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Host Sponsors
College of Lake County Foundation
National City
Governing Body
Jan Bauer
Illinois SBDC
Nita Smith
CDW
Frank Brisbois
Lake County Partners
Tracey Lundgren
Lundgren Law Offices
Joanne Osmond
Market Drafters, Inc.
Elena Roman
Midwestern Regional Medical Center
Kristin Ruonavar - Chair
National City
Susan Oldenburg
Susan A. Oldenburg & Associates, P.C.
Gail Vitols
Rockenbach Chevrolet
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Welcome to ATHENAPowerLink® Lake County, Illinois
The 2009 ATHENA PowerLink Women Business Owner was select! Chris Hammerlund, president of Assured Health Care, was selected as the 2009 ATHENPowerLink WBO. To read more about her Click Here.
It is time to submit applications for 2010! The deadline to submitted it to the ILlinois Small Business Development Office is September 26, 2009. Click here to download the application. You will also need to submit a Business Plan and marketing material with the application.
ATHENAPowerLink® provides women business owners with answers to their questions and the advice they need to move their business to the next level. We provide advisory panels through the ATHENAPowerLink® Program and offer a wide range of resources for all women business owners through the active exchange of information and support.
Mission of ATHENA International is...
- Supporting, developing, and honoring women leaders
Inspiring women to achieve their full potential
Creating balance in leadership worldwide
The work of ATHENA is based on the ATHENA LEADERSHIP MODEL
The ATHENA Leadership Model focuses on "personal traits of strong, successful leaders. It captures the spirit and collaborative leadership style often exemplified in women leaders, while also recognizing the importance of traits such as courageous acts and fierce advocacy in the pursuit of excellence. The ATHENA Leadership Model tenets include Authentic Self, Celebration and Joy, Collaboration, Courageous Acts, Fierce Advocacy, Giving Back, Learning, and Relationships, and provide a model for 21st Century leadership." ATHENA International
ATHENA Award
The ATHENA Award is a local, national, and international recognition of a woman or man for their professional excellence, community service, and for actively assisting women in their attainment of professional excellence and leadership skills.
ATHENAPowerLink®
"A business mentoring program designed to increase the growth and profitability of women-owned businesses.
The premise is simple—a panel of volunteers advises a woman business owner on important issues specific to her business with the goal of increasing the development and success of her business. The program 'links' a woman business owner with an Advisory Panel, recruited from the local community, to work with her at no cost for one year. These professionals, which may include a banker, lawyer, accountant, and marketing or human resource specialist, provide guidance regarding networking skills, how to achieve access to capital, implementation of best practices, and other issues identified by the woman business owner as necessary to reach the goals she has for her business." ATHENA International
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