Political Quotes

“I rise today, in honor of Women's Month, to pay tribute to the contribution that women-owned businesses make to our economy. Carolyn Sanchez Crozier founded CSC Consulting six years ago. An Hispanic American, she employs over 25 people--mostly women and people of color. She has won recognition from the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Deborah Sawyer, African American founder of a multi-million environmental engineering company, employing over a dozen women and people of color, was just inducted into the Entrepreneurial Hall of Fame. And Ida Hinman, publisher of Minority Entrepreneur, was just named the SBA Minority Advocate of 1998. What do these businesses have in common? They are all women business owners, vitally involved in the fastest growing segment of our U.S. economy, AND they are clients and supporters of the Women's Business Development Center (WBDC) in Chicago, IL. Over 2,000 women a year have benefitted from the programs of the Women's Business Development Center in Chicago. And tens of thousands of women business owners have grown and thrived with the advocacy support of the National Women's Business Council and local women's business assistance programs like the WBDC.”