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VIP Innovations
Contact: Eva A. Jenkins
(571) 248-8041
Website: www.vipinnovations.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Virginia Names Leading Staffing, Consulting
Firm
As “Women’s Business Enterprise”
WASHINGTON, DC. Sept. 30 – Although government and corporate
procurement officers increasingly seek greater supplier diversity,
the number and variety of programs supporting women- and minority-owned
firms can confuse the vetting process. To clarify the issue, VIP
Staffing and its consulting and training division VIP Innovations
have sought and received certification as a Women’s Business
Enterprise (WBE) by Virginia’s Department of Business Assistance
(DBA).
The WBE certification program was launched in 1993, in response
to demands from women’s organizations and procurement professionals,
to accurately identify and support women-owned companies. The
program dovetails with Governor Mark Warner’s July 2002
Executive Order 29 regarding Equal Opportunity in State Procurement.
“It is a testament to women’s progress in the marketplace
that WBE members number in the hundreds, not just the dozens,”
says VIP Innovations founder Eva A. Jenkins. “However, given
the alphabet soup of acronyms and frequent overuse of the word “diversity,”
it’s important to help businesses independently verify that
particular companies are truly ‘woman owned.’ I’m
both proud and excited to have received this certification.”
Virginia WBE members must be located in Virginia; be at least 51%
owned by a woman or women; perform day-to-day operations under the
direction of women owners; and demonstrate that control of the company
is real and continuing. To qualify, firms must also be independently
owned, and may not be a branch or subsidiary of a foreign corporation.
Most WBE members provide business-to-business products and services
to state government and private sector companies.
Procurement officers and others seeking to do business with Virginia
WBE's can search the member database at www.dba.state.va.us./mwbusinesses/search/index.asp.
Founded in 2001, VIP Staffing, LLC is a full-service recruitment
and staffing company that specializes in placing technology professionals,
especially hard-to-fill mid- and senior-level management positions.
VIP Innovations, LLC serves new and existing businesses with products
and services that include:
- Workshops on 30 different topics, with a focus on personal
effectiveness and productivity
- Multi-module high-performance training programs focused on
leadership, sales and team building
- Management consulting, using tools provided by VIP Innovations’
Texas-based affiliate, 360 Solutions
- Employee assessments that evaluate personnel in various career
stages.
For more information on VIP Staffing or VIP Innovations, call (571)248-8041 or
Contact Us.
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