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Dear Subscriber,
In this month's edition of the NAWBO SEVA e-newsletter, you'll discover:
- Why you want to register for the August and September meetings today
- Paula Smith, Corporate Partner Representative from Bank of America
- Member News You Can Use
- How to get member discounts and publicity using this month's featured benefit!
- 20+ other valuable local events and resources
Word Count: 825 Words to Help You Grow Your Business!
Time to Read: Just 4 1/2 to 5 minutes
MEMBER & PARTNER NEWS
Keep sending information about your business events and recent accomplishments. As we share news with those in our network, we have an opportunity to grow, provide support and celebrate one anothers' success!
The prepaid reservation packages are now available. Click here to order . This option gives you the ability to prepay for ten meetings during the upcoming year.
We've added a corporate partner spotlight to the newsletter and will be adding a committee member spotlight shortly. These features will be posted on the NAWBO SEVA website in the near future. This is just one of the many new benefits to help you grow your business. More details will be covered in the September meeting.
Speaking of the September Meeting ... please invite guests and spread the word to other women business owners in your network. We'll be launching many new programs to help you grow your business in the upcoming year. Check out the chapter events section in this newsletter for more details. All members and partners who bring 3 or more guests to the September meeting will have their monthly meeting fee waived.
I hope you enjoy this month's enewsletter! Feel free to share your ideas about additional features or topics in future issues.
Please join us at the August and September meetings and grow with NAWBO SEV A!
All the best!  Laura Cardone, President NAWBO SEVA |
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Corporate Partner Spotlight
Company Name: Bank of America
Corporate Partner Representative:
Paula Smith, Senior Vice President at
Bank of America
I provide financing solutions, including debt products such as operating lines of credit, term loans for purposes such as equipment or owner-occupied real estate purchases, leases, letters of credit and merger/acquisition financing in the Commercial Bank.
Q: How long has Bank of America been a NAWBO SEVA Corporate Partner? A: About five years.
Q: Your NAWBO SEVA Committee and Board Positions:
A: Special Events Committee: Co-Chair for the Entrepreneurial Woman of the Year Event in 2005, Chair of the Holiday Gala and Auction 2006 and Corporate Partner Board Advisor in 2006-2007
Q: Which city in Hampton Roads do you call home?
A: Virginia Beach, in the Lake James neighborhood.
Q: What do you like to do when you're not working?
A: What I like to do best is spend time with my family, including my husband Larry, my son Nolan, daughter-in-law April and their daughter, Sierra, and my son David (3rd year at UVA).
Q: Can you describe the key business services and solutions Bank of America provides?
A: In the Commercial and Consumer Banks, our core products cover a wide range of checking and savings accounts, credit cards, mortgages, home equity lines, investment and wealth management services, business loans, treasury management products and services, import/export financing, foreign exchange, derivative products, merchant services, and many others. Additional products and services are offered in the Corporate and Institutional Bank.
Q: What makes Bank of America's services unique?
A: Banking is a very competitive industry and it is difficult to differentiate based only on product offerings. Due to its size, Bank of America has the resources to invest heavily in technology, resulting in treasury and cash management services that are cutting edge. We have an incredible pool of talented associates who are drawn to the different areas of the Bank by the interesting and diverse financial needs of our clients, and the Bank's ability to deliver. In the Commercial Bank we have the ability to access the skills and knowledge of these associates all over the globe to help find the best solutions for our clients. It really is the associates that make Bank of America the Bank of Opportunity for our customers.
Q: The last really great book you've read you'd like to recommend to NAWBO SEVA members and partners?
A: "The World is Flat - A Brief History of the Twenty First Century" by Thomas L. Friedman.
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Someone you admire and why?
A: Eleanor Roosevelt, for her courage, compassion and vision.
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Upcoming NAWBO SEVA Events
AUGUST MEETING
MEMBER & CORPORATE PARTNER CONNECTIONS
Wednesday, August 15th, 2007; 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Members and Corporate Partners bring your spouse or significant other to network at the August meeting. This event will give you and your partner an opportunity to strengthen your connections with other members, corporate sponsors and their spouses and partners in a relaxed setting.
You'll have the entire meeting to learn more about other businesses in your network and explore opportunities, referrals and potential partnerships and alliances. Dinner will be served and of course, bring your business cards and marketing materials.
