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CALENDAR
Nov 17 New Member Breakfast
and Orientation
Dec 6 Annual
Holiday Mixer (members & their
guests only)
Jan 10 Dinner Meeting
Goal Setting for Economic Growth in 2006
AFFILIATE
EVENTS
Nov 8, 15 & 22 NLBWA
Financial Literacy Program
Dec 1 NLBWA
Holiday Event
Dec 5 FWI
16th Annual Holiday Breakfast
Dec 7 ASWA-OC
Holiday Social & Wine Tasting
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NEW MEMBERS
Mary Abrams, ClamShell Int'l Corp.
Lily Chen, Lily Chen Studio
Rhonda Kanatzar, Pixie Trails
Gina Kiziroglu, In Home Care Solutions
Daniela Muresan, Exclusive Eldercare, Inc.
Susan Parks, WalkStyles, Inc.
Elise Rainey, Elise's Joy
R. Anne Schack, M.D., A.P.C. & Newport
Beach Wellbeing Institute
Laurie Schiff, Esq., Schiff & Shelton
Ursula Schoeneich, FreeRecycling.com, LLC
Lorrie Scott, California Community Connections
Carol Stone, Stone Nonprofit Consulting Group
Catherine Volpe, HB Staffing
Janice Wheeler, Waddell & Reed
MEMBERS IN THE NEWS
   Three
NAWBO-OC members—Cathy Daugherty (president), Rochelle
Schneider and Susan Johnson (both
past presidents)—were
among the successful women featured in Churm Publishing's new
publication—OC Women's Business—Strategies
for Success. Premiered at our Remarkable Women event
on October 14, the
new publication is a compilation of "the best of" Kim
Porrazzo's feature articles in the Women's Business section
of OC Metro. Churm Publishing is a
special friend to NAWBO-OC—a Corporate Partner and a
media sponsor of the Remarkable Women event. Also distributed
at the California
Governor's Conference the following week, the publication
can be found at Hallmark Stores, Curves and 24-Hour Fitness
locations.
 Mona Lisa Faris,
NAWBO-OC member and one of our Remarkable Women honorees this
year, was featured
in a Dana Parsons column in the LA Times-OC Edition on
Sunday, Oct. 23. Dana featured comments by Mona Lisa (president
and
founder of Professional Woman's Magazine) in his column
that reflected on the recent Newsweek cover story "How
Women Lead" and referenced NAWBO-OC's Remarkable Women
event. Great to see a NAWBO-OC woman in the spotlight in the LA
Times!
 Pam Adams, NAWBO-OC Chair of
Membership Retention and Financial Advisor with A.G. Edwards & Sons,
was featured in October on the public affairs TV program "Making
It" on KTLA-Channel 5 in Los Angeles. Pam offered viewers
a brief but compelling "soundbite" on her secret
to success. The inspirational weekly program is aimed at
entrepreneurs from various ethnic groups, as well as women
business owners.
KUDOS
 Bonnie Plotkin,
a new NAWBO-OC member and owner of Bonnie Plotkin Bail Bonds
in Huntington
Beach, was one of six finalists in the recent "Make Mine
a $Million" competition held by OPEN of American Express.
More than 50 California women business owners competed against
each other, vying for business loans and mentoring. When the
six finalists competed against each other during a women's
conference, all were so compelling, according to the judges,
that all six were named winners—receiving loans of
$45,000 and one-year of coaching. Awarding six awards rather
than one
was "unprecedented" according to the judges. Congratulations
Bonnie!
WANTS & NEEDS
 Free
advertising in program & website in exchange
for door prizes for Dec 13th Entrepreneur seminar. Click
for details or contact Lorrie
Scott 949-257-9568. Donation must be received by Dec
6, 2005.
AFFILIATE NEWS
 National
Latina Business Women Association, OC Chapter,
proudly announces the launch of our LATINA FINANCIAL GROUP, "A
Financial Literacy Program" on Tuesday evenings, November
8, 15, and 22, 2005 from 6-8:30pm. Julie Stav has been confirmed
to teach this program at the Delhi Community Center, 505 E.
