Sandy Abalos Named 2007 Enterprising Woman Of The Year

PHOENIX – Sandy Abalos, managing partner of Abalos & Associates, PLLC, has been named 2007 Enterprising Woman of the Year by Enterprising Women Magazine. This award honors women business owners who have record business growth and are leaders in the community and mentors to other women in business. The winners will be recognized during a gala weekend celebration on Feb. 22–24 at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

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News Facts:

· Sandy Abalos has been named 2007 Enterprising Woman of the Year by Enterprising Women Magazine.
· This award honors women business owners who have record business growth, are leaders in the community and mentors to other women in business.
· The winners will be recognized during a gala weekend celebration, Feb. 22–24, 2007 at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa in Lake Buena Vista, F.L.
· Sandy Abalos is the managing partner of Abalos & Associates, PLLC.

Quotes:
“I am honored to receive this award,” said Abalos. “Women business leaders are a powerful force in the business world, and I am honored to be a part of such an influential sector.”

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.

About Sandra A. Abalos:
Sandra A. Abalos was the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) National Accountant Advocate of the Year Award recipient, and is nationally known in the areas of taxation and independent contractor status. She is a member of the U.S. SBA National Advisory Council and a Director of Western National Bank. Abalos currently serves on the Executive Board and Board of Directors for the Phoenix Metro Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) and heads the organization’s Public Policy Committee. Abalos has been recognized with awards by a number of organizations, including The Small Business Administration, Working Women Magazine, Arizona Women’s News Choice Awards, Impact for Enterprising Woman, and the National Association of Women Business Owners, for excellence in Public Policy on both a local and national level.

About Abalos & Associates, PLLC:
Abalos & Associates, PLLC is a full service CPA firm specializing in the small and mid-size business – with expertise in the fields of financials, tax planning, profit enhancement, consulting, technology consulting, and life planning services. For more information, contact 602-943-1984 or visit the Web site at http://www.abaloscpa.com.

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Patty Briguglio
MMI Associates, Inc.
919-233-6600
Patty@mmimarketing.com

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