WBDC Welcomes Kiss-u Corps LLC as Annual Business Breakfast Sponsor

The Women’s Business Development Council (WBDC) welcomes Kiss-u Corps LLC of Weston as a sponsor of its 12th annual signature breakfast event, this year celebrating the 25th anniversary of the historic passage and President Reagan’s signing of HR 5050, the federal law that ended lending institutions’ discriminatory practices against women. 

“It’s amazing to think that just 25 years ago, in many states a woman needed a man’s signature to secure commercial capital,” says Fran Pastore, chief executive officer of Connecticut’s WBDC.  “Thanks to the passage of HR 5050, today 36 percent of employer firms are either women-owned or women-led.  We’re honored to have Kiss-u Corps LLC fueling our endeavor to recognize this milestone as we continue working to help Connecticut women achieve economic independence.”

“WBDC is a wonderful resource for entrepreneurs and small business owners throughout the state of Connecticut,” says Amy Davis, founder of Kiss-u Corps LLC, a WBDC client.  “We are very proud to play a role to ensure that WBDC can continue to help business owners start, build, or expand their businesses. Without WBDC by my side, it is quite possible my business would still be just a figment of my imagination!”

The October 24, 2013 event, “Connect-Grow-Influence: Women with Impact,” will bring together over 500 entrepreneurs, community organizers, CEOs, and legislators and will celebrate the economic impact women-owned businesses have throughout Connecticut and the world.

Program highlights include: 
•    Guest speaker the Honorable Denise L. Nappier, Connecticut State Treasurer;
•    Honorary Chairwoman of the event, Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman; and
•    Panel discussion led by Teresa Younger, executive director of Connecticut’s Permanent Commission on the Status of Women - panelists Sarah Fisher, professional race car driver and CEO of Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing, LLC; Susan Duffy, executive director of the Center for Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership at Babson College; and Laurie Tucker, senior vice president for corporate marketing at FedEx Services, will discuss women and their critical roles in the economy, women as architects of change and economic influencers, as well as take a look into the future for what the next 25 years may hold.

About Kiss-u Corps LLC
Kiss-u Corps LLC was founded by Amy Davis in 2008 for the express purpose of developing environmentally friendly tissue dispensers that work where you need them. The first dispenser, Kiss-u Tissue Tube, is designed for convenience and safety to fit car cupholders – and it’s refillable!  The second dispenser, Kiss-u Wet Wipes, also designed to fit car cupholders and also refillable, holds 50 all natural wet wipes with food grade preservatives.  Wet wipes are safe for hands and face as well as car surfaces.  Both can be purchased at www.kissucorps.com/store .  Kiss-u Corps is on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/mykissutissue and Twitter @kissutissue.

About WBDC
Established in 1997, the Women’s Business Development Council (WBDC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping women achieve economic equity through entrepreneurial training, financial education and professional development.
 
WBDC provides education, training, resources and connections to women (and men) at training sites throughout Connecticut, offering a continuum of programs and services to clients in need while fostering influential relationships for successful business women at the other end of the spectrum.

More information can be found at www.ctwbdc.org.