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Women In Consulting Celebrates 5 Years as
Bay Area’s Top
Expert Consultant Forum
Launches New Website with Free
Searchable Database of Experienced Consultants
SAN MATEO, CA – June 19, 2003 – Women in Consulting
(WIC) celebrates its five-year anniversary this month as the Bay
Area’s top resource both for consultants and companies seeking
expert contract assistance. In recognition of its expanding role
as a starting point for companies searching for expert consultants,
WIC has launched a new website, www.womeninconsulting.org.
The new website features a searchable database of WIC members
available to all website visitors, making it even easier to find
specific help in over 30 fields for discrete and ongoing projects
of all kinds. It also provides Bay Area employers with helpful
information and resources for strategically managing the use of
consultants. The organization will recognize its five-year anniversary
with a special commemoration during its June meeting, June 19th
at Dominic’s
at Poplar Creek, San Mateo, which features Nicole Schapiro, New
York Times Best Selling Author of Negotiating for Your Life. (www.nicoleschapiro.com)
Humble Beginnings To Dynamic Organization
Founded in 1998 by Eileen LaPorte as a small network of long-time
consultants who wanted both to collaborate in consulting projects
and to have a forum for continual professional growth, WIC has
grown substantially over the last five years. Today the non-profit
organization boasts an impressive roster of more than 150 seasoned
consultant members who collectively have served more than 1000
Bay Area companies.
According to WIC president Kate Purmal, recently honored as one
of the top 25 influential women in Silicon Valley, in part for
her leadership role at WIC, the organization’s mission has
grown with its members and the market.
“WIC has become an important resource for Bay Area companies
needing a wide range of experienced consultants,” said Purmal. “Particularly
in the last two years as the market has been flooded with people
forced into freelancing because of lost jobs and little job growth,
our membership has continued to stand out in the market.
“WIC’s database is the one place companies can go
to source a variety of potential consultants, check credentials
and whittle their list of potential, experienced consultants to
a manageable highly qualified list of candidates – without
paying the finder’s fees so common with other professional
consulting networks,” added Purmal.
Impressive Roster
WIC’s membership roster features impressive credentials:
- Over 80% of the members have 10+ years experience in their
field
- 68% of members have run their own consulting business for
4+ years
- 65% of members have worked in senior management positions
- 87%
of members have worked with start-up companies
- 90% of members
have worked with Fortune 500 companies
For its members and guests, WIC has an active schedule of networking
and educational events as well as a multitude of online resources
for managing a consulting business. In addition, its email community
boasts an active list of more than 1300 people who daily use the
forum to find subcontractors, partners and resources.
About WIC
Women in Consulting is a dynamic organization of seasoned professional
consultants in more than 30 specialties, ranging from engineering
to financial advising and marketing to web design. Our members
are a premier resource for businesses seeking expert consultants
to deliver specific, high quality results. A non-profit corporation,
WIC was established in 1998 as a collaborative community to foster
successful consulting practices for its members. For more information
visit www.womeninconsulting.org.
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