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2004 Entrepreneurial Program Corporate Sponsors
We thank our wonderful, supportive corporate sponsors for the 2004 Entrepreneurial Program:
is a woman-owned business-to-business publishing and information services company specifically geared to those businesses that manufacture, distribute, and sell spirits, wines, beer and zero-proof beverages such as waters and mixers. These services include: the retail and bar/restaurant trade-oriented magazine titles of Cheers, Stateways and Beverage Dynamics; the Cheers Beverage Conference where the leaders of the on-premise industry discuss up-to-the minute industry topics; the Adams Reference Handbooks, the leading resource for beverage market trends; and the TRAC Market Intelligence suite of products which bring snapshots of a company's retail merchandising performance to their desktop.
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Design that delivers your message (www.ameliabellows.com). For more than two decades, Amelia Bellows has created design solutions for businesses and publications to communicate their messages successfully and distinctively across all media. Major corporations and international non-profits as well as smaller companies and organizations have benefited from Amelia's straight-forward approach to communications design. To see samples of design solutions for print, Web and multimedia please visit www.ameliabellows.com.
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develops scalable security software applications for Global 2000 companies and organizations in the healthcare, financial services, government, education, technology, manufacturing, retail, ASP, and MSP sectors. Sleuth9, the Company's patent-pending security system, is a fully automated and integrated attack mitigation and intrusion prevention solution that operates outside the network infrastructure, providing organizations with network uptime deep into the nines. Sleuth9 is built on the DeepNines Technology Platform, which serves as the single, centralized network security and traffic management system for an entire organization.
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has been a longtime supporter of the GMS's Entrepreneurial Education program and many of the mentors that work with the class are FWE members. FWE's Early $tart Program extends our efforts in offering financial literacy training to teen girls throughout our six regions. FWE's Springboard Venture Capital Forums are actually quite similar to the GMS Entrepreneurial Night, as they feature women entrepreneurs presenting their businesseses to an audience of investors. We applaud the GMS for their efforts in building the pipeline of future Springboard presenters and successful women entrepreneurs.
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focuses her substantial energies and over 15 years of experience on creating bottom line business results through leading-edge business leadership and project management excellence. Business leaders need not choose between enabling a high quality of life for their people and a highly profitable business. Wiefling Consulting enables the swift adoption of effective leadership and program management strategies that are proven to increase productivity, deliver as much as 30% greater profitability, increase customer delight, and dramatically improve the quality of life for both the business leaders and their people. Conceive it. Believe it. Achieve it!
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is a woman's consulting and education company dedicated to inspiring and training women and girls to be economically powerful in their lives. "Putting the power to prosper in your hands," Life Moxie programs and services educate, empower and impassion women to take on their lives by taking on their economic power. Life Moxie provides consulting, workshops, workgroups and events for women to walk down the economic power path together. In addition, Life Moxie is committed to educating and inspiring girls and young women through customized entrepreneurial education programs. We also offer programs to corporations to support women at all levels to shatter the glass ceiling. Life Moxie's next event is the much-ballyhooed Women's Economic Power Day on March 20, 2004.
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is the worldwide leader in software, services and Internet technologies for personal and business computing. The company offers a wide range of products and services designed to empower people through great software-any time, any place and on any device. Building on the popularity of the Windows operating system and the Office productivity suite, Microsoft is now focused on developing technology for the next-generation Internet. The company's .NET platform will enable businesses to collaborate to offer an unprecedented range of integrated and customized solutions-solutions that enable their customers to act on information wherever and whenever they need it.
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is a full-service intellectual property law firm located in Palo Alto, California. The attorneys within our firm offer expertise in both legal and technology disciplines. North Weber & Baugh offers a wide-range of intellectual property services including patent, trademark, copyright, licensing, and litigation matters. Our attorneys have experience in drafting and prosecuting patent applications in a number of industries such as electrical, semiconductor, telecommunications and networking, computer, software, medical, and mechanical industries. Our attorneys also have experience in patent portfolio analysis and valuation, non-infringement and invalidity opinions, patent licensing, patent counseling and patent litigation. 2479 E. Bayshore Rd., Suite 707, Palo Alto, CA 94303, (650) 856-7539.
