| NAWBO
CALENDAR
March 13 New Member Reception
and Orientation
March 22 Legislative Action Day in Sacramento
March 27 Prospective Member Reception and Orientation
April 4 Dinner Meeting: Everything You Wanted
to Know About HR
April 12 Remarkable Women Committee Meeting
April 18 Members-Only Mixer at Cedar Spring
May 2 LUNCH Meeting: Financial Planning for
Women Business Owners
June 1-3 SAVE THE
DATE! National NAWBO Conference
in San Francisco
Oct 12 SAVE THE
DATE! Remarkable Women Awards
AFFILIATE
EVENTS
March 14 WomanSage
Salon: Inventing the Rest of Our Lives
March
15 WomanSage: What's Next Boomer Business
Summit
March
15 ASWA-OC Dinner: "Sleepless Nights: Starting
a Business"
March 21 NLBWA
Breakfast Meeting: Hi-Tech Tools for Business
March 21 PCE
Dinner: No-Cost and Low-Cost Internet Marketing
Solutions for the Small Business Owner
April
4 OCWLA Overcoming Barriers To Gender Equity
April 5 FWI
Lunch: "Networking
at the Next Level"
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!
Robin Blake, TecLore Industries
Juli Doar, 2001 Main Street
Laya Dogmetchi, Cummins & White, LLP
Sherri Elliott, BeautiControl
Frederique Georges, Freddie Georges Production Group
Patricia Hirsch, Design Your Life Coaching
Nicole McHenry, McHenry Plantation, Inc.
Shadi Shaffer, Phancao & Shaffer, LLP
Linda Stempel, Advanced Health Services
Candace Tennison, 1 on 1 Home Tutoring, Inc.
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WELCOME NEW CORPORATE MEMBER!
  Our
newest corporate member is System
Solutions, Inc. (SSI)
owned by NAWBO-OC's Secretary, Vicki Tortorelli. SSI's
mission is to help you create a smarter, more effective business
through
the use
of
technology.
Their tailored solutions bring intelligence to records management
efficiency. SSI provides comprehensive solutions that streamline
processes and information management, improve productivity,
and thereby increase profits. Not simply an IT outsource company
or custom application development company, SSI successfully
blends experience within these two areas with project and operations
management expertise to effectively design and deliver custom
solutions for your unique needs. See www.sbsys.biz
MEMBERS IN THE NEWS
    NAWBO-OC
members (left to right) Rachel
Owens of
Succession Strategies, Susan Hashimoto of Higher
Visuals Design, Rhonda Kanatzar of
Pixie Trails, and Liz Schmidt of
Intelligraphics and Light4Beauty, were featured in
a February 20th Orange County Register
piece by Jan Norman titled "One Woman Show." The
center-spread article discussed the large number of women-owned
businesses
that have no employees. Photos and comments
by these ladies about issues such as why they have
no employees, keys
to operating
without employees, and
the toughest part of running their businesses were
included. See
article (free registration required).
 The
Times Orange County recently published an article praising
the services of In Home Care Solutions owned by Gina
Kiziroglu.
To quote
one
client, "I remain very impressed with the standard of
service that IHCS provides, I trust them, they make me feel
safe."
 NAWBO-OC enjoyed
terrific publicity on January 26, when a segment by Dave
Lopez filmed at Hilary Kaye's HKA,
Inc. in Tustin was
aired on KCBS-TV (2) and KCAL-TV (9). The segment featured
interviews with Hilary Kaye, Cathy
Daugherty,
of Trademark Insurance and President of NAWBO-OC, and Camille
Jayne of Matters at
Hand and NAWBO-OC President-Elect. The focus was the Orange
County view on the increase of women business owners—particularly
the fact that OC's numbers are at the forefront. See broadcast: Broadband OR Dial-up.
 Zeena Dhalla, owner of The Athletic Club for Women, provided
workday fitness tips for OC Metro readers in the February 16
issue. Zeena provided the content for OCM's The Edge section,
titled, "Work Out While You Work."
 Bethany
LaFlam, a business attorney with LaFlam
Law, provided some legal insights in the article "Guilty
Until Proven Innocent" in the February 16 issue of OC
Metro. The article
discussed the high cost of workplace harassment and LaFlam
was cited as one of the local experts on this topic.
 Jodi
Jones, CSN, of Vitality Gourmet® was featured in CityLine’s March/April edition. The article titled, “Local Company
Serves Up 90% Weight loss Success,” discussed the results
of a two-year beta test, and reveals how the program works
for so many people, when other programs failed. Vitality Gourmet
recently expanded its distribution area to include the entire
US.
