Women President’s Educational Organization Honors Outstanding Corporations

The Women Presidents’ Educational Organization (WPEO) is a regional affiliate of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), the nation’s premier third party certification organization for women owned businesses. The mission of the WPEO is to create increased access to business opportunities for WBEs. Our programs develop skills and knowledge for WBEs, advocate in the public and private sectors, foster relationships between WBEs, corporations and the government, and provide certification services.

WPEO provides full service third party certification to women entrepreneurs in the New York, Northern New Jersey (including Princeton and points North), Southern Connecticut and the Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia areas. WPEO is incorporated in the state of New York and is recognized as a 501(c)(3) organization. For more information see the website at www.wpeo.us or call (212) 688-4114.

Criteria for the winners of the Outstanding Corporation and WBE awards include efforts in support of women business owners and the women’s business community, creative problem solving and/or innovation, Done Deal™ participation, and overall commitment to the mission of the WPEO; “opening doors for women business owners.” The Advocate is selected by WBEs based on the following criteria: involvement with WPEO, significant contributions to WPEO, contributions to women owned businesses. The Presidents’ Award winners have gone above and beyond in their service to the WPEO, and are selected by the President and Founder, Marsha Firestone, Ph.D.

The WPO is headquartered in New York City and currently boasts over 82 active chapters and over 1500 members across the US and in Canada. There are two primary membership options: Chapter and Member-At-Large. Each chapter meets monthly, consists of 10-20 women presidents/CEOs/Managing Directors/etc, and is moderated by a professionally-trained facilitator. Chapters are not permitted to have more than one business in the same industry represented. At-Large Membership is created for women whose schedules make it impossible for them to commit to monthly meetings, or for areas in which the WPO does not yet have a chapter.

Recent Statistics:
Our members have an average of
- $13 million in annual revenues
- 97 employees
- 20 years in business
In total, the current aggregate represents:
- $14.5 billion in annual revenues
- 106,000 employees
- 22,000 years in business

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