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Our virtual Propel conference was a smashing success! Read about it, please learn about grant opportunities, in the August newsletter.
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June newsletter
Have year heard about the California Act for Economic Prosperity and Opportunity for All (ACA 5)? Read all about it, our advocacy efforts, and more in this month's newsletter.
June President's Message
Greetings #NAWBOcommunity, We trust this email finds you and yours safe and well, and using your voices to bring about equality for all. I hope you received and read our letter on June 3rd, co-written by our incoming President, Vikita Poindexter and me. I’ll quote a...
We're making history! Governor signs SB 826
We did it! On September 30, 2018, Governor Brown signed into law a first of its kind bill mandating the number of women on publicly-held corporations headquartered in California. A copy of our press release is below: GOVERNOR BROWN SIGNS SB 826 INTO LAW, MAKING...
Business leaders as control freaks
By Rosalind Henderson, NAWBO-LA A control freak refers to a person who must be in control of all things and people. This is the micromanager who nitpicks about performance to such an extent, workers are emotionally exhausted and anxious. But a control freak, in my...
California is one step closer to being first state in the nation to require more women directors on public company boards
For Immediate Release April 30, 2018 Contact: Lori Kammerer cell: (916) 716-5674 or [email protected] CALIFORNIA ONE STEP CLOSER TO BEING FIRST STATE IN NATION TO REQUIRE MORE WOMEN DIRECTORS ON PUBLIC COMPANY BOARDS Senate Bill 826 would require at least one...
Female business owners may find it easier than ever to apply for federal contracts.
The U.S. Small Business Administration last week launched a new website to help women secure federal contracts.
Interested in what women business owners who've already joined the WE Decide 2016 movement think about some of the most important issues facing women entrepreneurs today?
Check out the latest poll results:Women Business Owners' Opinions on Access to CapitalWomen Business Owners' Opinions on RegulationsWomen Business Owners' Opinions on the 2016 Congressional Elections
Long time NAWBO member to keynote Women in Business awards
Helen Russell, the co-founder of San Rafael-based Equator Coffees & Teas — named last week by the SBA as as the winner of its national small business award — will be the keynote speaker for the Business Journal’s 16th annual Women in Business Awards Gala June 29....
NAWBO-IE Member Wins Spirit of the Entrepeneur Award
Contact: Robert [email protected] 951-259-5198For Immediate Release Riverside, CA---Robin Allen, Co-Founder of Necessary Nutrition wins the Inland Empire Spirit of the Entrepreneur Award for “Emerging Entrepreneur.” Each year The Spirit of the Entrepreneur Award...
2015 Women In Leadership Winners Announced by San Diego-East County Chamber
PRESS RELEASE October 18, 2015 NAWBO California San Diego East County Chapter Honors 8 Women at Women In Leadership Luncheon Among those recognized was NAWBO member, Elizabeth Smith-Chavez. Smith-Chavez, an attorney, and founder of her firm, Smith-Chavez Law, has...