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Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 8, 2010 |
Contact: Jane Pak
(213) 622-3200 office |
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN BUSINESS OWNERS-LOS ANGELES (NAWBO-LA) LAUNCHES FIRST EVER COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY ON SMALL, MINORITY AND WOMEN’S BUSINESS OF LOS ANGELES
Leading Women’s Business Organization Launches First Comprehensive Survey on LA Based Women Owned Businesses
(LOS ANGELES) April 8, 2010 – The Los Angeles Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO-LA) proudly announces the launching of the first comprehensive survey focusing on small, minority and women owned businesses of Greater Los Angeles. KH Consulting Group (KH) is conducting the survey on NAWBO-LA’s behalf. To ensure widespread input, NAWBO-LA has garnered the support and collaboration of the City of Los Angeles, County of Los Angeles, Small Business Development Centers (SBDC), and Counselors to America’s Small Business (SCORE) to assist with the dissemination of the survey throughout the region. The survey seeks to better understand the challenges facing the local business community in today’s economy, resources needed to succeed, and to determine whether there are any differences, based on size and status of business as women and minority owned.
“The Los Angeles region is home to the largest contingency of small, minority and women-owned businesses. With the state of the economy, the un- and under-employment rate in the area, and so many restrictions on access to capital, the needs of business owners have changed in dramatic ways. Our organization creates programming and services designed to support and strengthen the capacity of our members. The survey results will help shape the development of programming and services that will deliver the greatest benefit at a time when they are most needed,” said NAWBO-LA CEO, Jane Pak.
“The survey results will also be an important tool for NAWBO-LA to effectively advocate on behalf our community in the months and years ahead,” added NAWBO-LA President, Daphne Anneet. She also expressed her thanks to the KH Consulting Group team for conducting the survey.
To gain access to and participate in this survey, please follow this link: 2010 NAWBO-LA Business Survey.
If you wish to have your organization participate in the survey efforts and findings, please contact Jane Pak at jane@nawbola.org.
About NAWBO-LA
NAWBO-LA is one of the organization's leading and innovative chapters since its beginnings in 1979. NAWBO-LA represents the interests of an estimated 508,000-plus privately held, 50% or more women-owned firms in the greater Los Angeles region, employing over 692,000 people and generating nearly $125 billion in sales.
Founded in 1979, NAWBO-LA is one of the largest and fastest-growing chapters of the National Association of Women Business Owners, an organization that strives to empower and enable women entrepreneurs into economic, political and social spheres of leadership.
Founded in 2000, the NAWBO-LA Foundation is a 501(c)3 tax exempt charitable organization dedicated to promoting the entrepreneurship of women worldwide.
Together, NAWBO-LA and the Foundation work closely to ensure that women business owners are recognized as a public policy voice to be reckoned with, a formidable economic force, and effective agents for change in the dynamic business environment that is Southern California.
For more information about NAWBO-LA or the NAWBO-LA Foundation, please visit www.nawbola.org or call (213) 622-3200.
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