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ATHENAPowerLink® provides professional
advisory panels to women-owned businesses to assist in business growth.
Each advisory panel is tailored to the specific needs of the company as defined
by the business plan, goals and objectives of the enterprise. The panel's goal
is to ultimately help women-owned businesses learn how to network better, access
capital and implement best practices. In southwestern Pennsylvania, the program
is offered to women-owned businesses in Fayette, Greene, Washington, and Westmoreland
counties by E-Magnify through the National ATHENA Foundation.
The local ATHENAPowerLink® program is proudly sponsored by the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation.
What Does ATHENAPowerLink® Provide?
- Advisory panels consisting of businesses professionals, tailored to the specific needs of your company.
- A one-year commitment to assist your business through a series of quarterly meetings.
- Professionals from business areas such as accounting, law, marketing, finance, human resources, and technology.
- Advice that is not binding. You may accept or reject the suggestions made.
What are the Business Owner's Responsibilities?
- A willingness to accept the advice of the professionals on the advisory panel.
- A business plan or executive summary on the current status of your business and a description of your company's problems requiring assistance.
- An agreement to disclose appropriate business-related material including, but not limited to, financial statement and company literature.
- Agendas and a suitable meeting place.
A governing body of community business leaders will select ATHENAPowerLink®
businesses bi-annually (January and July) from applications received
on a rolling basis. Please note that the rolling application
process applies to only Fayette, Greene, Washington,
and Westmoreland counties. Lawrence and Mercer counties have
a December 15th deadline for returning applications. Companies are
chosen based on their potential to effectively utilize an advisory
panel and ATHENAPowerLink's ability to assist the company's
growth.
What are the Application Criteria for Becoming an ATHENAPowerLink® Business?
- Business must be at least 51% owned and actively managed by a woman
- Minimum of two (2) years in operation
- Minimum of two (2) full-time employees (including the owner)
- Annual revenues of at least $250,000 for retail or manufacturing businesses
- Annual revenues of at least $100,000 for service businesses
- Clearly defined company objectives/goals with explicit reasons for seeking ATHENAPowerLink's assistance in meeting those objectives/goals
Servicing Fayette, Greene, Washington, Westmoreland, Lawrence and Mercer
Counties.
For information about programs in other areas, visit the ATHENA
International website.
For additional information or to learn how you can serve on an advisory
panel, please see the contact information below.
Download the ATHENAPowerLink® application.
Print, complete, and mail the application to the address listed on the form. (To
download the application, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have
this software, please click on the icon below to get it for free.)
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