| NAWBO
CALENDAR
Sept 12 New Member
Reception and Orientation
Sept 13 Dinner Meeting:
Leadership Lessons From Harvard
Sept 21 Members-Only
Mixer
Sept 28 Lunch & Learn:
Marketing on the Internet for Small Businesses (members only)
Oct 14 10th Annual
Remarkable Women Awards Luncheon
AFFILIATE
EVENTS
Aug 9 WomanSage: Learn
how to prepare for and get through a life changing event
Aug 16 AWT Mentorship Program Kick-Off
Aug 17 ASWA-OC Dinner Meeting: What
Hackers Know That You Don't
Aug 18 ABAOC Citibank Mixer & Sarofim
Retail Investment Seminar
Sept 8 ABAOC Bizcon 2005
Sept 10 WISE 9th Annual INVEST IN YOURSELF® Financial
Strategies Conference for Women
Sept 20 PCE Self-Publishing
the Book Within
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NEW MEMBERS
Liz Barbour, Career Continuum
Charmagne Beskow, Charmagne Beskow
Insurance Services
Rucsandra Christiano, Return
to Style
Angela Cortright, Spa Gregories
Heather Herd, Rutan & Tucker, LLP
Hope Miller, Milcom Consulting
Don Mitchell, Don Mitchell Consulting
Erin Penrod, Amore Fashion & Accessories
Karen Robertson, Giant Step
Success
Carol Shoup, Practical Life
Home Care, Inc.
Teresa Nguyen
MEMBER NEWS
 Zeena
Dhalla's Athletic Club for Women and Pilates
Place has formed a training group for September 25th's
Susan G. Koman Race for the Cure. The Saturday morning
training
sessions will help those who are getting ready for the
run/walk by providing mental, physical and nutritional
strategies. Training sessions are free and open to all.
Contact Lisa or Zeena at 949-852-8655 to sign up.
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
 Erin
Penrod,
Amore Fashion & Accessories
Steve Oprian
and Erin Penrod, after working in corporate America
for most of
their professional careers, recently embarked on
a new venture… Amore’ Fashions & Accessories,
an online boutique offering women’s high-end
fashion clothing. After researching e-commerce
and online shopping trends for the past two years,
Steve and Erin noticed a trend emerging... more
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KUDOS!
 Congratulations Barri!
NAWBO board member Barri Carian, Carian Consulting, has just been named the 2005
NAWBO-OC Member of the Year and will be recognized at the Remarkable Women's
Awards Luncheon on Oct. 14. Barri is an excellent business professional, as
well as a dedicated NAWBO member, and is profiled in this month's Board
Member
Spotlight (see below).
From Jerri Hemsworth to
Steve Churm:
"I'm sitting at my desk with the July 7 issue of OC
Metro and admiring how far you have taken the
magazine and all of Churm Publishing. CONGRATULATIONS!
It's been a long time since we
worked on the OC Metro media kit with Chris Morgan almost nine years
ago... I was at the NAWBO-OC event last month and picked up the issue.
Very
nice!
I'm the current NAWBO-CA President and have
been in OC many times. I get a very warm feeling every time they mention Churm
Publishing as a corporate sponsor, remembering how wonderful you were when I
was starting my business.
I just want to say 'Thank you' for helping
me in the early days of
NewmanGrace, and also 'Kudos' on
the growth of your company. Well done!"
Horst Voesling of Susan’s
Healthy Gourmet has been named California Restaurant
Association Employee of the Year for his talent in taking
restaurant quality and favorite household meals and transforming
them into delicious, good-for-you meals.
MEET
OUR BOARD MEMBERS
Barri
Carian is
a consultant to business owners who want to grow
their
companies.
A former
partner
in
two successful
start-ups and senior executive in two Fortune 500
firms, Barri leverages her past successes and experiences
to help clients achieve phenomenal results. She
is entering her fifth year as a NAWBO-OC Board member,
having served first as Director of Marketing and
now as VP of Membership. In her current role, Barri
is responsible for member recruiting, retention,
the NAWBO
mentoring
program, and dinner meeting hospitality. Each of
these areas has their own committee chair, and we
are always
looking for member participation. If you
would like to volunteer for one of these
important committees, please email Barri or
call her at 949-640-2141.
GOVERNMENT
PROCUREMENT SEMINAR: AUGUST 23
How do you sell to Federal,
state, county and city agencies? How do you get started,
what resources are available, where can you go for help? These
questions and others will be answered by a panel of city,
county, state, and Federal government procurement experts.
9am-noon at the Employment/Business Resource Center, 9650
9th St, Rancho Cucamonga. Presented by San Bernardino County,
SCORE and Inland Empire SBDC. To register call (909) 948-6650
and leave your name, company, email and phone number. Programs
and services are offered on a non-discriminatory basis. Reasonable
arrangements for persons with disabilities will be made,
if requested at least two weeks in advance.
Fundamentals
of Estate Planning Seminar
Sponsor: Pamela Adams, A. G. Edwards
• Should you have a Living Trust and Will?
• Do you remember Terri Scheivo?
• Do you have a healthcare directive?
• Do you know to protect your business assets?
• How does HIPPA effect me?
Speaker: Carol Schaner, Tax/Trust Attorney
Wednesday, August 31, 2005, 6:00 PM
19800 Macarthur Blvd, Suite 1400, Irvine, CA 92612
No charge. Call or email Pam
Adams 949-756-0353 for more information or to RSVP. (member advertisement) |
PROMOTE
YOUR BUSINESS! (members only)
Member
Showcase: The
cost of an exhibit at
monthly meetings is $75 for
a full table. see
details
Monthly
Advertising: BIG
audience, detailed ad! NAWBO-OC's monthly e-news,
which is sent to our full mailing list (1500+),
accepts up to three member ads per issue. $50/issue.
