Robin Whitsell, Founder and President of Whitsell Innovations (WI), Inc., is attending the 2016 WBENC National Conference & Business Fair June 21 – 23, 2016, in Orlando, Florida. WBENC National Conference & Business Fair is the largest conference for women business owners in the US, with representatives from the Fortune 500, the US Government, and partner organizations whose missions align with WBENC’s vision of expanding women’s business opportunities in the marketplace.
As part of the WBENC meeting, there is a Student Entrepreneur Program and Ms. Whitsell has been identified to mentor one of the participating students. Mentorship provides a student and potential entrepreneur with coaching from an experienced entrepreneur, including supporting the student’s participation in a live pitch competition.
[quotes class=”quoteleft”]“I’m very excited about attending the WBENC meeting and assisting my mentee,” says WI founder, Robin Whitsell. “The mission of WBENC is to nurture and grow women-owned businesses. I am pleased that they have introduced a program to both grow existing companies, like WI, and allow us to help the next generation of woman entrepreneurs.”[/quotes]
The Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) is the largest third-party certifier of businesses owned, controlled, and operated by women in the United States. WBENC, a national 501(c)(3) non-profit, partners with 14 Regional Partner Organizations to provide its world class standard of certification to women-owned businesses throughout the country. WBENC is also the nation’s leading advocate of women-owned businesses as suppliers to America’s corporations.
For more information, please visit: www.wbenc.org.
