“You must use me — I’m a certified business!” I have heard this phrase way too often in the past 13 years. I work hard to train Association of Women Contractors (AWC) members about what certification means and what it …
Cyber Security: Boring – Yep. Confusing – Yep. Costly – Yep, Yep. What Cyber Security is not: someone else’s concern. I am coming off a 6-week process of renewing the AWC cyber insurance. We take Cyber Security extremely important and …
In honor of Women in Construction Week I want to recognize how a handful of women started the AWC. The founding members were trail blazers at a time when women owned business in this industry was rare and females in …
It Starts with Us! The Movement and Challenge. Two years ago, a movement was started but the world took away our focus on the roll out. The roll out is starting with a challenge. It all started in 2019 when …
Have you ever thought about how you can truly make a difference in the success and growth of small businesses? One of the most significant things you can do is to become a mentor to a small W/MBE company. As …
Good day readers! Today I am reminded that communications continue to not only be extremely important but also difficult in the world of emails and text messages. Interpretation by the reader is paramount to the result. Many of you know …
Wow! Over 20,000 views to my share of the Finance & Commerce article, “Subcontractors take a hit,” on LinkedIn. Thank you to Brian Johnson and Finance & Commerce for working with me to show the public what is happening in …
Just coming off of the MN Construction Summit, I attended a presentation given by Minnesota Senator Ann Johnson Stewart. The Senator is a woman business owner, engineering contractor, and past AWC member. I’m sure you are already wondering why that …
On January 6th, 2022, the industry lost a workforce advocate – Mel Reeves. Mel was a social justice champion and advocate for equality within this industry. I first began working with Mel within months of starting with AWC. For over …