Fuentek President Featured in 2012 Woman’s Advantage Calendar

Laura A. Schoppe Selected for the Woman’s Advantage Shared Wisdom Calendar.

Apex, NC, November 30, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Fuentek, LLC (http://www.fuentek.com/), a local technology consulting firm that provides intellectual property (IP) and technology transfer services, has announced that Laura A. Schoppe, president of the firm, was selected from among hundreds of candidates to be featured in the “2012 Woman’s Advantage Shared Wisdom Calendar.” The calendar features daily advice from successful women business owners across the United States and Canada on topics such as strategy, teambuilding, marketing and finance.

Quotes:
“It is an honor and privilege to be chosen for the ‘2012 Woman’s Advantage Shared Wisdom Calendar’ again this year,” said Schoppe. “My objective is to provide useful information to women business owners to help them reach their goals and make their businesses successful.”

New Media Content:
Fuentek Blog:
http://www.fuentek.com/blog

Fuentek Twitter Page:
http://twitter.com/fuentek

Details:
- The “2012 Woman’s Advantage Shared Wisdom Calendar” is available for $19.95 plus shipping and handling by visiting http://www.WomansAdvantage.biz.

- Schoppe has been featured in the Woman’s Advantage calendars for the past four years.

About The Woman’s Advantage:
The Woman’s Advantage is a line of informational products designed exclusively to inspire women business owners to strive for excellence. The line includes books, workbooks, audio CDs and calendars. For more information, call (919) 841-0401 or visit www.WomansAdvantage.biz.

About Laura A. Schoppe:
Laura A. Schoppe is president of Fuentek, LLC, a consulting firm she established in 2001 that provides intellectual property and technology management services with a specialization in technology commercialization. In her role as president, Laura is responsible for managing relationships as well as establishing strategic client plans and conducting training workshops for clients. She has an extensive background in all aspects of intellectual property management, particularly leading license negotiation activities from transition innovations to new products. She has led major technology transfer projects at leading universities and government agencies, and Fortune 500 companies have sought her advice on strategic planning related to their intellectual assets. Prior to establishing Fuentek, Laura spearheaded successful research for several defense contractors. Laura has been selected to speak at several national and international conferences and has published many papers and book chapters. She was elected to the board of the Association of University Technology Managers as the Vice President of Strategic Alliances, and also serves on the NC State University Electrical and Computer Engineering advisory board. In 2008 Laura was recognized as one of the Triangle’s top 25 businesswomen with Triangle Business Journal’s prestigious Women in Business Award for her exemplary leadership skills in the innovation category.

About Fuentek, LLC:
Fuentek, LLC is a consulting firm that provides intellectual property and technology transfer services. With a specialization in technology commercialization and the Symbiotic Innovation approach to open innovation, Fuentek works with a wide variety of clients to identify promising technologies and assist them in converting their ideas and inventions into marketable products. Drawing upon its unique combination of technical, business and commercialization expertise, the firm is one of the largest NASA contractors in North Carolina and has helped organizations around the world find the technology they need through licensing as well as collaborative research and development (R&D) partnerships. Led by President Laura A. Schoppe, a 2008 recipient of the prestigious Triangle Business Journal Women In Business award, Fuentek also offers training workshops, guidebooks, white papers, and websites to help clients and other tech transfer professionals improve effectiveness in managing their intellectual property. Recognized as a top women- and minority-owned small business in North Carolina for the past five consecutive years, Fuentek has been featured on National Public Radio and in the book The New Small: How a New Breed of Small Businesses is Harnessing the Power of Emerging Technologies. The firm has received numerous awards for its work, including an entrepreneurial Pinnacle Business Award from the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce. For more information, please call (919) 249-0327 or visit Fuentek’s website at http://www.fuentek.com.

Erin Smith
MMI Public Relations
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