Taneshia Nash Laird Named Regional Director for U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce | New Jersey in the Trenton-Ewing MSA
11/13/2014
New leader vows to help women's chamber advance women's economic priorities.
The U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce (http://www.uswcc.org) announces the selection of Taneshia Nash Laird to advance women’s economic priorities as Regional Director for the USWCC in the Trenton-Ewing Metropolitan Statistical Area (Mercer County) region of New...
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2014 National Trademark Expo
9/5/2014
Please see notice from US Patent & Trademark Office -
I am writing to let you know about the
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NWLC Reports on Women in Construction - Leaves Out Women Business Owners
6/14/2014
On June 11, 2014, the National Women’s Law Center released a new report: Women in Construction: Still Breaking Ground. While there are some interesting statistics highlig...
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FL - Funds Available to Companies for World Class Training
6/4/2014
As the new Florida budget year begins, Florida MEP announces that our local non-profit still has funds available to manufacturers from the current budget, which companies can utilize for services such as a Lean Diagnostic Assessment, ISO Gap Analysis, Lean Workshop, Value Stream Mapping or Kaizen Event. There is no c...
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Online Veterans Employment Center Launched
4/23/2014
There is a new online resource, called the Veterans Employment Center, which is the first interagency tool to bring a wealth of public and private job opportunities, a resume-builder, military skills translator and detailed career and training resources together in one place. In connection with the First Lady and Dr. Biden’s Joining Forces initiative, the Department of Veterans Affa...
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Equal Pay for Working Women Would Boost the Economy
1/29/2014
Washington, DC- On the fifth anniversary of the signing of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act-a bill that reinstated women's ability to contest unlawful pay discrimination and was the first bill signed into law by President Obama-
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Women's Bureau Releases Women of Color Fact Sheet
12/2/2013
The U.S. Department of Labor - Women’s Bureau is committed to reducing barriers that inhibit or prevent women from getting and keeping better jobs, and we recognize that some women may face more barriers than others.
To raise awareness about the uphill battle that many women of color face when trying to support themselves and their families, we recently published
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Submit a Letter to Congress
11/25/2013
Last week I sent letters to my House Representative and Virginia Sentators asking for their help with strengthening the Woman Owned Small Business Program.
In the letters, I asked for support of HR 2452, the Women's Procurement Program Improvement Act and a similar bill introduced and sponsored in the Senate.
The letters went to Frank Wolf, Mark War...
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Membership has it's benefits
11/21/2013
To borrow from of well know ad phrase....Membership does have it's benefits. Just a portion of those benefits were realized when I attended my first USWCC WOSB National Council Conference. Not only did I meet some wonderful women business owners but I also got to meet in person on of my Texas congressmen, Kenny Marchant. I also got the opportunity to get a picture with him as well.
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