The State’s Top Business Leaders Join Together to “Embrace the Future” with New Jersey’s Leading Women

Hundreds to Gather in Jersey City on November 16th for LWE’s 5th Annual Recognition Event

Jersey City, New Jersey – November 16, 2015 – Time and time again, thousands of New Jersey’s women entrepreneurs continue to impress with their admirable drive and business success.  However, a selective group of twenty-five esteemed women far exceed the confines of traditional success and continue to push the boundaries with their businesses.

These highly regarded women entrepreneurs will be announced on September 3, 2015 to the public and then honored as the 2015 “Top 25 Leading Women Entrepreneurs” by Leading Women Entrepreneurs & Business Owners at the organization’s 5th Annual Recognition Event.   This year’s theme, “Embrace the Future” will spotlight the efforts and impact that these respected business leaders and their companies have played and will continue to play in building a stronger and more innovative economic foundation for our state and the country at large. This group of talented and successful women have been carefully selected by a respected professional advisory panel based on a criterion of innovation, market potential, and advocacy for women and community involvement.

I am truly honored to showcase the talents and stellar leadership traits of these amazing women,” says Linda Wellbrock, CEO and Founder of Leading Women Entrepreneurs and Business Owners.  “Remarkably, each year our pool of hundreds of nominated applicants continues to get stronger and stronger making it increasing challenging for our advisory committee to select just twenty five. However, in the face of a constantly evolving and exceedingly challenging market, this year’s featured women business leaders’ creativity and entrepreneurial spirit exceed the others, as proven through their exceptional business skills and strong influences within their respective industries.”

In 2015, a record nearly 500 nominees were received from women entrepreneurs and new this season “intrapreneurs,” corporate innovators, who are all accomplished, intelligent and inspired by their work. These trend-setting women make an impact in their companies, their industries and their communities.

Historically, honored Leading Women Entrepreneurs & Business Owners support hundreds of non-profit organizations, employ tens of thousands of workers and generate billions of revenues in their businesses.   These revenues are generated from New Jersey based companies that span from start-up businesses to global entities:

  • 6% from companies that generate revenues under $1 million;
  • 13% from companies that generate revenues between $1-5 million;
  • 24% from companies that generate revenues between $5-$10 million;
  • 25% from companies that generate revenues between $10-20 million; and
  • 26% from companies that generate revenues that exceed $20 million.

Leading Women Entrepreneurs works to create, connect and showcase women leaders through prestigious media partnerships, events, memberships and retreats. The organization is supported by many prestigious business partners including: New Jersey Monthly Magazine, TD Bank, Cohn Reznick, Coughlin Duffy Law Firm, Comcast, Micro Strategies and SocialFix Digital Marketing.

This year’s prestigious recognition event will take place at the scenic Liberty House Restaurant in Jersey City on Thursday, November 16, 2015 beginning at 6:00 p.m. In addition to recognizing some of the state’s top leading women, the event will also serve as an inspirational evening centered on “Embracing the Future,” and will feature several prominent speakers who will share their personal stories and the key secrets of their success.

Event tickets are available to the public for $125, with the ability to register online at www.lweworld.com.

Leading Women Entrepreneurs continues to recognize the hard work of New Jersey’s top female entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs with a mission to create a sustainable, ongoing environment that brings leaders together and showcases their attributes and contributions.

Contact: Linda Wellbrock,
Founder, Leading Women Entrepreneurs
(201) 388-9624
[email protected]

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