Welcome to the monthly newsletter for the National Association of Women Business Owners® (NAWBO®) San Francisco Bay Area Chapter. This is the newsletter for June 2013.
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Member News
Welcome New and Renewing Members!
Message from the President
Members in the News & Member Spotlight
Member Benefits & Opportunities
Ideas, Inspiration and Opportunities
Procurement Programs
NAWBO SFBA Events
NAWBO®-SFBA Networking Breakfast - Oakland: June 6 (first Thursday of each month)
NAWBO®-SFBA Monthly Educational Speaker Series- San Francisco: June 13 (second Thursday of each month
NAWBO®-SFBA Networking Breakfast - San Francisco: June 19 (third Wednesday of each month) NEW LOCATION at SBA!
NAWBO®-SFBA Networking Breakfast - Marin: June 25 (fourth Tuesday of each month)
NAWBO SFBA Networking Breakfast Forum Walnut Creek -Become a facilitator for the Walnut Creek Breakfast Contact Us.
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Welcome to New and Renewing Members of NAWBO®-SFBA!
New Members
Julia Felts, Owner of Julia Felts Consulting in San Francisco, joined our chapter as an Emerging Business Owner.
Kim Miller-Hershon, owner of Kim Miller-Hershon Coaching in Walnut Creek, joined our chapter as an Established Business Owner. Kim's telephone number is 415-298-1470 and her email address is kim@kimmillerhershon.com.
Tari Trethewy, Owner of TRET Services in San Francisco, has joined our chapter as an Emerging Business Owner.
Renewing Members
Jodie Israel, Owner of JMI Accounting in Moraga, renewed her membership as an Established Business Owner. Jodie has been a NAWBO SFBA member since 2010.
Time to Join, Re-Join or Renew your membership? Simply register online www.nawbo.org
Thank you for your membership. We look forward to seeing you at upcoming events, and to the opportunity to grow, thrive, and lead together!
June Message from the President
My term as president of NAWBO-SFBA is coming to a close, so I want to say goodbye and, once again, thank the incredible NAWBO Board and breakfast facilitators for all of their support and perseverance in working towards continuous growth and change. I am also grateful for our members and the awesome women who have attended our breakfasts and dinners and filled out our surveys. I value your presence, energy, and fresh ideas. I look forward to continuing on the Board in my new role as past-president.
This has been an amazing month during which I have attended a number of women’s business events where I noticed a common thread and surge in focusing on women’s empowerment and an evolving, updated feminism. At the Professional Business Women’s Conference where NAWBO had a table, Jackie Speier said “every time you lose, you win because it positions you for the next thing.” That’s important for us to remember because losing is often equated with failing and yet “failure” is about life’s lessons that teach us to expand our minds and think differently. In this process something new can be created. She went on to suggest that we must “be willing to face the impossible, face our fears and when someone puts up a wall, walk around it.” Powerful messages for life and for women entrepreneurs.
Sheryl Sandberg reminds us that when we hear someone call our daughters “bossy” we need to say, “she is developing executive leadership skills.” Women are often labeled as aggressive while the same behavior in men is admired. She goes on to say that we need to own our success and support one another and acknowledge the women who have helped us and reach out for the women behind us. Both Speier and Sandburg agree that friendships with other women are vital to our success and growth--networking is key but friendships are essential. We all need to speak out and work together to create a more equal world.
Laurel Bellows, current American Bar Association President, is focused on eliminating human sex trafficking that enslaves over 100,000 US citizens and has developed tools to help us identify the crime. She is also focused on enforcing existing laws for pay equity. Women still only make 77 cents on the dollar but African American women make less at 60 and Latina women at 55. Even in the legal profession with all things being equal, women equity partners earn 89 cents on the dollar. This is unacceptable and we need to continue to call this out and demand comparable pay for comparable work. It’s critical that we stop leaving a minimum of $700,000 on the table in our lifetime. When women make less, families, business and our economy suffer. Women entrepreneurs are helping to turn the tide in terms of pay equity.
Lynne Twist, author of “The Soul of Money.” will be our speaker on June 13, 2013. As co-founder of the Pachamama Alliance, indigenous women in Peru were given a “seat at the table.” Please join us for a “life-changing” evening of inspiration, fun, and connection as Ms. Twist guides us in transforming our relationship with money.
Warm regards,
Kathleen Thurmond
Members in the News & Member Spotlights
Are you a member who has news about your business? Please send your news to NAWBO SF Bay Area info@nawbo-sfba.org. "News" refers to recognition your company has received in the press, awards you or your company have won, or events that have happened. This space is not used for promotion of products or upcoming events. Thanks!
