WPEO Recognizes Outstanding Women Business Owners and Corporations

WPEO Recognizes Outstanding Women Business Owners and Corporations The Women Presidents Educational Organization (WPEO) not only creates increased access to business opportunities for women business enterprises (WBEs), the organization also celebrates how the WBEs maximize these ventures. During its Annual Awards Breakfast on March 7, 2014, the nonprofit recognized outstanding achievements on behalf of womens business enterprises, corporations and womens business advocates in New York, Northern New Jersey, Southern Connecticut and the Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia areas.Winners of the Outstanding Corporation awards are selected based upon accomplishments in support of women business owners and the womens business community, innovation, Done Deal participation, and overall commitment to the mission of the WPEO. Advocate awardees are selected based on significant involvement with WPEO an d support of women-owned businesses.2014 Award winners includeNew York bereichPepsiCo Outstanding CorporationJaymie Mitchell, Bank of America Outstanding Womens Business AdvocateHallie Satz, HighRoad Press Star AwardMary Nittolo, The Studio Presidents Award DC RegionExxon Mobil Corporation Outstanding CorporationJacqueline Smith, New Kent Coatings Star AwardCarol ORiordan, The ORiordan Bethel Law Firm, LLP Presidents AwardWPEO works collaboratively with WBEs and Corporate Members to promote business development opportunities. Those that have been successful and generated contracts need to be recognized for their commitments and contribution, Dr. Marsha Firestone, WPEO president and founder, said. The awards were created to recognize and validate Corporate Members who are supportive of women-owned businesses. Of course not to be forgotten is celebrating Women Business Enterprises (WBEs) for their success in opening doors to the Corporate Members of WPEO.As the northeast regio nal affiliates of the Womens Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), the nations leading advocate of women-owned businesses and third-party certification organization, WPEO certifies and validates that companies have met official criteria as a business legitimately-owned, managed and controlled by women.To commemorate the organization s 15th anniversary, Firestone also announced the recent launch of the new WPEO website, which includesResponsive design capabilities across desktop and mobile platformsA new ordnungsprinzip to manage and register for events and Done DealsAbundant information about Corporate Members andExplanation of WPEO joining process and benefits.