Thursday, June 07, 2007

Berthold Awarded as Influential Entrepreneur


The Minority Enterprise Executive Council Awards Gloria Berthold as an Influential Entrepreneur

Gloria Berthold will be awarded the Minority Enterprise Executive Council’s award of “Fifty Influential Entrepreneurs in Business Award.” Gloria Berthold was chosen for this national award based on her commitment to business growth, professional excellence and to her community. She is also helping shape our economic future, and making a difference in her field.

The Minority Enterprise Executive Council is a council that assists and promotes the interests of minority groups such as Women, African-Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans and Hispanic American entrepreneurs. They initiate, encourage and promote the advancement and development of small and disadvantage minority/women-owned businesses. The honorees will also be profiled in the June 2007 edition of MEA magazine, which is the official magazine of the gala.

The Minority Enterprise Executive Council 9th Annual National Awards Ceremony is scheduled for Wednesday June 27, 2007 at 6:00pm to 10pm to honor its fifty influential entrepreneurs in business award recipients. The theme for the award this year is “Applauding the Vision of Success” and is being held at the Fairmont Washington D.C. hotel.

This year one woman that is being honored is Gloria Berthold, president of TargetGov since 1997. In 2006 she was chosen as one of five US business women to travel to the Middle East in November 2006 to mentor and counsel business women from 17 countries through out North Africa and the Middle East. She offers practical advice and counsel to help business owners to be more effective and understand the realities of time and financial commitment. She currently is the Maryland Advocacy Director, for Women impacting Public Policy, and has worked for many nonprofit or civic organizations such as The Baltimore/Washington Corridor Chamber of Commerce; the Governor’s Workforce Investment Board Aerospace Committee and the Public Transportation Board of Howard County.

TargetGov is a division of Marketing Outsource Associates, Inc., a full service business development and marketing firm. It is woman-owned, privately held company specializing in government contracting business development at federal, state and local levels. Ms. Gloria Berthold, president, is a government contractor and an expert author and speaker regarding government contracting. She has instructed contractors regarding government business development in recent teleconferences and procurement conferences and has been quoted in USA Today, Inc. Magazine and Government Executive Magazine. She may be reached through the web site: http://www.targetgov.com or at 866-579-1346.

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