PRESIDENT'S NOTE
Hello and welcome to the December edition of WomensBusiness.Info. We had a very successful 2009 WBDC Conference and Business Expo. Office Depot was our host again this year and our event was held in their state of the art Conference Center. Highlights from the conference include:
1. 14 workshops
2. A matchmaker event
3. Office Depot Vendor Open House
4. A cyber café provided by Office Depot
5. Thursday Luncheon with 3 dynamic speakers
6. A networking reception on Thursday night
7. A business fair with 40 booths
8. Awards Luncheon on Friday with key note speaker Ann Sullivan of Madison Services Group
9. A silent auction, raffles and prizes provided by WBEs and sponsors
10. A Member Match-Up Board

Our sincerest thanks to Office Depot for their support and sponsorship of the WBDC and our 2009 WBDC Conference and Business Expo. Special thanks to Shari Francis of Office Depot who served as this year’s conference Chairperson.  Please take a few minutes to look at the photos and video of the event. Save the dates for 2010: October 14 and 15th.

We have a lot of workshops and events planned for next year. Please plan to join us at our events. We look forward to hearing from you about programs and activities that you would like to see us present and facilitate.

We wish you and yours a joyous holiday season and a very prosperous New Year!

Happy reading,
Nancy Allen

Our Featured WBE this month is Casauri.  A family business owned by two sisters, Emily and Helena McHugh. Please take a moment to learn more about our Featured WBEs

The 2009 WBDC Conference and Business Expo was a great success!  Have you started your follow up? Need some ideas on what works?  Join Nancy Allen for a complementary workshop:

Monday, December 14th at 10am

RSVP for call information to

nancyallen@womensbusiness.info

For a sneak peek of the workshop...

We are pleased to highlight Broward Health.  Their continuous commitment and support allows us to provide our WBEs with quality programs and services.  Please take a moment to learn more about their recent Supplier Diversity Expo.

This year's conference was a huge success.  If you missed the conference, click here to view highlights of our event.

A special thanks to our staff, board members, committee members and volunteers for their commitment and support!