November 2015 | Monthly Newsletter for the NAWBO San Francisco Bay Area Chapter
President’s Message:
Dear NAWBO Members and Supporters of Women Business Owners,
Recently Shannon Presson our President-Elect and VP of Programs, Ranjani Mohana our VP of Corporate Partner Relations and I attended the NAWBO National Women’s Business Conference. This is one of the best benefits of being a member of this wonderful organization. We found inspiration, business connections, business resources and services that we needed for ourselves, our businesses and our chapter. One of the most impactful things was listening to 20+ past National Presidents share the benefit that NAWBO has created for future generations.
NAWBO has been transforming public policy for the last 40 years. NAWBO gave rise to many organizations supporting women such as WIPP, WPO, NWBC, Committee 200, WBENC and NWBOC. Before NAWBO, women could not get a credit card in her own name or get a business loan without having a man co-sign. They achieved so much and we stand on their shoulders and continue to strive for more gender balanced leadership.
Conference presenters spoke about how women in business are great leaders in their personal life, social spheres and political spheres. It confirmed for me that NAWBO is the organization that empowers, educates and encourages women to become the best leaders they can be. We do that by supporting them with our community of like-minded women. We advocate for them to be at the tables they want to sit at. We inspire them to dream bigger and believe that they can do something that is bigger than them. NAWBO creates a space where all can create, innovate and be effective. The first step is joining NAWBO and becoming engaged in the conversation.
I want to remind you that joining a committee is one of the best ways to grow your leadership skills and your business. Since the last newsletter we have had some amazing women join us as Membership Ambassadors. I want to thank Tina Greenbaum, Dina Lynch Eisenberg, and Stephanie Searle for wanting more from their membership and stepping up. These amazing women are leaders in their industries and are now leaders on behalf of all of you. Please reach out to them or me so we can learn about your goals for joining NAWBO-SFBA and help you realize them. Together we can all achieve our goals..
Don’t forget to register to join us on November 12th to engage with two top notch women leaders from the San Francisco Giants and Oakland As. We will learn about what being a woman leader looks and feels like in a very male-dominated industry.
In Service,
Emily
Educational Speaker Dinner
Date: November 12
Early Registration: November 10th
Registration Link: November 12th
It's Time to Play Ball: Women in Sports
If there is one thing successful women business owners understand, it is that without passion for the game, it is a lot harder to stay to stay IN the game. While you bring all your skills, determination and grit into play, the secret sauce is that you love what you do. The success you have is validation you are doing it well.
The November Educational Speakers Series focuses on Women in Sports. We have invited some top Bay Area women who have enjoyed great success working in this heavily male-dominated field to share their personal journey to excellence.
Join us for a lively discussion and hear some insider scoop on what inspires them, challenges them and keeps them at the top of their game.
Learn more about our featured speakers: http://nawbo-sfba.org/monthly-evening-programs.php
Professional Development Forums
Oakland
November 3rd
Location: Faz, 1111 Broadway, Oakland CA 94607
Google Map & Directions
Early Registration: Friday, October 30th
Registration Link:
https://s08.123signup.com/servlet/SignUp?P=15357121911429751800&PG=1535712182300
The 3 Essential Steps to Kickass Results!
We are all very busy in our daily operations of our business and our lives. Being your most effective can be is imperative to our success. Having a strong foundation to build upon is key to enjoying Kickass Results in life and in business.
We often enjoy great success in our business, but our health suffers. Or we are super fit, healthy and successful, but we are tied to our schedule to get work and workout in. In either case, our happiness and satisfaction in life is low. When adjust your approach to include your Health, Happiness AND Success you can build the kind of business and life you really want.
There may not be any such thing as life balance, but the old saying of putting all your eggs in one basket does not provide the sustainable life we want. With the right tools, you can create a strong foundation to have it all and have it all work.
About the Speaker
Georgiana Kovell is a Performance Strategist, with 20+ Years of Experience. She moves business owners and executives out of the daily overwhelm that plagues many high performing people by helping them go from the craziness of life into a new found calmness allowing them to create powerful new futures.
