Hardware sisters achieve their goal
Melaco Sisters Hardware and Supplies, a Do it Best dealer, has received national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise by the Women’s Business Enterprise Council South, a regional certifying partner of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC).
“We are so proud to make this announcement,” said Vanessa Pierce, owner. “Becoming WBENC Certified was always part of our business plan, and we are excited to work with this organization, as well as other members.”
Melaco Sisters, located in Cut Off, Louisiana, a town of about 5,000 on the Bayou Lafourche south of New Orleans, was founded in 2018 by sisters Vanessa Melancon Pierce and Lauren Melancon Guidry.
Melaco Sisters Hardware & Supplies is a 23,000 square foot retail hardware store devoted to the South Lafourche community they serve.
As third-generation leaders of their family’s offshore service vessel company, the sisters said they, “blazed our own trail in another industry, keeping in mind the needs of our family business.”
At their hardware store, with a focus on customer service, the team prides itself in assisting homeowners, contractors, commercial fishermen, oil companies, and others with any project.
“WBENC Certification is the gold standard for women-owned business certification in the U.S.” said Melaco Sisters Hardware.
The company said that the WBENC standard of certification implemented by the Women’s Business Enterprise Council South is a meticulous process, including an in-depth review of the business and a site inspection.
The certification process is designed to confirm the business is at least 51% owned, operated, and controlled by a woman or women, and that the business has appropriate structure and strategic business planning and implementation in place, said the firm.
Including women-owned businesses among their suppliers, demonstrates their commitment to fostering diversity and the continued development of their supplier diversity programs, said Melaco Sisters Hardware.
“This in turn empowers women as leaders and brings about a more diverse, balanced and sustainable economy,” they said.
