For Immediate Release 2/17/05

Newark, Delaware -- The Delaware Women’s Conference will host educational entrepreneur Beverly Stewart, M.Ed. at the event, scheduled for March 5. The conference will be held at Clayton Hall in Newark, where Stewart will present a workshop entitled “Turning Your Passion Into A Business.”

Stewart’s workshop focuses on identifying each person’s unique passion and turning that enthusiasm, skill, and knowledge into a career that will be enjoyable and remarkably fulfilling. Specifics include: learning if you have what it takes to be an entrepreneur, researching your marketplace and competition, working full-time vs. part-time, pros and cons of running your own business, lining up resources, creating a business plan, support systems, promoting your venture, and more.

Stewart is the founder of Back to Basics Learning Dynamics, Inc., has 20 years of successful hands-on business experience, and operates nationally as a speaker and consultant for potential entrepreneurs and current business owners. Stewart has been featured in such national publications as Entrepreneur Magazine, the New York Times, and Consumer’s Digest, on radio, television and in books, and is frequently quoted as an expert for both business and educational articles. She is the winner of the “Delaware Entrepreneurial Woman of the Year Award” 1998, the “She Knows Where She’s Going Award” 2001, the University of Delaware College of Human Services, Education and Public Policy “Outstanding Alumni Award” 2002, the Debnam House “Mentor Award” 2002, and was a top-three finalist for the 2003 national "James P. Boyle Award" for educational entrepreneurs. Most recently, she was honored with the Delaware Small Business Administration’s 2004 “Small Businessperson of the Year Award” for the State of Delaware.

The Delaware Women's Conference, Inc. seeks to empower women of all ages, economic backgrounds, and lifestyles for their self development. This celebration of women also serves to encourage the development of leadership, provide opportunities for women to support issues of concern to them, increase awareness of the resources available to women, promote cooperation and collaboration among women and women's organizations, and develop opportunities for networking. The Delaware Women’s Conference has been bringing women of diverse lifestyles and backgrounds together since 1980.

In addition to the workshop presented by Stewart, the Delaware’s Women’s Conference will also offer over 30 specialized workshops -- from “Giving Back by Volunteering in the Community” to “Alternative Medicine: Integration in the New Millennium” and “Powerful Financial Strategies for Women.” All workshops are presented by women who are experts in their field of endeavor. A complete list of workshops, registration information and more are available at www.delawarewomen.org/information.html