We want to convey to our members and prospective members that NAWBO is a pathway. This organization is for women who have the perseverance to not only accept, but rise to meet the challenges of business ownership. NAWBO members are women who chose to create the life they have - or who are persistent enough to continue to reach for the goals and dreams each set out for herself. As a business owner, you deserve to raise the probabilities of your success... and you deserve to reap the benefits of NAWBO. You took the road less traveled rather than the path of least resistance.
Each day as you look in the mirror at the black circles or smile lines, you get to salute yourself. You are an entrepreneur. And, it does not matter if your business is struggling, seasoned, sedentary, successful or soupy...NAWBO doesn't discriminate. Instead, we offer a chance to step up, step out, and sail forward. And at the masthead of your ship is you...and dancing in the waters around you is a team of women who have also displayed what you have. Perseverance. Imagine having a lot of what got you to this point in your life and business - to the power of 10 or 50 or 100. Now that is the real pathway of maximizing your success. That is a pathway we all need to tour.
So we invite you, leader, woman, and business owner, into our Membership. And if you feel we deserve to receive a reciprocal invitation from you - an invitation to lead, learn and grow because of the addition of you and your business to NAWBO - well then, we stand honored and we say 'welcome friend'.
NAWBO member benefits include...
· Educational and relevant business programs
· Networking within our community and the greater global NAWBO community
· Providing awareness regarding resources available to women and women entrepreneurs
· Opportunities for business and personal growth through new ideas, strategic marketing, enhanced visibility, and reputation
· Access to the collective knowledge of women business owners worldwide
· The benefits offered via National and local corporate partnerships
· Business Enhancement Seminars upon request of members
· Mentor - Protege Program
· Recognition...for a life's work.
Additional benefits provided by the NAWBO National Organization include:
· On-line "webinars" through national NAWBO website
· Seminars offered by corporate partners
· Quarterly newsletters and frequent e-mail notices
· National conferences and seminar opportunities
· Recognition of achievement through national awards and publicity
· Access to the NAWBO Speakers' Bureau to promote training and speaking services
· Public Policy advocacy/presence in Washington DC
· Access to an international business network through affiliation with the World Association of Women Entrepreneurs (FCEM) and The International Alliance for Women (TIAW).
Please contact Cheryl Roberts 217.341.6779 for more information.
To begin reaping the rewards of NAWBO membership, join us now! Joining is simple.
Dues
The dues for the Springfield, Illinois, chapter are:
· Established Business Owners - $210
· Emerging Business Owners - $160 (launched within last 2 years).
Click here for you Membership Application or you may apply on-line by connecting to the National Website. Click here to join or renew your membership!
Information conveyed by the business owner receiving the input is held strictly confidential.
For more information, request details from NAWBO President at info@nawbospringfield.com.
