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NAWBO
CALENDAR
Aug
9 RW Committee Meeting
Aug 11 Planning Retreat for Board of
Directors
Sept 12 Dinner
Meeting—"Forks in the Road"
Oct 12 SAVE
THE DATE! Remarkable Women Awards
AFFILIATE
EVENTS
Aug 7 OCWLA:
Summer Sizzle Luncheon & Fashion Show
Aug 8 WomanSage
Salon: "Facial Rejuvenation: Re-setting the Clock"
Aug 10 ICF-OC:
Coach Training School Panel Discussion
Aug 16 ASWA-OC:
Is Your Personal Perspective Crashing with Reality?
Aug 17 ABAOC:
Annual Tax, Retirement Planning Strategies, Homeownership and Business
Tools Seminars
Sept 5 OCWLA “Women
At Law: Gender Issues In The Courtroom”
Sept 9 WISE 10th Annual Financial Strategies Conference for Women
Sept 19 PCE “Can You Hear Me Now?” Vocal Skills for
Powerful Verbal Communications
Sept 20 WITI-OC: Becoming Executive/Board Material
Sept 30 WomanSage 3rd
Annual "Creating A New Agenda" Conference
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!
Remy Chausse, Weekenders
Linda Cook, Arbonne International
Marty Diaz-Morris, R H Morris Insurance
Kathleen Dutton, ICM/AIG Financial Advisors, Inc.
Judy Fox, Brandt Fox & Company
Cara Good, WunderMarx, Inc.
Cynthia Graff, Lindora, Inc.
Lucinda Herdman, Metropolitan Financial Group
Barbara Hogan, Personalized Insurance
Elva Kopacz, Law Office of Elva P Kopacz
Virginia Lorimor, Squar, Milner, Miranda & Williamson
Karen Mileski, Kemry
Beth Ramirez, Etcetera
Amy Schuber, Pickle Princess
Deanise Stoops, Purrr Scision Grooming
Cheryl E. Williams, Ph. D., Concordia University, Irvine
Vicky Wong, Formedia
WELCOME
NEW AFFILIATE!
 Girls Incorporated of Orange County is our
newest affiliate organization. The mission of Girls Inc. is
to help girls
develop the values and skills they need to become confident,
productive, and responsible adults. Upcoming events include their
annual dinner, "Inspiring all Girls to be Strong, Smart & Bold"
on November 3, 2006. For more information go to: www.girlsinc-oc.org.
or contact Lucy
Santana 949-646-7181.
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 Vantaggio
HR, ltd., owned by Lauraine
Bifulco, was recently
selected as Small Business of the Year by California Senate
Majority Leader, Dick Ackerman. Lauraine traveled to Sacramento
to receive this prestigious award during the Salute to Small
Business Day luncheon attended by over 80 California legislators.
Congratulations, Lauraine!
Nicole McHenry, President
of McHenry Plantation, Inc. has been selected by Esquire
Magazine to
design the interior of The Esquire House in Hollywood with
plants and florals. She will be joining designers from
Versace, Bally, Vuitton, Hugo Boss, DKNY, TAG Heuer, Mont
Blanc, etc. Kudos,
Nicole!
MEMBERS IN THE NEWS
 Robin Giles, a Certified
Financial Planner(TM), was featured in the San Diego Union
Tribune. The article
focused on how she helped a recently divorced woman put her
financial life
back together. CLICK
HERE to view the article.
 Sima
Safaee, owner of Living
In Harmony, professional coaching services, was quoted as
an expert in the
July/August issue of Diversity and Bar Magazine;
a publication of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association.
The article was
about how part-time partners are balancing their work and
personal lives.
 Zeena
Dhalla, owner of the Athletic Club
for Women and Pilates Place, was recently interviewed on
WEIGHT LOSS RADIO. Host John Joliffe asked her to explain
to
listeners
the differences between yoga and pilates. Zeena will be a
regular guest on this live Internet radio talk show. CLICK
TO LISTEN
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MEMBERS
SHARE THEIR EXPERTISE
 Financial
Considerations for Business Owners
by
Pam Adams,
A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.
For those who own their own business, it’s no secret that personal financial
security is very closely tied to the success of the business. And with the
never-ending task of overseeing day-to-day operations, owners may find it difficult
to focus on broader financial issues associated with running a business. Following
is a brief checklist of some of the most important items business owners should
consider... continued
 What’s
Missing In Your Performance Equation?
by
Cheryl Paulette, CM Associates
If upper management does its job and sets company goals, why
do some companies still fail? Often the missing element
is “How” the company is going to reach its target. A company’s
strength is no better than the combined skills and behaviors of its
employees. It’s imperative to define those skills and behaviors
needed to fulfill the directives of the organization at each level... continued
THANK YOU!
 A special thanks to Nahid Casazza,
President of Aspyrre Professional Coaching, for facilitating
a marvelous members-only progressive dinner.
We learned the value of each others' knowledge and how we can
leverage it to help us solve problems and
grow our businesses. If you enjoyed the process, think about
joining a Success
Team today!
Also, thank you to the NAWBO-OC members who donated prizes
for the opportunity drawing at the August dinner meeting:
A.G.
Edwards, Pam Adams - The Millionaire Next
Door and CD
Custom
Motors, Barbara Page - Gift certificate for Nordstrom
and discount at Custom Motors
Churm
Publishing, Guida Quon - 1/4 page color
ad in OC Metro
Gandhi
Spirit, Vasanti
Doshi - Beautiful scarf
MonaVie,
Emma Tiebens - Bottle of MonaVie nutritional drink
Prudential
California Realty, Stacy McCullough - Wine basket
Sensational
Skin, Mellaurie Gilmore - Basket of skin care products
Vitality Gourmet,
Jodi Jones - Gourmet meal and The Vitality Connection
YOUR NEWS HERE...
