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LEAD (Leadership Education And Development) is a national partnership of business and academia that encourages the best and brightest high school students to pursue careers in business. An unprecedented opportunity, LEAD selects talented and promising high school students to participate in comprehensive summer business institutes at twelve of the top graduate business schools in the U.S. by providing students with a broad perspective of the business world, LEAD helps students choose the best career direction, and provides them with the information they need to map an educational path to success.
LEAD was the beneficiary of The 2004 American Business Awards dinner on Monday, May 10. We courage you to learn more about and support LEAD.
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Stevie Awards Calendar & Links
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Welcome to the May issue of The Stevie Awards newsletter. This month's issue focuses on the presentation of Stevie Award winners in The 2004 American Business Awards, and the announcement of the newest Stevie Awards program, The Stevie Awards for Women Entrepreneurs.
| Winners Announced in 2004 American Business Awards
The unsung heroes of the business world - from support staffers to sales teams - basked in the spotlight last night as The 2nd Annual American Business Awards bestowed honors on more than 100 ordinary Americans for their great performances in the workplace on Monday, May 10.
The Stevie Awards were presented in two ceremonies at the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers in New York City. More than 600 people from across the United States attended the gala ceremonies, which were hosted by CNNfn news personalities Rhonda Schaffler and Ali Velshi.
Learn more about this year's ABA winners... »
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Women Entrepreneurs to Be Honored in New Stevies Program
 Advanta Corp. is the exclusive sponsor of The 2004 Stevie Awards for Women Entrepreneurs, the newest Stevie Awards competition. The competition is designed to recognize the accomplishments of women small business owners in the United States.
A Call for Entries for the competition has been issued, for categories ranging from Entrepreneur of the Year and Company of the Year to Best Community Involvement Program and a Lifetime Achievement Award. Entries will be accepted beginning June 1, and the entry deadline is June 30. All U.S.- based women-owned businesses with up to 100 employees are invited to enter. Complete details on the competition and how to enter are available at www.stevieawards.com/women.
Advanta Corp., founded as Teachers' Service Organization, originally provided needs-based loans to teachers - mostly women - at a time when banks often did not. Today Advanta is one of the nation's largest issuers (through Advanta Bank Corp.) of MasterCard business credit cards to small businesses and has been committed to supporting the success of women in business for over 50 years.
Michael Gallagher, founder and president of the Stevie Awards, said: "Advanta's longstanding commitment to helping women entrepreneurs makes them the ideal sponsor for this program. Their sponsorship will help us raise the profile of the award and increase access to deserving nominees throughout the country."
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Nextel Tabbed as Most Likely to Win 2005 "Best Multinational Company"
April's Stevie Awards Survey question was, "Which company will win the Stevie for Best Multinational Company in The 2005 International Business Awards?" Of the choices offered, Nextel Communications was tops with 17.5%, followed by Coca-Cola with 13.3%.
Several companies made strong write-in showings, including KB Home and SAS Institute. Survey results included:
This month's Stevie Awards question is: Which woman entrepreneur do you most admire?
Take this month's Stevie Awards survey... »
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Stevie Awards Calendar for 2004-05
The schedule of entry deadlines and other important dates for 2004 and 2005 Stevie Awards programs has been updated.
Visit one of the Stevie Awards sites at www.stevieawards.com today for details.
View the calendar on the IBA web site... »
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