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Women's Enterprise Leadership Forum

The Women's Enterprise Leadership Forum (Forum) represents women's business enterprises (WBEs) and provides insight into the needs and challenges of the women business owners served by WBENC. The mission of the Forum is to promote, translate and advocate the needs, issues and benefits of certification for WBEs. All certified WBEs are considered to be members of the regional Forum of their certifying regional affiliate organization and may participate in training classes, regional procurement fairs and other events.

WBEs are appointed to the national Forum by their certifying regional affiliate or a corporation with which they do business. The national Forum has two sections: the Governing Group and the Forum-At-Large. The Governing Group Forum members serve on WBENC Board committees and provide practical information and policy recommendations to these committees and the Board of Directors. Nine members of the national Forum Governing Group serve on the WBENC Board of Directors, representing all WBEs.

Benefits of Joining The Forum
Membership in regional Women's Enterprise Leadership Forums offer the opportunity to:

• Collaborate with other women's organizations to pool power and build a broader power base from which to impact positive change in your business community.
• Access to regional and local corporations and local offices of national corporations with inside information on how to do business with Corporate America.
• Provide input to WBENC's National Women's Enterprise Leadership Forum on local issues and topics of importance to women's business enterprises.
• Provide input to corporations about supplier diversity "Best Practices".
• Network with other successful WBEs.
• Work with corporate representatives and other WBEs on mentoring programs.

Membership in WBENC's national Women's Enterprise Leadership Forum offers to opportunity to:

• Attend meetings three times a year where you will work closely with WBENC's Board Members and Board committees on policies and programs.
• Receive a regular correspondence on current procurement and certification issues.
• Have your name and company included on WBENC's website.
• Hyper-link from the WBENC Web Site to your corporate website.

For more information on how to join or start a local Women's Enterprise Leadership Forum, please contact
Candace Waterman.

For more information and a list of Governing Group Forum Members, click here.