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CompanyOfWomen excited to launch Women Entrepreneurs Week

Press Release 21 Feb 2011
For Immediate Release

CompanyOfWomen are excited to launch Women Entrepreneurs Week.

The focus is simple: Success and what it takes for us to deliver even more.

Women Entrepreneurs Week (WEW) champions the successes of women entrepreneurs in events held up and down the country, where women entrepreneurs open their doors to share their learning with other business owners. “We wanted to create a platform where entrepreneurs at all stages of the biz growth journey can share their success formulas with each other and also, to celebrate the distinctive way in which women achieve success and thus the idea for Women Entrepreneurs Week was born to deliver relevant learning by relevant peers” said Tara Lorigan, founder and CEO of Growmybiz, which CompanyOfWomen is a brand of. CompanyOfWomen (.biz) is at the core an online social network for kiwi women entrepreneurs, which currently has 240+ members.

During this week women business owners, who are growth focused and have a passion for sharing their learning, will open their doors to their peers. WEW has created a no boundaries format which makes it easy for other entrepreneurs to attend an event that suits their schedule.

Browns Bay business woman, Sophia Elise, is a creative entrepreneur who was invited to host an event during this week. She is the Managing Director of the NZ Art Guild, an award winning nationwide business which provides support, promotion, opportunities and resources to NZ visual artists. In 2009, Sophia won the David Awards for Most Community Minded Business; in 2010 she was a finalist in the David Awards for Most Inspired Use of Marketing and Most Community Minded Business and was also a finalist in the Her Businesswoman of the Year Awards for Outstanding Business Citizenship.

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During the evening, Sophia will share how she went from Registered Nurse to award winning business owner in just two years; the challenges she faced with growing her business (the NZ Art Guild), how she dealt with and overcame the difficulties and her success tips. There will also be an opportunity for people to network with other like minded entrepreneurs over drinks and nibbles while viewing the stunning exhibition by artist Sam Foley. “As a member of CompanyOfWomen.biz, Sophia is a great contributor and I’m really looking forward to being at this fantastic event and learning from her experience”, said Tara.

“Life is the Colour You Paint It” will be hosted at Whitespace in Ponsonby on Thursday 3rd March from 7-9pm. This event is free to attend and numbers are strictly limited. To book your place at this fantastic event rsvp to sophia@sophiaelise.co.nz

For more information about WEW got to www.companyofwomen.biz
For more information about Sophia Elise go to www.nz.linkedin.com/in/sophiaelise

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