NXTevent Receives WBENC Certification

Regional Boston, MA; July, 2003 - NXTevent has sought and successfully obtained the WBENC Certification through the Center for Women’s Enterprise in Boston. The Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), founded in 1997, is the nation's leading advocate of women-owned businesses as suppliers to America's corporations. It also is the largest third-party certifier of businesses owned and operated by women in the United States.

NXTevent’s objective in obtaining the certification was to reinforce the company’s commitment to professional business practices, education, training, development and cultivation of enterprise for small businesses and women-owned businesses. “The WBENC certification is another step inside our growing organization to reaffirm NXTevent both regionally and nationally as an event solutions company.” Allyson O'Connor, Founder and President . “Initially, we decided to obtain the certifications to be able to participate in business opportunities with regional government and political events, such as the Democratic National Convention coming to Boston in 2004. However, through the process of the application, our team came to realize that these certifications are powerful marketing tools and business credentials to be strategically utilized in daily business and presentations as well as establishing a commitment to continuously raising the bar in professional event and meeting services industry. They are not easy to attain, but they are very well worth the investment.”

“Each certification we receive makes it easier for corporations and organizations to utilize NXTevent as their event solutions resource while satisfying their diversity corporate and procurement objectives. The WBENC certification will be an important marketing tool for expanding our company’s visibility among decision makers in corporate supplier diversity and procurement.” Karen Zilinek, Director of Business Development.

Dedicated to the art of event, meeting & destination management in Boston & New England, NXTevent is global in scope yet regional in resourcefulness