The Doral Golf Resort, as seen from the 18th hole of the TPC Blue Monster at Doral Course. The Doral's guest rooms offer panoramic views of beautiful golf courses and landscaped grounds and feature the Revive bedding package, with pillow-top mattresses and 300-count sheets. Hotel room amenities include private balconies, marble accents, plush bathrobes, and slippers.

The 8th Annual Enterprising Women of the Year Awards Celebration will bring together the top 250 of the most dynamic women business owners from North America and around the world. Winners and finalists for the Enterprising Women of the Year Awards are outstanding women entrepreneurs who have demonstrated that they own and manage fast-growth businesses, mentor and give back to help other women business owners, and are leaders in their communities.

Schedule of Events

Wednesday, March 17

• 1:00 – 6:00 p.m.
  Registration open

• 2:00 - 5:00
  “Best of Miami” tour

• 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
  Philanthropy meeting

• 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
  Opening reception (pool side), celebrating the 10th anniversary of Enterprising Women magazine

Thursday, March 18

• 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
  Registration open

• 8:30 - 11:00 a.m.
  Enterprising Women Advisory Board Breakfast and Annual Meeting (Board members and award honorees)

• Noon - 2:00 p.m.
  Enterprising Women Hall of Fame Luncheon, with induction of this year's honorees and presentation of the 2010 Enterprising Women Advocacy Award and the Latina Success Award

• 2:15 - 3:30 p.m.
  Workshop: "The Roadmap to 2020 for Women's Entrepreneurship," with a panel of thought leaders, chaired by Virginia Littlejohn, CEO of Quantum Leaps, Inc.

• 3:45 – 4:30 p.m.
  Workshop: "The New Business Model: Growing Your Business in Challenging Economic Times," featuring a roundup of some of the best ideas from Enterprising Women Advisory Board members who have grown their businesses this past year using a new business model

• 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
  Wine tasting, featuring wines from women-owned wineries across the United States

• 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
  Photo session for 2010 award honorees

• 7:00 - 10:00 p.m.
  Enterprising Women of the Year Awards Gala Dinner, honoring the top women entrepreneurs in the country for 2010

Friday, March 19

• 8:00 a.m. – Noon
  Registration open

• 8:00 – 10:00 a.m.
  Procurement Breakfast and Workshop, co-hosted by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council
  
  Fortune 500 company representatives who are involved with the Enterprising Women of the Year Awards event will participate in a roundtable breakfast workshop that will help attendees learn more about the benefits of being certified and how to make the most of their certification once they receive it. All attendees will have an opportunity to network and make connections with the event's sponsors.

• 10:15 – 11:00 a.m.
  WIPP Policy Update: "From Health Care to Procurement — What You Need to Know Now"

• 2:30 – 5:30 p.m.
  South Beach Shuttle and Walking Tour
  
  Late departure from South Beach will be available at 10:00 p.m. for those who want to enjoy dinner on their own.

For more information, please contact Beth Blake at 919-674-6640 (e-mail: bblake@enterprisingwomen.com).

The eighth hole of the famous TPC Blue Monster at Doral, home of the PGA Tour. The Doral boasts five championship golf courses, as well as a completely transformed 52,000-square-foot Pritikin Longevity Center & Spa facility.

The Doral's Pritikin Longevity Center & Spa facility is both a celebrated day spa and a renowned destination spa nestled within the 650-acre Marriott Doral Golf Resort & Spa grounds. The newly transformed, 52,000-square-foot, European-inspired facility provides guests with all the amenities for a peaceful, relaxing stay. To learn more about the spa and its services, visit www.doralresort.com/Spa. Special offer for our attendees: Enterprising Women guests will enjoy a 10% discount on spa services during the 2010 Enterprising Women of the Year Awards Celebration. To schedule an appointment, call the Doral's Spa connoisseurs at 305-717-6303.

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