The August meeting is open to Members, Corporate Partners and their Guests only.
PLEASE NOTE: You must pre-register before 11:00 AM the day of the event to participate. No registrations or payments at the door. For early registration discounts, register by 3:00 PM the Friday prior to each event.
** SEPTEMBER MEETING **
GROW YOUR BUSINESS with NAWBO SEVA
This meeting is our official kick-off to many new local member & corporate partner programs and benefits!
You'll have opportunities to sign up for many of these new programs at the meeting. Put this date on your calendar and register today. You won't want to miss this event.
Current members and corporate partners can learn how they can maximize their member benefits to grow their business with NAWBO SEVA.
If you're been thinking about membership - this is a perfect chance to find out more or join.
Wednesday, September 19th, 2007; 5:30pm - 8:00pm
Location: Town Point Club
Program: Members, corporate partners and other local business owners, please join us to learn how you can grow your business by leveraging the power of other women business owners in your network. Learn how you can share resources, get support, create strategic alliances, learn growth-oriented strategies, exchange referrals and more. Space is limited.
Reservation Policy: Registration is discounted for prepaid reservations received by 3:00 PM Friday 09/14.
PLEASE NOTE: You must pre-register before 11:00 AM the day of the event to participate. No registrations or payments at the door. For early registration discounts, register by 3:00 PM the Friday prior to each event.
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| Member & Corporate Partner News
(Please submit to enews@nawboseva.org )
Camp CEO: Members Partner with Local Girl Scouts
Several NAWBO SEVA members and corporate partners will be helping local Girl Scouts develop their entrepreneurial muscles this month. At Camp CEO, Girl Scouts ages 15 to 18 will create business plans as they learn from local women business owners.
Margaret Hockeborn, of Premier Designs Jewelry is helping to organize the event and is acting as the NAWBO SEVA Girl Scout partner liaison.
Speaking at the event are: Cathy Burke of Wachovia Bank, N.A., Laura Cardone - President Profits With Purpose, Inc., Melinda Davis - Partner Goodman & Company, LLP, Sandy Dumont - President/Owner The Image Architect, Rowena Fullenwider - President Rowena's, Inc., Dona A. P. Storey - President Quality Technical Services, Inc., Dyanne Walker - CEO Web Teks, Inc. and Mary Wyld - President Wyld's Wingdom, Inc.
If you'd like to get involved with an organization that is dedicated to building future women leaders, contact Margaret Hockeborn at mhockeborn@cox.net . Judith Forsyth - Bending Tree Tai Chi Kung
On July 15, 2007 Bending Tree Tai Chi certified ten new Tai Chi for Health instructors in a program in concert with the VA State Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation. The new instructors will enter a six-month apprentice program prior to being awarded an Associate Instructor position with Bending Tree. For more information about Bending Tree Tai Chi Kung, contact Judith Forsyth at 757-318-9355 or go to www.taichikung.com. Sue Cunningham - Senior Resources Group, Inc.
Sue Cunningham, Certified Senior Advisor and President of Senior Resources Group, Inc. will be speaking in Northern Virginia at two Sun Rise Assisted Living Communities in October. Sue will be addressing the topic of "The Sandwich Generation." She is the author of the book, Unwrapping the Sandwich Generation...life vignettes about seniors and their adult boomer children as they face aging issues. All those in attendance will receive a complimentary copy of her book, courtesy of Sun Rise Assisted Living.
Michelle Larkin - Titanium Productions, Inc
Titanium Productions was featured in Inside Business. They were hired by The Virginia Port Authority for their annual convention. The article also noted that Titanium landed a contract earlier this year with VHDA.
Beverly Inman-Ebel former President of NAWBO National, has been appointed to a three-year term on the National Women's Business Council. Inman-Ebel will represent the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO). Her company, 26-year old TLC, provides keynote speakers, seminars, coaching, meeting facilitation, and original materials to help its clients achieve permanent and positive change in their communication skills.
Call for information - Local Women's Associations. Do you belong to another local women's organization or association? If so, please send the website url and contact information to enews@nawbsoseva.org so we can share it with other members.
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YOUR MEMBER BENEFITS:
Member Discounts
Did you know, as a NAWBO SEVA
member, you get discounts on services like
advertising, image consulting, financial planning
and more from NAWBO member companies like: Tidewater Women, The Image Architect, Honeycutt Financial Services and many others .