Let us know about your business NAWBO SFBA members may bring a promotion item to display on our Member Information Table at each Monthly Dinner.. info@nawbo-sfba.org
Member Benefits & Opportunities
 A New Partner and Member Benefits with Constant Contact
NAWBO SF Bay Area has become a partner with Constant Contact to provide a benefit to our members.
A discount on Constant Contact products is available to members who sign-up for Constant Contact products through our partner portal and pre-pay for 6 months (20% discount) or 12 months (25% discount).
To sign-up and receive this member discount click on our partner portal.
If you are already a Constant Contact user just give us your username and you will be eligible for the discount as well. If you have a question or would like to provide your username contact, Wendi a info@nawbo-sfba.org
Promote Your Business
- NAWBO SFBA members may bring promotional brochures or flyers to display on our members' information table.
- Attendees have the opportunity to showcase their products/services with a marketing table. Cost for members is $50, non-members is $250. Contact Wendi info@nawbo-sfba.org to arrange.
- Submit your event to our online calendar. Click here to suggest an event.
San Francisco Business Times - NAWBO Member Subscription Discount.
Get Involved!
The best way to benefit from your membership in NAWBO®-SFBA is to get involved! You'll also continue to enhance your leadership skills and gain increased visibility for your business.
- Attend events (monthly mixers, networking breakfasts and special events)
- Give feedback & share your thoughts
- Join the board
- Chair or join a working group (working groups information)
- Marketing, Social Media, Public Policy, Affiliates, Programs & Membership
- Become a program facilitator (breakfasts or brown bag lunches)
- You can select your own location! How about Walnut Creek area?
Grow, Thrive and Lead!
Contact info@nawbo-sfba.org to share your interest in being an active volunteer member of NAWBO SFBA!
Second Thursday
Location: Sir Francis Drake Hotel
Thursday, June 13 Educational Speaker Series & Dinner 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM (networking, dinnner and speaker)
Speaker Lynne Twist, author, The Soul of Money
Come for networking, excellent content and lasting friendships over wine and dinner with like-minded women business owners! Click here for more details.
Pre-register for the networking dinner by June 11 and save.
NEW NAWBO COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITY
NAWBO is proud to announce a new monthly community service prize drawing opportunity to benefit one organization annually. This year the board has chosen Girls, Inc.
Calling all donations: Mark a donation. Win a great prize.
Each month we invite NAWBO members to donate a prize (minimum value of $25) for members or guests to win at our monthly Educational Speaker Series & Dinner. Tickets are sold each month at $5 for one chance and $20 for five chances to win.
Tax deductible cash donations to benefit Girls, Inc., are also accepted through contributions to NAWBO-SF Entrepreneurs Economic Institute, which is our non-profit 501c(3) entity.
More information.
Let’s grow NAWBO-SFBA and we’ll grow our own businesses in the process.
Walnut Creek Networking Breakfast Forum is looking for two facilitators. If you or a woman you know would like to co-facilitate this group of women business owners please contact us. Kathleen Thurmond president@nawbo-sfba.org
Third Wednesday 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM
NEW LOCATION: Small Business Administration SFDO 455 Market Street, Suite 600 San Francisco, CA 94105 (415) 744-6777
June 19 - Collaboration is the New Competition!
Strategies for Working Together to Build your Business while Building the New Economy
It's time to throw out the old business metaphors of "locking out the competition" and having to "kill what we eat" and remember that it takes a village and we can plant what we eat. In this presentation we'll do a few simple exercises to make you expert collaborators and keep you thinking innovatively. Take your business to the next level by working with others to do the same.
Carolyn Pistone is a committed Earthling dedicated to saving the planet using her real estate license! Carolyn is the founder and Managing Director at Green Key Commercial, a full service company applying a holistic and sustainable approach.She works to build a supportive, innovative, and
collaborative environment for all stakeholders to thrive.
Our morning breakfast forums provide a comfortable place for businesswomen and entrepreneurs to gather monthly, exchange ideas and discuss business challenges. The Networking Breakfast Forums are a dynamic, informative and productive way to start your day!
Cost:
Members registered by Monday: $12; at the door $15
Non-Members registered by Monday: $20; at the door $25
First time guests: same as members for first three months when you register as a Guest.
Please share the word with your friends and colleagues!
Learn more and register online by Monday, June 17
Fourth Tuesday 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM
Il Fornaio Corte Madera Town Center, Corte Madera
June 25 - Conscious Choices -- Big Success
How awake and aware are you in your business and life?
