Editor’s Notes

As a business magazine editor I sometimes feel like I am in a period film and elong to the aristocrat or bourgeoisie society.Every year, I wait in anticipation or the “society season”to begin as if I lived as a Victorian.
Obviously I do not live in 19th century England. But I do live in 21st century America and in my business the ‘season’ means a year of conferences, networking opportunities, award luncheons and by all means the belle of the ball, the WBENC gala. The annual event held this year in Washington D.C. brings women business owners from all over the country together along with corporate members to commemorate a handful of WBEs for … well, being extraordinaire.
In this issue we’ve done the same thing; we’velooked out across the United States and picked whom we found extraordinaire as well. And we found what we were looking for.We have over 100 women business owners doing amazing things with their companies and building empires as top producers.We also found those that may have started out small in the past few years, but with a noholds- bar-attitude are zooming to the top. Plus, we have included WBENC’s anticipated America’s Top Corporations for Women’s Business Enterprises and there are some new additions to the usual list of suspects. Our Biz Tools for women feature five WBEs offering everything from sassy note pads to desk organizers. Of course,we also included profiles on corporate individuals who you may recognize. With over 1,200 attending the WBENC gala,102 of you will see yourself on the cover of our magazine and hopefully feel a little bit like royalty.