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Danika Mendrygal, Susan Wetzel, Wanda Brice, Jeanne Braniff Baker
- Susan Wetzel, Partner, Haynes and Boone; Jeanne Braniff Baker, NAWBO DFW Public Policy Director; Wanda Brice, CEO Women's Museum
Purvi Patel, Partner, Haynes and Boone
Terri Maxwell, Suceed on Purpose (speaker for September)
Billie Day, Immediate Past President; Billie Bryant, former Board Member
- Billie Bryant, Cindy Irvin, Cindy Quandt-Guerra, Sherry Green, Hana Laurenzo
- Schnell Blanton, President of Imperial Beverage Group, and Jeanne Braniff Baker, Public Policy Director
Darla Beggs, Corporate Partner Director; Danika Mendrygal, Haynes and Boone
Photography by Studio Eleven Photography
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- Lyndel Mason, Dallas Council Chair; Darla Beggs, Corporate Partner Director; Billie Day, Immediate Past President
Photographs by C Quandt-Guerra
Part 2 of 4 - Thinking of selling your business? Read this alert from our partner Haynes and Boone, LLP:
When business owners contemplate the sale of their businesses, initial questions of where to start, what types of activities are required, and how to negotiate the sale process are commonplace. This client alert is the second in a series of four alerts generally describing (i) the tax changes that will occur on January 1, 2011 and in later tax years as a result of the recently enacted health care legislation, (ii) many of the steps a business owner should consider taking in order to prepare his or her business for sale, (iii) the sale process, and (iv) several key factors to consider in this process in an effort to maximize the after-tax benefits to the owners and to help ensure a smooth sales process. To read the full alert, please visit the Publications section of our website.
Over the years Darla Beggs’ career has taken her from Texas to one coast then over to the other side of the country with a stop for a time in America’s Heartland. Thankfully, she and her husband have found their way back to the Dallas/Ft Worth area and our Chapter is honored to have her as our new Director of Corporate Partners.
Beggs says, “After spending many years working in sales, marketing and management in Corporate America for companies such as SWBT, AT&T, The Travelers and Principal Insurance my husband and I returned to the DFW area in search of business opportunities. I purchased Abba Staffing in 2006 and joined NAWBO in 2008.”
Abba Staffing provides staffing services (staff augmentation, contract-to-hire, and direct placement) and small business consulting for clients throughout the United States. Their core competencies include Administrative/Clerical, Finance/ Accounting, IT, Project Mangers, Contract Administrators, Health Care providers and their office staff for clients of all sizes for a multitude of diverse entities such as Government (Federal, State, Local), Hospitals, Transportation/Shipping, Real Estate and Christian Ministries.
Abba Staffing is a GSA approved vendor and certified by WBE, NCTRCA and State of TX HUB.
If this didn’t keep Beggs busy enough, she also owns Tierra Resources–a mineral leasing company–and Beggs’ husband, Gary, and his son own AED Group–a Land Man and mineral acquisition company.
Gary and Darla have been married for 26 years. She has two grown step-children, Valerie and Matthew, and two crazy Yorkies named Allie and Roxy.
In her “free” time (yes, she put that word in quotes), Beggs enjoys visiting museums and galleries of all types, and she says interior design is her inner calling. She loves to read, enjoys music, walking, cooking, the Dallas Cowboys and spending time with her family.
The woman featured in our Partner spotlight this month claims she has a passion for “Pot Stirring and Stealthy Revolution.” A founding NAWBO D/FW Chapter board member and former past-president, this dynamic go-getter will inspire you to join the "revolution."
Wanda Brice is CEO of The Women’s Museum. It is a Smithsonian Affiliate, is a nationally chartered Museum. It is the ONLY comprehensive women’s history museum in America. Women’s history (much of it untold!) celebrates, inspires and educates.
Brice states, “Our educational programming targets girls aged 10 – 18 and women of all ages and interests. The Texas Girls State Fair and Leadership America are our two flagship programs. We provide educational and entertaining programming around all our featured exhibits, which change four times a year.
As part of the organizing DFW NAWBO Board, NAWBO president and NAWBO Corporate Sponsor, Brice says she relished her participation with dynamic women business owners.
