Steel, Inc.
Brain Traffic, Inc.
BRAND FEVER, Inc.
Business Efficacy, Inc.
Byers DC Detroit, Inc.
C.H. Reynolds Electric, Inc.
Caldwell Group, Ltd.
Casamo & Associates, Inc.
Casco Contractors, Inc.
Catalyst Learning Company
CF Machine & Tool, Inc.
CJJ Industries, Inc.
Classic Fasteners, LLC
Classic Woodworking, Inc.
Clinton & Associates, PC
Contemporary Cabinetry East, Inc.
Cornish, Zack, Hill & Associates, Inc.
Craig Safety Technologies, Inc.
CRG Stone, LLC
Cross Ledge Investments, LLC
Crossfire Consulting Corp.
Crystal Equation Corporation
D'Andre Insurance Group, Inc.
D2K Construction Services, LLC
DELO, Inc. Proforma Custom Business Services
Delta Management Group
DePratti Incorporated
Dickerson Rix & Company, LLP
Die-Mension Corporation
Direct Results Radio, Inc.
Dubrow & Charne
E.M. Transportation, Inc.
ecoEnvelopes, LLC
Ecotech Consultants, Inc.
EKP Mechanical, LLC dba B & H Piping Systems
Enterprise Solutions USA, LLC
ESI Ergonomic Solutions, LLC
Exhibit Arts, LLC
Express Mobile Diagnostic Services, LLC
Faulkner + Locke, Inc.
Ferguson Safety Products, Inc.
Fire Foe, Inc.
FirstMetrix Corporation
Frank's Adjustment Bureau, Inc.
Freight Solutions, LLC
Gardner Concrete Construction, Inc.
G-Force Marketing Solutions, Inc.
Global Star Design, Inc.
Grand Environmental, LLC
Great South Management, Inc. dba Service Master Professional Services
G-Tech Professional Staffing, Inc.
H.G. Arias & Associates, L.P.
H.G. Arias Management, LLC
Harelson Mechanical, Inc.
Hasco Oil Co., Inc.
High Impact Coaching & Consulting, Inc.
HL Metals, LLC
Home & Travel Solutions, LLC dba Bed Voyage
Hudson Hydroseeding, LLC
Image Marketing USA, LLC
Inductor Supply, Inc.
Infinite Computing Systems, Inc.
Innovations Real Estate Inc. dba RE/MAX Innovations
Innovative Vacuum Solutions, Inc.
Interior Systems Contract Group, Inc. dba iscg, inc.
i-TEK Solutions, LLC
Jenkinsville Sand & Gravel, LLC
Jenner Pluming Company, LLC
Joan H Allgood Co., LLP
John F. Meyers, Inc. dba Rite-Way Truck Broker
K.P. Monaco & Associates, PC
KH Consulting Group
Knutson CPA, P.L.L.C.
Koven Technologies Inc.
LAC & Associates, LLC
The Richlin Group
Landview Services, LLC
Lasting Impressions Gift Services, Inc.
LCH Consulting, LLC
Lenzini Excavating Company
Leonard's Express, Inc.
Liberty Imports, Inc. dba Liberty Steel Fabricators
Little Footprint Lighting, Inc.
Main Street Software Corp.
Mandy Corporation dba Georgia's Wildcat Paving
Marian Dockery & Associates, LLC
Maximize, Inc.
McCalla Company
McGowan Consulting Group, Inc.
MD&E, Inc.
Medical Staffing Solutions, LLC
Mendelsohn Legal, Inc.
Midwest Janitorial Services Inc.
Midwest Mailing & Shipping Systems, Inc.
Midwest Marketing, LLC
Midwest Project Partners, Inc.
Miles River Direct
Miller Geotechnical Consultants, Inc.
Mountain High Organics, Inc.
MVS USA, Inc.
Namaste Foods, LLC
National Maintenance Services, Inc.
Natural Evolution, Inc.
Neleh Supply, LLC
North Point IT Corp.
NTSG Inc.
Office Equipment Center of America, Inc. dba LaHarpe's Office Furniture
Ohman Enterprises, LLC dba Crown Trophy/Signs by Crown
OK Interiors Corp.
Omega World Travel
Ops Plus, Inc.
Packard Environmental Services, LLC
Pavlik Custom Millwork, Inc.
Phyllis Weems & Co., Inc.
Piranha Promotions, Inc.
Practical Hospital Services, Inc.
Premier Staffing, Inc.
ProActive Solutions, Inc.
Professional Recruiters, LLC
Prosperity Organic Foods Inc.
Purchasing Resources, LLC
River City Controls, Inc.
Quality Install, LLC
Qu-Bar Mechanical, LLC
RB Apparel, Inc.
