Buckner Management & Technoalogy CEO Graduates from WPEO Sage Advice Business Acceleration Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 12, 2018) – Buckner Management & Technology (BucknerMT) announced today that the President and CEO, Tonya Buckner, graduated from the Women Presidents’ Educational Organization (WPEO) SAGE Advice Program. In its second year, this year-long program has partnered with national banking chain Capital One to expose prominent women business owners to critical leadership skills and financial acumen needed to accelerate the growth of their companies.
Women business leaders are thoroughly vetted and undergo a rigorous selection process in order to gain admission into this highly selective program. Accepted participants receive invaluable one-on-one business development coaching and financial consultations from WPEO members, industry leaders, and small-business, financial advisors and bankers. “This program has been an integral part of my business,” says Buckner of her participation. “It helped me focus on what was most important and gave me the tools to not only meet but exceed my business goals,” she says.
About BucknerMT
Buckner Management & Technology, Inc. (BucknerMT, Inc.) is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB), and Economically Disadvantaged Woman-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB), with a diverse portfolio that encompasses commercial and federal government experience in Management and Technology. Our senior management team combined has over 70 years of experience in business management, engineering, information technology, and consulting services for the federal, state, local government and fortune 500 companies.
About The WPEO
The Women Presidents’ Educational Organization (WPEO) is a regional affiliate of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), the nation’s premier third-party certification organization for Women’s Business Enterprises (WBEs). The mission of the WPEO is to create increased access to business opportunities for WBEs. Its programs develop skills and knowledge for WBEs, advocate in the public and private sectors, foster relationships between WBEs, corporations and the government, and provide full service, third-party certification to women entrepreneurs in areas that include New York, Northern New Jersey, Southern Connecticut, Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. WPEO is incorporated in the state of New York and is recognized as a 501(c) (3) organization. For more information please visit www.wpeo.us or call (212) 688-4114. Follow us on Twitter @WPEONYDC. Like us on Facebook @TheWpeo.