Press Release

Informa Training Partners Awarded Women Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) Certification

Walpole, MA — September 28, 2005 — Informa Training Partners, LLC (Informa) a pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device training company that develops custom and off-the-shelf training programs that empower pharmaceutical sales professionals to learn about their market, gain access to customers, and maximize sales opportunities is proud to announce that it has received certification as a woman owned business from the Women Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC).

As one of the most widely recognized and respected certifications in the nation, achieving certification from WBENC validates Informa’s conformance to WBENC’s standards and procedures. In addition to participating in WBENC’s comprehensive training program, qualifying for WBENC certification enhances Informa’s visibility as a women-owned business. Achieving this certification allows Informa the opportunity to reward it’s cliental with a new payment term policy: 2% 10, net 30 for its diversity efforts. Over 700 major corporations accept the WBENC certification across the country, in addition to a number of federal and government agencies.

Informa Training Partners was co-founded in 1998 by Managing Partners, Evelyn Nichols and Jennifer Gulbrand, two seasoned professionals with in-depth experience in medical education and sales training. The company has since become known as a premier provider of training programs that motivate healthcare sales, management, and marketing professionals to learn about their market, become a resource for their customers, and grow their business. Informa Training Partners works exclusively in the healthcare industry with core training competencies that include clinical and skill-based training, marketplace training for sales representatives, sales managers and account managers, and management development programs.

The Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), founded in 1997, is the nation's leading advocate of women-owned businesses as suppliers to America's corporations. It also is the largest third-party certifier of businesses owned and operated by women in the United States. WBENC works to foster diversity in the world of commerce with programs and policies designed to expand opportunities and eliminate barriers in the marketplace for women business owners. The Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) is dedicated to advancing the success of certified women's business enterprises, government agencies and corporate members in partnership with its affiliated women's business organizations.

Evelyn Nichols
Managing Partner, Cofounder
Informa Training Partners, LLC.
p. 561.626.3316
enichols@informatp.com

Jennifer Gulbrand
Managing Partner, Cofounder
Informa Training Partners, LLC.
p. 508.668.0288
jgulbrand@informatp.com