[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 176 (Tuesday, December 18, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H10225]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 TRIBUTE TO SETON HALL COLLEGE NATIONAL EDUCATION CENTER FOR WOMEN IN 
                                BUSINESS

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Mascara) is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. MASCARA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the National 
Education Center for Women in Business at Seton Hall College for 10 
years of dedicated service to women entrepreneurs in southwestern 
Pennsylvania and across this Nation.
  The center, located in Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, 
began in the late 1980s as a resource for women launching their own 
businesses. It offered advice, assisted with business plans and 
connected aspiring entrepreneurs with small business development 
centers.
  Over the last 10 years, the center has evolved into a nationally 
recognized one-stop clearinghouse, complete with research, online 
resources and educational programs for budding entrepreneurs as young 
as 14.
  The center's initiatives include Camp Entrepreneur, which brings 
together teenagers for a week-long session on entrepreneurial skills; 
ATHENA PowerLink, which links business professionals with new women-
owned businesses; and e-magnify, an on-line business resource center. 
Since it was launched 20 months ago, more than 1 million visitors from 
25 countries have used the e-magnify Web site.
  Mr. Speaker, I have some interesting statistics as they relate to the 
impact women have made on business. Women make up 46.5 percent of the 
U.S. labor workforce. More than 49 percent of managers and 
professionals are women, and 12.5 percent of Fortune 500 corporate 
officers, 4.1 percent of Fortune 500 top earners and 1.2 percent of 
Fortune 500 CEOs are women.
  Furthermore, figures released in April of 2001 show that women-owned 
firms totaled 5.4 million and generated more than $819 million in 
receipts.
  Mr. Speaker, I know the entire House of Representatives joins me in 
commending the National Education Center for Women in Business for 
helping to increase the number of women business owners.

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