San Francisco
Event: Small Business Financing Forum
Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Time: 8:00AM - 11:00AM
Location: NerdWallet, 901 Market St, 6th Floor
Google Map & Directions
Cost: Free with RSVP
Small Business Financing Forum
Join the San Francisco Small Business Development Center and NerdWallet for a morning of lively discussion, networking opportunities, and light snacks and refreshments. Explore your small business financing options, determine what type of financing is best for your business, learn best practices to improve your chances of approval and network with lenders and industry experts.
This event will include: a panel discussion featuring experts from CDC Small Business Finance, OBDC, SBA, and Working Solutions and moderated by the ever-dynamic Paul Pendergast; a presentation of the alternative lending landscape by NerdWallet; and a mini-lender fair. Light snacks and refreshments will be provided.
Wednesday, November 18
Location: Small Business Admin SFDO | 455 Market St #600 • San Francisco, CA 94105
Google Map & Directions
Early Registration: Monday, November 16
Registration: https://s08.123signup.com/servlet/SignUp?P=15357121911429752100&PG=1535712182300
7 Secrets to Grow Profits
You will learn…
• #1 Reason why 80% of Businesses Fail in the first 18 months and how to ensure this doesn’t happen to you
• How you can prevent becoming burned out, over-worked and underpaid
• The keys to creating personal financial benefits and wealth
See, if you have revenues, but you’re not paying yourself, your business revenue and your personal wealth isn’t separate, your costs are likely high, money is mysterious, you’re not really sure what to do on a daily basis, but you have to pay the bills.
In this talk, I’m going to show you the way out.
I’m going to show you the model that successful business owners use, that transforms all that mess of desire and emotion, spending and devotion and translates it into profit, margin, paying yourself first, and building your personal wealth while you build your business.
About the Speaker
Hilary Hendershott, Founder & CEO of Hilary Hendershott Wealth Management is a financial coach, money mindset expert, and experienced wealth manager.
She’s appeared in Forbes, BBC On-line, Investopedia, NPR's Marketplace and Women 2.0, has been interviewed by the Wall Street Journal, and she’s a columnist with DailyWorth.
Marin
Tuesday, November 24
Location: Il Fornaio Restaurant | Corte Madera Town Center • Corte Madera, CA 94925
Google Map & Directions
Early Registration: Thursday, November 19th
Registration:
https://s08.123signup.com/servlet/SignUp?P=15357121911429752200&PG=1535712182300
Five Ways To Avoid Business Burnout
Feeling frazzled and hurried during your business day? Feel like you need to be three places at once? Want to slow down but don't know how? In her presentation, The 5 Ways To Avoid Business Burnout, Ilani Kopiecki BA & CMT, will share with you practical and innovative activities to create mindfulness and rest during your busy business day. Handouts and active participation included!
About the Speaker
Ilani Kopiecki, BA & CMT, has been involved in the healing arts for over 25 years. She is a licensed California State massage therapist, and an advanced practitioner in CranioSacral Therapy. It is her great joy to help clients slow down, and find peaceful productivity in their every day lives.
MEMBER NEWS
Are you a member of NAWBO SFBA? Do you or your business have something to celebrate? Let us know! We want to share your success with the rest of the NAWBO community. Send your Member Spotlight to President NAWBO SFBA
New and Returning Members
New Members
Joann Babiak, Attorney and Mediator in Sausalito, joined our chapter as an Established Business Owner
Cate Gregory, with Workplace Legal Council in San Francisco, joined our chapter as an Established Business Owner.
Renewing Members
Lisa Hannah, with 360Three, renewed her membership as an Established Business Owner.
Lisa has been a NAWBO SFBA member since 2013.
Lisa Pepper-Satkin, Therapeutic Life Coach, renewed her membership as an Emerging Business Owner. Lisa has been a NAWBO SFBA member since 2015.
May Pon, President with M. Butterfield-Brown & Associates in San Francisco, renewed her membership as an Established Business Owner. May has been a NAWBO SFBA member since 1995.
