Dr. Terry Neese, CEO Of IEEW, Receives 2013 Global Leader Award From National Women Business Owners Corporation

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, May 15, 2013 (Press-News.org) The Institute for Economic Empowerment of Women (IEEW) (http://ieew.org), a nonprofit organization that encourages women's leadership and entrepreneurship through education and mentoring initiatives, has announced that CEO Dr. Terry Neese received the 2013 Global Leader Award from the National Women Business Owners Corporation (NWBOC) at their inaugural national conference "Decades of Excellence" on Friday, May 10. The country's top women business professionals gathered in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., at the PGA National Resort and Spa to celebrate women's success while networking and engaging with one another. The NWBOC Global Leader Award recognizes women who have shown strong leadership skills as they champion connections internationally through their positions as business owners. Neese was chosen based on her continued commitment to educating and empowering women across the globe economically, socially and politically.

Based in Oklahoma City, Okla., Neese established IEEW with the purpose of helping women across the United States as they acquire the entrepreneurial skills necessary to start and grow a business. Soon after, she developed IEEW's PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS Program, a business training and mentorship program for women entrepreneurs in Afghanistan and Rwanda, to connect women on an international level in business as they become the change agents for peace in countries where women face oppression and marginalization. She has dedicated her work to perpetuating women's involvement in business as she helps women network among other professionals while gaining the basic business skills needed to generate success.

For more than 18 years, the national nonprofit organization NWBOC has increased competition for corporate and government contracts by implementing a pioneering economic development strategy for women business owners as a Women Business Enterprise (WBE) certifier. For more information about the NWBOC and the conference, visit http://www.nwboc.org/.

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"I am honored to receive the Global Leader Award from NWBOC for my continued efforts to strengthen the role of women in business both at home and abroad," said Neese. "NWBOC's conference was an amazing opportunity for women business leaders to network and connect. I am pleased to have been part of an event with such accomplished women."

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- IEEW is supported by the following National Presidential Level sponsors: The T. Boone Pickens Foundation, the AT&T Foundation, Office Depot, the Dick & Betsy DeVos Family Foundation, Northwood University and The Hill newspaper.

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ABOUT IEEW:
Established in 2006, the Institute for Economic Empowerment of Women, based in Oklahoma City, is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that encourages the empowerment of women economically, politically and socially by focusing on their education and mentorship. The IEEW strives to help women in the United States and abroad who want to gain entrepreneurial skills that will help them start and grow a business, which will in turn help them to become more active and effective public policy advocates. Working on the forefront of these efforts, the IEEW believes in the power of women as a driving force in the development and stability of businesses in emerging economies. Through its dedication, hard work and PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS program, the IEEW helps provide women with a voice in their fight to establish peace and free market economies. For more information, visit http://www.ieew.org/.

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