Count Me In & Capital One Host National Conference to Help Women Veteran Bus. Owners Create New Jobs & Contribute to Economic...
November 08 2013 - 1:38PM
Business Wire
WVEC Conference Expands to Bring Women Small
Business Owners throughout the U.S. Together to Fuel Business
Growth and Improve Local Economies
The Small Business Administration this week launched Veterans
Small Business Week, a seven-day series of events designed to
engage former members of the military and ensure they have the
tools they need to start or grow a business. Keeping that spirit
alive throughout the month as the nation prepares to honor and show
its appreciation for veterans, members of the armed forces,
and military families on Veterans Day, Capital One
Financial Corporation and Count Me In for Women’s Economic
Independence, announced that they will bring together women
business owners and business growth experts from across the country
to participate in the second Women Veterans Entrepreneur Corps
(WVEC) Conference, November 18-19, 2013, at the Capital One
Conference Center in Plano, Texas.
WVEC, the result of an ongoing partnership between Capital One
and Count Me In, is designed to help teach and inspire women
veteran entrepreneurs to fuel the growth of their small businesses
and create new jobs for veterans and civilians across the country.
The conference is part of Capital One’s $800,000 commitment to
support WVEC, a training and mentorship program designed to help
established women small business owners who are veterans,
spouses/domestic partners of veterans, or daughters of veterans
conquer daily business challenges and plan ahead for future growth
and success.
“Capital One is excited to partner with Count Me In to host the
second WVEC Conference,” said Sanjiv Yajnik, President of Financial
Services, Capital One. “The breadth of information presented at
this event can empower women business owners and entrepreneurs to
take their businesses and ideas to the next level. At Capital One,
we understand the value small businesses bring to local economies
and through our partnership with Count Me In, we are combining our
expertise in small business development with our commitment to help
entrepreneurial women veterans grow their businesses –– a step that
not only benefits them personally but also supports local economies
and job growth.”
The conference provides an opportunity for the participants to
meet and network with other women entrepreneurs and will feature a
business pitch competition that will allow women business owners a
chance to give a two-minute business pitch and receive real-time,
expert feedback to help them hone their concepts. The winners of
the competition will have an opportunity to join Count Me In’s
celebrated Business Accelerator Program, a nine-month intensive
business education program designed to help women grow their
businesses significantly within 18 to 36 months. In addition,
attendees will participate in a variety of panels and workshops,
some of which will be led by established women veteran small
business owners. Capital One professionals will also offer coaching
and mentoring during the event.
At the WVEC Conference and Competition, participating women
will:
- Learn growth strategies from nationally
renowned small business experts.
- Meet women who have built their ideas
into million-dollar successes through Count Me In programs, and who
will offer advice and insights on how to think like a CEO, position
a business for success, improve work-life balance, and more.
- Pitch their businesses for a chance to
join Count Me In’s celebrated Business Accelerator Program.
- Connect with motivated women veteran
entrepreneurs from across the country in a variety of business
sectors – new clients, vendors and peers.
“The enthusiasm and determination that women small business
owners, especially those who are veterans, bring to their business
ventures is unparalleled,” said Nell Merlino, Founder and
President, Count Me In. “Through the WVEC program, Capital One and
Count Me In are providing a strong community of support, as well as
essential tools and resources needed to help these women grow their
small businesses quickly and sustainably, allowing them to
significantly contribute to the growth of local economies and
create new jobs.”
The WVEC Conference and Competition will feature an exciting
roster of informative and inspiring speakers and small business
growth experts from the military and civilian business world,
including:
- Chris Cunneen, CEO, Hire
Image
- Cynthia Rubio, CEO,
Radiant RFID
- Sanjiv Yajnik, President of
Financial Services, Capital One
- Leanne King, President,
SeeKing HR
- Dawn Stokes, Chief
Accelerator, Total Driving Experience
- Dr. Garnett Newcombe,
CEO, Human Potential Consultants
- Maj. Gen. Mary
Saunders (Ret.) Executive Director, Leadership Institute,
Texas Women’s University
- Master Sgt. Gina Williams
(Ret.), Co-owner, Dandy Candy
- Col. Kim Olsen (Ret.) CEO,
Grace After Fire
- Marian Lopez, Owner, Mama
Cheesecake
- Charmane Sellers, CEO,
Aleon Properties
- Nicole Baldwin, CEO,
BAIO Skincare
- Robin Bond, CEO, Robin Bond
Interiors
The WVEC program builds on Capital One’s three-year, $4.5
million commitment to support the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Hiring
Our Heroes initiative, a program that provides job fairs and
workforce training initiatives across the United States for
veterans and military spouses. In March 2012, Capital One, the U.S.
Chamber and National Chamber Foundation announced “Hiring 500,000
Heroes,” a national campaign to engage the business community in
committing to hire 500,000 veterans and military spouses by the end
of 2014.
Capital One’s partnership with Count Me In is aligned with its
commitment to helping aspiring entrepreneurs and small businesses
of every size grow and thrive – whether it’s directly through their
products and services, or through innovative partnerships and
programs like WVEC that provide tailored business training,
mentoring, and other professional support and resources.
About Count Me In for Women’s Economic Independence
Count Me In is the leading not-for-profit provider of business
education and resources for women interested in growing their
micro-businesses into million-dollar enterprises. Founded in 1999,
the organization inspires and instructs thousands of women business
owners online, at live events, and through peers, coaches and
experts to significantly increase revenues and create new jobs. CMI
has developed a reputation nationally and internationally for
accelerating business growth and positioning women in the forefront
of global economic recovery. For more information on Count Me In
programs and resources visit www.countmein.org.
About Capital One
Capital One Financial Corporation, headquartered in McLean,
Virginia, is a Fortune 500 company with more than 900 branch
locations primarily in New York, New
Jersey, Texas, Louisiana, Maryland, Virginia, and
the District of Columbia. Its subsidiaries, which include
Capital One, N.A., and Capital One Bank (USA), N. A., offer a broad
spectrum of financial products and services to consumers, small
businesses and commercial clients. Capital One applies the same
principles of innovation, collaboration and empowerment in our
commitment to our communities across the country that we do in our
business. Capital One recognizes that helping to build strong and
healthy communities – good places to work, good places to do
business and good places to raise families – benefits us all and
Capital One is proud to support this and other community
initiatives.
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Capital One Financial CorporationShelley Solheim,
917-589-6203shelley.solheim@capitalone.comorCount Me In for Women’s
Economic IndependenceJodi Brockington, 212-245-1245
x201jbrockington@countmein.org
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