Sometimes it feels like life takes us on a whirlwind journey and sometimes we feel on top of our game. What are the ups and downs of life really here to teach us? Do we really have a say or does life, our emotions and circumstances direct us? How can we consistently achieve the success and fulfillment we truly desire as we ride the wave of life?
Join Maureen Simon, author of the international bestselling book- "Awakening The Essential Feminine: Claiming Your Influential Power", as she supports you to answer these questions for your life and business. Maureen is the founder and creative director of The Essential Feminine Company and works with thousands of women a year through her company's online empowerment courses. She is just returning from a 9 month sabbatical and has personally completed a process where she personally addressed these questions on an inner quest in the Rocky Mountains. Maureen will get you thinking about where you are making conscious choices in your life today and where you are or need to be more awake and aware to achieve greater success and fulfillment. Join us for this thought provoking talk.
Maureen Simon is the founder of The Essential Feminine Company™ (TEF)—a lifestyle and business design company that supports women in creating successful, powerful lives that incorporate their feminine attributes and gifts. Her company provides learning environments and products to help women claim, live and lead with their natural strengths and talents.
Our morning breakfast meetings provide a comfortable forum for business women and entrepreneurs to meet monthly, exchange ideas and discuss business challenges. The Networking Breakfasts are a dynamic, informative and productive way to start your day!
Cost:
Members registered by Friday: $12; at the door $15
Non-Members registered by Friday: $20; at the door $25
First time guests: same as members for first three months when you register as a Guest.
Please share dates and details about our breakfasts with your friends and colleagues.
Learn more and register online by 11:59 PM Friday, May 24
First Thursday 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM
Oliveto Restaurant & Cafe 5655 College Avenue, Oakland
 June 6 - Facebook Gamebook
- Think You Can’t Get Clients on Facebook
- Learn how to take advantage of all of the FREE features has to offer your business.
- Make the best of this MOST clicked on post on your Facebook page.
- Turn Browsers into Buyers.
iItalina Kirknis is an expert at driving clients to your business using Social Media & Email Marketing, Videos, and Events. Helping Small Names Become Big Brands.; Italina works with the savvy women business owners looking to differentiate herself in the market place. She gets more people to your store, office, or event.
Our morning breakfast forums provide a comfortable place for businesswomen and entrepreneurs to gather monthly, exchange ideas and discuss business challenges. The Networking Breakfast Forums are a dynamic, informative and productive way to start your day!
Cost:
Members registered by Friday: $12; at the door $15
Non-Members registered by Friday: $20; at the door $25
First time guests: same as members for first three months when you register as a Guest.
Learn more and register online by Monday, June 4
Please share the word with your friends and colleagues!
NAWBO National & NAWBO CA
NAWBO National - CEO Update
NAWBO CEO, Diane Tomb, interviewed by Forbes Magazine - Why 2013 is the year of the woman business owner. Read.
Affiliates and Partners
Procurement Programs
Supplier Diversity Programs in corporations are a way for women owned businesses to secure contracts.
The first step is to become a certified Women Business Enterprise. Contact Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) to begin the process of being certified. http://www.wbenc.org/
Public Policy
Take your seat at the table and help us work on solutions to the issues facing our nation's women business owners by joining NAWBO® National-the voice of America's more than 10 million women business owners. The event format includes a group meeting in the morning and individual meetings with elected officials who attend in the afternoon. Kay: I'm not sure what event you are referring to-sounds like the Calif. NAWBO Conference Description.
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The House Small Business Committee has a site designated for business owners to suggest Congressional hearing topics. In the 112th Congress, the Committee held 80 hearings on a wide range of topics affecting small businesses. They want your input on hearing topics for the next two years. Please let them know at Small Biz Open Mic.
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Deborah Lardie will be representing NAWBO SFBA on the New Public Policy Primer Calls that will be held monthly to keep us informed of issues affecting business owners.
Mayor's Roundtable: Deborah is participating SF Mayor's business roundtable discussions. Let her know issues that concern you as a SF business owner.
 Join Deborah Lardie, NAWBO SFBA Public Policy Chair, in informing and advocating for our members.
NAWBO Advocacy Partners provide NAWBO with more opportunity to speak to decision makers on behalf of our members and all women business owners on issues that are most important to women entrepreneurs today. These issues include health care, procurement opportunities, access to capital, fair and equitable tax treatment for small businesses and more. For details on NAWBO’s public policy platform and legislative highlights—and to get involved to make sure your voice is heard—please visit our site’s Legislative Action Center. We invite you to get involved and make your voice heard.
Key Dates: Mark Your Calendar
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