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June 3, 2012
Women’s Venture Fund Honors Women Business Leaders at the 2012 Highest Leaf Awards
NEW YORK, NY, June 3, 2012 — You are invited to the Highest Leaf Awards breakfast sponsored by the Women’s Venture Fund. Each year the WVF honors a select group of women for their successful business careers and commitment to mentoring other women in business. The 2012 honorees are:
- Allison Arden, Vice President and Publisher, Advertising Age
- Kathryn Juric, Vice President of SAT, College Board
- Suzanne Petren-Moritz, Vice President and Managing Director, Lexis Practice Advisor, LexisNexis
- Brenda Raphael, Women’s Health Plus Cluster Lead, Pfizer
- Maureen Regan, Managing Partner, McCann Regan Campbell Ward
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April 13, 2012
The Women in the World Foundation Names Maria Otero as their Woman of the Week
New York, NY, April 13, 2012 – Maria Otero, President of the Women’s Venture Fund, was just named Woman of the Week by the Women in the World Foundation for her untiring and highly successful efforts in helping women in New York and New Jersey launch and grow their small businesses.
Interviewed by Anna Louie Sussman, a writer for the Foundation, Ms. Otero spoke about women entrepreneurship, common mistakes made by women business owners and how the government can better support them. “It’s very important that women get comfortable with their financial data and see what it’s telling them about the state of their business. Though women are not motivated as much as men to focus on the bottom line, sound business decisions can’t be made without a strong understanding of their financial information. This discomfort with the numbers limits the growth of their companies.” [Read full release]
March 30, 2012
The Women’s Venture Fund Helps Women Entrepreneurs Thrive
New York, NY, March 30, 2012 — At today’s joint hearing of the NYC Council Committee on Small Business Issues and the Committee on Women’s Issues held at City Hall, 250 Broadway and co-chaired by Diana Reyna and Julissa Ferreras, members discussed the special issues that women face as entrepreneurs trying to survive in their local communities. By invitation, Maria Otero, President and Founder of the Women’s Venture Fund, testified on the current state of women entrepreneurship in the region and the role her organization plays in helping women successfully establish scalable businesses. [Read full release]
VIDEO INTERVIEWS
Click here for an interview with Women's Venture Fund Founder and President, Maria Otero at womenforhire.tv. |
