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| WEDLI's
Dorothy Tripp/Sally Slacke Award |
| Sponsors: |
Judith Beckman, Roslyn Goldmacher
and
Ilene Krupnick- co founder |
| Amounts: |
two $750 awards each year |
| Presented: |
both presented in the Fall |
| In
Honor of: |
Dorothy Tripp- co founder
of WEDLI,
Sally Slacke-charter member of WEDLI. |
| Why: |
Dorothy and Sally- in
addition to being major forces in WEDLI, were two of
the most important women involved in economic development
on Long Island.
Dorothy was with the Town of Hempstead Dept. of Industry
& Commerce where she worked with businesses to bring
them into the Town and expand them in order to strengthen
its economy. She was Chair of the LI Convention &
Visitors Bureau and , as such, worked to increase tourism
on Long Island- one of the most important industries
here.
Sally owned a test boring business and was one of a
handful of women in nontraditional companies. In addition
to her role in creating WEDLI, she was a founder of
NAWBO LI & The Suffolk Coalition of Women Business
Enterprises (among other firsts).
This award honors their contributions to WEDLI, entrepreneurship,
and the economy of Long Island. |
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Sponsors:
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Judith Beckman was a charter
member of WEDLI. She is a financial consultant and stock
broker who has been influential in many of the women’s
groups on LI (past President of LI Center for Business
& Professional Women; board of NAWBO etc.)
Roslyn Goldmacher, co founder of WEDLI is President/CEO
of the Long Island Development Corporation, LI’s premier
small business lender. |
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Eligible Recipients:
one of the following:
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Deserving LI based female
entrepreneur (start up or existing business) seeking
to improve and/or expand her business-to use the funds
for that purpose or
Deserving LI based female entrepreneur or woman involved
in economic development seeking to obtain assistance
from Hofstra Business Development Center or Suffolk
Community College Technicenter-to use the funds for
that assistance or
Deserving LI based female entrepreneur or woman involved
in economic development seeking to advance their skills
with training from Hofstra Entrepreneurship Center or
Suffolk Community College Entrepreneurship Center- to
use the funds for tuition thereat.
Deserving LI based female entrepreneur or woman involved
in start up or existing woman owned LI business- to
help start or improve the business |
| Decision process: |
awardees to be chosen by Judith
Beckman and Roslyn Goldmacher. |
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Pool of candidates:
from one of the following: |
- Pool of candidates for other WEDLI awards or
- Recommendations provided by Hofstra BDC, Suffolk
Technicenter, Hofstra Entrepreneurship Center, Suffolk
Entrepreneurship Center, Farmingdale SBDC, Stonybrook
SBDC or
- Applicants for LI Small Business Assistance Corp.
loans or
- Recommendations provided by WEDLI members or
- Candidates provided by sponsors.
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