She explains, “I found the place to indulge my passion for Pot Stirring and Stealthy Revolution. Along with trail blazers (more like flame throwers) such as Dr. Aggie Jordan DeLaurenti, Doris Thomas, Valerie Freeman, Anita Porco, NAWBO members opened many doors for women in business. "
Brice has been the recipient of many awards over the years. Recent awards lincludeThe Athena Award, The Dallas Business Journal’s Outstanding Women Award, Community Service Award from the Association of Women in Communication and the upcoming Northwood University Distinguished Women Award. While she was in NAWBO, she received the National Public Policy Advocate Award from NAWBO.
She and her husband recently bought a farm on 105 beautiful acres in far northeast Texas.
She says, “We bought it as a retreat from traffic, cell phones, email and noise. It is a perfect retreat from business – or it was until at a meeting with our financial planner, she asked me what kind of income the farm might produce.” Brice says her entrepreneurial wheels began to spin. . .!!
PS. Brice wanted to be sure to let the NAWBO membership know that The Women’s Museum is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a Gala event on November 13 – An Unforgettable Evening. Log on to The Women’s Museum website for details.
Part 1 of 4 - Thinking of selling your business? Read this alert from our partner Haynes and Boone, LLC:
Tax Rates are Rising! This alert highlights the imminent changes to the tax laws in 2011 (e.g., the sunset of the Bush era tax cuts) and the changes that will arise in later tax years (e.g., tax provisions contained in certain parts of the recently enacted health care legislation) that may affect a decision to sell your business this year. When business owners contemplate the sale of their business, typical initial questions include where to start, what types of activities are required, and how to negotiate the sale process.
This client alert is the first in a series of four. This first alert explores various tax issues that will drive some business owners to sell their businesses in 2010 as opposed to selling in later years. The remaining three alerts describe many of the steps a business owner should consider to prepare his or her business for sale. These include the sale process, the evaluation of a purchase offer, the importance of a confidentiality agreement, the role of a letter of intent, structuring a transaction, and the sale documents that "close" a transaction. Because every transaction is different, the general principles provided in these alerts must be adapted for your particular business and industry.
To read the full alert, please visit the Publications section of our website.
Wanda Brice, President NAWBO DFW Chapter 1991-1992
Our own NAWBO D/FW Chapter past President, Wanda Brice, has won the Dallas Business Journal's Women in Business Award. Brice is the CEO of the Women's Museum. She was one of our featured speakers at the recent NAWBO Gala, "Where we have Been."
According to the DBJ, the Women's Museum, "an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, wasn't living up to its potential; it had no formal programs and little visibility. Brice was brought in to oversee the nonprofit and figure out ways to incease its popularity and awareness. She subsequently developed educational and empowering programs for girls and women."
Congrats to Wanda Brice for this well-deserved recognition!
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Proposes Three-Track Patent Examination Initiative
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is seeking public comment on a proposed three-track patent examination initiative. To read more about the proposed changes and the impact this might have on your company's patent efforts, click here.
If you have any questions, please contact one of our patent attorneys.
The North Texas Tollway Authority’s Business Diversity Department announces its “Inaugural Women’s Forum” which will be held at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at NTTA’s administrative headquarters located at 5900 West Plano Parkway, Plano TX 75093. The meeting will be held in NTTA's Board Room.
The forum is an outreach initiative, designed to give participants an opportunity to discuss current issues relative to women-owned businesses.
If you are interested in doing business with the North Texas Tollway Authority, you must consider attending this event.
For more information, please contact:
Kimberly Suber North Texas Tollway Authority Business Diversity Department (214) 461-2007 ">
The following Alert comes from our Corporate Partner, Haynes and Boone, LLP and provides important information about a Senate Bill regarding Cap-and-Trade:
There have been two significant new developments in the regulation of greenhouse gases (“GHG”). One is the long awaited introduction of new draft legislation that sponsors hope will bridge the disagreements that have prevented the passage of comprehensive GHG legislation. The other is the issuance of EPA’s greenhouse gas tailoring rule, the final piece of EPA’s multiple promulgations to commence control of GHG from stationary sources. To read the full alert, please visit the Publications section of our Web site.
