WOLPER EARNS NATIONAL 'WBE' CERTIFICATION
Easton, PA — March 2008 — Wolper Subscription Services was recently certified as a Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) by the Women's Business Enterprise National Council.
WBENC is the nation’s largest third-party certifier of businesses owned and operated by women in the U.S. and the leading advocate of women-owned businesses as suppliers to America's corporations.
Wolper previously earned WBE certification from the Pennsylvania Department of General Services.
The WBE designation is important to the more than 700 U.S. companies and government agencies that have instituted supplier/vendor diversity programs.
Women-owned businesses have been among the strongest segments of the U.S. economy of late. With a double-digit growth rate, the category has come to include approximately 6.5 million enterprises. Some studies have held women business owners up as key drivers of the U.S. marketplace, creating jobs, demonstrating leadership as good corporate citizens, even influencing management style, for example, implementing family-friendly policies and mentoring practices.
Unlike many certified “women-owned businesses,” which are only required to prove a minimum threshold of 51% female ownership, Wolper is and always has been 100% woman owned and operated.
Wolper Subscription Services has a 30-year track record of successfully serving Fortune 500, Fortune 100 and other top-tier corporate, library and institutional clients. Wolper’s “high tech, high touch” serials management combines extraordinary customer care with a robust online system (WOLPERweb®), enabling 24/7/365 access to more than 300,000 titles andpoint-and-click account management.
For more information: Wolper Subscription Services (610) 559-9550
Wolper and TDNet Form Strategic Alliance
Shared vision, collaboration to provide integrated, end-to-end solution for libraries
Easton, PA, and West Chester, PA — March 24, 2008 — Wolper Subscription Services, a leader in the serials management industry for the past 30 years, and TDNet, a leading provider of e-journal / book access and management tools, announced today an exclusive partnership designed to provide a one-stop solution that reduces cost and complexity and improves productivity for libraries and managers of corporate knowledge and information bases.
“This is a strategic alliance of two companies with similar customer bases and related needs,” said Susan Wolper, Wolper Subscription Services President and CEO. “This partnership allows us to continue to expand our offerings while maintaining the same high quality of product and customer care. It also creates a collaborative environment, a co-mingling of ideas and experiences and technologies that will drive further development.”
“TDNet and Wolper share a joint commitment to deliver prime service and advanced management tools to help libraries successfully manage their collections” said Asher Sofrin, CEO and co-founder, TDNet Ltd. “TDNet looks forward to growing and developing this important partnership to provide maximum benefits to respective clients”.
“With the growth of electronic media — journals, books, etc. — and the heightened demand on enterprises to be able to access information anytime, anywhere, our customers are looking for dynamic, multi-faceted tools and services that will enable them to fully leverage their information assets. This partnership allows us to do that,” Wolper explained, “by combining our traditional subscription management services and personalized customer service with TDNet’s powerful e-resource access and management solutions.”
Existing Wolper customers and new prospects alike will now be able to consolidate their subscription ordering and collection building, using Wolper as their hub for all electronic ordering, access and e-resource management, along with the more traditional print business.
For more information, contact Wolper Subscription Services (610) 559-9550.
WOLPERweb® Version 2.1 Rolls Out
Easton, PA — April 9, 2007 — Wolper Subscription Services today unveiled a major update to WOLPERweb.com, its password-protected website for customers' 24/7/365 use in searching for title information, placing orders, claiming and renewing subscriptions, and generating custom account activity reports.
The new interface makes site use more intuitive and efficient. Upgrades include a cleaner overall design, simpler navigation and several time-saving and utility-boosting features.
Wolper's customer support staff has pre-screened and tested the upgrades in order to help make the transition as seamless as possible for users and administrators. Wolper has a reputation for having the most powerful website in the industry and supports that with an ethic of continuous improvement and an equal commitment to exceptional customer service.
SCHREIBER AT OPERATIONS HELM FOR WOLPER SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES
Easton, PA — December 2006 — Wolper Subscription Services has promoted Yvette Schreiber to Operations Manager. Her daily oversight of core operations and headquarters-based personnel is designed to ensure operational efficiency and high levels of customer satisfaction as well as the implementation of Wolper's strategies for long-term success.
Schreiber has been with the company since 1995. She's a former manager of the Data Services department and was most recently a member of the IT team. During her tenure at Wolper, the company has grown significantly, in terms of employee base, sales volume and technology.
"It's a much more complicated and high-pressure business today," says Wolper President and CEO Susan Wolper. "I'm pleased and confident having Yvette's eyes - and increased authority - overseeing our operations. She knows our operations, our clients, their changing needs and the importance of being smart, agile and customer-driven."
WOLPER RECOGNIZED BY STATE AS WOMAN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE
Harrisburg, PA — June 2006 — The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Bureau of Minority and Women Business Opportunities granted recertification to Wolper Subscription Services as an official woman-owned small business.
Certification is a comprehensive process that assures only qualified companies are approved. In addition to owning at least 51% of their companies, “Woman Business Enterprise” owners must be U.S. citizens, must have training or experience in their business fields, and must have management and operational control of their companies. Unlike many certified woman-owned businesses, Wolper is and always has been 100% woman-owned and -operated.
Wolper originally earned certification from the state in 2004.
A WBE certification is desired by many corporate and federal customers who are required to meet supplier diversity standards.
Some fast facts about women-owned businesses, according to the Center for Women's Business Research, Washington, D.C.:
- Nearly 10.4 million firms are owned by women (50% or more), employing more than 12.8 million people, and generating $1.9 trillion in sales.
- Three quarters of all women-owned businesses are majority owned by women (51% or more), for a total of 7.7 million firms, employing more than 7.1 million people, and generating $1.1 trillion in sales.
- For the past two decades, majority women-owned firms have continued to grow at around two times the rate of all firms.
See http://www.dgsweb.state.pa.us/imaginepa/bcabd/vendor_search.asp for the official listing or contact Wolper’s main office to request a copy of the certificate.
JOANNE KELLEY PROMOTED TO VP SALES
Roslindale, MA — June 2006 — After two straight years of record sales growth that includes expansion into new markets, Wolper Subscription Services has promoted JoAnne Kelley from National Sales Manager to Vice President of Sales.
JoAnne's leadership has been instrumental in driving our recent growth," says Wolper President and CEO, Susan Wolper. "Her extensive experience, communication expertise, and devotion to her customers has proven to be a real winning formula. She's also a key member of our management team, helping me to set the direction for the company overall."
Kelley joined the company in March 2003 with 20+ years experience in various sales and marketing positions. Prior to joining Wolper, she was National Sales Manager, working mostly within the corporate sector, at The Faxon Company, a family-owned serials subscription agency based in Massachusetts.
Kelley is based in Massachusetts and can be reached at 781.834.3974 or jkelley@wolper.com.
WOLPER APPOINTS DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY & DEVELOPMENT
Easton, PA — April 2006 — Wolper Subscription Services, Inc. announced the appointment of Didi Yunginger as Director of Operations and Strategic Development.
Didi joined Wolper last spring from Rodale, Inc., where she held various managerial, marketing and business development positions over a twenty-year span. She also has an MBA degree from DeSales University. Her knowledge and experience in project management, staff development, and generally in the publishing industry will be an invaluable asset for Wolper.
"I'm thrilled to be able to apply my experience and education in an entrepreneurial environment," Didi says. "I’m enjoying the challenge of contributing to Wolper's continued success in the fast-changing subscription management business."
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