Central Ave., Santa Ana, CA. $50 (members only) for the entire
program,
includes all class material and dinner. (Pre-registered
and pre-paid only) To register, please contact Carolina Camacho,
(714) 530-0057 or carolina@nlbwa-oc.com no
later than Friday, November 4, 2005 Limited Space! Register
early!
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MEET
OUR BOARD MEMBERS
 Linda
Hoitt, owner of The
Chocolate Angel, is NAWBO-OC's
Program Director for the 2005-06 year. Through
The Chocolate Angel and its new division—Bonnie’s
Bouquets—Linda offers gourmet
chocolates, cookies, and gift baskets to individuals and businesses.
Available in a variety of combinations,
these goodies are perfect for your corporate and personal gift giving. The
Program Committee plans and organizes our monthly
meetings, including
the selection of topics and speakers. Linda is currently
looking for volunteers to work on member showcases
and opportunity drawings at our monthly meetings. If
you are looking for a terrific way to get more involved with
NAWBO,
meet other
members, and help
influence
the direction of this wonderful organization, please contact Linda at
714-543-7860.
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
 Mila
Gukaylo: Knitwear
Doctor and ButtonHam
Palace
For more than 20 years, the Knitwear
Doctor has been serving
department stores such as Nordstrom, Neiman
Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, and designer's specialty boutiques
such as Gucci, St. John, Ferragamo, Versace, Armani, Escada,
and individual customers all over the USA. The company has
been featured in Vogue, LA Times, Coast, and other
magazines. The Knitwear Doctor makes custom knitwear to measurements
in
any color or style... more
YOUR NEWS
HERE... Members:
CLICK HERE for our easy-to-use submission form!
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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10TH
ANNUAL REMARKABLE WOMEN EVENT DRAWS SOLD OUT CROWD OF 870 This year's 10th annual Remarkable Women Award's Luncheon drew
an unprecedented 870 NAWBO members and guests on Friday, October
14, at the Hyatt Regency in Irvine. The sell-out crowd enjoyed
inspirational acceptance speeches from our four Remarkable
Women:
Champion of the Year—Mona Lisa Faris,
Professional Woman's Magazine;
Enterprising Woman of the Year—Sandra F. Davis,
Applied Computer
Solutions; Gena H. Reed—Paragon Biomedical
Inc.; and The Hon. Pamela
L. Iles—The Family Violence Project. An additional
27 women from community organizations received awards,
including NAWBO-OC's own member of the year, Barri Carian.
 This year's event was once again made possible by Marquee
Sponsor Farmers & Merchants
Bank,
and numerous other generous sponsors, including: Adelphia,
Presenting Television Sponsor; CitiBank, Gold
Sponsor; Blue Cross
of California and Haskell & White,
both Silver Sponsors; Boeing and Matters
at Hand, both NAWBO
Partner Sponsors; Churm Publishing and Orange
Coast, both Media
Sponsors; and BB Graphics, Copi-Rite, Hager
Photography, HKA, Inc., Higher
Visual Design Inc., My Print Corp. and Zov's
Bistro,
all Champion Sponsors.
Event Co-Chairs Smita Salgaonkar and Judi
Fouladi headed up
the awards luncheon and a hard-working committee made it all
happen. Keynote speaker was Lisa Gersh Hall,
co-founder and COO of Oxygen Media, who was flown
to the event from New York by Adelphia. Leslie Leyton,
co-host of "The
Mix" seen
on Cox and Adelphia cable channels, was mistress of ceremonies.
Next year's event, on Thursday, Oct. 12, is destined to be
another sellout. Might as well put it on your calendar now!
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COMMITTEE NEWS
Mentoring: The
2006 mentoring program will be taking applications soon. Watch
for it in
next month's newsletter, or check out the mentoring
page for more information about the program.
 Programs: At
our December 6th Holiday Mixer we will have a special opportunity
drawing and are asking members to donate
gifts for this drawing. Event attendees will be able to choose
which items they would like to win, and will
deposit tickets in special containers for each. The gift's
minimum value should
be $50, and it needs to be delivered by
5:15pm on the day of the event.
