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Don't forget "When you need to procure goods and services, think WBEs first!"
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NWBOC News
NWBOC on MSNBC
NWBOC President, Janet Harris-Lange will appear on MSNBC morning show "Your Business" on Sunday, September 7 at 7:30 a.m. EST to discuss certification in general for women-owned businesses. The episode will re-air the following Saturday, September 13 at 5:30 a.m. EST. Beginning Monday, September 8, view the segment at http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13561213/.
"Obtaining WBE certification is an important business development strategy for business owners in general and particularly for women business owners," said Harris-Lange. "With women-owned firms accounting for 41% of all privately held firms, having WBE certification is the only way purchasing agents have confidence that a business representing itself as woman-owned is in fact woman-owned."
The weekly, half-hour program hosted by J.J. Ramberg focuses exclusively on America's small business entrepreneurs, and is the place to go for news, advice, guidance and tips for small business owners. Each week, "Your Business" presents a profile of a small business owner, highlighting both the challenges and successes they have each faced. Guest panelists include venture capitalists, angel investors, business journalists, academics and successful entrepreneurs. They employ their expertise to answer viewers' questions.
eProcurement Marketplace
There are few things worse than a missed opportunity...especially within the NWBOC eProcurement Marketplace. It is important that your contact information and business codes within the be updated so buyers have the correct information on your business and how to work with you.
Please go to www.nwboc.economicengine.com and click on the blue login button in the upper left hand corner of the page. This will take you to the Marketplace Login page where you need to enter your email address and your password. (If you forgot your password, you can click on "forgot password" on the Marketplace Login Page. and receive back immediately a new password to use.) Once in the marketplace, please verify and update your company information and check off all commodity/service codes (don't forget to save them once you have selected). By selecting these codes you will be able to receive email notifications via email when buying entities begin to place bid opportunities or requests for information on the Marketplace. Our buying entities will also have access to your up-to-date company information 24/7.
If you have any problems logging in or general questions please call customer support at (866) 526-9266.
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Success Stories of Our Certified WBEs
Meet Nicole Kobey, founder of Marilyn's Fresh Foods
In June of 1996, Nicole Kobey started Marilyn's Fresh Foods. Since 1987, her parent's owned restaurants throughout Arizona--making the food industry a part of her life from an early age. After graduating college she moved to Los Angeles to work with a product placement company. Melancholy for family, her daily calls to her parents led her father to one day pose the question, why don't you do something with Marilyn's? From that idea she returned to Arizona and began exhibiting Marilyn's goods to all the specialty markets in Arizona. She started with bulk-placement in delis and then progressed to pre-packaging items. Before she knew it, she was waking up at 4 am to deliver chips, salsa, and spinach con queso with many other restaurant specialties to all of the stores around town.
Today, Nicole is busy doing everything from sales calls to bookkeeping. She designs packaging, brainstorms new products, creates marketing and promotional campaigns and on occasion drives the truck that delivers Marilyn's food.
Nicole gives much praise to her NWBOC certification which has supported and enabled Marilyn's to join the supplier diversity team with large companies like Supervalu and Kroger. In the coming months, Nicole hopes to introduce a line of frozen entrees and expand their line of organic snacks.
Marilyn's Fresh Foods has locations in Arizona and California with clients all over the United States. To learn more, visit www.marilynsfreshfoods.com.
Meet Tonia Deal, President of Tonia Deal Consultants, Inc.
Tonia Deal has always been a very active person and started working at a very young age. At 16, she went into a temp agency and was hired as a file clerk making $5.50 an hour. A nationwide recruiting firm headquartered in Akron, Ohio owned the agency, and this is where her future in recruiting began.
On January 1, 1993 Deal opened the doors to Tonia Deal Consultants, Inc. in Hudson Ohio. She was referred to Navistar International out of Chicago and accepted a search for a Director of Purchasing. Within a couple of months she had spoken to over 300 individuals from the Big Three Auto players. She ended up recruiting a candidate from Ford and subsequently placed over 70 key individuals within Navistar.
