Women's Business Enterprise National Council.More than 1,000 chief executives at major companies will soon be receiving surveys asking for detailed information about their procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. policies from the Women's Business Enterprise National Council, or WBENC WBENC Women's Business Enterprise National Council . The survey is part of the Washington, D.C.-based group's search for the best corporations for women-owned firms to do business with. "The search offers a gauge by which corporate America can track its progress in providing equal procurement opportunities for women's business enterprises," said Susan Phillips Susan Phillips (born June 18, 1949) is a small businessperson and a Republican member of the Missouri House of Representatives. She resides in Kansas City, Missouri, with her husband, Keith Phillips. They have two children, Hannah, and Asher. Ban, president of WBENC, the nation's leading third-party certifier cer·ti·fy v. cer·ti·fied, cer·ti·fy·ing, cer·ti·fies v.tr. 1. a. To confirm formally as true, accurate, or genuine. b. of businesses owned and operated by women. Women-owned firms receive less than 3 percent of the business contracts generated by American corporations, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Center for Advanced Purchasing Studies. The results of the WBENC survey and a list of top corporations for women-owned businesses are scheduled for release in October. Jane Applegate is the author of "201 Great Ideas for Your Small Business," and is founder of ApplegateWay.com, a multimedia Web site for busy entrepreneurs. |
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