National Expert On Women Business Owners Named Chair Emeritus Of The Womens Business Enterprise Council South East

Mary Cantando, President of WomanBusinessOwner.com and author of NINE LIVES: Stories of Women Business Owners Landing On Their Feet, has been named Chair Emeritus of the Carolinas Forum of the Womens Business Enterprise Council- Southeast (WBEC-SE).

Raleigh, NC (PRWEB) March 19, 2005 -- Mary Cantando, President of WomanBusinessOwner.com and author of NINE LIVES: Stories of Women Business Owners Landing On Their Feet, has been named Chair Emeritus of the Carolinas Forum of the Womens Business Enterprise Council- Southeast (WBEC-SE). The WBEC-SE is a Women Business Organization Partner of the Womens Business Enterprise National Council and manages both North Carolina and South Carolina regions. The mission of the organization is to increase business opportunities for women-owned businesses and to provide qualified suppliers to buyers. Cantando founded the organization in 2002, and it is currently in its 12th year of operation.

I am greatly honored to be named Chair Emeritus, and to have this opportunity to further identify opportunities for women-owned businesses, said Cantando. I hope to continually provide support to these women-owned businesses and to assist them in developing meaningful business relationships."

About Womens Business Enterprise Council - Southeast:
The Womens Business Enterprise Council -- Southeast (WBEC-SE) is a Women Business Organization Partner of the Womens Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC); the nations largest third party certifier of Women Business Enterprise (WBE). The organization implements the WBENCs National Certification Standard in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia. The mission of the Womens Business Enterprise Council -- Southeast is to increase business opportunities for women-owned businesses and provide qualified suppliers to buyers. For more information, please call 614-228-4150 or visit the website at www.wbec-se.org.

About Mary Cantando:
Mary Cantando is a nationally recognized expert on women business owners. She sits on the National Board of the Women Presidents Organization, serves as the Business Growth Advisor" for Women Entrepreneurs, Inc, sits on the National Womens Forum, and is certified by the Womens Business Enterprise National Council. She is the author of Nine Lives: Stories of Women Business Owners Landing on their Feet. As a member of the National Speakers Association, Cantando speaks to women who want to grow their businesses, as well as corporations seeking to attract the lucrative, fast-growth market of women business owners.

About WomanBusinessOwner.com
WomanBusinessOwner.com is a national advisory firm that works with successful women business owners as well as corporations seeking to sell to large women-owned businesses. For more information, call 919-841-0401 or visit the website at www.WomanBusinessOwner.com.

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