THE 2012 BUSINESS FAIR EXHIBITOR PROSPECTUS
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 – 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL , West Hall C

Exhibit at the Nation’s Most Influential Business Fair

for Women-Owned Businesses!

The 2012 WBENC National Conference & Business Fair takes place June 19-21 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. WBENC’s 13th annual event represents the year’s best opportunity to spotlight your business in front of the world’s largest corporations, government agencies and women-owned businesses. Each of them is committed to doing business with WBENC-Certified Women’s Business Enterprises (WBEs) and WBENC WBEs certified through the Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Program (WOSB).

Why Exhibit?
The 2012 WBENC National Conference & Business Fair is an invaluable opportunity! As an exhibitor, you will connect with more than 3,000 small business owners, government agencies and Fortune 500 enterprises who want to do business with WBENC-Certified Women’s Business Enterprises (WBEs) AND WBENC-Certified WBEs with the WOSB certification.

To ensure exhibitors have booth traffic and access to prospective business partners, we offer a comprehensive marketing plan to drive conference awareness and participation that includes:

• Bi-monthly email campaigns
• Website promotion, including visibility via Internet tools such as Map Your Show and our Registration Platform beginning November 2011 through conference.
• Distribution of the WBENC registration brochure to more than 20,000 addresses
• Distribution of the WBENC conference post card and/or other direct mail piece to more than 10,000 certified WBEs (slated for Winter 2011 and Spring 2012)
• Telephone campaigns conducted by the WBENC Board of Directors development committee; WBENC Host Council (WBDC-Florida); 2012 Host Committee; WBENC staff and Stovell Marketing and Public Relations, Inc. (event management)
• Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook – New for 2012!

Exhibitors will include procurement and supplier diversity executives representing more than 300 of the nation’s largest corporations and government agencies from the federal, state and local level. The 2012 WBENC National Conference & Business Fair provides an unparalleled opportunity to meet business goals and lay critical groundwork for the future.

In addition to exhibiting opportunities, the event includes top-notch educational sessions on supply chain management, growth strategies in today’s complex marketplace and more. Exciting general sessions will help attendees sustain and grow their businesses while building results-driven partnerships with clients and vendors.

Networking That Works!
Attended by key procurement decision-makers, the 2012 conference will be the ultimate networking experience – one that saves time and money by bringing hundreds of qualified decision-makers face-to-face under one roof.

No matter the solution you offer, the WBENC National Conference & Business Fair will help you introduce your products and services, position your company in the marketplace, maintain exposure, establish partnerships, connect with customers and generate revenue – all in a single location.

The 2012 conference also includes a new schedule: Tuesday, June 19 will feature two hours of information and entertainment workshops culminating with the 2012 WBENC 15th Anniversary Reception and Silent Auction. Tuesday evening, attendees will be free to explore Orlando with family meet with customers, clients and business partners. Wednesday’s Business Fair will be followed by a reception at Universal CityWalk^®, Universal Studios^® Orlando. Mark your calendar for the festivities!

Are You Eligible to Exhibit?

Rules of eligibility to exhibit: You must be a WBENC National Corporate Member or WBENC Regional Partner Organization (RPO) Corporate Member to participate as a Corporate Exhibitor. For government agencies, you must be a federal, state or city government entity with a .gov URL to purchase the Metal Exhibitor booth package. For nonprofit organizations, you must have an .org URL with a 501 (c) (3) federally designated organization to purchase a Metal Exhibitor booth package. Also note that WBENC has the right to decline an exhibitor request.

All registration information will be closely reviewed by WBENC. Organizations that register without meeting the above stipulations will not be allowed to exhibit. Fees will not be refunded.