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USICOC Annual Women's Conference 2017 The USICOC Annual Women’s Conference is an exciting event where women entrepreneurs and professionals come together in fellowship to network, learn from successful women and from each other, and grow through inspiration and support. This event is open to Indian-American women entrepreneurs and professionals as well as women from all backgrounds . Friday, May 5, 2017 from 11:00am to 2:00pm Communities Foundation of Texas - 5500 Caruth Haven Lane, Dallas, Texas Learn more !

“ I made the most of my certification by getting involved right away…[it] gave me the opportunity to meet amazing people- WBEs, corporate and government professionals that are mentors, friends and customers today.” Patti Winstanley, President of Aztec Promotional Group, has been a certified Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) and member of the Women’s Business Council – Southwest (WBCS) for over 10 years. She is involved with the Council in many ways including serving on the Women’s Enterprise National Forum and several WBCS committees. She is the recent winner of the WBE Advocate of the Year

Meet Parkland's Supply Chain & Facilities Management team at the "Let's Talk Business" Forum Wednesday, April 12, 2017 - 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Agenda: Meet and network with Parkland’s Contracts, Facilities & Development, Diversity staff and our current Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) vendors; Learn about the many upcoming construction projects. 8425 Stemmons Frwy (7th floor collaboration conference room) Dallas, Texas RSVP by Friday, April 7, 2017 to [email protected]

US India Chamber of Commerce Annual Technology Conference 2017 Friday, April 28, 2017 from 11:00am to 6:00pm Four Points by Sheraton Dallas Fort Worth - 1580 Point West Blvd, Coppell, Texas Entrepreneurs Teaching Entrepreneurs Learn How to Build your Billion Dollar Idea The USICOC Annual Technology Conference is one of the newest and hottest technology-oriented conferences that is a must attend for technology entrepreneurs in North Texas. Bringing together the best ideas, best practices, and best speakers from North Texas, North America, India and beyond, this year's conference aims to

Our last WBENC Women of Distinction honoree is Nancy A. Williams, CEO of ASAP Solutions Group. Nancy provides active hands-on leadership and direction to the company's four business units of Staffing, Consulting, Workforce Compliance, and Managed Services. Nancy and her team work hard to ensure ASAP's continued and sustained growth by developing and implementing business strategies that are customer-centric and addressing our clients' most common and complex contingent workforce challenges. Under Nancy's leadership, ASAP has experienced significant growth, expansion, and diversification

Our next WBENC Women of Distinction honoree is Nina Vaca, Pinnacle Group's Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer. Her dynamic leadership over the past 20 years has propelled the company from a niche IT services firm to the workforce solutions powerhouse it is today, with a suite of business lines to address the range of IT human capital challenges companies in the Fortune 500 face. Nina is a committed civic leader and philanthropist. She advocates passionately for women and entrepreneurs and works to advance the girls and women in STEM fields. In 2014, the White House appointed Nina

Our next WBENC Women of Distinction honoree is Billie Bryant Schultz, the Owner, President, and CEO of CESCO for over 25 years. She was a housewife raising three sons, never having thought of becoming an entrepreneur. However, in the wake of her late husband's illness she was thrust into CESCO, which at that time was a coin equipment and office equipment repair shop. Under her leadership, the company developed partnering relationships with top manufacturers of printing equipment and software in addition to building a team of very talented sales and service professionals. She and the CESCO team

The Dallas Business Journal's 10th annual Women in Business Awards will honor North Texas' most influential business women. Nominations are open now until 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, May 31st. The awards event will take place on Tuesday, August 22, 2017, at the Irving Convention Center. All honorees will be featured in a special publication in print and online on August 25, 2017. For more information or to nominate a woman in business, click here .

Our next WBENC Women of Distinction honoree is Pamela Chambers O'Rourke, President and CEO of ICON Information Consultants, LP, a global human capital solutions company providing Fortune 500 clients with an unmatched breadth and depth of talent customized to their professional needs. Since founding ICON in 1998, O'Rourke's strategic approach to expansion and dedication to excellence have propelled ICON to reach over $265 million in revenue for 2015 and employ over 3,150 consultants across the U.S. and Canada. Since becoming certified as a WBE, ICON has become a national leader demonstrating

To honor Black History Month, there are several events around the DFW metroplex. Here are a few you can participate in this week through early March. African-American Heritage Month Exhibit at Tarrant County College - Southeast Campus The Southeast Campus displays a visual timeline of the life of Martin Luther King Jr., along with a visual display of African-American pioneers from the art community. Free to attend and open until February 28th. Learn more here . Black History Month Festival at Arlington Public Library - Southeast Branch Celebrate African-American history and culture in a