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R&J Steel Rule Die
operating since 1977, is a vendor in the printing trade industry. Their services include packaging design, steel rule die construction, cutting and finishing of point of purchase displays, presentation folders, brochures, CD holders and software packaging. 1020 Terminal Way, San Carlos, CA 94070, (650) 591-7775, email: rjsteelruledie@earthlink.net.
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Whether you are starting a marketing function from scratch, looking for project support or expertise, or want to re-vamp an established team or process - Reyes Marketing can help. RM is expertise on-call. With more than 15 years of experience, we know marketing inside and out. From start-ups to established corporate organizations, we've been there: We've built the strategies, done the work, and wrestled the politics (frequently all at once). RM offers a flexible menu of services that can be bundled or delivered individually depending on your needs. From building a core marketing strategy, to assisting with vendor selection, to executing a campaign or project, RM works as a natural extension of your team. Reyes Marketing helps organizations act on what they know to make sure marketing is always driving sales. Founder Lita Reyes is an accomplished marketing and sales professional with over 10 years of marketing experience in corporate, start-up and agency environments, and as an independent resource. Call: 561 702 6369 or email lita@reyesmarketing.com
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provides secure, managed 802.11 (Wi-Fi) solutions for the hot spot provider market. Unlike expensive, proprietary offerings, Sputnik offers a lower-cost, more flexible solution that leverages off-the-shelf 802.11 (Wi-Fi) devices (e.g. $50-$200 access points), adding software that enables hot spot providers to build and operate secure, centrally managed wireless networks. Sputnik's value proposition is "Cisco-class" network management for commodity-class wireless access points. Sputnik is targeting the hot spot market-Gartner forecasts that by 2007, the market for public hot spots will be worth over $9 billion, with more than 35 million people utilizing 160,000 hot spots worldwide (most including multiple wireless access points). Sputnik's commercial products have been shipping since November 2003 and have received positive press reviews and early customer wins.
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Stealth Strategies
provides sales strategy and market development services to established and emerging companies. Our suite of consulting services is centered on strategic business alignment and sales execution. On an engagement basis, Stealth Strategies develops and enhances: sales execution models, market penetration, sales strategies, go-to-market strategies, product lifecycle, competitive analysis, sales operations, and compensation plans and implementation. In addition, we offer customized training in sales skills, team building, strategic account management, presentation skills, and executive level selling. While working with Stealth Strategies our clients focus on their key business strategies and metrics knowing that sales and marketing programs are aligned with larger corporate goals. We bring real world experience from startups to Fortune 500 companies, to deliver best practices, relationships and skills to your initiative. Our services are laser focused and economical; our success is defined by your success. For more information please contact: info@stealthstrategies.net.
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is an interdisciplinary technologist serving Silicon Valley, Wall Street, and Global companies in a diverse variety of roles. He simultaneously serves as interim-CIO for Fortune 1000 and smaller companies, CTO for startups, COO for a nanotech company, and advisor to various organizations. Steve is well-versed in the technology of software, biotech, nanotech, and manufacturing along with the business side in sales, marketing and finance. Educated in the US and Japan, and with patents on Internet and other technologies, Steve is writing a book on globalization, the off-shoring of jobs, and public policy.
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is bringing to the telephone network many of the same ideas and breakthroughs that made the Internet great: personalization, XML, and TCP/IP to name a few. Our goal is to use the Internet to fundamentally improve how people and businesses use the telephone. Tellme unites the Internet and telephone network underneath an elegant speech user interface to provide the world's largest Voice Application Network. Applications hosted on this network use existing Web sites to power popular phone numbers like 1-800-Go-FedEx, 1-800-555-1212, and AT&T Wireless VoiceDial (#121) voice portal service. Every day, over two million callers use applications like these to obtain customer service, connect to a directory assistance listing, or check the latest sports scores.
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