Eight WPO Members Named Top 100 Women-Owned Businesses In The Bay Area

December 03, 2006 (PRLEAP.COM) Business News
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Eight WPO Members Named Top 100 Women-Owned Businesses
In The Bay Area
Members Make Annual List By San Francisco Business Times

NEW YORK – The San Francisco Business Times has recognized eight Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO) members on its list of Top 100 Women-Owned Businesses in the Bay Area. The publication compiles the list annually based on company revenues, annual rate growth and size of staff. The WPO is a nonprofit membership organization for a diverse group of women presidents who have guided their businesses to at least $2 million in gross annual sales (or $1 million for a service-based business).

The WPO members on the list are as follows:

· Linda Carlton, president of FinanceStaff, Inc.
· Sandra James, president of Private Eyes.
· Carol Kotewicz-Dencker, president of Renoir Staffing.
· Paula Le Duc, president of Paula Le Duc Fine Catering.
· Barbara Llewellyn, president of Barbara Llewellyn Catering & Event Planning.
· Ceil McCloy, president of Integrated Science Solutions, Inc.
· Beverly Prior, president of Beverly Prior Architects.
· Cindy Wilson, president of Wilson West.

“We are honored that the WPO is represented by eight of its members on this list of accomplished women business leaders in the Bay Area,” said Marsha Firestone, Ph.D., president and founder of the WPO. “It highlights the continuing significant presence of our members among leading women entrepreneurs in their communities.”

About Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO):
The Women President’s Organization (WPO) connects top women entrepreneurs at the million and multi-million dollar level ($2 million in gross annual sales or $1 million for service-based business) – locally and internationally – with greater personal and professional success. In monthly meetings across the US and Canada, chapters composed of 20 accomplished women presidents – from diverse industries and backgrounds – invest time and energy in themselves and their businesses to drive their corporations to the next level. For more information, call 212-688-4114 or visit http://www.womenpresidentsorg.com.

Patty Briguglio
MMI Associates, Inc.
919-233-6600
patty@mmimarketing.com

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