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Are you interested in doing business with the North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA)? Do you want to promote your business and network? NTTA Business Diversity and Procurement Services Department will host a Vendor Outreach Symposium in Denton County.

Power of Exchange helps connect diverse companies – minority and women-owned businesses – with Toyota suppliers in sales, marketing, and professional services. At the event, you will discover new opportunities for your company, gain insightful business development strategies from prominent diversity leaders and TOYOTA executives, build connections, and engage with TOYOTA Tier 1 Suppliers seeking capabilities via "Match-Up Reports."

With 2.19 billion monthly active users (as of 2018), Facebook is the third-busiest site on the internet. Facebook built an extensive infrastructure to support this already massive and still growing user base. The social network was launched in February 2004, initially out of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s dorm room at Harvard University using a single server.

The City of Arlington, Arlington Independent School District, and University of Texas Arlington will host a monthly supplier meeting. Purchasing staff from the agencies will be available to meet with new vendors, hand out registration instructions, and provide current contract lists.

In recognition of National Volunteer Month, Women’s Business Council – Southwest will be acknowledging our volunteers for their selfless contributions and their hard work. This is an excellent opportunity to reflect on the leadership our volunteers embed in WBC - Southwest’s work. The council would like to send a big “thank you” for your continued contribution, commitment's and dedication. Please be sure to watch our Facebook page on Tuesdays and Thursdays this month starting Thursday, April 5th, as we recognize you! “As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands — one for

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

"All of our products bear the Women-Owned logo. In fact, My Brother's Organic Tortilla Chips was one of the first food products to have the image on the packaging when WBENC rolled it out in 2015." Helen Lampkin, founder of My Brother's Salsa , has been a certified Women's Business Enterprise (WBE) and Women's Business Council - Southwest (WBCS) member since 2011. Based in Bentonville, Arkansas, My Brother's Salsa is a family operated business with ten varieties of all-natural salsa made with choice ingredients. In 2016, she decided to get more involved with WBCS by joining the certification

“ 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

Austin Industries 3rd annual open house October 5, 2016 4:00pm - 6:00pm 3535 Travis Street, Suite 300 Dallas, Texas 75204 Please join Austin Industries for a M/W/DBE Outreach Mixer. Representatives from Austin Bridge & Road and Austin Commercial will be on hand to meet and network with M/W/DBE subcontractors. For more information and to RSVP, please email [email protected] by September 30th and include names of attendees. Austin Industries provides nearly every type of civil, commercial and industrial construction services, capitalizing on the depth of expertise in our three operating