:: Winner of the 2003 WOMAN BUSINESS OWNER OF THE YEAR: Emerging Business::

Greater La Crosse Chapter

Lisa Wise (formerly Sveum) was awarded the "Woman Business Owner of the Year 2003: Emerging Business" through the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO). Lisa serves on the board as an active Communications Director for the local NAWBO chapter. She feels that the members of her local NAWBO chapter have helped her in her successes. Lisa just completed the chapter's "Team Success," an 8-week team project to help members define and meet their individual goals.

Blue Iris Graphics serves local business as well as clientele nationwide including areas such as Milwaukee metro, Chicagoland and Michigan's upper peninsula. Wise is a resourceful designer and business woman in the area.