Press Releases
Tue Apr 7 2009
Customers Benefit From Female Ownership and Operation in Meeting Procurement Diversity Goals
LAKE FOREST, CA, April 7, 2009 – Technologent, a nationwide Solutions Integrator, recently received certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) in Florida. In order to meet qualifications required by the WBENC to receive certification, the business must be 51% woman-owned. The company must undergo a rigorous process of in-depth reviews and site inspections before being certified a Women’s Business Enterprise member.
“As a company with a large female workforce, this certification validates our hard work and persistence,” said Lezlie. “Our WBE certification in Florida will play an important role in our overall business strategy and will help us penetrate strategic accounts who value supplier diversity and procurement.”
Technologent is a leading technology integrator providing custom business solutions to Fortune 1000 companies. The company was founded in 2002. At that time, Lezlie Gallaway, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Technologent, set a goal to make the lives of her employees and their communities better and more rewarding. As a woman owned business, Technologent bridges the gap between technology infrastructure and business strategy, while offering customers’ unparalleled expertise, exceptional service and technology from best-of-breed partners. The company is uniquely positioned to help customers meet stringent supplier diversity requirements with flexibility and quality. At Technologent, meeting supplier diversity program requirements is a best-practice.
“We are looking forward to working with companies that need successful supplier diversity programs,” said Lezlie Gallaway, Technologent Chief Executive Officer. “This certification allows us to provide products and services to the companies and organizations that have specific vendor diversity goals.”
ABOUT WBENC
Founded in 1997, the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) is an organization dedicated to increase opportunities available for women-owned businesses and provide qualified suppliers to businesses looking to diversify. The WBENC is the nation’s leading third-party certifier of female-owned businesses in the United States and strives to increase awareness of supplier companies owned solely by women. For information concerning the WBENC, visit the official online website www.wbenc.org.
ABOUT TECHNOLOGENT
Technologent is a leading national provider of technology infrastructure solutions for Fortune 1000 companies, aiding in bridging the gap between technology infrastructure and business strategy. Technologent serves the complete technology life cycle, including assessment, design, integration, system management and financing. The company offers its customers unparalleled expertise, exceptional service, and technology from best-of-breed partners. Technologent’s strong network of provider partners includes Sun Microsystems, Microsoft, VMware, Hitachi Data Systems and others.
Technologent is headquartered in Lake Forest, California. To find out more about Technologent, please visit www.technologent.com.
Contact: Monica Dozier
Title: Director of Marketing
Email: Monica.dozier@technologent.com
Phone: 888.387.8001
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