Local Business Owners To Speak At April 29th NAWBO Luncheon
Carol ter Wee, President of the Greater Raleigh Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), announced that Lana Calloway, President of Exhibit Resources, Mary Greune, President of Temporary Living Company, Erika Mangrum, President of Iatria Day Spas, and Judy Smith, President of Smith Seal NC, will be featured panelists at the April luncheon scheduled from 11:30 a. m. to 1:30 p. m. on Wednesday, April 29th at the Capital City Club in Raleigh.
(PRWEB) April 22, 2004
Raleigh, NC –Local Business Owners To Speak At April 29th NAWBO Luncheon. Successful Women Business Owners To Provide Advice To Triangle Women. Carol ter Wee, President of the Greater Raleigh Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), announced that Lana Calloway, President of Exhibit Resources, Mary Greune, President of Temporary Living Company, Erika Mangrum, President of Iatria Day Spas, and Judy Smith, President of Smith Seal NC, will be featured panelists at the April luncheon scheduled from 11:30 a. m. to 1:30 p. m. on Wednesday, April 29th at the Capital City Club in Raleigh. Tickets for the luncheon are $25 for NAWBO members, $35 for guests. Mary Cantando, President of Cantando & Associates, will moderate the panel.
Cantando & Associates is a Raleigh-based national firm that exclusively supports the growth of women-owned businesses. The company assists its clients to obtain corporate certification, develop new sales channels, and acquire breakthrough clients. Cantando & Associates is one of the few firms in the nation dedicated to educating and assisting women with revenues in excess of $5 million to understand, navigate, and capitalize on national diversity certification. The firm is committed to helping women succeed through leadership and proactive efforts to change the power equation for woman-owned businesses. The organization is adept at developing strategic alliances and generating contracts with Fortune companies for its clients.
Calloway, a Raleigh resident and a native North Carolinian, is President of Exhibit Resources, a full service exhibit house that designs, builds and installs portable, modular, and custom tradeshow exhibits, including small tabletop projects, large custom displays, and office interiors. Founded in 1991, the firm also warehouses and refurbishes trade show exhibits, as well as providing graphic and creative services, corporate program administration, and logistics coordination.
Mary Greune is the President of Temporary Living Company that provides fully furnished accommodations to individuals and corporations. They offer flexible lease terms on single-family homes, town homes, and apartments of all sizes, with the majority of their operations in North Carolina, although the firm makes arrangements for accommodations in most cities throughout the United States. The company is currently ranked as one of the top 25 (#6) Extended Stay firms in the Triangle by The Business Journal. For more information please call (919) 848-6213 or on the Internet at www. temporarylivingcompany. com.
Erika Mangrum is the President of Iatria Day Spas and Health Center, which specializes in such services as massage, facials, manicures, pedicures, body treatments, waxing, tinting, laser hair removal, chiropractic (Angela Baylis, DC and Jason Davidson DC), facial plastic surgery, (Dr. Adam Stein) Intense Pulse Light Skin Rejuvenation, and spa day packages. The company, which is in the process of developing a franchise model to become the first medically oriented day spa on the East Coast to franchise, has two locations in North Raleigh on Creedmoor Rd. and at Wakefield Crossings. For more information call (919) 870-1975 or on the Internet at www. iatria. com.
Judy Smith is the President of Smith Seal of NC, a master-stocking distributor for Parker Seals, Mikron Products, J. M. Clipper oil seals and packings, and other world-class manufacturers. Established in 1976 the firm offers electronic data interchange, custom bar coding, identification dotting or striping, custom packaging, product design and more.
NAWBO is an association of woman business owners dedicated to assisting women achieve success by uniting in common goals, promoting leadership, developing entrepreneurial skills and business acumen, and advocating and influencing public policy affecting women in business. For more information call (919)-406-5911 or click on www. nawbo-raleigh. org.
Contact: Patty Briguglio
MMI Associates, Inc.
122 Ravenna Way, Suite 100
Cary, NC 27513
(919) 461-3831 • (919) 462-8289 (fax)
Patty@mmimarketing. com
