We are off to a great new fiscal year, focused on achieving our 5 Star for Advocacy, helping members grow their businesses and creating our One Voice in becoming better and stronger leaders as women business owners! Susan Ellenberg, President of San Jose Unified School District Board of Trustees, kicked off our first dinner/networking event in a lively and engaging presentation and workshop on "Civic Engagement in Times of Incivility", [...]
"Our expanded European presence in Amsterdam benefits our customers by creating technology-driven efficiencies for delivery to suppliers and end-users across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, improving service and quality, and reducing costs." – ALOM President/CEO and NAWBO Member, Hannah Kain ALOM, a global leader in supply chain management, has announced the opening of its European headquarters in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. ALOM has been doing business in Europe and servicing [...]
Reema Dutt, Luminoustudios If you're like most people out there, you probably describe yourself as a "visual learner." You learn, engage, communicate and appreciate things more naturally when they are visually shown to you. That's at the crux of how Reema Dutt and her team at Luminoustudios are helping businesses to market themselves-through high quality, strategic video production for clients across the world. With a background in the film industry, [...]
(Washington, D.C. September 18, 2018) -The National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) is announcing its endorsement of Young Kim in her bid for election in California's 39th Congressional District. "Young Kim has a long history of advocating for and representing small business owners and women business owners throughout her career at the state and federal levels," explains Molly Gimmel, NAWBO National Board Chair. "As a small business owner herself, [...]
The small business game has changed. When you are looking at new ways to showcase your business online, the first place to start is your business website. Redesigning your website is a major task, and can cause hurt your ranking and search value if you don't plan ahead. Here are some tips to keep in mind. Look at Other Sites in Your Industry Most entrepreneurs have no idea what their [...]
Welcome to NAWBO Silicon Valley’s 2018 – 2019 fiscal year! We have an outstanding new and renewed group of board members who are eager and ready to serve our chapter and its members. As the new President, I’m honored and privileged to build upon our chapter’s success, which was recently led by Maxine Goulding along with our past board members. Maxine’s fearless leadership has allowed us to be where we [...]
Hello NAWBO Silicon Valley Members and Friends, NAWBO has made history for 40 years. I am proud to continue this tradition through our Crystal Chair Award Gala to be held on March 20 at the Silicon Valley Capital Club in San Jose. In 1975 our founding member, Susan Hager said, “Get a seat at the table or build your own table, and make sure to include other women.” She invited [...]
Hello NAWBO Silicon Valley Members and Friends, Much is happening at NAWBO Silicon Valley in 2018. To give you a sneak peek I have listed a couple of very exciting events in February. February 12 – Bizwomen Mentoring Monday A few of our NAWBO Silicon Valley members will be mentors at the Bizwomen: Mentoring Monday, hosted by the Silicon Valley Business Journal. Mentoring Monday is a one-of-a-kind event that brings [...]
Hello NAWBO Silicon Valley Members and Friends, I don’t know about you, but 2017 went by like a rocket ship. The last month I remember was March 2017. In fact, this is the second year in a row that time flew by. I know why. I decided a few years back to concentrate my energies on business growth, researching the best clients and how to find them, and creating new [...]
Dear NAWBO Silicon Valley Members, What I learned this month about prospects in this New Age of the Seller. I was going over my sales efforts to check if I am getting the job done. I found out it's not because my sales team isn't working hard enough, it's because the rules of prospecting have changed - the New Age of the Seller. Here are reasons why: Cold calling is [...]