International Women's Business Conference

International Women's Business Conference and Expo to convene in Dallas, Texas, July 31. August 3 at the Renaissance Dallas-Richardson Hotel, 900 E. Lookout Drive, Richardson 75082. Event begins at 4 PM on July 31 and concludes at 1 PM on August 3.

Women's businesses are surging forward and are now growing at nearly 3 times the rate of all businesses. Dallas is among the top growth cities with female owned businesses growing at 11 times the rate of all businesses. (US Census Bureau and the Center for Women's Research).

The purpose of this event is to connect female business owners, corporate professionals and entrepreneurs from all over North America so they can support and transact business with each other and learn new ideas and strategies for meeting their business and professional objectives.

Event is hosted and produced by Dallas-based eWomenNetwork.com , recognized as North America's #1 resource for connecting and promoting women and their businesses.

Sponsors include: American Express Financial Advisors, Pfizer, Kinko's, Bank of America, HQ Global Workplaces, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Office Depot, Cinemark, American Airlines, The Dallas Business Journal, Women's Enterprise Magazine, ABC Radio.

Unique aspects of Conference:

- Focus is on giving to others

- Includes structured networking sessions that make networking more effective and conducive to how women prefer to interact.

- Average household income of attendees is $175K

- The economic impact on the Metroplex as a result of this Conference is projected at over $6 million dollars

Presenters are New York Times best selling authors, international speakers and successful entrepreneurs including:

· Connie Glaser-Office Depot's 2003 Business Woman of the Year and author of What Queen Esther Knew; Swim with the Dolphins; and When Money Isn't Enough

· Dr. John Gray-New York Times best selling relationship author of Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus

· Connie Podesta-One-woman play, "Journey: The Evolution of a Woman" and author of Life Would Be Easy if It Weren't for Other People!

· Linda and Richard Eyre-#1 New York Times best selling authors of Teaching Your Children Values! and their new book, The Nature of Nurturing

· Aliza Sherman-Named by Newsweek as "One of the Top 50 People Who Matter Most on the Internet" and author of PowerTools for Women in Business: 10 Ways to Succeed in Life and Work

· Connie D'Imperio- International Franchise mentor, named the Godmother of Franchising" and author of Franchising Made E-Z, Franchising 101 and Women in Franchising series.

· Susan Ford Collins-author of The Joy of Success: 10 Essential Skills for Getting the Success You Want · Denise Davis, M.D.-National TV and Radio host, and author of Restoring Your Health the Natural Way

· Icy Williams, Procter & Gamble and Patricia Massey-Connecting with Fortune 500 Corporations

· Sandra Yancey- Becoming Unstoppable: Attract More Business Than You Ever Dreamed

Price to attend: $495 includes 2 gourmet luncheons.