Reckart Logistics, Inc.
Regal Services, Inc.
Relish Caterers, Ltd.
Research Into Action, Inc.
Residential Exteriors, Inc.
RFD & Associates, Inc.
RJP Framing, Inc.
Ross & Silverman, LLP
Rubber Stamps Unlimited, Inc.
S & M Precast, Inc.
Sabena Qualitative Research Services
SCM Solutions, LLC
Carolina Millwork of Rockingham, Inc.
Separation Systems Consultants, Inc.
Ship & Shore Environmental, Inc.
SHP Project Development
Silveredge Business Systems, Ltd. dba Silveredge Consulting
Sink Paper & Packaging Co.
Sirius Technical Services, Inc.
Somerset Staffing Solutions, LLC dba Express Employment Professionals
Sommerset Paving Co., LLC
Spitfire Advertising, Inc.
Stallard Technologies, Inc.
Strategies For Success International, LLC
Stratos Realty Group, LLC
Strickman-Ripps, Inc.
STX Inc.
Su International Group, Inc.
Summit Unlimited, Inc.
Surface Systems, Inc.
Swope Design Group, Inc.
T & C Extreme Air, Inc.
Tailfin Marketing, LLC
Tammy Edmond Design, Inc.
Teacher Created Materials, Inc.
Technology Ventures, Inc. dba The Venture Companies
Terradon Corporation
The Center for Innovative Decision Making, LLC
The Centerville Pie Company, Inc.
The French Confectionary, LLC dba Sulpice
The Herring Impact Group, LLC
The Lead Alliance, Inc.
The Medical Resource Network, Inc.
The Norris Financial Group, Inc. dba Norris Agency
The Specta Group, LLC
The Whole Herb Company
THERMOHELP, Inc.
Third Rock Consultants, LLC
Tivoli Partners, Inc.
TPS Logistics, Inc.
Transcend Resources, Inc.
Translingua Associates, Inc. dba The Language Lab dba Language Matters
Travel By Design, Inc.
UnConventional Events, LLC
Mann Wireless Ltd.
Vicki Adams Media, Inc.
Walker & Jocke Co., LPA
Webster Law Group, PA
Westcoast Industrial Electric Co., Inc.
West-Flo Seal Co., Inc.
Wilcox Arlotto & Associates, Inc.
Woodland Truck Line, Inc.
WSM Industries, Inc.
WSM Investments, Inc.
Young Electric Company, Inc.
Zimmet Group
WOSBs/EDWOSBs:
Architectural Avenues
ARTU-USA, Inc.
Axium, LLC dba The Elevator Consultants
Cancer CarePoint, Inc.
Casamo & Associates, Inc.
Company Voice, LLC
D'Andre Insurance Group, Inc.
Denali Construction Services, LP
Discom Realty Inc.
Elite Concrete dba Elite Construction Services
Ergonomic Solutions, Inc.
Ferguson Safety Products, Inc.
Freight Solutions, LLC
G-Force Marketing Solutions, Inc.
i-TEK Solutions, LLC
KSA Interiors, Inc.
LCH Consulting, LLC
Linguanational Translations, Inc.
Lorna Sells Homes, Inc.
Mid-Atlantic Interpreting Group, Inc.
Quantitative Ecological Services, Inc.
RFD & Associates, Inc.
SunStar, Inc. dba SunStar Strategi
Sommerset Paving Co., LLCc
Technology Ventures, Inc. dba The Venture Companies
West Sound Workforce, Inc.
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Hello everyone,  Big things are in store for NWBOC. The organization will be celebrating its 20th Anniversary in 2015! It is hard to believe that it has been 20 years since a group of us -- women business owners with a special interest in creating a national Woman Business Enterprise certification program -- convened and successfully changed the national dialog. NWBOC is the organization that was borne out of that effort, and we stand proudly as the first national, third-party WBE certifier. As NWBOC broke new ground for women, we have always put women business owners first. Our guiding light then, and now, is to ask ourselves, "What is in the best interest for the women business owners?" The result is a successful organization that has flourished! You will be hearing more of how we will celebrate this achievement in the coming months ahead. The summer months were very busy for NWBOC and that means they were busy for you as well. We are receiving more and more Success Stories with each group of monthly re-certifications. Our e-newsletter editor, Nancy Zurbuchen, spends much time interviewing these women to extract the most interesting information that would be of interest to other women business owners. Please enjoy learning about these amazing women as you read the stories below and in each subsequent issue. to share with you. Sincerely, Janet Harris-Lange, President National Women Business Owners Corporation
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Success Stories
Meet Sam Montross of Cadence Keen Innovations, Inc. in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
 Sam Montross possesses the unusual talent combination of being an inventor with a marketing head on her shoulders. She created and patented multiple products, and successfully took two of them to the national marketplace. Necessity being the mother of invention is not just a cliché; the idea for many new products comes from filling a need that the inventor personally experiences.
