IPA Charities Supports Women's Networking Community Event

Buffalo Grove, IL, February 15, 2008 --(PR.com)-- IPA Charities has contributed $25,000 to POWER®: Opening Doors for Women, a celebratory evening of networking opportunities for Chicago-area women of all ages and business levels.

“We are thrilled to have the opportunity to impact the more than 500 women who participate in this event,” said Dana Burgess, president of IPA Charities. “We sincerely hope that every charitable act we contribute to will make a difference in the lives of those around us.”

POWER® 2008 will be held Thursday, May 22 at Adler Planetarium and will celebrate its five-year anniversary. The event is hosted by Women’s Networking Community (WNC), a 501(c)6 not-for-profit organization committed to enabling professional women to transcend the traditional boundaries of the workplace and society.

POWER® 2008 will begin with a kick-off reception followed by 18 simultaneous theme-based dinners hosted by notable Chicago women in private homes and venues throughout Chicago. The dinner topics are wide-ranging including subjects such as Women in Finance, Women in Arts and Entertainment and Women in Corporate Leadership, among others. Each dinner features prominent women speakers who are business and community leaders.

Throughout the years, POWER® has grown from 12 dinners with 250 women participants to 18 theme-based dinners with more than 500 women participants in 2007. It is estimated that more than 700 women will participate in 2008. Corporate sponsorship has doubled since the organization’s inception, and POWER® will be launched in four new markets in 2009.

IPA Charities is a 501(c)3 charitable foundation dedicated to the quest of improving communities and people’s lives around the world. International Profit Associates, Inc. (IPA-IBA), the largest privately held management consulting and professional services firm for small and medium size businesses in North America, is a leading authority on small business. With annual revenues in excess of $200 million since 2005 IPA-IBA is the 6th largest management consulting company in Chicago and the 61st largest consulting company in the world. IPA-IBA offers a wide range of proven and innovative methodologies to help businesses grow and prosper. International Profit Associates and its alliance partners, including Integrated Business Analysis, Inc. (IBA), International Tax Advisors, Inc. (ITA), Accountancy Associates, LLC (AAL) and IPA Advisory & Intermediary Services, LLC (IPA A&I), provide comprehensive business advisory services and tax strategies to companies in the United States, Canada and other locations worldwide. Additional information is immediately available by visiting http://www.ipa-iba.com, http://www.iba-usa.net, http://www.internationaltaxadvisors.com, http://www.accountancyassoc.com/ and http://www.aiservices.com. The Public Relations Department may be contacted at: telephone (847) 495-6786; facsimile (847) 495-6773.

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