Banner
Ad: Make
an impression on a BIG
audience! Our website
is viewed by 3000+ potential
customers every month!
$100/qtr.
Member
Spotlight: Help
other members get to know
you better by telling us
what you do, why, and how
you do it. No cost.
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 "Employee
Leave Policies" A Workshop for Small
Business Owners
Attend this seminar to ensure that
your business is in compliance with the new
Employee Leave Policies. Employers
and Human Resource Managers will learn about topics such as:
• At-Will Employment
•
Family Temporary Disability
Insurance Leave
• Hiring & Firing
• Personnel Policies Pregnancy Disability
• Performance management
• Military Leave
•
Family Medical Leave
August 31, 2005 from 5:30-9pm at Inland Empire SBDC, 1201 Research
Park Drive, Suite 100, Riverside, CA. Free, dinner provided.
RSVP by calling Jennifer Hoff (951)781-2345 ext. 246, or online: www.iesbdc.org
 The
10th Annual Remarkable Women Awards Luncheon on
Friday, October 14, 2005 — presented
by NAWBO-OC and Farmers & Merchants Bank — is
shaping up to be THE place for women business owners
and professionals. Opportunities for recognition
and exposure for your company are superb, and we
invite you to step forward and take your place
as:
• event
sponsor
• wish list underwriter
• table
sponsor
• souvenir
program advertiser AND/OR
• attendee
at this tremendous event!
Our
venue, the Hyatt Regency Irvine, can accommodate 850 guests,
and we have sold out for the past
three years. We encourage you to decide NOW for how you can enjoy this event
and get some serious exposure for your company!
The event webpage lists the
excellent companies who have already stepped up to the plate.
Why not join them and enjoy exposure for your company on
the NAWBO website, at the October 14 luncheon, and in the
event
program? Key supporters are also being included in Orange
Coast and OC Metro ads.
 Our
honorees are exceptional this year, as is our keynote speaker,
Lisa
Gersh Hall, who is being graciously provided by our
Presenting Television Sponsor, Adelphia. Hall, based in New
York, is the co-founder and president of Oxygen,
the only women-owned and operated television network. Don't
be left out! To find out more about reserving tickets, advertising
or
sponsor opportunities, click on highlighted items above
or contact the
NAWBO office (714)
832-5333.
COMMITTEE
NEWS
Membership: Meet members
quickly and effortlessly! Join the Hospitality Committee by
being a greeter
at monthly
meetings... No extra time commitment! Email Hospitality Chair,
Helane
Cohen with Le Petit Cookery, for details and to sign
up.
THANKS!
 Thank you to Nahid Casazza for
providing thought provoking discussion questions and expert
networking guidance at our August members-only progressive
dinner.
And thanks to those who donated prizes
for the opportunity drawing:
Custom Motors,
Barbara Page - $50 gift certificate to Maggiano's
Farmers & Merchants
Bank, Richard Lang - $100 savings
bond and "woody" piggy
bank
Light4Beauty.com,
Liz Schmidt - Photini Perfect Moisturizing Cream
Village
Green Foods,
Jenny Rosoff - Lunch or dinner for two at
Back Bay Rowing & Running Club
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CORPORATE
MEMBER NEWS
  OPEN
Takes the Challenge... At our August dinner meeting,
Camille Jayne, NAWBO-OC's president elect and founder of Matters
at Hand,
challenged OPEN: the Small Business Network from American Express,
to sign up as a sponsor of our upcoming Remarkable Women Awards.
If OPEN took the challenge, Camille promised to sign up as a
sponsor at one level higher. We're pleased to report that we
now have two new sponsors for our 10th annual awards luncheon,
an incredible event that is the chapter's primary fundraiser
for the year! Click for sponsorship
info.
 Principal
Financial Educational Series for Women Business Owners—August
23, 2005 Grow with
the Flow: Effectively Delegate and Manage Your Team Featuring:
Aliza Sherman Rishdahl, writer, producer and president of Moonbow
Productions and Susan T. Gauff, founder and CEO of The Growth
Solutions Group. In
the demanding world of owning a business, owners have always
struggled with the age-old challenge of when to delegate
tasks and expand a company with new hires. Although business
owners may be tempted to "do it all," delegating
tasks can provide the time and energy to focus on taking
a company up to the next level. But, when to hire and how
to find the perfect candidates can be a full-time job.
Sign up for one or all of the upcoming free teleclasses (see
list). Space is limited.
Get details and pre-register at www.principal.com/women.
 Live
online chat: “Health Care and Your
Small Business” August
25, 2005 10am PDT: Karen Kerrigan,
founder of the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council,
and J.P. Wieske, Director
of State Affairs for the
Council for Affordable Health
Insurance (CAHI), will host the U. S. Small Business Administration’s
August Web chat on “Health Care and Your Small Business.” Kerrigan
and Wieske will share their expertise in public policy and advocacy with respect
to small business and cost-efficient solutions to the challenges of health
care coverage. more
info/chat
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
Energy
Efficiency Program Contracting Opportunities at SCE For
companies or individuals in energy efficiency-related business,
Edison invites you to visit our web site
at www.sce.com,
click "Doing Business" on the green
bar, then select "EE Contracting Opportunities." You
will be able to view various energy efficiency
contracting opportunities available. To register to
receive Requests for Proposals (RFPs) click the "sign
up now" button.
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