Deal is the sole owner of her firm and a member of ISM, APICS, ASQ, and several other supply chain organizations. She has been published several times over the years in Purchasing Magazine and most recently was asked to join the Board of Directors for Akron University. She has a database of over 7,000 candidates worldwide.
Since the company began, Tonia Deal Consultants has had clients in all industries including American Airlines, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Goodyear Tire & Rubber, Honda, Ryerson Steel, Rolls Royce, Electrolux, Moen, Lord Corporation, IndyMac Bank, Ebay, and the list goes on. The commonality is all within purchasing and global supply chain management. Deal has recruited for positions based in China, Taiwan, Singapore, and Europe. Still a vast amount of her recruiting is done in North America.
Certification by NWBOC has helped Deal's company out quite a bit over the past few years. "Initially it's a little like buying a house," said Deal. "They need information and more information and you think it's never going to happen. It was definitely worth the wait. My clientele is very happy about it because my firm now falls under the supplier diversity category."
To learn more about Deal and her company, visit www.tdcsupplychain.com.
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NWBOC Reminders
NWBOC's website! It contains more helpful information than ever before and will feature success stories, e-newsletters, etc. Go to www.nwboc.org to see for yourself.
Certification kits are available from NWBOC
You can always print the application from the website, but now you can purchase a kit for $39.95 plus shipping. The kit, customized to the business entity (i.e. LLC, corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship) contains a notebook, dividers, the application, helpful hints for what materials to include, and other information. And, you can charge this purchase to M/C or Visa. Call 1.800.675.5066 to place your order.
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Upcoming Events
Principal® Women in Business Teleclass Series
Free monthly teleclasses are offered for women business owners by The Principal Financial Group. The classes are conveniently offered via phone, making participation accommodating to demanding schedules. Look up class topics, times and pre-register for classes at www.principal.com/women. Space is limited.
2008 Schedule for The Principal® Women in Business Teleclass Series.
· Tuesday, September 30
· Tuesday, October 28
· Tuesday, December 2
Access transcripts and audio of previous classes at www.principal.com/women.
WIPP 2008 National Conference
The Women Impacting Public Policy 2008 National Conference is taking place September 8-9 in Washington, DC at the Mayflower Hotel. Visit www.wipp,org for details.
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Certifieds & Re-Certifieds
Companies Newly Certified by NWBOC
(June - August 08)
Advantage Consulting, Inc.
Roya Moshiri, President
St. Louis, MO
American Shoring, Inc.
Kelli Wilson, CEO
Atlanta, GA
Creative i Advertising & Promotion, LLC
Cheryl Moellenbeck, CEO
Petoskey, MI
DECO Environmental & Recycling, LLC
Claudine Osipow, President
Jackson, MO
FirstMetrix Corporation
Janet Mann, President
Waite Hill, OH
Gold Star Transportation, Inc.
Rayla Erding, President
Overland Park, KS
Greene and Associates, Inc.
Barbara Greene, CEO
San Antonio, TX
Image Marketing USA, LLC
Janice Fosson, President
Greenville, SC
Innova, Inc.
Nilesen Gokay, President
Centerville, OH 45459
J-U Carter, Inc. dba J-U dba J-U Public
Donna Carter, President
Irvine, CA
KVG Consultants, Inc.
Livia Iancu, CEO
Phoenix, AZ
Laacke & Joys Company, LLC
Marsha Mather, President
Milwaukee, WI
New Leaf Coaching & Consulting
Jennifer Wilson, President
Milwaukee, WI
OK Interiors Corporation
Loren Schramm, President
Cincinnati, OH
Precision Group, Inc.
Wanda Morgan, President
Decatur, GA
PROVISTA Software International, Inc.
Joanne Taylor, CEO
Fremont, CA
Resource Technology Associates, LLC
Jody Haas-Wolfson, Managing Member
Des Plaines, IL
Taylor Services of Georgia, LLC
Susan Taylor, Owner
Gray, GA
viaLanguage, Inc.
