Go 2 Girl LLC - WBE is officially certified with NAWBO National! I'm SO excited for potential opportunities with corporate partners such as Bank of America, Cultivate Advisors, Meta for Business, Dell Technologies, UPS, Mastercard, Verizon, Wells Fargo, and Frost Brown Todd to name a few!
While I have WBENC, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Businesses, Canopy Kentucky, @SBA WOSB, Commonwealth of Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, and Louisville Metro Government for many years, I'm grateful for the referral business of my NAWBO National and NAWBO KY fellow women-owned businesses! Thank you, Jen Earle, Kimberly Snodgrass, Molly Gimmel, and Lisa Coppola for your hard work and transparency for a better and more intentional certification program!
A league of their own
Girls just want to have fun… right? For owner Vanessa Pennoyer, many would say that her work behind the scenes processing certification paperwork, writing proposals for business development, and building supplier diversity programs is a boring dreadful focus.
“To say it out loud with an elevator pitch, yes, it's doomsday,” says Vanessa. However, her work is so much more important, and she wears her passion on her sleeve. Building value to diverse-owned businesses has allowed many clients to double their revenue with certain clients by switching from an overhead expense to the supplier diversity bucket of money. “It’s crazy to know there’s a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, but it’s not a straight path to get there,” says Pennoyer. Our experience and best practices help to bridge the gap between diverse businesses and the public and private entities that need these suppliers. We are the only company locally with a niche focus in this space.
Pennoyer’s daughter Taylor, an athlete & only female welding student, at Shelby County High School, has been involved with the business, completing data entry, research, and marketing tasks. Taylor enjoys helping Mom with special projects. Says Pennoyer, “I think it’s important for young girls to understand business and attend networking events.” Taylor’s already making an impression with her handshake.
Corporate Partner of the Year - 2023 NAWBO Kentucky
Vanessa Pennoyer, President, Go 2 Girl LLC
Erin Jones, Go 2 Girl - Sharron Johnson, SBA - Vanessa Pennoyer, Go 2 Girl
Check out the May Issue - Tops Louisville & Tops Lexington for the featured article
Greatest Ally Award 2023 - Derby Diversity Business Summit
So grateful - I was there in the beginning year of DDBS in 2018.
Featured Article, 50 under 50!
Check out TOPS Louisville Magazine’s January edition to see Go 2 Girl LLC - WBE 50 Under 50 article! #go2girl4results #womenownedbusiness #minorityownedbusiness #veteranownedbusiness #supplierdiversity
Read MoreThe hustle is real...we're all at it together!
This week has been awesome! So many blessings, Thank you!
Go 2 Girl makes awesome quality introductions. It's so much better to get a referral from someone you trust, no matter what supplier you need, we likely have a direct connection or know someone that knows someone!
What is an Industry Code and Why is it important?
This week has been awesome! So many blessings, Thank you!
Go 2 Girl makes awesome quality introductions. It's so much better to get a referral from someone you trust, no matter what supplier you need, we likely have a direct connection or know someone that knows someone!
Certification window is officially closed for 2019, we reached our Goal of 100 applications!
We've reached our goal of 100 certification applications (99% approval rating of submission with only 7 pending) for local, state, federal and third-party organizations with women, minority and veteran-owned businesses!
Thank you!
Value: is it your struggle?
Defining value and how Go 2 Girl can provide a value add to your business.
Read MoreGo 2 Girl is on a Podcast!
Back in July, Catalyst Creations interviewed me for their first season, which is titled Women Who Know Their Why of their podcast, Passion Over Product.
In this podcast episode, I talk about my journey of how Go 2 Girl was formed, as well as drops of wisdom learned along the way.
Some important quotes from Go 2 Girl:
“It is my dream. I don’t think that I grew up wanting to own a business. It just happened, and I’ve embraced it.”
“Educate yourself, empower yourself, and build a village.”
Go 2 Girl is a niche business focused in three service areas, visit our quiz criteria service page to get started.
You can listen to my full episode below:
Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2kSd8f9
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2kFy0Gu
RSS: http://bit.ly/2kGvgIX
Go 2 Girl Releases Go2Certification Program to Celebrate Birthday!
Go2Certification Official LAUNCH 10/10/19! I'm offering a special $1,010 price for first 10 clients to sign-up for 30-Day Challenge to Complete! (see below)
Read MoreKentucky MWBE Certification
Today, the Kentucky Small Business Certification Committee has approved my Minority & Women Business Enterprise Certification, which I will have until September 30, 2022, which allows me to continue to serve Kentucky minority and women owned businesses!
Read MoreWho Is Go 2 Girl?
Here, we list the top five reasons why you should work with Go 2 Girl. Hint: she gets results!
Read MoreGo 2 Girl Releases Secret To Increase Diversity Spend
In this video about Vanessa, she shares her secrets to increasing diversity spend dollars.
Read MoreWBENC Certification
12/2019 - It is the decision of the Ohio River Valley Women's Business Council Certification Committee to grant certification to Go 2 Girl, LLC.
Woman Business Enterprise (WBE) Certification
Louisville and Jefferson County Metro - Human Relations Commission Certifies that Go 2 Girl, LLC has met all certification requirements pursuant to Louisville Metro Code of Ordinances!
Read More2nd Place Business Pitch Contest – Valvoline & Women’s Business Center Conf.
Perfecting Your Pitch requires clarity, simplicity, practice and passion. The six steps to success are 1. Hook, 2. Problem, 3. Unique Solution, 4. Team, 5. Traction, 6. Close. As an entrepreneur, you are constantly perfecting the details of pitching your business depending on your audience, timing, location, etc. It's a terrifying...
Read MoreWe’re Proud to be a LIBA Member Business
We’re Proud to be a LIBA Member Business – Look for Go 2 Girl LLC in their directory!
Read MoreSupplier Diversity Corporate Transparency Survey
Supplier Diversity Corporate Transparency 2018 We conducted an anonymous survey of supplier diversity managers and procurement professionals to provide feedback on their programs. Our findings are thousands of suppliers in systems with limited team members vetting new diverse-owned suppliers. The good news is there is room for improvement. Check...
Read MoreDiverse-Owned Company Survey
Ten questions designed to capture satisfaction of obtaining certification and the opportunity for business development. Workshop dates and special invitation to attend will be announced in the coming weeks. Interesting why companies obtain certification yet do not have a capability statement and have never attended a national conference. Diverse Owned...
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