See the
Is you business listed in
the NAWBO SEVA
online directory?
If not, you could be missing opportunities to grow your business.
Go to the Member Login area
to get started.
Get Publicity for Your Business
As a NAWBO SEVA member or
corporate partner, you can submit
information about your business
events for publication in this
newsletter.
Include a brief description of the event, sponsor, date, time and location.
Please include website URL if available, contact information
and how to register.
Please do not submit registration forms
as they can not be posted in
this newsletter.
You can also submit press releases
about your awards and
accomplishments. We'll submit them to
over 30 local media contacts.
How to Submit:
Email your information to enews@nawboseva.org on or before the last Thursday of each month for publication in the upcoming month's enewsletter.
Acceptance and publication dates for items submitted for general media release are determined by each publication's governing authority. |
DO YOU WANT TO EXPAND
YOUR HORIZONS?
Committee members get opportunities to strengthen connections with other business owners, form strategic partnerships and grow. It's also a great way to get involved with something that you're passionate about.
For more information, contact a Board Member about your specific area of interest. You can contact Laura if you have an idea about another group or program you'd like to get started.
Current Committees Include:
Corporate and Economic Development, Member Services, Registration & Hospitality, Public Policy, Publicity, Special Events
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BOARD MEMBERS
The 2007/2008
Board of Directors:
President: Laura Cardone,
Past President: Vivian Honeycutt,
Honeycutt Financial Services, LLC
Treasurer: Tracy Colby-Urig
Colby & Company, PLC
Secretary: Jackie Gilmartin
Carrie Sterling
DC Investments & Wells Fargo
Public Policy: Carla Bailey
Public Relations:
Sandy Dumont
Special Events:
Dyanne Walker
Corporate Partner Board Advisor:
Melinda Davis
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-------------------------------- WORDS TO GROW BY
When I am attentive and open to life, I allow for new understanding in every moment. I attract success.
- Deepak Chopra |
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OTHER LOCAL EVENTS
Growing Your Business When YOU are the Business!
The VA Chapter of the National Speakers Association Presents
Mark LeBlanc
8:15 a.m. Friday, August 10, 2007
WHRO TV Studios in Norfolk, Virginia
2007 Women's Review Luncheon
The Central Business District Association of Virginia Beach with The Virginian-Pilot and
Old Dominion University cordially Invites NAWBO Members and Friends to the summer special event featuring
Helen Thomas
Legendary Journalist and Best-selling Author
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Holiday Inn Executive Center
5655 Greenwich Road, Virginia Beach
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon - Registration & Networking
12:00 noon - 1:15 p.m. - Luncheon & Program
Book signing immediately following luncheon
Watchdogs of Democracy?
Cost of Luncheon: $25.00
You must preregister.
For further information, call 490-7812 or email: cbda@cbda.net.
Norfolk State University at the Virginia Beach Higher Education Center cordially invites you to participate as a vendor during our fifth Annual Women's Empowerment Conference.
The conference will be held on Tuesday, September 25, 2007 at the Virginia Beach Higher Education Center.
Vendor fee: $200 until August 15 and $225 after August 15, 2007.
The 2007 MBE Capital Call
on September 20 & 21 in Hampton, Virginia. Access a wealth of financial resources for your business or startup. Meet active angel investors and learn how to get investors interested in your business plans.
New Beginnings - 9th Annual Conference and Expo
Save the Date: November 1, 2007
Hosted by the City of Virginia Beach and the Virginia Beach Minority Business Council (VBMBC)
Where: VA Beach Convention Center
The Conference and Expo is held to foster education and networking among representatives from various city departments, prime contractors, government agencies and small, women and minority (SWAM) owned businesses.
Who Should Attend?
City technical staff/leaders, contract and purchasing representatives of government agencies; owners and marketing executives of SWAM-owned businesses; supplier diversity coordinators; leaders of various community based organizations where SWAM businesses are members and staff of business development and financial organizations.
For more information contact:
OTHER LOCAL RESOURCES
American Marketing Association Hampton Roads
Department of Minority Business Enterprise Information and resources for small, woman-owned and minority-owned businesses throughout Virginia's state procurement processes.
Executive Women International (EWI)
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