June 2003 -
EdgeStone
Consulting, Inc. has been certified by the Women's Business Enterprise
National Council (WBENC) as a woman-owned company qualified and
eligible for expanded business opportunities available through WBENC.
The Women's Business
Enterprise National Council (WBENC) (www.wbenc.com),
created in 1997, is dedicated to enhancing opportunities and eliminating
barriers in America's major business markets for businesses a minimum of
51 percent-owned and -operated by women and certified through WBENC. In
partnership with U.S. women's business organizations, WBENC provides
access to a national standard of certification and also promotes the
ability of WBENC-certified women's business enterprises (WBEs) to
achieve equity in procurement opportunities by providing information
about them to purchasing managers through an Internet database.
Advantages of being a WBENC-certified vendor, include:
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National
recognition by more than 500 major U.S. corporations as a certified
women's business enterprise.
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Access to a
current list of supplier diversity and procurement executives at these
domestic corporations and other entities that accept WBENC's
certification.
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Automatic
inclusion in WBENCLink, WBENC's Internet database of certified WBEs,
which is accessible by WBENC's corporate members and selected government
agencies.
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The
opportunity to help increase awareness of the pivotal position held by
America's 9.1 million women-owned businesses in the U.S. economy.
October 2004 -
EdgeStone Consulting has been chosen top business for
2004 by Div2000.com
