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Press Release
E-COMMERCE TECHNOLOGY FLORIDA
CERTIFIED AS WOMAN-OWNED BUSINESS
TAMPA, FL March 11, 2003 -- E-Commerce
Technology Florida, a provider of e-commerce solutions and search engine optimization and
internet marketing services, has been certified as a business owned and controlled by a
woman by the National Women Business Owners Corporation (NWBOC). The goal of the
certification program is to streamline the certification process and increase the ability
of women business owners to compete for contacts at a national level.
"Certification provides a marketing opportunity for women business enterprises to
participate in outreach programs," says Susan Rhein, CEO of E-Commerce Technology
Florida. "In addition, this program will enable us to develop relationships with
larger companies and create opportunities for future partnerships with them and public
and private companies."
"As a sister organization to the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO)
and the Center for Women's Business Research (CWBR), NWBOC seeks to increase the ability
to women business owners to compete for corporate and government contracts," says Janet
Harris-Lange, president of NWBOC. "At the same time NWBOC also hopes to decrease the
number of front operations participating in corporate and government outreach programs."
About NWBOC
NWBOC, a national 501(c)3 not-for-profit corporation, was created in response to needs
identified by the Procurement Special Interest Group of NAWBO. The study revealed
that the public and private sector had not received nor recognized the benefits of
contracting with women suppliers. This has prevented purchasers from obtaining the
best value in their procurements and it has limited women business owners from
penetrating these markets, which has stymied their growth. NWBOC seeks to provide
more corporations with the opportunity to better their procurement practices and to
women suppliers the opportunity to compete.
About E-Commerce Technology Florida
E-Commerce Technology Florida, (www.ectflorida.com), provides two types of complimentary services:
creation of customized e-commerce sites, and search engine optimization & internet marketing
services. The two types of services go hand in hand since once an e-commerce site goes live, the
next step is to create internet traffic for the site of targeted customers that will make
purchases from the site. E-Commerce Technology Florida is an IBM Business Partner and has been in
business since 1996.
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