1. Network with Success

A variety of local and national NAWBO meetings and events offer plenty of opportunities to meet new people, exchange ideas and make contacts.

Our program committee works to bring the most successful local women business owners to meetings for networking.

Many members participate in Information Exchanges, organized around different professional interests (technology, lawyers, facility services, consumer direct, manufacturers, etc.).

Members have access to the international marketplace through NAWBO's affiliation with Les Femmes Chefs d'Enterprises Mondiales (FCEM, World Association of Women Entrepreneurs).

2. Visibility

NAWBO aggressively looks for public relations opportunities to promote the organization, as well as individual members, to the business community through local and national media.

There are many ways to advertise your company cost effectively in the nationwide member-to-member mailers, at chapter events and in other media.

NAWBO recommends candidates for Boards of Directors and Commissions, local & national awards.

3. Referrals

NAWBO is working to increase procurement opportunities for women business enterprises (WBEs) and to create a uniform certification system for WBEs through the Women Business Owners Corporation.

4. Discounts

NAWBO members enjoy discounts with Delta, UPS, AT&T and many other products and services.

NAWBO is also looking into discounted travel rates and insurance programs.

5. Impact

• NAWBO plays a strong advocacy role on public policy issues of statewide, national and international interest to women business owners and small business in general.

• The Center for Women's Business Research, our own research foundation, has consistently provided data which makes financial institutions, corporations and policy makers aware of the economic force of women business owners.

6. Communications

• NAWBOtime and Statement inform members on national policy changes, benefits, events and other action.

• Chapter publications and mailings communicate upcoming events and activities.

• Enterprising Women Magazine provides cutting-edge information for growth-and-profit oriented women business owners.

• Through NAWBO's on-line forum on Women's Wire, you can conduct NAWBO business, receive E-mail, news and research, or make business contacts.

• Voice-Tel is NAWBO's proprietary voice message system for conducting business that eliminates telephone tag and facilitates group broadcast and brainstorming.

7. Education

• Members have a wide choice of seminars, educational programs and meetings on various topics held at city and suburban locations.

• The national Speakers Bureau provides expert NAWBO speakers for chapter events.

• Fine tune your leadership skills at various workshops at the National NAWBO Annual Meeting, chapter programs, and the Economic Summit.

• The Gillian Rudd Institute, a 3-day retreat for established women business owners, offers quality leadership training and leading-edge management philosophies.

8. Mentoring

• The Board of Advisors, successful women business owners who donate their time and expertise to help others become more successful, will meet with a new member to discuss a specific business concern she may have.

• The Angel Network links successful women business owners who want to mentor and invest with NAWBO members needing capital and advice.

• NAWBO's alliance with "An Income of Her Own," an educational program for teenage women, provides the entrepreneurial model and economic literacy for the next generation.

9. Recognition

• The Awards & Appointments Committee promotes NAWBO members by nominating qualified candidates and/or helping them apply for specific national and local awards, scholarships and board appointments.

• NAWBO also recognizes leading women business owners at national events, such as the Art of Achievement Gala, at local recognition receptions and in its publications.

10. Fellowship

• Through participation in NAWBO events and programs, and involvement on committees, you'll develop many lasting friendships, as well as business relationships.

• Being around other successful women business owners, feeling their enthusiasm and sharing in the camaraderie is guaranteed to energize you.