Darleen Schiavo
WOMEN’S ECONOMIC FORUM - Desma Reid-Coleman speaking
Posted August 31, 2010 @ 11:06AM
Desma Reid-Coleman to speak at local Women’s Networking Group (Women’s Economic Forum) on Tuesday, September 28, 2010.
The Women’s Economic Forum invites the public to attend this meeting, scheduled to be held at the Other Place Catering Centre at 1395 Walker Road.
DESMA REID-COLEMAN will be speaking on:
“The Value of Networking and Developing the Sisterhood Collaborative”
Desma will share her success story emphasizing the importance of networking, building contacts and developing a sisterhood collaborative by sharing and helping other women in business.
Desma Reid-Coleman is a highly successful Detroit Businesswoman who has owned and operated as many as seven businesses simultaneously, since first hanging out her shingle as an entrepreneur in 1994.
Long active in the Detroit business community, Desma serves as a member of the Center for the Education of Women Leadership Advisory Council at the University of Michigan, is past chair of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) and also served on the NAWBO National Board of Directors. In addition, Desma has served on over fifty boards such as the Skyline Club Board of Governors, the National Black Association Detroit Chapter and the National Political Congress of Black Women, to name a few.
Desma currently expanded her involvement in Global Affairs as a Board Member of the Institute for the Economic Empowerment of Women (IEEW).
Essence magazine featured Desma in an article entitled: How I got Rich in a Black Women’s Guide to Accumulating Wealth and she was featured in a chapter of the book, The Millionaire Zone detailing the “Life Net” concept.
Desma is the recipient of numerous awards including the Small Business Award of Distinction by the Michigan Business and Professional Association and one of the Top 50 Minority Entrepreneurs celebrated in Washington D.C.
This meeting is sponsored in part by: Katherine Roth, Broker
Bob Pedler Real Estate Limited Brokerage, 519-966-3750
Cost: WEF MEMBERS $30.00 GUESTS $40.00.
Registration and Networking begins at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m., and the speaker at 7:30 p.m. Deadline for reservations is noon Friday, September 24th.
Tickets can be obtained by calling the WEF Hotline at (519) 992-5993 or by visiting the WEF Website www.womenseconomicforum.com or by emailing: administrator@womenseconomicforum.com
###by Darleen SchiavoBiz X Magazine