If you would like to donate, contact Linda
Hoitt 714-956-4451 by December 1.
THANK YOU!
THANK YOU to members and others
who donated prizes for the opportunity drawing at October's
Remarkable Women Awards Luncheon:
Girard Winery: Napa Valley Getaway ($2,000
value)
Adelphia & Oxygen Network: $500 AMEX
Gift Certificates & In-Style Book
Farmers & Merchants Bank: $100 Money Bouquet
Image Center: $500 Gift Certificate for Spa,
Dentistry or Plastic Surgery
Judi Fouladi, Esq.: Deluxe Spa Gift Basket
($250 value)
Lifetime TV: Lifetime Gift Basket ($250 value)
Seabreeze Property Mgt.: $500 South Coast
Plaza Shopping Spree
WE Network: Two Spa Certificates ($250 each)
 A
special thank you to Mary Schnack for her
informative presentation at our November Dinner Meeting.
Mary's insights will be of great value to all of us as
we face life's big and little crises and communicate with
those around us. Also, thanks
to those who donated prizes for the opportunity drawing:
Custom Motors, Barbara Page, $40 gift certificate for South Coast
Plaza
Hein & Associates, Jennifer Coony, four Laker tickets
Knitwear Doctor, Mila Gukaylo, two $100 gift certificates
Sensational Skin, Mellaurie Gilmore, skin care gift basket
CORPORATE
& COMMUNITY MEMBER NEWS & EVENTS
 December
6, 2005 NAWBO
Teleconference—An Afternoon With Cary J. Broussard,
author of the new book From Cinderella to CEO. Fairy
tales have entranced us for hundreds of years because they offer
lessons that are relevant
to anyone, in any time or place. Now you
can learn to apply the timeless wisdom of fairy tales to the
modern world of work. You'll discover valuable strategies for
getting ahead in your career, while you have fun exploring the
favorite fairy tales you remember in this inspirational teleconference.
As creator of Wyndham's Women on their Way program and a long-time
supporter of NAWBO, Broussard has worked directly
with hundreds of successful entrepreneurs, and her book helps
share some of their secrets for success. 2pm
EST. To register click
here.
 Are
You America's Small Business Star? Small Business Television
Network, www.sbtv.com, the first television network on the Web
devoted to small business, has launched a search for a small-business
enterprise to feature as a star operation! The SBTV 2006 Small Business Star
Quest Contest is searching for a profitable small business with a unique business
strategy to be featured in a streaming video profile and accompanying articles
for maximum media exposure. The winner also will be featured in a national media
campaign in conjunction with SBTV. If you would like to let the world know your
business is a star, go to www.sbtv.com.
Applications must be submitted by Dec. 19, 2005.
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 December
13, 2005: Principal Financial Educational Series for Women
Business Owners:
Five
Business Resolutions to Make–And
Keep–in 2006. While 60 percent of
Americans make personal New Year’s Resolutions,
which typically consist of losing weight and quitting
smoking, it is essential to create professional
goals as well. This is especially true for business
owners. According to a recent SBTV.com poll of
600 participants, 70 percent recently ranked marketing
and sales as their top 2006 business resolution.
Technology ranked next at 26 percent, followed
by business finance and workforce, both at 2 percent
respectively. Sign
up for these FREE teleclasses at www.principal.com/women.
 November
16 & December 6, 2005: Free Business Development Teleconferences Join
NAWBO and OPEN from American Express for its Business Tools
Teleconference Series! The next two teleconferences
are on Nov. 16 and Dec. 6 and are about franchising opportunities
for women and the keys to being successful CEOs. Speakers
include representatives from the International Franchise
Association and Cary J. Broussard, author of "From Cinderella
to CEO." Click
here to register for the calls.
2006 ENTERPRISING
WOMEN OF THE YEAR AWARD
Enterprising Women magazine recently announced
that it is seeking nominations for its 2006 Enterprising
Women of
the Year Awards.
The deadline for nominations is Monday, Nov. 21, 2005. Click
here to submit a nomination.
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