At a time when women still make only 76 cents on the dollar compared to what men earn, The Greater Philadelphia Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners(NAWBO) and its charitable arm, NAWBO Philadelphia Center for Advancing Entrepreneurs (PCAE)  honored 12 graduates of programs designed to help women entrepreneurs grow their businesses and profitability.

The graduates are participants in the ATHENAPowerLink^® NAWBO^®Delaware Valley Program and The NAWBO Philadelphia Semi-Circle. The ATHENAPowerLink program offers women-owned businesses advice and support from a panel of skilled volunteer advisors, and teaches them how to develop networks, access capital and implement best practices.  The Semi-Circle, designed to help women entrepreneurs overcome growth challenges, includes a year-long mastermind and other resources.  Participants are individually matched with experienced mentors who counsel them on business growth strategies.

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The women business owners who were honored at the event include:

The NAWBO Philadelphia Semi-Circle

• Abbe Kligerman, Get Me A Health Plan
• Lynette Phillips, SEK Enterprises
• Erin Owen, EEO Balance Corp.
• Rishona Myers, Olive Lucy
• Erin Lievens, Headroom
• Ilyse Shapiro, Avalon Association Management
• Tonya Ladipo, The Ladipo Group
• Deborah Davis Huberfeld, HG Services
• Ann Marie Casey, AMC Photo Studios.com
• Rhonda Serkes, Serkes Marketing

WBO Delaware Valley Program

• Adina Silberstein, Queenie’s Pets
• Wendy Sachs, The Philadelphia Nanny Network

“At NAWBO, our mission is to provide women entrepreneurs with greater access to the tools they need to grow their businesses,” said Christina M. Reger, Esq., Vice President of NAWBO Philadelphia and creator and Director of the Semi-Circle Program. “These programs are among the many ways NAWBO is empowering local women entrepreneurs and showcasing the expertise and experiences that our members bring to the table.”

“ATHENAPowerLink is an amazing program,” added Maria Baseggio, Chair of the ATHENAPowerLink Governing Body.  “By working with their advisory panels throughout the year, the women entrepreneurs who complete our program achieve great results and often reach a sustainable growth trajectory of approximately 20% per year.”

The registration fee for the event is $40.00. For more information, visit https://www.nawbophiladelphia.org/content/celebration-women-entrepreneursor call 215-628-3875.

About NAWBO

Founded in 1975, the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) propels women entrepreneurs into economic, social and political spheres of power worldwide by: strengthening the wealth-creating capacity of our members and promoting economic development within the entrepreneurial community; creating innovative and effective change in the business culture; building strategic alliances, coalitions and affiliations; and transforming public policy and influencing opinion makers. Learn more at nawbo.org. 

About PCAE

The NAWBO Philadelphia Center for Advancing Entrepreneurs (PCAE) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational foundation. It provides emerging and established entrepreneurs with opportunities to develop and grow their businesses through its ATHENAPowerLink® NAWBO Delaware Valley program and Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) Philadelphia. The Center was founded in 2009 by the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO). For more information, visit www.philadelphiaentrepreneurs.org.

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