Congratulations to HMSDC's 2009 Emerging 10 Winners

Chickasaw Distributors, Inc.
EIS Office Solutions, Inc.
Electronic Assembly Services, Inc.
*GoGo Communications
Petro Amigos Supply, Inc.
Pride Staff
T&K’s Mobile Detailing & Pressure Washing
Taylor Smith Consulting
The Moore Group, Inc.
Trinity Freight Services, LLC
*Certified WBE

2009 TOP 50 FASTEST GROWING WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES
The Women’s Business Enterprise Alliance sends special congratulations to Women’s Business Enterprise Alliance Certified Members...
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Involvement   
Susan Repka asked me to write an article for the newsletter on what she called my favorite subject, involvement
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Increase the Number of Bid Opportunities Coming Your Way!
Posting Requests For Proposals (RFPs) and Requests For Quotes (RFQs) on the WBEA website has been a new initiative for the WBEA in order to help our member gain more business opportunities.
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WBEA Forum is in Action!
We want to hear from you!  What questions do you need answered to make your business even more successful?
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Buying From Women-Owned Businesses Makes Good Business Sense, Says Survey
79% of women consumers would be compelled to buy from corporations that buy from women-owned businesses if they were not already...
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How I Spent My Summer:
Catch Up On Market Research & Planning
by Janet W. Christy
Summer is a great time for Women Owned Businesses to do marketing research and planning.  It is often difficult and frustrating to get things done during the summer because the pace is slower and people are on vacation. So those hot months are an excellent time to identify potential customers/clients, learn more about them to determine if they are a good prospect and develop a plan to make contact. This is a great time to identify and qualify prospects and market your business using the angle that you are Woman-Owned. Here are eight key pointers for doing that research effectively...
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Patent Pending
What every WBE should know about patents. Patents
can be used as:
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A Lawful Path
In large part, being a lawyer is about knowing the rules. But being a good lawyer is about working creatively within those rules to the best advantage of your client. For me, forming a woman-owned business is very similar. We know the rules. We’ve studied them with the best, but now, how do we take those rules and make something different? 
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Developing Iconic Brands
Tanika Vital, Managing Director and Founder of Vital Creative International, a Marketing and Language Translation Company shares riveting perspectives on developing Iconic Brands that will create exponential value for your business... 
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Getting Her Just Desserts
Sara Brook, CEO, founder and award-winning pastry chef for Dessert Gallery Bakery & Café, enjoys mixing up fabulous cake batters among other all-American, buttery, rich, homemade desserts...  
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More People… More Power… Cleaner Air
Our beautiful state of Texas will attract 6.3 million new residents within the next decade!  The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) reports that current electricity reserve margins will drop below reliable levels by 2009 with the expected population growth...
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Your Office Location Could Mean Big Business!
Your business address can be more than a location; it can be an additional valuable certification. If a company is located in a qualified HUBZone census tract it may qualify for the HUBZone program…
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