As is typical of most rental properties, she placed twin beds in one of the bedrooms to accommodate more families. Sometimes her guests needed the twins for kids, sometimes they needed an additional king. Hauling beds in and out was not practical, and simply pushing the twin beds together created a middle area that is uncomfortable and unsafe. Ms. Montross' reaction to this experience was to invent the Twin Doubler (later called Create a King®). Combining sheepskin with a belting system, in seconds one could have a comfortable, safe king bed. She approached Bed Bath and Beyond initially, but was told no one was asking for that type of product. So she tried a different approach: instead of retail sales, she targeted the hotel industry as a business-to-business supplier.
Ignoring opinions and hotel data that indicated a very limited market, she entered her product in the prestigious Choice Awards hosted by Hotels Magazine in 1996. While she did not win, the magazine editor talked about her product from the podium as one of the most innovative products he had seen at the show. After that, her booth was swamped.
What she ultimately discovered was that the older hotels in big cities had smaller stairwells or elevators which would not accommodate a king mattress, so the hotels were using two twins instead - but were calling it a king. Bingo, there was her first market niche. "After that I did get a retail catalog, HSN Improvements who also listed it in Sky Mall. Word got out in a broader way, but the downside was that as sales increased HSN Improvements knocked off my product in 1998,". Montross relates, "I've learned a whole lot about patents and protection since then."
Ms. Montross says that one of the most important things to know is that insurance exists to protect your patents. "It's expensive, but now I use IPISC to ensure all my patents and trademarks. Not only does having the insurance put would-be patent infringers on notice we can afford to fight back, it also provides some confidence for big retailers to take your product as a test market," she says.
Another lesson from the school of hard knocks is to put your registered trademark and patent number on everything as soon as you get them. "I made the mistake of leaving Patent Pending on my printed materials because I wanted to save money, waiting until I ran out before reprinting with the patent number," she says. "I've learned that using Patent Pending is a signal to large companies that a real patent probably does not exist, thus opening inventors up to infringers."
Cadence Keen Innovations has subsequently created the Bed Made EZ mattress lifter, again targeting the hospitality industry. Clients include cruise ships, hotel chains of all sizes, and many internet and catalog companies. But it all started with an idea. "I think many of us have creative minds in one sense or another, but what happens is that people don't do anything about it. It's not an easy road to act on your ideas," Ms. Montross feels.
Many of their client companies like Disney have diversity supplier programs that help target women-owned companies, and this was the impetus for the company to seek WBE certification with NWBOC. "I also wanted a way to meet other women owners, to share our experiences, be friends, and learn from one another. I heard about The Zone [NWBOC's online database of other WBE companies], so I plan to use that too," she says. NWBOC welcomes this inventor-turned-entrepreneur! |
Quotes and Accomplishments from Our Family of Certified Companies
(Feel free to send us a line! We love hearing from you.)
Tricia Ascher of Ascher's Janitorial Services recently was honored by the Green Bay Packers for her company's participation in a supplier development program. Below is her quote and the link to the award. Congratulations, Tricia!
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"I wanted to share this article the Packers organization wrote. I was in this program for the complete year of 2013, and in the end I received the MVP (Most Valuable Protégé) award. I would have never been given the chance to be in this program if I did not get certified as a WBE. Thank you!"
-- Tricia Ascher - President, Ascher's Janitorial Services, LLC. |
NWBOC and NWBC Work Together for Policies Favorable to Women Business Owners
NWBOC participated in this effort, serving on a panel at the WIPP conference and providing historical perspective. Below is the press release from NWBC:
Today, more than 200 women gathered this afternoon for the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee's hearing on women-owned businesses, filling the largest Senate hearing room to capacity. The National Women's Business Council released the following statement:
"When women succeed, America succeeds. It's simple economics," said NWBC Chair Carla Harris. "Our legislators are on point to continue to address the unique challenges facing women business owners and entrepreneurs, and to work to remove the barriers women face when trying to get the support, training, and funding they need to start and grow successful businesses. I'm thrilled that this conversation is taking place - much can be done and the timing could not be better to act now."
"I applaud SBA Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet for delivering a passionate testimony to the Senate Committee members. I also want to thank the many other witnesses that shared their stories and put a real face to women business ownership in our country, including Barbara Corcoran for her candid perspective of both the challenges and opportunities awaiting women entrepreneurs."
