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Karen L. Draper wins 2008 Enterprising Women of the Year Award

Houston, Texas, February 15, 2008 -- Monica Smiley, publisher and CEO of Enterprising Women Magazine, has announced Karen L. Draper as a 2008 Enterprising Women of the Year Award Winner. Award winners and finalists will be recognized during a three-day tribute held in their honor from Feb. 28-March 1 at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa in Lake Buena Vista, FL.

The Enterprising Women of the Year Award honors the country's finest women entrepreneurs and their remarkable success. Award recipients must demonstrate that they have fast-growth businesses, mentor or actively support other women and girls involved in entrepreneurship, and have had a profound impact on their community.

Mrs. Draper was recognized in the category of more than $10 million and up to $25 million in annual revenues.

About Enterprising Women Magazine:
Enterprising Women, headquartered in Cary, NC, is the nation’s only women-owned magazine published exclusively for women business owners that chronicles the growing political, economic and social influence and power of entrepreneurial women. The magazine provides a friendly meeting place, a public forum, and a national stage for the critical issues confronting women’s businesses and daily lives from the unique perspectives and experiences of entrepreneurial women. For more information, please visit http://www.enterprisingwomen.com or call 919-362-1551.

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