 Smita
Salgaonkar's
Saffron Spot was one of just a few shops located in
the Little India area of Artesia, CA that was mentioned in
recent
articles
in
the Orange
County Register and AAA's Westways magazine.
Also, the March 11th segment of Showbiz India was
taped on location
at Saffron
Spot, including an interview with actress and model Pooja
Batra.
 Camille
Jayne,
founder of Matters at Hand and NAWBO-OC's president-elect,
was featured in January's Professional
Woman's Magazine. The article focused on what today's
busy woman can do to get her personal
business matters in order. The article reported
that Camille's innovative firm is forging
a new family service industry and is well-suited to facilitate
these vital matters for women-on-the-go.
KUDOS
 Rochelle
Schneider, NAWBO-OC's immediate past president and
principal of RJS Legal and Business Consulting, will be the
recipient of the U.S. Small Business Administration's
Women
in Business
Advocate
of the
Year Award for Santa Ana District and Region
9, which includes CA, AZ, NV, HI and Guam. The award will be
presented on April
18th at the SBA's annual Small Business Award Luncheon. If
you would like to help applaud Rochelle's achievement, please
attend!
(see
details at right). CONGRATS
ROCHELLE!
    The
entrepreneurial women of NAWBO-OC were well represented among
the nominees for the OC Business Journal's 2006
Excellence in Entrepreneurship Awards. The February 27 issue
of OCBJ included photos and brief descriptions of all
the nominees, including NAWBO-OC's Bethany LaFlam,
LaFlam Law/CMM Advisory Group, Inc.; Laura Miller,
LKM Consulting; Mona
Lisa Faris, Professional Woman's Magazine; Sue
Parks, Walkstyles,
Inc.; and Zov Karamardian,
Zov's Bistro.
MEMBER NEWS
 Linda
Hoitt, NAWBO-OC Program Chair and owner of The Chocolate
Angel, was a guest speaker at the Orange County Philharmonic’s
Big Canyon/Spyglass Hill Luncheon held on Valentine’s
Day. Linda’s presentation covered the evolution of chocolate
through the ages and the current trends of chocolate along
with some fun facts about chocolate.
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Gina
Kiziroglu,
In Home Care Solutions
My name is Gina Kiziroglu. Yes, it's a weird
Greek last name. Don't blame me if you can't pronounce it...
It is my husband's
fault.
On a more serious note, I have worked in the medical field and in facilities
for many years. After witnessing many cases where patients were totally neglected
in these facilities I vowed to make a difference, even if only a small one.
I, and all those who work at In Home Care Solutions, are committed to helping
seniors, adults and children LIVE A HEALTHIER, HAPPIER LIFE AT HOME. more
AFFILIATE
NEWS
WomanSage invites
NAWBO members to the 3rd Annual What's Next Boomer Business
Summit on March 15, 2006. This full-day
summit will focus on entrepreneurship, innovation and opportunity...
for private sector businesses and nonprofit organizations that
serve the baby boomer market, the largest and fastest-growing
market in the U.S., now over 76 million strong. 8:30am - 5:30pm
at the Anaheim Marriott. NAWBO members can get discounted fee
of $225 by using promotion code ws2006oc when you register.
See www.boomersummit.com for
info and registration.
HELP WANTED
Excelerate, Inc. is expanding! We’re
currently recruiting ICF certified executive/business coaches,
a staff event planner and a multi-talented writer/designer.
Qualified candidates should submit resumes to Kimberly
Gerber.
Exclusive
Eldercare, Inc. -
"Luxurious
Assisted Living"
Family owned and operated by an
RN and Social Work Consultant with over 20 years' experience.
We specialize in the care of alert but frail seniors,
along with providing individualized therapeutic care
to those with stroke, mild cognitive impairment and other
physical problems. Residents enjoy beautifully appointed
living spaces, delicious home-cooked meals, engaging
social activities and personalized care assistance. Exclusive
Eldercare, Inc. is a 6-bed luxurious assisted living
located in the prestigious neighborhood of Turtle Rock
in Irvine. Please give us a call at 949-233-4666 for
a tour or more information.
