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About the
Author - Shirley G. Schmitz |
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 Shirley
G. Schmitz’s illustrious career began in an era when women
were an anomaly in business.
She is internationally renowned for bold, activist
approaches to solving tough business issues and for her
skill in anticipating future trends. She possesses extensive
experience in strategic business planning, budgeting, market
development, sales and acquisitions in both the corporate
and entrepreneurial realms. There is no question that
thousands of people have benefited from her skillful, firm
direction and guidance of the years.
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Among Ms. Schmitz’s many
well-deserved recognitions are:
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Selection by New Woman
Magazine in its inaugural issue as one of the “50 Most
Successful and exciting women in America”
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The Elizabeth Cutter Morrow
Award as one of the most outstanding women in
international business
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The National Beta Gamma Sigma
Achievement Award and ASU Beta Gamma Sigma Distinguished
Achievement Award
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First recipient of the Arizona
Chapter of the National Association of Women Business
Owner’s Angel Award
and, for more, turn to her
listings in the Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in Finance
and Industry, Who’s Who of American Women AND Who’s Who in
the World! |
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A proud 1949 graduate of Arizona
State University, Shirley founded and was the charter funder
for the ASU Center for the Advancement of Small Business…
now known as the
Spirit of Enterprise Center
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In 2003, Shirley established the
Shirley G. Schmitz Foundation,
a 501c3 non-profit corporation that provides educational
scholarships and training to college students that lead to
them starting and operating a business. Her heartfelt
mission to help entrepreneurs succeed is explained perfectly
in the Foundation’s tag line: “set people on course to
reshape the future of business”. |
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