History of Essentially Women®
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Essentially Women®
Group Purchasing Organization was founded in 1996 by nine independent businesswomen
operating companies specializing in providing healthcare products
and services to women. These entrepreneurs had something else in
common as well--the frustration of trying to run profitable businesses
without sacrificing high quality merchandise and service levels
in a rapidly changing healthcare environment. This frustration led
to their mutual desire to find some positive, long-term solutions
for independent providers of specialty products and services for
women.
After networking with women across the country, they found many
common concerns facing small, independent businesses: diminished
reimbursement, escalating acquisition costs, poor cash flow, inefficient
business practices and many other challenging problems including
remaining competitive with national operations.
From this informal gathering of information a vision was born by
these women. This vision was to provide a venue for independent
businesses to cut costs, remain profitable, expand their base of
operations, introduce them to new products, help them operate more
efficiently and provide continuing education and enhanced communication.
Essentially Women®
Group Purchasing Organization was founded on these principles.
Membership in Essentially Women®
has given independent businesses the distinct advantage of collective
buying power, leverage to negotiate special pricing incentives,
a unified voice, shared resources and networking opportunities.
The future is bright for Essentially
Women®.
The women's healthcare market is recognized as one of the top niche
markets in the healthcare field and will grow even stronger as the
baby boomers come of age. In response, we continue to expand our
product selection, add vendors, increase our membership and be responsive
to the memberships' diverse needs.
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