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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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 SAVE
THE DATE! JUNE 1-3 NATIONAL NAWBO CONFERENCE
IN SAN FRANCISCO NAWBO's
national conference is rarely held "out west" so if you've
ever considered
going, make this the year! Here are Rochelle Schneider's "Top
Five Reasons to attend a National NAWBO Meeting"
1. You get to spend a few (tax deductible) days in San Francisco
2. You get to network with top women business owners from all
across the country
3. You can compete for Mirassou
Winery's $10,000 award for
WBO Business Optimist
4. You can compete for the "Make Mine a Million" line
of credit from OPEN from American Express
5. You will get cutting edge information
from top authors, WBO's and legislators to expand and enhance
your business
SEE CONFERENCE
DETAILS
COMMITTEE NEWS
Remarkable Women:
SAVE THE DATE — October 12, 2006 — 11th Annual "Remarkable
Woman 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.
Education: Educational
grant applications are here! These grants
were established to support NAWBO-OC members in their pursuit
of achieving business excellence, business growth
and profitability. The grants can be applied to NAWBO-OC education
offerings or any educational offerings by
a University, certifying entity, public or private institution.
The application
deadline
is August 31, 2006. Award winners will be announced at the
Remarkable Women luncheon on October 12th. Membership: It’s
never been a better time to join NAWBO-OC! Join during the
month of March 2006 and
NAWBO will waive the National registration fee of $25. To
ensure your eligibility for the $25 discount, applications
must be faxed or mailed between March 1 and March 31, 2006
AND you must use the special application found by clicking
here. New members and the members who recruit them will also
qualify for Wells Fargo Fiscal/Physical Contest (see
prizes and rules).
 Mentoring: The
2006 Mentoring Program kicked off Feb 24th with training and
lunch at the Summit House
Restaurant in Fullerton. Participation more than doubled this
year, with 20 mentees and 20 mentors. There was much excitement
in the air as the group learned about their
responsibilities in the program and received
training on how to be a good mentee or mentor.
Committee members Joan Green, Laura Miller and Sima
Safaee help Chair Dee Elliott to provide a structured program
whose success and proven process has been an outstanding benefit
for NAWBO members for the past two years. President elect Camille
Jayne was there to observe and said she had never seen such
an organized, structured program. For more information on
the mentoring program contact Dee
Putman-Elliott 714-813-7190.
Economic Development
/ Remarkable Women: NAWBO-OC
wishes to thank the following companies who recently committed
their generous support to
the Remarkable Women’s 2006 Awards Program. Without
the continued contributions from companies such as these,
we would not have the opportunity to enjoy and grow from
the benefits NAWBO affords. Please thank our sponsors and
corporate members by patronizing their businesses whenever
possible!
 Public
Policy: (by Shaila Mistry) Influencing
Public Policy is a challenging responsibility and privilege.
As women business owners we bring unique perspectives and skills
to the table, and we evaluate the implications of the
distribution of power and resources differently. My mission
is to influence
core decision makers at the state, national, and international
levels to create policies with greater sensitivity
to
business owners in general, and women in particular.
A practical example: Last month I was able
to shape the policy and testify on the reform of the "restraining
order" within the context of work place violence.
Currently employers are required to take out an individual
protection order
for every employee that we are seeking protection for, which
takes great administrative effort and expense. The reform,
if passed,
will mean that a whole work site may be defined
as protected.
Public Policy is the way to create
a better environment for all. Please join NAWBO-CA leaders
and other
women business owners for the 2006 LEGISLATIVE
ACTION SUMMIT in
Sacramento on March 22nd. This day-long, high-energy
event will not only empower you,
but provide you with
tools and
information necessary to manage and grow your business. NOTE:
For an international view of women influencing decison
making
see
Shaila's report from the U.N., below.
THANK YOU!
 A special thank you to our March dinner
meeting speaker, Enrique
Perez, for
an informative and entertaining presentation on the globalization
of business. Enrique did a great job of showing us how we are
all affected by a shrinking trade world and that the world
really
is flat.
Thank you also to members who donated
prizes for March's Opportunity Drawing:
American Home Mortgage, Kathy Mardaresco & Nicole
Hensley: Facial Products
BeautiControl, Sherri Elliott: Spa products
Elwyn CA, Cheryl Westley: Gift Cards for Ralph's
Churm
Publishing,
Steve Churm: ¼ page full color ad in OC Metro
OC Small Business Development Center, Leila
Mozaffari: Gift certificate for an SBDC seminar or workshop
Jodi's
Vitality Gourmet, Jodi Jones: Vitality
Connection authored
by Jodi and Michael Grossman, M.D.
