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January 13, 2012
South Shore Chamber women's business program celebrates 10 years The Patriot Ledger

January 20, 2012
Women recognized at Randolph event for completing business program The Patriot Ledger

October 2011 / ATHENAPowerLink® Helped Mamas Move Owners Work On Their Business, Not Just In it!
The ATHENAPowerLink® (APL) program has “helped us to focus on our business as a whole instead of looking at it day-to-day” according to Lauren Hendry and Julie Ross, president and vice-president respectively of Mamas Move in Norwell.
A unique mentoring program designed exclusively … read more

October 2011 / Sawyer Design Associates Calls ATHENAPowerLink® Mentoring Program “Priceless”
Recognized for its excellence in assisting women-owned businesses (WBOs) to expand profitably through input from a volunteer advisory panel, the ATHENAPowerLink® (APL) program has in the words of Diane Sawyer “taught me that business, like life, is constantly in flux; but by growing your skills, you can grow your business… read more

Sept 2010 / SSCC Business Currents – Women Business Owners Evolve From Owner to CEO
By: Clare Cox, Tidemark Corporation
Women business owners on the South Shore have access to a powerful tool designed to help them increase growth and profitability. The Chamber is the only organization in New England to offer this internationally recognized mentoring program designed for the high potential women business owner (WBO).…read more

ATHENAPowerLink® 2010 Awards Reception — Diane Sawyer, Sawyer Design Associates, Inc.
I trained as an artist. I have no background in business. I tend to be afraid of math, intimidated by numbers... I built my first business very deliberately and simply. In the beginning, all I knew was that I had to bill 20 hours a week to meet my expenses and pay my salary…  read more

Jan-Feb 2009 / Short Waves -  It’s Good to be King When You’ve got ATHENA’s Help
By: Ron Cleaves, MF&T Insurance
When you grow up thinking “inside the box,” it’s hard to see things from a different, outside-of-the-box perspective. But as recent participants in the South Shore Chamber of Commerce ATHENAPowerLink® program, two sisters have seen new and improved methods of running their business… read more

2005 – ATHENA, Lessons Learned
By: Bob Kustka, Fusion Factor, Inc.
This past year provided a lot of learning for me. As my previous experience came from working with large organizations, I learned a lot about the differences that an entrepreneur faces…  read more

Fall 2004 / Waves - ATHENAPowerLink®: Growing from Owner to CEO
By: Wendy Simmons, CEP, Prism Consulting
When Prism Consulting was selected as the recipient of the ATHENAPowerLink® Program, we thought it rewarding to be selected from a fairly large group of respondents after a friendly but rigorous interview process. That was just the beginning. Our advisory panel was a who’s who of prominent local business people…  read more

Summer 2004 / Waves - ATHENAPowerLink®: A Win-Win for Everyone Involved
By: Ron Cleaves, MF&T Insurance
Congratulations to the Women’s Business Connection (WBC) and the South Shore Chamber of Commerce, in concert with the ATHENAPowerLink® Foundation! They have created a process that enriches everyone involved in the program. It has been rewarding not only for the Chamber members that have participated, but also for the woman owned business that we have worked with…  read more

Contact Ann Pierce, Marketing-Outreach Committee Chair, for more information and to submit an ATHENAPowerLink® news story.

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