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Sharon
Hadary is the executive director of the Center for
Women's Business Research, founded as the National
Foundation of Women Business Owners. The Center
for Women's Business Research is the premiere research
institute dedicated to accumulating and sharing
knowledge about women business owners and enterprises
nationwide.
At
the Center, Sharon leads major initiatives to improve
the quality and comprehensiveness of the knowledge
on the role of women business owners and their enterprises
in economies and societies around the world. She
leads the Center's information dissemination strategies
to share this knowledge with policy makers, corporations,
financial institutions, media, and women business
owners in a way that has significantly expanded
entrepreneurial opportunities for women.
Sharon
spent 21 years with IBM as an executive in communications
and public relations. She has also been an adjunct
professor and lecturer at the George Washington
University School of Business and Public Management,
University of Maryland College Graduate School,
and Georgetown University. She speaks frequently
at conferences and seminars around the globe.
Sharon's
awards and recognition have been numerous, including
receiving a 2003 Applause Award from the Women's
Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) in
March. She has been recognized for the critical
role her organization has played in gathering and
publishing the research that is needed to help the
women business owners' community be recognized for
the significant economic impact they have on our
nation.
The
Center's statistics are quoted by everyone from
the President of the United States to Fortune 500
CEOs. The Center's work has opened the eyes of the
banking community, as just one key example, and
paved the way for billions of dollars in funding
that has been made available for women-owned firms.
Sharon's
personal dedication to this important mission and
to the Center's impeccable reputation for providing
the research that opens doors for women entrepreneurs
has earned her a place in our Hall of Fame.
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