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"Women Working It" Workshop
Andrea Stewart-Cousins
February 18, 2011
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Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins organized a business workshop for women at the annual Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus weekend. The workshop presented valuable information from a panel of successful women business owners and government partners about how to get a business off the ground.
Panelists included:
•Teri Coaxum, Regional Advocate, Small Business Administration
•Yrthya Dinzey-Flores, Chief Diversity Officer, Executive Chamber
•Das Velez, Director of Division of Minority & Women Business Development Empire State Development
•Quenia Abreu, President & CEO, New York Women’s Chamber
•Jim King, NYS Small Business Development Center
•Pat MacKrell, President & CEO, NY Business Development Corporation
•Ramona Grey Harris, Owner/Property Manager, Edward Sisters Realty
•Kecia Palmer-Cousins, Co-owner, G & K Sweets
•And other special guests who are women entrepreneurs
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