Author and Expert on Women Business Owners Named to National Advisory Board; Mary Cantando Named to National Advisory Board of Enterprising Women Magazine.Entertainment Editors/Business Editors RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 4, 2004 Mary Cantando, Author of Nine Lives: Stories of Women Business Owners Many online and offline organizations have been created to collect information about businesses around the world owned and operated by women. Many other organizations have been created to assist the women that own and operate those businesses. Landing on Their Feet, has been selected to serve on the Advisory Board for Enterprising Women Magazine, a national publication committed to promoting a new generation of women business leaders. In this position, Cantando will offer guidance and valuable input on the editorial focus of this publication, while assuring that the magazine meets the needs of its readers. The Board includes executives from prominent companies such as IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , American Airlines American Airlines Major U.S. airline. American was created through a merger of several smaller U.S. airlines and incorporated in 1934. It continued to buy the routes of other airlines, becoming an international carrier in the 1970s; its routes include South America, the , Bank of America
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC TYO: 8648 ) is the largest commercial bank in the United States in terms of deposits, and the largest company of its kind in the world. , and Walt Disney World Noun 1. Walt Disney World - a large amusement park established in 1971 to the southwest of Orlando Orlando - a city in central Florida; site of Walt Disney World . "I am honored to serve on such a distinguished Board," said Cantando. "Because 48% of all privately held firms in the United States are owned by women, this is the fastest growing segment of our economy. It is so important to enable our next generation of business leaders and I am honored to be a part of this esteemed group of successful women." Enterprising Women Magazine is a national publication whose mission is to chronicle the growing political, economic and social influence and power of women entrepreneurs. One of the magazine's most important missions is identifying and promoting a new generation of business leaders and providing role models for tomorrow's leaders. Cantando, an expert on the growth of women-owned businesses, is a member of the National Speakers' Association. She is a facilitator for the Women Presidents' Organization, is a member of the National Association of Women Business Owners The National Association of Women's Business Owners (NAWBO) is an organization in the United States founded in 1975 that has the purpose of networking the approximately 10. , and is certified by the Women's Business Enterprise National Council. Above all else, Cantando serves as an advisor and cheerleader to women business owners everywhere. For more information, call 919-841-0401 or visit the website at www.WomanBusinessOwner.com. |
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