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BWE is the only organization in the USA with a unique mission to: Identify and remove the barriers that impede the success of black women business owners from participating in government and private sector procurement, promote equal access to capital, educate, advocate, reverse industry trends that foster business failure among black women business owners and serve as a clearing house for all information related to businesses owned by black women. Although BWE's core mission is to serve Black Women Business Owners, we do not discriminate. All are welcome to join. As of January 1, 2000, Gina Slater Parker, Vice President, Hill Slater Inc, a third generation seasoned business owner, is BWE's President & CEO. The forecast for BWE in the millennium is promising and productive. The membership benefits, programs and services are greater than ever and are having a positive effect on our member's bottom line. The membership has grown rapidly under Ms. Parker's leadership, from an inactive 100 members, to an active 2,400 members, making BWE New York State's largest woman business owner's association. Today BWE is successfully fulfilling its mission and serving women business owners of color with valuable programs, services, and information, that all aim to increase a women-owned business's bottom line. The function of BWE is to be inclusive, educate, advocate, network, identify, and provide business/technical resources, equal access to financial assistance and access to government and private sector procurement for its members. BWE successfully identifies active support and financial commitments from our Corporate Advisory Board, corporate sponsors, local, state and national government and private contributors. So far The Alliance for Excellent Education, Astoria Federal Savings, AT&T, Brookhaven National Labs, Canon, Charles B. Wang Foundation, Citibank, Community Development Corporation, Con-Edison, Euro-American Women's Council, The Finance Department, First Union , Fleet Bank, Fortunoff, Hofstra University, Independent Community Bank, IBM, JP Morgan Chase, Keyspan Energy, Long Island Development Corporation, Long Island Power Authority, Long Island Small Business Assistance Corporation, Molloy College, National Women Business Owners Corporation, New York State, New York Community Trust, Northrop Grumman, North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, Olympic Airways, Philip Morris Companies, SCORE, TIAA-Cref, UPS and Verizon, Women Impact Public Policy support our mission.