ATHENA AWARDS

MEMBER PHOTOS - AUGUST MEETING

CPW Member, Gail Holton of Desert Sky Software Inc.  featured on cover of Arizona Woman Magazine, August Publication Partner.

2008 YWCA Tribute to Women

The YWCA invites you to nominate a woman to receive one of the prestigious awards that will be presented at the next YWCA Tribute to Women Luncheon, scheduled for Thursday, February 21, 2008. The nomination instructions and application are attached. Please let me know if you have any questions regarding the application process.

Nominations are due no later than Friday, September 14, 2007 at 5 p.m.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2007- FEBRUARY 24, 2008

Opening Reception
Friday, September 28, 6:30 - 9pm

6:35 Introduction, Whiteman Hall,
Dennita Sewell, Curator of Fashion Design
special guests Martha Cooper and Cey Adams
7:00 - 9:00 Reception and exhibition preview
Hors d’ oeuvres & No-Host Bar
Special performances by Furious Styles Crew
Kindly RSVP by September 26
602-307-2011 or aci-rsvp@cox.net

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Did you know women-owned firms employ nearly 13 million people and generate $1.9 trillion in sales?

That's one of the current findings from the Center for Women's Business Research in Washington. The group also reports:

• Between 1997 and 2006, majority women-owned firms (51 percent or more) grew at twice the rate of all firms. 42 percent versus 24 percent.

• Eighty-three percent of women business owners are personally involved in selecting and purchasing technology for their businesses.

• Women owners of firms with revenues of $1 million or higher embrace financial measurements as management tools and produce more financial reports than smaller firms.

• There are 2.4 million firms owned 50 percent or more by women of color in the U.S., employing 1.6 million people and generating nearly $230 billion in sales.

• Sixty-seven percent of women business owners choose financial products and services based on their relationship and experience with a lender.

Those and other facts are included in the center's latest fact cards, being distributed with the help of sponsor MassMutual Financial Group.

"The fact card speaks to the increasingly important and influential roles that women play as business owners, employers, and consumers," said Susan W. Sweetser, vice president, focus narkets, for MassMutual.

Cost for the cards is $70 per packet of 100. Discounts are available for the center's corporate partners, supporters, and members of women business owner associations. For more: email info@womensbusinessresearch.org or call Christopher Clark at 202-638-3060, extension 718.

Nicola Kraus and Emma McLaughlin, authors of the bestselling The Nanny Diaries, will appear Sept. 25 at the Hilton Scottsdale Resort, 6333 N. Scottsdale Road, as part of the “Conversations With...” series. VIP reception begins at 6 p.m., followed by the event, Q&A and book signing at 7 p.m. Host: Cory McCloskey, FOX 10 Arizona Morning and host of My Dating Place. Tickets: $65, plus tax for VIP reception, cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and meet the authors; $40, plus tax for the presentation.

Reservations: www.blacktie-arizona.com/rsvp

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THAI CULTURAL DAYS 2007

a festival of Thailand

Chantri Sukpon Beck, Festival Chair

Sat/Sun, October 20 _ 22 2007, 10am-4pm
Heritage & Science Park, 7 St and Monroe, Phoenix-downtown

• Experience the Arts, Cuisine and Culture of Thailand

• Unique products of the King of Thailand and Villages

• Entertainment: Thai Fashions, Thai Traditional Dance and Thai Music

• Shopping: Thai Arts and Crafts and Thai Food

Free Admission. For more information,

call 602-614-2622 or visit http://www.thaiamericanfriendships.org