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CORPORATE & COMMUNITY
MEMBER NEWS
 Small
Business Owners and
Advocates will be Honored at the annual Small
Business Award Luncheon on April 18, 2006. This year's
theme "Small
Business...The Ultimate Reality," celebrates
SBA's 43rd Annual SBA Awards. The award program pays tribute
to the men and women who represent the best of America's
entrepreneurial spirit. The luncheon is hosted by the Orange
County Small Business
Development Center (SBDC), Rancho Santiago Community College
District, the Inland Empire SBDC, the Inland Empire Economic
Partnership, and California State University at Fullerton.
The Small Business Award Luncheon will be held from 11:30am
to 1:30pm at The
Grove of Anaheim. Cost is $65.
For more information or to make reservations contact the
Orange
County SBDC at (714) 564-5202.
 April
7, 2006: ABC's
of Internet Marketing, The Second in a Series...
Introducing a Breakfast Meeting for Women
Business Owners Attend the Women's Breakfast
for Champions at
the El Adobe Restaurant in San
Juan Capistrano. Debra Simpson, the featured guest and owner
of Magic in Words will speak on 'ABC's of Internet Marketing'.
A web programmer
for McGraw-Hill Publishing, Debra started her own home based
business after MGH closed their Carlsbad offices. Seeing the
opportunity the internet holds for small businesses, she's
become a leading expert in cutting edge internet marketing. see
details
 March
28, 2006: Principal
Financial Educational Series for Women Business Owners presents
Small
Budget, Big Impact: Do-It-Yourself Marketing.
Take a do-it-yourself approach to marketing your business
and
tap into cost-effective communication channels. Learn the
best approaches and ideas for creating a competitive presence
in your industry without busting your budget. The Principal
Financial Group®, the nation’s 401(k)
leader and premier provider of employee benefits,
and its national network of producers is again
hosting,
in 2006, a "Women in Business Teleclass" educational
series designed exclusively for women business
owners. Teleclasses are
scheduled at Noon Central Time. Space
is limited. Pre-register for classes at www.principal.com/women or
see teleclass
archive for audio transcripts of past classes. See
list of upcoming teleclasses.
 March
29, 2006 "Strategic
Planning – The Road Map for your Business Journey" (see
details) Southern California Edison's popular Business
Edge Workshop Series is
back for the Sixth Year! This workshop series,
led by Meskerem Tadesse, (MBA) President & CEO,
The Optimize Group, Inc., will be conducted
in both the Los Angeles and Orange Counties.
Other topics to be covered include Understanding Your Financial
Statements, Cash Flow Management – The Bloodline
of your Business, Effective Project Costing and Pricing Strategies. See
dates and locations.
 2006
NAWBO /Verizon Woman Business Owner of the Year Award Deadline:
March 17, 2006.
This award will recognize the accomplishments of a business
owner for the 2006 NAWBO/Verizon Business Owner of the Year.
This individual knows how to use creative initiatives to overcome
obstacles, create jobs, grow successful business, and help
her community. Click
here to download the nomination form.
 Continuing
the hospital's tradition of providing the most advanced patient
care, Anaheim Memorial Medical Center launched
its 2nd state-of-the-art Cardiac Cath Lab with a ribbon cutting
ceremony on February 28th. The lab features bi-plane, flat panel
technology, the new system improves patient comfort, reduces
radiation and provides
faster imaging times for the coronary angioplasty, atherectomy,
catherization, stent placement and arrhythmia procedures.
NEWS FROM NAWBO NATIONAL
 One Shared World NAWBO/AED Survey NAWBO is about to embark on an important initiative with an
international dimension. We are joining forces with several
other professional women's organizations and the nonprofit
Academy for Educational Development in this effort. We would
appreciate a few minutes of your time to answer a brief online
survey. Your timely response will help guide our program planning.
Those who respond will have a chance to win a $50 gift certificate
from Amazon.com! Click
here to start the survey.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Report
from the United Nations
 Shaila
Rao Mistry, NAWBO-OC's VP of Public Policy and President of Jayco
MMI, was an official delegate to the 50th Session of the United
Nations Commission on Status of Women in New York, Feb 27-Mar 10,
2006. She was part of a delegation of women representing 78 countries. Her
draft document on Women and Men in Decision Making (which is one
of two main themes in discussion all week
by 191 governments) was largely well received in the informals,
but some key countries excluded her notations on "aging." She
was able to include fundamental critical elements such as a women's
right to an independent vote free
from duress. You may be interested to know (continued)
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