"I join these women, my fellow Council Members, and many more advocates, in support of Congress' reauthorization of the invaluable Women's Business Center program, in providing parity for women contractors by granting sole source authority to the Women-Owned Small Business Procurement program, and enhancing SBA's microloan program."
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Newly Certified Companies
06/26/2014 - 08/22/2014
WBE Certified:Accent Embroidery Inc. dba Accents Unlimited, Pamela St. Clair, President, Winston-Salem, NC
Airtelligence, Inc., Rhonda K. Borino, President, Scottsdale, AZ
ANG Specialty Products, Inc., Laura A. Fonseca, President, Murrysville, PA
BAK Services, LLC, Bonnie Kulczycki, Lakewood, OH
Bert L. Howe & Associates, Inc., Susan G. Howe, CEO, Anaheim, CA
Cal-West Rentals, Inc. dba Encore Events Rentals, Bridget Doherty, President, Petaluma, CA
Diagnostics Imaging Services, Inc., Joelynn Hartley, President, Cincinnati, OH
Digital Repair, LLC, Debbie Simmons, Rocky Mount, NC
DirectHire.com, LLC, Misty Cauthen, Kingwood, TX
Hroma & Associates, LLC, Laura Hroma, Downers Grove, IL
DirectHire.com, LLC, Misty Cauthen, Kingwood, TX
Image Color Service, LLC, Jean A. Schneir, Seattle, WA
M.A. Enterprises, LLC, Megan Smith, President, Eagle, CO
MC Squared Group, Inc. dba MC Squared Medical, Inc., Jody McCrea, President, McHenry, IL
McLan Accounting Services, Marina Lerner, Brooklyn, NY
Mercatus Realty, LLC, Kimberly Freeman, Woodstock, GA
Pallet Management Services, LLC, Megan Smith, President, Eagle, CO
Quality Water & Air, Inc., Georgann Kummer, President, Troy, MI
Ricom Inc., Nancy Stasior, President, Irvine, CA
Royal Ice Cream Co. dba Pierre's Ice Cream Co., Rochelle Roth, President, Cleveland, OH
Software Systems Unlimited, Inc., Martha Wilson, CEO, Commerce, GA
Spring Line Design Architecture + Engineering, LLP, Kristin Knickerbocker, Managing Partner, East Greenbush, NY
Suburban Electric Contractors of NC, Inc., Tracie Meisenheimer, President, Manteo, NC
Trinity Designs, Inc., Nicole Graves, CEO, Missouri City, TX
TruTest, LLC, Kristin Conrad, President, Louisville, KY
TSG Direct, LLC, Jody Morland, President, Lake Forest, CA
United Industrial Services, LLC, Carol Reynolds, CEO, Louisville, KY
Watson & McDonell PLLC, Lillian McDonell, Managing Member, Seattle, WA
WOSB / EDWOSB Certified:Accent Embroidery Inc. dba Accents Unlimited, Pamela St. Clair, President, Winston-Salem, NC
Airtelligence, Inc., Rhonda K. Borino, President, Scottsdale, AZ
Boston Bridge & Steel, Inc., Susan Burm, President, East Boston, MA
DirectHire.com, LLC, Misty Cauthen, Kingwood, TX
First Financial Network, Inc., Bliss Morris, CEO, Oklahoma City, OK
Fuel Talent, LLC, Shauna Youssefnia, Seattle, WA
Journey Into Wellness, LLC, Sharon Green, CEO, Mount Laurel, NJ
Louisiana Supply Unlimited, Inc., Denise Dryden President, Houma, LA
MC Squared Group, Inc. dba MC Squared Medical, Inc., Jody McCrea, President, McHenry, IL
On Guard Apparel, Inc., Hong Li Hawkins, President, Corona, CA
P3I Incorporated, Janice P. Guy, President, Hopkinton, MA
Pinnacle Direct Solutions, Inc. dba Pinnacle 3 Direct Solutions, Betty Freeman Fisher, CEO, Gainesville, GA
Queen City Metal Recycling & Salvage, LLC, Michelle Coffino, CEO, Charlotte, NC
Rehabtree Staffing, LLC, Amanda DiGiovanni, CEO, Marlton, NJ
Ricom Inc., Nancy Stasior, President, Irvine, CA
Spring Line Design Architecture + Engineering, LLP, Kristin Knickerbocker, Managing Partner, East Greenbush, NY
Streamworks Mitigation Services, LLC, Jody Duke & Katherine Shurgar, Little Rock, AR
The Sugarman of Vermont, Inc., Kerri Sedutto, President, Hardwick, VT
Watson & McDonell PLLC, Lillian McDonell, Managing Member, Seattle, WA
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