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WIPP News Releases
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 Your Utility Can Help Lighten the Load » Did you know that the average American small business could save as much as $5,000 per year by becoming 25% more energy efficient? That’s what...
Saturday, November 26, 2011 WIPP Applauds President Obama's Support for "Small Business Saturday" » Press Release Nov. 26, 2011, 4:30 p.m. EST Largest Women's Group WIPP Applauds President Obama's Support for "Small Business Saturday" WASHINGTON, Nov. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire...
Wednesday, November 23, 2011 (0 Comments - view/add) WIPP Applauds Unanimous Senate Recognition of "Small Business Saturday" » Largest Women's Group WIPP Applauds Unanimous Senate Recognition of "Small Business Saturday" WASHINGTON, Nov. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The nation's largest women's business group, Women...
Wednesday, November 02, 2011 Virginia Photographer Olive Rosen Receives 2011 “WIPP 10th Anniversary Award” » Please click here to view this news item.
Wednesday, November 02, 2011 Virginia Business Leader Marion Bonhomme-Knox Receives 2011 WIPP Public Policy Award » Please click here to view this news release.
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WIPP in the News
Tuesday, September 27, 2011 WIPP featured in Giftsanddec.com » Click here to view article.
Monday, September 19, 2011 WIPP featured in SFExaminer.com » Click here to read article.
Monday, September 12, 2011 WIPP featured in Wall Street Journal » Click here for details.
Monday, September 12, 2011 Integrated Science Solutions, Inc. Announces 2011 Community Award Winne » Click here for more information.
Monday, August 29, 2011 WIPP Featured on Finance-Commerce.com » Click here to read article.
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Members in the News
18 hours ago WIPP National Partner and Made in USA Certified's Julie Dennison Reiser chats with the White House » WIPP National Partner and Made in USA Certified's Julie Dennison Reiser chats with the White House High points for Julie on visibility for her...
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 (0 Comments - view/add) WIPP Members Julie Weeks and Laurie Simon Featured in ventureneer.com » Click Here to view the article.
Monday, December 19, 2011 NP Lisa Firestone Featured in Washingtonpost.com » Click here to register.
Monday, December 19, 2011 NP Monica Smiley featured on PR.com » Click here for article.
Monday, November 21, 2011 WIPP NP Gayle Waldron Named Minority Small Business Person of the Year by SBA South Florida » SBA South Florida District Office Names Local Woman Business Owner Minority Small Business Person of the Year Largo, FL (Nov. 17, 2011) - The...
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Policy News
Wednesday, November 16, 2011 House Votes to Repeal 3% Withholding Tax » Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in...
Tuesday, November 01, 2011 House Votes to Bar Tax Hikes on Cell Phone Services » Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;...
Wednesday, September 07, 2011 Self-Employed Struggle as U.S. Recovery Offers Few Opportunities » Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;...
Wednesday, September 07, 2011 Women Controlling Consumer Spending Sparse Among Central Bankers » Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;...
Monday, May 09, 2011 Weekly Straight Talk: Chairman Sam Graves, House Committee on Small Business (R-MO) » Click here for this weeks update.
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Administration News
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 The White House Outlines Its Manufacturing Tax Breaks » The White House outlined the details on new tax breaks for manufacturing that the President called for during his State of the Union speech. The...
Friday, January 13, 2012 President Announces Proposal To Reform, Reorganize and Consolidate Government » Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in;...
Wednesday, December 07, 2011 White House Update Call on the Payroll Tax Cut » Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in...
Wednesday, November 23, 2011 Small Business Saturday Message From the President » Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;...
Friday, September 23, 2011 New Way to Share Your Thoughts with the White House » Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in...
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SBA News
Friday, January 13, 2012 SBA Faces Changes Under Obama Plan » Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in;...
Friday, December 16, 2011 Open for Questions: Women's Entrepreneurship SBA Web Chat » Women-owned businesses are one of the fastest growing segments of the small business community, but women continue to face challenges, including access to capital and...
Thursday, December 08, 2011 Helping Job Creators Get the Capital They Need » 1024x768 Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt...
Monday, December 05, 2011 SBA Web Chat to Focus on Tax Essentials For Small Business Owners » With the end of the 2011 tax year right around the corner, small business owners can help prepare themselves for the upcoming filing season by...
Wednesday, November 23, 2011 Support Your Local Businesses on “Small Business Saturday” » You’ve heard of Black Friday.And Cyber Monday. But did you know that this Saturday is Small Business Saturday ? We’re encouraging everyone to visit a...
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Agency News
Wednesday, February 01, 2012 Labor Dept & National Equal Pay Task Force Launch Equal Pay Application Development Challenge » Seeking novel ways to eliminate the gender gap in pay, the U.S. Department of Labor and its federal agency partners on the National Equal Pay...
Tuesday, November 29, 2011 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Nov. Update » Welcome to the first edition of the CFPB Update ! This newsletter is designed to keep the CFPB in regular communication with external stakeholders –...
Thursday, November 17, 2011 HHS Announces $1 Billion in Grants for Health Care Innovation Challenge » The Department of Health and Human Services released a funding opportunity announcement for the Health Care Innovation Challenge. Under this Challenge, up to $1 billion...
Monday, November 07, 2011 HHS to Hold Listening Sessions on Essential Benefits » 1024x768 Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt...
Friday, September 02, 2011 Secretary of Defense Lauded for Small Business Federal Contracting Push » Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in...
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