Public Policy
Early this month, the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship unanimously approved the Women’s Small Business Ownership Act of 2015, which reauthorizes the Women’s Business Center (WBC) program. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Chair David Vitter (R-LA) and Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) sponsored this landmark legislation and the bill passed on a bipartisan, unanimous vote - a rare occurrence in Congress as of late.
Women entrepreneurs receive business training and counseling from more than 100 Women Business Centers (WBCs) throughout the country. Because of this bill, the WBC program will now be authorized $21.75M through FY2020, adding more Centers and providing additional support to existing Centers. WBCs can now receive grants up to $250,000, nearly double the previous maximum of $150,000. Funds above the $250,000 level will be made available to Centers that meet goals and wish to establish new projects. These updated funding levels will encourage growth in established Centers and allow WBCs to provide additional support to women entrepreneurs. The Act also requires important updates to the Women Business Center program.
Women’s Business Centers provide an invaluable resource for women entrepreneurs. Ten million women-owned businesses contribute to the nation’s economy by generating $1.6 trillion in revenue and employing nearly 9 million Americans. WBCs are an important partner for these 10 million women-owned businesses and this legislation will enhance their capabilities and build on their successes.
Learn more: http://awbc.org/news/
Find your Women Business Center: http://1.usa.gov/1MpMFWJ
NAWBO Event Benefits
2020 Women on Boards Recruiting Beyond the C-Suite
November 19th,
Hilton San Francisco Financial District,
750 Kearny Street, 5-8 pm
As a supporting organization for the 2020 Women on Boards’ National Discussion on Board Diversity , NAWBO women get a discount to attend this exciting event
Recruiting Beyond the C-Suite: Why and How Do Winning Companies Recruit to Maximize Board Effectiveness?
Our lively program will feature Bay Area boardroom leaders and advisors who will share their experiences with the value of gender diversity of board membership.
Register today at http://2015ncbdsanfran.eventbrite.com/?aff=NAWBO
2020 Women on Boards’ mission is to increase the percentage of women on U.S. corporate boards to 20% or greater by the year 2020. The “National Conversation” is an annual event that takes place on a single day throughout cities in the U.S., when thousands of senior level executives and board members discuss and explore the benefits that women bring to company boardrooms. The event is a combination of a fundraiser and awareness
Inc Magazine & Capital One
Vision 2020 Conference
Thursday, December 3
The Village, 969 Market Street, San Francisco
Vision 2020 is a high impact day for growth-minded entrepreneurs that will feature brief, but impactful keynotes from disruptors, visionaries, and leaders in the fields of technology, money, innovation and leadership.
NAWBO members get free tickets (normally $349) when you use this code NAWBO15 to register. http://ow.ly/TXf4M
Partnership Program
NAWBO NATIONAL
The new NAWBO website has gone live. Take a look, explore the pages and know that it is going to be the basis of our new website soon.
NAWBO CALIFORNIA
NAWBO California is a federation consisting of the nine NAWBO chapters in the Golden State. It concentrates on statewide legislative action issues and corporate relations, and supports the growth of chapter membership through education, marketing and public relations at the local level | Learn More
NAWBO SILICON VALLEY
NOV 17 - NAWBO MONTHLY MEETING
7 Steps to Turn Revenues into Profits & Personal Wealth: The Millionaire Business Owner’s Guide
5:30pm – 8:30pm
DEC 16 - NAWBO MONTHLY MEETING
SAVE THE DATE - Annual Holiday Luncheon
11:30 am – 1:30 pm
NAWBO SACRAMENTO
November Lunch & Learn
Wednesday, November 4, 2015 - 3:00pm – 4:00pm
Held on the 1st Wednesday of each month from 12:00pm - 1:00 p.m.
NAWBO Sacramento Valley Chapter holds a free monthly Brown Bag Lunch meeting where women business owners discuss business challenges and solutions, while supporting each other in our goals.
Oct-Dec: Honest Assessment of Your Business: How to Use That Wisdom for 2016 Plan
Upcoming Dates
Educational Speaker Series & Dinner
Thursday, December 10th
5:30 PM - 8:00PM
San Francisco, CA