School Health Women's Business Enterprise Certification

School Health-Press Release-Women's Business Enterprise Certification

SCHOOL HEALTH CORPORATION CERTIFIED AS A WOMAN'S BUSINESS ENTERPRISE

HANOVER PARK, Ill. - School Health Corporation, the leading provider of medical supplies and equipment to schools, public health departments and sports medicine professionals, has been certified as a Woman's Business Enterprise (WBE) by the Women's Business Development Center (WBDC) and the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). This national certification verifies that a company is more than 51% owned, operated and controlled by a female.

School Health Corporation has been female-owned and operated since 1999 when Susan Rogers became President. Under the leadership of Ms. Rogers, School Health has continued its focus on improving the health and well being of children while extending its product line and expanding its customer base into new markets. "It's been a long-time goal of mine to become certified by WBENC," said Ms. Rogers. "WBE status requires a significant investment of time and energy to produce results and School Health Corporation is looking forward to working with organizations interested in diversifying their supplier base."

The Women's Business Development Center (WBDC) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to help women entrepreneurs to start, finance and grow their businesses through entrepreneurial support services. The WBDC is a certifying partner for the Women's Business Enterprise National Council or WBENC (pronounced 'wee-bank'). WBENC is a non-profit organization committed to educating the public, the government and America's corporations about the products and services available from company's owned, managed and controlled by women.

The Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) was created in early 1997 to meet the need for access to a nationally recognized standard of certification for Women's Business Enterprises. WBENC has certifying organizations in Colorado, Louisiana, Texas, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Washington, DC.
School Health Corporation is the leading provider of medical supplies and equipment to schools, public health departments and sports medicine professionals. Founded in 1950, the company achieved success by focusing on the needs of its customers and by broadening its product line. Located in Hanover Park, Ill., School Health Corporation has a 50,000 square-foot facility well equipped to fulfill orders generated through its national sales force, direct mail catalogs, and e-commerce websites. For additional information about School Health Corporation or if you are a company or organization with a supplier diversity program and would like to discuss building a partnership with School Health Corporation, please contact Susan Rogers at (800) 323-1305.

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