DONE DEALS™ CHALLENGE 2006
Thank you for your participation in 2006!

We are very pleased to announce the winners of our inaugural challenge and encourage you to continue to report your Done Deals! Get excited for the launch of the 2007 Challenge in September!

• Corporate Challenge Grand Prize Winner :: Morgan Stanley (NY) :: AOL LLC (DC)
• Corporate Challenge Second Prize Winners :: Johnson & Johnson (NY) :: TimeWarner (NY)
• Corporate Challenge Honorable Achievement :: Novartis (NY) :: Prudential (NY):: Lehman Brothers (NY) :: Freddie Mac (DC) :: Microsoft (DC)
• WBE Challenge Grand Prize Winner :: Hammer Press (NY) :: McKinley Marketing Partners (DC)
• WBE Challenge Second Prize Winner :: Eriksen Translations (NY) :: Government Contract Solutions (DC)
• WBE Challenge Third Prize Winner :: Adco Electrical Corporation (NY) :: Exhibit Edge (DC)
  
  Please visit www.wpeo.us/dealschallenge2006.html to view press releases and congratulations announcements.

Done Deals ™ in the last quarter

The Done deals below were reported during the time frame of the Done Deals Challenge 2006.

Dionne Stewart-Monsanto of Morgan Stanley, Sponsor WPEO-NY, reports the following deals:

• 2 with CyberStaff America, Ltd., WPEO-NY
• UserEdge Technical Personnel, Inc., WPEO-NY
• Scarborough & Tweed, Inc., WPEO-NY
• Eileen Finn & Associates, Inc., WPEO-NY
• Integrated Printing & Graphics, WPEO-NY
• Regalo, Inc., WPEO-NY
• Women for Hire, LLC, WPEO-NY
• Impact Productions, LLC, WPEO-NY
  

Shelly Aberson of Aberson, Narotzky & White, WPEO-NY, reports a deal with Lehman Brothers, Sponsor WPEO-NY. Aberson, Narotzky & White is a provider of corporate promotional items.

Elizabeth Elting of Transperfect Translations, WPEO-NY, reports a deal with Lehman Brothers, Sponsor WPEO-NY. Transperfect Translations provides translation, interpreting, language, and document management services.

Nicole Geller of GCS, Inc., WPEO-NY, reports a deal with Leapfrog Solutions, Inc., WPEO-NY. GCS, Inc. provides contracting and staffing services.

Anthie Zairis, President of Group Z, Inc. Group Z, Inc. WPEO-DC, reports a deal with WPEO-DC sponsor Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) as of June 16, 2006.

Marcia Call, President of McKinley Marketing Partners WPEO-DC, reports several engagements with WPEO-DC sponsor Fannie Mae between May 2005 and June 2006.

Marcia Call, President of McKinley Marketing Partners WPEO-DC, reports a deal with WPEO-DC sponsor Choice Hotels International as of December 29, 2005.

Janet Crenshaw Smith, President of Ivy Planning Group WPEO-DC, reports a deal with WPEO-DC sponsor Pepco Holdings Inc as of May 2005.

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Newsworthy
From the National Dialogue on Entrepreneurship

New Kauffman Index Presents State of Entrepreneurship in America
A national assessment of entrepreneurial activity shows that there were 464,000 people creating new business each month in 2005 - a rate of 0.29 percent of the total adult population. Besides year-to-year changes in entrepreneurship activity, the Kauffman Index captures long-term trends. Read more here.

Angel Investors: Holding Steady in 2005
Angel investing enjoyed a slight upturn in 2005, but the basic message is that the angel market is holding steady. New data from Jeffrey Sohl at the University of New Hampshire finds that the angel investor market enjoyed modest growth of 2.7% in 2005, for an investment total of $23.1 billion. Read more here.

From the NY Enterprise Report

Team Building Begins at the Interview
WPEO-Certified Mardy Sitzer of Backoffice NYC uses some unconventional hiring and management practices to make sure her employees perform well together. Read more here.

From the Women Presidents' Organization

Women Presidents Predict Growth
Women presidents and CEO's of multi-million dollar companies are expecting to see growth in both revenues and employees in 2006, according to the Economic Survey. The greatest concerns for the women presidents are health insurance costs and hiring skilled and qualified staff. Read more here.

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Congratulations
Congratulations to our WBEs
Please submit congratulations for inclusion in the next newsletter to Caitlin Jenkins

The following WPEO-Certified WBEs were recognized by Crains New York Business as the NY Area's Largest Women-Owned Companies:

• Maureen Henegan of Henegan Construction Co.
• Suzanne Millard of Turtle & Hughes, Inc.
• Liz Elting of TransPerfect Translations
• Rosalie Stackman Edson of Meadows Office Furniture Co.
• Michelle Fabozzi of ICP, Inc.
• Sharon Lobel of Seal-it, Inc.
• Karen Ross of Sharp Decisions, Inc.
• Michele Medaglia of ACC Construction Corp.
• Sharon Olzerowicz of Matrix Information Consulting, Inc.

Amy Breslaw, CEO of Mac Felder, Inc., New York Chapter, was featured on WOR Radio with Joan Hamburg for her business insight and status as a WBENC-certified Women's Business Enterprise(WBE).

Linda John, CEO and president of Corporate Family Network , New York Chapter, was selected as a Preliminary Finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award.

Deborah Leo, CEO and founder of Retail Solution Center, New York Chapter, was recognized by her industry with a POPAI Outstanding Merchandising Achievement Award for the work done designing and fabricating a new in-store merchandising presentation for Godiva Chocolatiers.

Gina Addeo, president of GMA Electrical Corp was profiled in the March 2006 issue of Electrical Contractor magazine. You can access it here.

Linda Coughlin, president of Metro-Home LLC was featured in the July 9, 2006 Sunday Business section of The New York Times. You can access it here.

Hallie Satz, CEO of HighRoad Press was featured on the July 11, 2006 edition of the NBC Nightly News.

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New WBEs
Connecticut
Corporate Xpressions

New Jersey
Modpak, Inc.
Wexco Industries, Inc.
Graphic Matter, Inc.
Nukk-Freeman & Cerra, PC

New York
Adraft
Clute Wealth Management
Express Staffing Solutions, LTD
JSL Computer Services, Inc.
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
MickeyRose International Company
Penda Aiken, Inc.
Absolute Promotions Inc
Cory International Corp.
Creative Design Consultants
Henegan Construction Co., Inc.
L&M Marketing and Sales, Inc.
ONTREND INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Purchasing Support Services, Inc
Resource Advantage, Inc.
Sandy Littman, Inc.
The CE Solution
Timeless Frames
Wellgate Products, LLC

DC, Maryland and Virginia
Amarisearch, Inc.
Connecting Cultures, LLC
Conveyor & Automation Technologies
Delta Automation, Inc.
Dynamics Solutions-USA, LLC
Encore Solutions, Inc.
Enforme Interactive, Inc.
Information Technology Solutions, Inc.
OnDemand Resources, LLC
Trilogy Technical Services, LLC
Verus Staffing Solutions
Andrews & Cole, LLC
The Miller Group
RetailData