Montreal, Canada, November 17, 2005 --(
PR.com)-- The Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO) will hold a Montréal chapter kickoff reception on Monday, Nov. 21 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on the 3rd floor of the 5 Place Ville-Marie. WPO is a membership organization whose members are a diverse group of entrepreneurial women presidents who have guided their businesses to generate at least $2 million in gross annual sales or $1 million for a service-based business. All interested women presidents who qualify are invited to attend the reception.
The facilitator for the kickoff reception is Susan Boland, President of Bolex Consulting, a venture capital firm. Local WPO chapters, coordinated by a professional facilitator, meet once a month, before or after work hours, at convenient locations usually hosted by a local corporation, such as Business Development Bank of Canada in Montréal. For more information, contact Boland at 514-938-9527 or sboland@videotron.ca.
“I am excited to see WPO expand to Montréal, a growing area ripe with opportunity for women business owners,” said Marsha Firestone, Ph.D., president and founder of the WPO. “Chapter meetings offer a wonderful forum in which to meet and interact with other women business owners, and to discuss important business issues with women business owners who have similar experiences.”
About Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO):
The Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO) is a membership organization whose members are a diverse group of entrepreneurial women presidents who have guided their businesses to generate at least $2 million in gross annual sales or $1 million for a service-based business. Each WPO chapter of this nonprofit organization serves as a peer advisory group and empowers members to achieve increased business and financial success, as well as individual growth. Local chapters are coordinated by a professional facilitator who organizes meetings of the peer advisory group to focus on important business issues and cutting-edge business trends. The Women Presidents’ Organization is unique in that it connects top women entrepreneurs locally –and internationally – with greater personal and professional success. WPO member businesses have an average of $12 million in annual revenues, 113 employees and 18 years in business. For more information, call 212-688-4114 or visit the website at http://www.womenpresidentsorg.com.
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