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BOARD & COMMITTEE
NEWS
Programs: Donating
opportunity prizes for our monthly meetings is a great way
to expose your business to other NAWBO
members. Your name and your company will be announced
from the podium. It doesn't have to be a product you manufacture.
Other members have donated books, spa packages,
gift certificates to local retailers, etc. Please consider
a donation for our drawings. If you have questions please contact
Stacy
McCullough 949-887-1199
NAWBO-OC needs you! There
still are several openings for committee chairs for the 2006-07
fiscal year. If you want to get involved with NAWBO on
a deeper level, please consider volunteering for one of
these important positions. See
board page for list. If you are interested
in an open position please contact the association
office (714)
630-2983.
 Education: Registration
is in progress for our Education Center's Sales and Business
Development track (Aug '06, see class list below) and the
Finance and Accounting track (Sep '06). Click
here for
information and a link to the schedule and registration form.
If you would like to
be considered as an instructor, please see instructor
application.
 Scholarships: NAWBO
members—here
is your chance to expand your educational opportunities. Apply
now for a
NAWBO scholarship to be applied to any educational program.
Awards from $1,000 to $5000 will be granted at the Annual Remarkable
Woman Luncheon October 12, 2006. Click
here for Education Scholarship information
and application.
SUCCESS
Teams: There
will be new SUCCESS Teams starting in October and you can
reserve your spot today! CLICK
HERE for
more information and a link to sign up.
 Remarkable
Women: COMING
SOON — October
12, 2006 — 11th Annual "Remarkable
Women of Orange County." Please join us as NAWBO members
and 800+ associates and friends gather to honor our special
award
winners and remarkable women from Orange
County's trade
 and
professional organizations. CLICK
HERE for more information or use RSVP button to reserve
your seat.
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 WOMEN'S BUSINESS INSTITUTE MARQUIS SPONSOR
We are very excited to announce our new Women's
Business Institute Marquis Sponsor—Sunwest Bank! We
are very pleased to embark on this relationship, in which the
Tustin-based Sunwest Bank—A a business bank founded in
1970 in Orange County—has become the primary sponsor
of our new Education Center launched in June. A special thank
you to Glenn Gray, Chief Executive Officer, and Yolanda De
La Paz, Senior Vice President. We look forward to a great partnership
helping to educate women in business. Thank you!
UPCOMING EDUCATION CENTER CLASSES
 “Optimizing the Sales Process" (Aug
15 & 22) Instructor:
Michelle Beauchamp, B.E.A. & Company, LLC,
Sandler Sales Institute. Upon completion of this 6-hour workshop, attendees will
learn how to create a prospecting mix, develop an effective
30-second commercial for networking/prospecting, learn
to ask more questions and talk less, and uncover the real reasons
people buy, all of which will help to increase the percentage
of successful sales.
 “Communications – the Core Competency of
Success” (Aug
16 & 23) Instructor:
Cara Good, WunderMarx. Inc. Poor, unplanned communications can result in lost
business even when offering an excellent product. Attendees
will learn the definition of “critical communications” and “relationship
management.” Each participant in this 6-hour workshop
will learn new tools to aid in planning, communicating,
and succeeding with their most critical business communications—to
be more effective with new and existing customers.
 “Networking: Best Practices” (Aug
29) Instructor: Diana Zanzonico, V2K Window Décor & More.
Effective networking requires a well-thought out, organized,
purposeful plan. Upon completion of this 3-hour class, attendees
will have a good understanding of effective networking techniques
and practices and how to implement them. CLICK
HERE TO REGISTER for any of these
classes.
CORPORATE & COMMUNITY
MEMBER NEWS
 August
22, 2006 "Effective Project Costing and Pricing Strategies" workshop.
This course will highlight the significance of having a pricing
strategy so that business owners do not jeoprdize their business
by overpricing or leaving money on the table. Presented by Meskerem
Tadesse, MBA. 5:30-9:30pm in Westminster CA. No charge,
free parking and dinner. Click for more info & RSVP
 August
29, 2006: Now
Hear This! Lessons on Effective Listening Although
many executives recognize the importance of effective
listening and how ineffective communication can stunt
company growth, few have time to think through their
listening style and how it affects those around them.
Listening effectively to the needs, frustrations
and ideas of your employees, clients and partners is paramount
to breakthrough growth within an organization. Learn how
opening
the lines of communication can create opportunities
beneficial to your company. Use this teleclass to raise awareness
of problems that may be slowing your company’s growth
and open the door for innovative ideas. This
Principal Financial Group's Women in Business Teleclass is scheduled
at noon Central Time. Space
is limited. Pre-register at www.principal.com/women. An
audio archive of past
teleclasses is also available. See
list of upcoming teleclasses.
"MEMBER-ABLE" Quotes
 "I
participated as an exhibitor at the July '06 meeting. It was
the first event I attended as a new NAWBO-OC member. The next
day I received a $6800 order for specialty corporate gift tins
from someone who stopped by my showcase table... What a fantastic
response, and I have received a warm welcome from all
the NAWBO Members. I plan to make the time to get much more
involved in the organization." —Sondra Ames, Wonderland
Bakery
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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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August
'06 member showcase