01/12/2024
Alison Andreasen
Extend Marketing, Certified By the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council – Minnesota – January 12, 2024
Extend Marketing, a business specializing in providing marketing solutions, is incredibly proud and honored to announce our national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise. WBENC Certification is the gold standard for women-owned business certification in the United States and showcases our dedication to upholding diversity and excellence within a woman owned business.
“A national membership with WBENC not only provides a community of incredible business owners to network with on similar challenges in business, but also tools and resources to help our business grow and thrive. Women face different challenges than men in business ownership and having this network and these resources will help us continue to push the envelope in creative thinking and allow us to also pay it forward to other businesses that are starting out. This network will connect us with those truly looking to ‘walk the talk’ when it comes to diversity and sustainability. We look forward to engaging with this community!” – Alison Andreasen, CEO of Extend Marketing
The WBENC standard of certification is a meticulous process, including an in-depth review of the business and a site inspection. The certification process is designed to confirm the business is at least 51% owned, operated, and controlled by a woman or women, and that the business has appropriate structure and strategic business planning and implementation in place.
By including women-owned businesses among their suppliers, corporations and government agencies demonstrate their commitment to fostering diversity and the continued development of their supplier diversity programs, which in turn empowers women as leaders and brings about a more diverse, balanced, and sustainable economy.
WBENC Certification combined with professional development and engagement in the WBENC network provides unsurpassed opportunities year-round, both virtually and in-person, for women-owned businesses to grow and expand their business and innovation through events, programming and connections with major corporations and other WBEs.
To learn more about Extend Marketing, please visit https://extendmarketinginc.com/about-extend.
About Extend Marketing:
Extend Marketing is a business that focuses strongly on marketing solutions for businesses of all sizes through branded merchandise, company store creation/management, strategic gifting, marketing strategy, social media management, and more. We pride ourselves on offering tailored and customized solutions to businesses that are looking to increase their impact and visibility. We believe marketing initiatives have a direct correlation to growth and an impact on the bottom line. We also understand how overwhelming it is to wade through all the marketing and branding noise. We act as an extension of your team to guide you through the process of telling your story, where to tell your story and how to ultimately increase the success for your business!
About WBENC:
Founded in 1997, WBENC is the nation’s leader in women’s business development and the leading third-party certifier of businesses owned and operated by women, with more than 18,000 certified Women’s Business Enterprises, 14 national Regional Partner Organizations, and more than 500 Corporate Members, most of which are Fortune 500. Thousands of corporations representing America’s most prestigious brands, as well as many states, cities, and other entities, look for and accept WBENC Certification. Through the Women Owned initiative, WBENC also is a leader in supporting consumer-oriented female entrepreneurs and those who do business with them by raising awareness for why, where and how to buy Women Owned. For more information, visit www.wbenc.org and www.buywomenowned.com.