Commonwealth Capital Corp. announced Chief Executive Officer Kimberly Springsteen-Abbott has received the Women's Business Enterprise Council (WBEC) of Pennsylvania, Delaware and southern New Jersey 2017 Leadership Award. Springsteen-Abbott was recognized by WBEC for her leadership, business acumen, mentoring and community service, as well as for her contributions to the growth and development of other WBENC-certified Women's Business Enterprises in her community.

WBEC presented the award to Springsteen-Abbott at its 15th Annual Awards Program at The Union League of Philadelphia in September 2017.

"I am humbled and incredibly honored to accept this award," Springsteen-Abbott said. "Leadership is about change, learning to evolve your business toward growth and new challenges. And the WBENC community is excellent at encouraging the leader in all of us, providing amazing support, resources and advocacy for all WBEs to grow and succeed."

Commonwealth also received the WBE Done Deals™ Award. The program recognizes the success of WBE-certified businesses doing business with each other to help increase business opportunities and contracting activities.

Founded in 1978, Commonwealth has priced, negotiated and structured more than $1.5 billion of lease financing for America's businesses. Upon receiving WBENC certification in 2007, Springsteen-Abbott quickly transitioned Commonwealth's business plan from a passive funding source to a direct originator.

WBENC is the nation's largest third-party certifier of businesses owned and operated by women in the United States.