On August 24-August 25, 2016, representatives Steve Mohr and Kelly Hennessy attended the 7th annual WBENC POP Power of Partnering Marketplace Conference on behalf of Sigma Supply of North America. Held at the Georgia International Convention Center, the two-day event was sponsored by over 30 companies including Sigma Supply of North America, WestRock, BMW Group, and The Coco Cola Company to name a few.
Hosted by the Greater Women’s Business Council, the Supplier Diversity Conference held matchmaking sessions between several major corporations and women-owned business attendees. Through each 10 minute session, corporate and governmental members were able to form connections with WBENC-Certified Women’s Business Enterprises.
During the event, many exhibitors were featured while educational workshops were conducted. During the various workshops, many keynote speakers offered insight and advice to the attendees including founder and CEO of Big Fish Marketing, Inc. Robin Fisher Roffer, Atlanta’s CBS46 news anchor Tracye Hutchins, speaker/trainer/author Becky McCrary, and MVPwork LLC president/CEO Becky Davis.
Robin Fisher Roffer made an impacting and bold statement that helped to shape the overall feel of the 2016 conference as she proudly and confidently stated:
How we define ourselves is part of being fearless. To fearlessly define ourselves and not let other people brand us and tell their story about who we are.
Since being certified in 2004 by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), Sigma Supply has continued to promote diversity through innovation while creating new opportunities for both customers and suppliers of the growing organization.
As a supplier of WBENC, Sigma Supply offers many advantages for clients looking to grow their business. for a full list of benefits or to view our certificate, click here.
About the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC)
Founded in 1997, WBENC is the largest third-party certifier among businesses owned, controlled, and operated by women in the United States. As a non-profit organization, WBENC strives on fueling international economic growth by identifying, certifying, and facilitating the development of women-owned businesses.
The WBEC offers many opportunities and resources to their network including capacity-building programs that focus on growth and development; the Tuck-WBENC Executive Program that focuses on increasing the competitive advantage of each participant’s business, and the Dorothy B. Brother Executive Scholarship Program which provides access to high-caliber management education at the executive level.
“Women are leaders everywhere you look-from the CEO who runs a Fortune 500 company to the housewife who raises her children and heads her household. Our country was built by strong women, and we will continue to break down walls and defy stereotypes.” Nancy Pelosi