Adoption STAR founder to receive award

http://buffalo.bizjournals.com/buffalo/stories/2009/07/27/daily25.html

Women of Influence award winners were announced by Business First on July 29. Business First will present awards to area women who have made contributions to the community in 10 categories. Michele Fried (Adoption STAR’s founder and CEO) is one of four community professionals who will receive the Entrepreneur Award which honors women who are the chief executive, president or founder of a company or business venture that they helped start, build or significantly grow.
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The Women of Influence Awards will be presented to 24 women on September 24 at Salvatore’s Italian Gardens. The awards recognize the business acumen and community spirit of these women, Business First Publisher Jack Connors said. “The panel chose these women based on their ability to rise above a very talented pool of competitors,” Connors said. “We’re honored to recognize their accomplishments.”