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WBENC's Student Entrepreneur Program is a week-long business development program for women entrepreneurs enrolled full time at a college or university in the U.S. Applications are now being accepted for the 2018 program, which takes place June 17-22, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. Reasons to Apply: A week of entrepreneurship-focused curriculum that culminates in a Pitch Competition awarding $10,000 in seed capital. Attendance is FREE for accepted students - including travel, lodging, expenses, and access to the conference. Takes place during WBENC's National Conference & Business Fair, giving

WBCS is excited have special guest blogger today, Merrie Spaeth of Spaeth Communication . So many of our WBEs and Corporate (Sustaining) Members are incredible communicators, but what Merrie outlines in the article below are some common mistakes that you may be victim to. With Business Works in less than two weeks, its an ideal time to tune-up those communication skills and consider how you're presenting yourself. Do Women Make Predictable Mistakes when Presenting and Communicating? Are Women Different from Men? By Merrie Spaeth Recently, we’ve seen a spate of advice articles claiming that

If you were at the WBENC National Conference and Business Fair in Las Vegas you may remember the ActIntentionally Map. Each RPO was challenged with writing out how they ActIntentionally on a post-it and sticking it to their RPO region. We are excited to report that WBCS won the contest! So, what is ACTIntentionally? WBENC created an initiative to enables our community to show appreciation for our members. Or better said, "We support those who support us." Check out the #ActIntentionally twitter feed to see how easy it is to participate.

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

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

AN IMPORTANT ALERT FROM WBENC ABOUT 2017 "SCAMS" AND HOUSING "PIRATES" AND "POACHER S" With WBENC Summit and Salute and National Conference we wanted to share with our members a message from WBENC and to always use caution if something doesn't seem quite right. You may recall that in previous years WBENC has made you aware of unauthorized parties contacting attendees, sponsors and exhibitors about securing hotel rooms for our events. Please be advised to continue to be on guard for these "pirates" or "poachers" (meeting industry terminology) who might contact you with bogus discounts for hotel

Our next WBENC Women of Distinction honoree is Sharon Evans, CEO of CFJ Manufacturing a mid-size American company. Headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, CFJ Manufacturing has evolved into a global provider of Total Employee Recognition Programs, Branded Merchandise, and uniforms. Sharon's pioneering spirit, along with the combined efforts of her global staff, has led to the creation of innovative programs and integrated technologies for her customer base. Sharon is currently the first WBE in the role of Chairperson for the Women's Busines Council - Southwest and CFJ Manufacturing has been a WBCS

Our second WBENC Women of Distinction honoree is Patricia Rodriguez Christian, President and CEO of CRC Group Inc. The firm's holdings are in the sectors of commercial real estate, retail, restaurant, professional services, and construction. CRC Group provides business, professional, and construction services to Fortune 500 companies as well as privately held enterprises. Patricia's expertise in strategic direction has been instrumental in developing strategic alliances in the areas of packaging, fulfillment, warehouse operations, business center, and mail-related services. As CEO, she has led