The Commonwealth Institute

WBENC: Certification and Beyond

Monday, March 17, 2003
Registration and Networking: 5:45 - 6:30 pm
Interactive Presentation & Workshop: 6:30 - 8:00 pm
At Goodwin Proctor, 53 State Street, 2nd Floor, Boston

Are you a woman business owner who wants to take advantage of every opportunity to grow?

Join us to learn more about the Women's Business Enterprise National Copuncil (WBENC) and how becoming a certified women's buisness enterprise (WBE) can help your compan grow.

The certification process and pitfalls to avoid

How to work with Fortune 500 diversity procurers

Real-life experiences from certified women business owners

A must-attend for any woman business owner who is considering certification or has been certified!

Discussion Leaders

Nancy Connolly, Member of National Women's Leadership Forum, WBE and CEO, Lasertone
Ferlandos Davis, Member, N.E. WBENC Certification Committee and Suplier Diversity Advocate, Ratheon Integrated Defense Systems Division
Martha Felch, Chair, N.E. WBENC Committee and Director of Specialty Banking, Sovereign Bank
Andrea Lyons, WBE, Member, N.E. WBENC Certification Committee and CEO, Goddess Granola, Inc.
Kate Murtagh, Member N.E. WBENC Certification Committee and Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP
Catherine Riley, Program Manager, WBENC New England at the Center for Women & Enterprise

RSVP by March 10, 2003 to Tiffany Silverman
617 859-0080 or tsilverman@commonwealthinstitute.org

Guests: $60
TCI General Members: $50
TCI Million $ Circle and CEO Forum members: no charge

Sponsored by Sovereign Bank and Goodwin Proctor LLP


		Event Detail WBENC: Certification and Beyond Monday, March 17, 2003 Registration and Networking: 5:45 - 6:30 pm Interactive Presentation & Workshop: 6:30 - 8:00 pm At Goodwin Proctor, 53 State Street, 2nd Floor, Boston Are you a woman business owner who wants to take advantage of every opportunity to grow? Join us to learn more about the Women's Business Enterprise National Copuncil (WBENC) and how becoming a certified women's buisness enterprise (WBE) can help your compan grow. The certification process and pitfalls to avoid How to work with Fortune 500 diversity procurers Real-life experiences from certified women business owners A must-attend for any woman business owner who is considering certification or has been certified! Discussion Leaders Nancy Connolly, Member of National Women's Leadership Forum, WBE and CEO, Lasertone Ferlandos Davis, Member, N.E. WBENC Certification Committee and Suplier Diversity Advocate, Ratheon Integrated Defense Systems Division Martha Felch, Chair, N.E. WBENC Committee and Director of Specialty Banking, Sovereign Bank Andrea Lyons, WBE, Member, N.E. WBENC Certification Committee and CEO, Goddess Granola, Inc. Kate Murtagh, Member N.E. WBENC Certification Committee and Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP Catherine Riley, Program Manager, WBENC New England at the Center for Women & Enterprise RSVP by March 10, 2003 to Tiffany Silverman 617 859-0080 or tsilverman@commonwealthinstitute.org Guests: $60 TCI General Members: $50 TCI Million $ Circle and CEO Forum members: no charge Sponsored by Sovereign Bank and Goodwin Proctor LLP