New Chair For The National Women’s Business Council
By: Heather Cassell
The National Women’s Business Council announced President George W. Bush intends to appoint Carole Jean Jordan as chair.
“I look forward to continuing to work with the other members of the Council to advance the state of women’s business ownership in this country,” says Jordan in a June 17 news release. “I hope to build upon the valuable contributions to female business owners.”
Jordan, co-owner of Jordan Sprinkler Systems, Inc., a multi-million dollar Florida-based business she founded with her husband in 1973 that is now run by their son Billy, she expressed being humbled by President Bush’s appointment, in the release.
Jordan became a member of the Council May 2007. She succeeds Tami Longaberger, who served as Council chair for three years, according to the release.
“I am confident that, under her passionate leadership, the Council will continue its valuable service to the women’s business community, promoting policies and programs to address the issues which are most critical to the success of women entrepreneurs,” says Longaberger, who is chair of the Board and CEO of Newark, Ohio-based The Longaberger Company.
The National Women’s Business Council advocates for the more than 10.6 million women-owned U.S. businesses and works to promote increased access to affordable health care, access to capital, access to federal contracts and international markets, and access to the information and expertise women business owners most need to succeed.
Women-owned businesses currently represent nearly 40 percent of all U.S. firms, employing 13 million people and contributing nearly $1.9 trillion in revenues to the nation’s economy annually, according to the release.
Jordan has been involved in politics since 2003as an elected chairman of the Republican Party of Florida, according to the release. In 2005 she was appointed to the President’s Commission on White House Fellowships, a program that provides young men and women experience working at the executive levels of the federal government. She is also actively involved in the National Black Republican Association, the Florida Federation of Black Republicans, the National Republican Women’s Network, the Tillie Fowler Women Leadership Series, and the Republican National Committee.
For more information, visit National Women’s Business Council.
