National Association of Women Business Owners - Business Education in Orange County California

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NAWBO-OC Education Center

NAWBO-OC is proud to announce the development of a new Education Center dedicated to furthering the success of women business owners by offering classes, workshops and series designed to meet their needs at every stage of personal and company growth. To better identify and serve the needs of NAWBO-OC members and other women business owners in Orange County, the educational programs have been designed around three target segments:

1. ENERGIZERS: First time entrepreneurs with no prior business experience.

2. EVOLVERS: First time entrepreneurs with prior corporate business experience.

3. SHOW ME THE MONEY: Established entrepreneurs who have been in business for four or more years and want to take their successful businesses to the next level.

"NAWBO-OC has helped me realize my dream of owning a company that offers fun food choices without compromising health. By participating in NAWBO's mentoring program, educational courses, and monthly networking meetings, I now have the tools necessary to expand my business to the next level." Gerrie Adams, Xengaru Fun Food LLC

Upcoming Classes

Instructors Needed
Do you want to share your expertise with other members? The NAWBO Education Center is looking for instructors to teach in-person classes, teleclasses and webinars on topics in the following areas: sales/business development, operations/processes, leadership/management, business planning and finance/accounting. If you are interested, please complete the instructor application.

The Education Center needs YOU!

The NAWBO-OC Education Center was established to provide business education and business development support to women business owners. We do that by offering monthly courses, Success Teams, and annual educational scholarships. The Education Center has been well received by the NAWBO-OC chapter members and Orange County community and strives to be the educator of choice for women business owners. To keep up with the demand for business education, we're looking for a dedicated team to continue delivering the value.

If:

You have a way with words- We need your help with marketing.
You can sell snow to an Eskimo- We need your help with sales and promotions.
You can you make dull documents come to life- We need your help with graphic design.
You have are organized and detail oriented- We need your help planning our monthly courses.
You can spot talent- We need your help finding instructors.

The time commitment is 2-3 hours/month including our monthly telephone meetings.

If you'd like to know more about the volunteer opportunities for the Education Center, contact Markell Steele or call 877-210-3252.

INSTRUCTORS: For information about becoming an instructor for our programs, CLICK HERE for instructor flyer.

SCHOLARSHIPS: NAWBO-OC members wishing to further their education in the pursuit of business excellence may be eligible for assistance. For information and application CLICK HERE for PDF format.

WOMEN'S BUSINESS INSTITUTE: NAWBO-OC's Womens Business Institute (WBI) is the 501(c)(3) funding arm for our Education Center. The primary mission of the WBI is to support the continuing business education needs of women business owners, with a secondary focus on supporting all women in business.

FOUNDING MEMBERS: Sixteen prominent OC businesswomen responded to the need for the Education Centerthe WBI Founding Membersalong with eight companies including Marquis Sponsor Sunwest Bank leading the charge.

2008 Scholarship Donors

Josefina de la Cruz, CPA - One $1,000 scholarship
Susan's Healthy Gourmet - One $1,000 scholarship
Specialized Marketing Services - One $1,000 scholarship
OC Metro - One $1,000 scholarship
Tuned in Media - One $1,000 scholarship

2007 Scholarship Donors

SUCCESS Teams
Are you a coach or business facilitator willing to give some time to NAWBO members? We are now accepting application for Success Team facilitators. You can build your own group or be matched to members who want to join a group. Not sure, more details can be found on the facilitator application. Applications are due by Monday, August 2nd, 2010. For more information please call: Moty Koppes at 949-721-5732.

NAWBO-OC has extended our educational and developmental programs by offering SUCCESS Teams to complement our mentoring and business training curriculum. Unlike other programs of this type, we offer this to members without restriction on company earnings, at a fraction the price of other programs.

What is a SUCCESS Team?
A SUCCESS Team is a group of 6-10 business owners who meet regularly, to use their combined knowledge, experience, and energy to support each other’s business success. Each group is facilitated by a trained and experienced business coach and will meet twice per month, once in person and once via conference call.

SUCCESS Team meetings will be held on the first Tuesday of the month from 1 to 4pm for six months. There will also be "mid-month" conference calls. After joining a team, you will be expected to attend at least 10 out of the 12 meetings. You will also be required to participate in a general orientation meeting which will be offered before your first SUCCESS Team meeting. The next orientation will be on Tuesday, September 7, 2010 and the first success team meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 14th.

Don't miss this opportunity to use the NAWBO success team program to take your business to the next level. The deadline to register for a team is Monday, August 2nd, 2010.

Please note that there are only two opportunities per year to join a success team - September and April (teams begin meeting the following month).

CLICK HERE to fill out an application

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