Chanin Balance, CEO
Portland, OR
Barbara Walker
Walker Rivera, Inc.
San Rafael, CA
Companies Renewing WBE Certification with NWBOC
(June - August 08)
Above & Beyond Corporate Gifts, LLC
Add Staff, Inc.
Alexander Consulting Services, LLC
All Girls Transportation & Logistics, Inc.
All Pak, Inc.
Allied Specialty Precision, Inc.
ALTemps, Inc.
Alternative & Innovative Marketing, LLC
AME Constructors, Inc.
Anaconda Press, Inc.
ASN, Inc.
Atlanta Tool & Abrasives Co., Inc.
AvailAbility Employment Services
Barkhurst Construction, Inc.
Baron Messenger Service, Inc.
Beluska Graphics, Inc.
Bess Company
Blue Marble Media, Inc.
Blue2, LLC
Byers DC Detroit, Inc.
Catalyst Learning Company
Cedric Spirng & Associates
Communication at Work
Cornish Zack, Hill & Associates, Inc.
Critt Graham Graphic Design, Ltd.
CS & S Companies, Inc.
CSI International, Inc.
Delta Technologies Recruiting Corp.
Design Incentives, Inc.
Die-Mension Corporation
Dorian Consulting, Inc.
EEM Worldwide, Inc./EEM Custom Tours & Special Events
EKP Mechanical, LLC dba B & H Piping Systems
Employee Development Systems, Inc.
ESI Ergonomic Solutions, LLC
Exhibit Resources
Feinman Mechanical, Inc.
Forrer & Associates, Inc.
Fresh Cut Lawn Care, Inc.
Gardner Concrete Construction, Inc.
Gene Burton & Associates, Inc.
Georgia Tank Lines, LLC
Golomb & Golomb
Harger Howe & Associates, LLC
Hayward Enterprises, Inc.
Houston Automation, Inc.
Identity Promotions, Inc.
Image Building Products, LLC
Impact Group, LLC
Inductor Supply, Inc.
Integrity Document Solutions, Inc.
Interior Systems Contract Group, Inc. dba iscg
International Pacific, LLC dba Pacific Supreme Co.
JJ Acquisition Corporation dba California Job Journal
Koven Technology, Inc.
Laser Lab
Liberty Imports dba Liberty Steel Fabricators
Lorraine Communications, Inc.
M.D. Distributing, Inc. dba Farma International
Mailing Solutions, Inc. dba Midwest Presort Services
Mandy Corporation dba Georgia's Wildcat Paving
Maverick Solutions, Inc.
Maxim Cleaning Contractors, Inc.
MD & E, Inc.
Media Research Planning & Placement, Inc.
Midwest Project Partners, Inc.
Namco of Metro DC, Inc.
Omega World Travel, Inc.
Ops Plus, Inc.
Partners + Napier, Inc.
Perfection Commercial Services, Inc.
Piranha Promotions, Inc.
Pollack Glass Company
Precision Component Industries, LLC
Premier Staffing, Inc.
Priscilla's Plants, Inc.
R & M Forge & Fittings, Inc.
RB Apparel, Inc.
Richardson Trucking
Rocky Mountain RAM, LLC
Rowena's, Inc.
Rubber Stamps Unlimited, Inc.
Security Tape & Label, Inc.
Separation Systems Consultants, Inc.
Seriatim, Inc.
Sherri May & Company, Inc.
SHP Project Development
StaffPro America, Inc.
Su International Group, Inc.
Summers Roofing, Inc.
Summit Unlimited, Inc.
Sunset Enterprises, Inc.
Tailfin Marketing, LLC
Terradon Corporation
The LEA Alliance
The Medical Resource Network, Inc.
Tisher Sales & Service, Inc.
Tonia Deal Consultants, Inc.
TPS Logistics, Inc.
Travel By Design, Inc.
U.S. Boiler Welders, Inc.
Vitali WORCS
WELSCO, Inc.
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Janet Harris-Lange, NWBOC President
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