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CALENDAR
Feb
1 Lunch Meeting: Access to Capital
Feb 3 E101 Session 1: You
Want to be an Entrepreneur… Now What?
Feb 27-Mar 1 Office
Depot's Success Strategies for Women
AFFILIATE
EVENTS
Jan 29, 2005 WomanSage "A
Tea in the OC"
Feb 2 FWI Dinner: "Networking
101: It's Not as Easy as it Looks!"
Feb 5 ABAOC: Induction Ceremony & Lunar
New Year Celebration
Feb 8 NWPC-OC:
Meet Your Newly Elected Officials
Feb 16 WE2 (formerly
FWE) OC Mixer
Feb 17 AWT:
Women's Technology Leadership Forum
Feb 23 ABAOC:
Networking Seminar "How to Energize Your Business"
MID-YEAR
REVIEW & PLANNING RETREAT
PLEASE JOIN US ON JANUARY 14...
All members are invited to attend!
• Have you been thinking of getting more involved in NAWBO-OC?
• Come meet the board of directors
• Be seen and be heard
• Contribute and participate in chapter growth
• Walk away with new business skills
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NEW MEMBERS
Cindy
Baker, Scope Packaging, Inc.
Gena
Reed, Paragon Biomedical, Inc.
Andra
Sachs, Riptide Wireless
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scoop!
WELCOME
NEW BOARD MEMBER
 Markell
Steele joined the NAWBO-OC board of directors
this month as Affiliates/Diversity Chair. This committee's
task is to find ways to reach a more diverse business community
by developing synergy between NAWBO-OC and other local
organizations that share common goals and values.
Markell owns Futures in Motion
Career Services, a full-service career management firm that
helps people develop the tools to effectively
mange their careers and safeguard
their lifestyles
from changes in the economy and work world.
MEMBERS
IN THE NEWS
One of NAWBO-OC's newest corporate partners, The Image Center,
was featured Dec. 27 in a Jan Norman "It's Your Business" article
in the OC Register. Dr. Kathryn Ahn,
a cosmetic dentist, and her husband, Dr. Peter Newen, a plastic
surgeon, discussed their 2005 focus on marketing and customer
service for their Huntington Beach-based The Image Center.
Included are multiple medical specialties, outpatient surgery
and a day spa.
 Carol
Stone,
Volunteer Center Orange County President and CEO, was the
subject of a feature story entitled "Helping
the Helpers" in the December, 2004 issue of Orange
Coast Magazine.
 Suzanne
Perga of Cre8ive Products
was featured in an article in the Paragould
Daily Press about
traveling long distances to adopt a shelter pet. Suzanne flew
to Arkansas to get her new dog, Tassie. Isn't she a doll!
MEMBER
NEWS
 Kaye
Crippen of Market Development Consultancy was recently
a TechBiz Connection panelist discussing "The
Silk Route: Conducting Business in China."
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
NAWBO's International Committee is compiling
a list of international conferences. The committee will have
a delegation attend the 15th Global Summit of Women
2005, "Leading the 21st Century Economy", in Mexico City on June
23-25. Details about the conference are available at www.globewomen.com where
you can also sign up for their newsletter.
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scoop!
WANTS & NEEDS
Volunteer Center Orange County seeks
advertising, public relations, graphic design, writing and photography professionals
who want to offer their services pro bono. Contact us at (714) 953-5757, ext.
136.
Interviewees for Book Wanted: Share
stories about your experiences in a family business. I'll work
around your schedule and want to make it an enjoyable experience.
The initial phone interview should not take more than 30 minutes.
You will have final editorial control before we go to print.
Contact Carrie
Allen 714-442-0639.
NAWBO-OC
NEEDS YOU!
COMMITTEES are the ideal place
to build relationships with other NAWBO members. Time
requirements vary greatly and are generally very flexible.
The "work" on our committees is fun, as well
as productive; and the relationships developed are priceless.
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PLEASE JOIN US!
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CORPORATE MEMBER NEWS
 January
26, 2005: Workers
Compensation 2005 Update presented by Southern
California Edison and
the Orange County Small Business Development Center. Get
the most current information and laws on workers compensation
in
2005. Topics
include:
Employer notice requirements, conditions of employer liability,
basic benefits and concepts of workers comp. You will also
learn about resolution options, how to manage litigation, and
much more. 5:30-8:30 pm at Rancho Santiago Community College
District Office, Room 107, 2323 North Broadway, Santa Ana.
Free! (complimentary
dinner will be provided.) For registration or questions, call
or email: (714) 564-5202 durdella_christina@rsccd.org.
NEW AT NAWBO-OC!
MEMBER APPRECIATION AWARDS
At the January meeting, awards were given
to members who have belonged to NAWBO-OC for five, ten, and
fifteen years...
Above
(left to right) Pam
Adams (presenter), 5-year awardees: Harriett Wieder,
Zov Karamardian, Beth Adkisson, Ilse DiPinto,
Barry
Carian (presenter),
Susan Medwied, Joan
Green, and
Susan Johnson.
Above
(left to right) Pam
Adams (presenter), 10-year awardees: Nita Busby,
Rachel Owens,
Diana
Mailly, Michelle Petit, and Barry
Carian (presenter).
Awardees unable to attend:
15 years — Suzanne Taylor; 10 years — Donna Beverly,
Linda Pinson,
Judee Slack,
Sandra Davies,
Betsy Lindsay, Judi Partridge; 5 years — Diedre Kelly,
Cristi Cristich,
Liz Schmidt,
Alice Lei,
Martha Daniel,
Cathy Daughtery,
Dixie Flynn.
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THANKS!
A big thank you to Jan Norman of
the Orange County Register for discussing the outlook
for the local economy in 2005. Jan combined the views of several
well-known local economic reports with her own insights from
conversations with dozens of local business owners. We now
feel better informed to turn 2005 into a terrific year for
all of us! And thanks to the NAWBO
members who donated prizes for January's opportunity drawing...
Allen Cadillac (Wendy Allen) - Cadillac for
a weekend
SBA (Karen Burgess) - Two gift baskets
Image Center (Katherine Ahn) - Gift certificate
for personal spa services
Zov's Bistro (Zov Karamardian) - Copy
of her Zov's new book Zov: Recipes and Memories from
the Heart
OC Metro (Kimberly Gill) - ¼ page
advertisement in OC Metro
YOUR NEWS HERE...
Members: Send us your news with our easy-to-use
submission form
PROMOTE
YOUR BUSINESS! (members
only)
Member Showcase: (at
monthly meetings) The cost of an exhibit is $50 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
(1000+),
accepts
up
to
three
member
ads
per
issue.
$50/issue.
Banner
Ad: Make
an
impression
on
a
BIG
audience!
Our
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by
3000+
potential
customers
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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
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