(PRESS RELEASE) KNOXVILLE, TN — Huxley & Kent, an industry leading designer of durable, fun and safe pet toys and accessories, announces national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise by the WBEC South, a regional certifying partner of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). WBENC Certification is the gold standard for women-owned business certification in the United States.
“It is an honor to be recognized among such respected and driven women,” said Huxley & Kent Founder & CEO, Robin Kershner. “I have been a business owner for over 25 years, and women have always played an integral role in our successes.”
Kershner is no stranger to business success, having served as the executive vice president at Pet Palette LLC, and the founder and CEO of Fox & Hounds Ltd. prior to founding Huxley & Kent in 2012. In 2015, she was also recognized as a “Woman of Influence” among her peers, according to an editorial panel at Pet Age Magazine.
The WBENC standard of certification implemented by the WBEC South is a meticulous process, including an in-depth review of the business and a site inspection. The WBENC Certification process has confirmed that Huxley & Kent is at least 51% owned, operated, and controlled by a woman or women, and has the appropriate structure, strategic business planning and implementation in place.
By including women-owned businesses among their suppliers, corporations and government agencies demonstrate their commitment to fostering diversity and the continued development of their supplier diversity programs, which in turn empowers women as leaders and brings about a more diverse, balanced, and sustainable economy.
“It is of vital importance to lead the way in empowerment for generations of women to come,” added Kershner. “Our strength only multiplies when we recognize and stand with one another.”
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WBENC Certification combined with professional development and engagement in the WBENC network provides unsurpassed opportunities year-round, both virtually and in-person, for women-owned businesses to grow and expand their business and innovation through events, programming, and connections with major corporations and other WBEs.
For more information, visit www.huxleyandkent.com.
About Huxley & Kent LLC
Huxley & Kent LLC offers pet parents fun, fashionable and functional products. Launched in 2012, the company’s assortment of dog and cat toys, neckwear accessories, hats and harnesses are designed and produced with the highest levels of detail and quality in mind. Patterns are playful, on trend, often humorous and most importantly, always FUN! Perhaps best known for their complete birthday paw-ty product line of toys, hats and accessories, Huxley & Kent takes any and every opportunity to create products that allow pet parents to celebrate and enjoy quality time together with their pet. Huxley & Kent product lines also include multiple holiday collections for everything from Halloween and Christmas to St. Patrick’s Day, Valentine’s Day, Pride, 4th of July and more! The brand’s “Yappy Hour” and snack parody toys like “Barker’s Mark”, “Toto’s Pawdka”, “Kitty Klaw”, “Snif Peanut Butter” and many more are offered individually, as well as in curated collections for best retailer merchandising opportunities, and pet parents alike. Every month, Huxley & Kent selects one US-based retail partner at random to nominate their preferred pet-related nonprofit, adoption program and/or rescue group serving their local community for a $1,000 cash donation as part of the “Huxley & Kent Rescue Fund”. To date, the company has supported over 150 pet charities and causes across the country through the Rescue Fund. Huxley & Kent products are available at pet specialty stores nationwide, and online at Amazon and www.huxleyandkent.com.
About WBENC
Founded in 1997, WBENC is the nation’s leader in women’s business development and the leading third-party certifier of businesses owned and operated by women, with more than 18,000 certified Women’s Business Enterprises, 14 national Regional Partner Organizations, and more than 500 Corporate Members, most of which are Fortune 500. Thousands of corporations representing America’s most prestigious brands, as well as many states, cities, and other entities, look for and accept WBENC Certification. Through the Women Owned initiative, WBENC also is a leader in supporting consumer-oriented female entrepreneurs and those who do business with them by raising awareness for why, where and how to buy Women Owned. For more information, visit www.wbenc.org and www.buywomenowned.com.
