| Thanks to this months sponsor Amber Marlowe of The Ultimate Caterer |
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We are looking for NAWBO members that would like to participate on one of our Board Committees. If you are interested in volunteering even an hour a month, we want to know!
Being part of a NAWBO Board Committee is a great way to participate. If you are interested in learning more, Call Kelly Olczak at 585-381-2360
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| ATTENTION MEMBER! We Need Power Lunch Speakers!
Did you know that the Power Lunch Series is one the MOST effect and easiest way to get in front of great crowds that want to learn about what YOU do!
If you are interested in getting more exposure to potential clients and customers! If you are interested getting the kind of exposure that many of your peers have received from Power Lunch, contact Susie Rose Power Lunch Chair
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 President's Letter
Well, it seems that Fall is upon us! But, what happened to Summer? I guess that upstate New York is all about the four seasons - I have heard that if you don't like the weather around here, wait five minutes, it will change!
For me, Fall is my favorite time of year. We are back to business, kids are at school, the evenings are getting crisp, the colors of our beautiful countryside are changing. Fall brings wonderful memories of family, friends and comfort food. Personally, I have begun the process to become more organized. I have leveraged relationships that I have made within NAWBO to help me with this effort. I found my business coach through NAWBO. I have found other business owners who are great networkers, who have helped me realize that I am not alone in my quest for balance. I am so thankful for the insight that our group has given me. If you are looking for resources, expertise or kindred spirits, our NAWBO chapter is full of business owners that are so willing to help, so join us at our events, meet new and productive business owners. You never know how these members can help you and your business!
We are so happy to welcome, our newest member Sharon Grace, Author and Public Speaker, she has a great story and great focus. Sharon is already participating in our networking events. Please make Sharon feel welcome, as I know you will!
The results of our survey are in and we will share the results with you this month in a following email. I want to thank the board for all their hard work getting this project done. As soon as our board meets on October 14th, we will share the results with you so that you can get an idea of what your fellow members and prospective members shared with us. Thanks to all who participated, what a response we got. We are very excited to implement the recommendations we received, more information to follow later in this letter.
Once again, our September Power Lunch was a wild success! We had 20 members and non-members enjoyed major networking before Dara Greiger shared with us her secrets to relationship marketing! Dara's presentation was very well received and we are going to try and get a more indepth discussion with her for those of you that missed this great opportunity to learn what relationship marketing is all about.
When I spoke to one of our members who attended this event, she told me that she was delighted to have received a referral during the lunch that will increase her business by a couple hundred thousand dollars in revenue over the next 12 months! Now THAT's networking! This member told me that she wasn't initially going to attend, but her calendar opened up so she decided to show up at the last minute! Our Power Lunch is an amazing event, if you haven't had a chance to attend one of these lunches, maybe you should!
Lastly, GRC NAWBO had a table at the Key4Women breakfast on September 30th. We had a terrific time and met lots of new people. We enjoyed an amazing talk by Nadja Piatka, an amazing woman with an amazing story of how she, as an unemployeed single mother of two teenages with only $100 investment took her dream of being self-sufficient from her kitchen to a multi-million dollar company. I have to say, this presentation really put it into perspective for many of us. It also illustrates how we can be what we want to be if we work hard and don't take "no" for an answer!
I hope all of you enjoy this lovely season. We at GRC NAWBO look forward to seeing you again very soon and hope that you have a very productive month!
Warmest regards,
Kelly Olczak |
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Join Us for Our NAWBO Mini-MBA Series lead by Dr. Thomas Pray, Professor Emeritus of The Saunders College of Business at RIT!
Ok, this is SO cool! One of our Our Annual Sponsors, E. Philip Saunders College of Business, has graciously offered our NAWBO Chapter a 2 1/2 Day Mini-MBA Program. This program is very special and has never been extended to a group like ourselves.
We will be working with Dr. Thomas Pray, and his business simulation that has been leveraged by many Fortune 500 companies as a means to improve efficiencies and create depth in their management teams. We will be providing more details later this month but MARK YOUR CALENDAR for December 10 - 12. This is a very exciting opportunity...so, keep your eyes open for the full details to come! |
 Member Spotlight
Vicki James of Thaney & Associates
This month, we have the pleasure to learn about one of our newest members, Vicki M James, Business Development Specialist for Thaney & Associates, CPAs, PC.
Vicki is excited to be working in the marketing and communications field again after a five year hiatus as an Office Manager at a local trucking company. Before that, Vicki was the Marketing Director for a national cheerleading and dance company creating and managing the catalog, advertising and new product development. Her natural "social butterfly" personality drew her to the marketing field which allowed her to utilize her strenghts in communication and networking. "I love when I can look back upon a week and realize that I've connected six people together through referrals." says Vicki. "It's a great feeling when you can help others out."
Thaney & Associates has offices in Rochester and Brockport NY, West Palm Beach, Florida as well as Kissimmee, Florida. These branches focus on accounting, tax services as well as "CFO for the day" for companies who "need a CFO but aren't ready for a full-time executive".
Vicki loves business development, which is why Mr. Thaney asked her to join the firm. Along with her responsibilities for marketing strategy for Thaney & Associates, she is also responsible for directing the marketing for BizUnion, Inc., also owned by Mr. Thaney. This group is "an insightful business consulting firm" that assists clients with valuation, development, mergers and acquisitions. Lastly, Vicky is responsible for marketing for TLR, Inc. TLR, Inc has been a constant in the QuickBooks® textbook and training industry offering self-learning manuals and seminars taught by QuickBooks® ProAdvisors".
Vicki is happy to say that Thaney and Associate's environment is "very different from the traditional CPA atmosphere. We have a very relaxed, yet client-centric practice. Mr. Thaney's business card does not say CEO or President, it says Business Therapist! We have found that our clients enjoy our atmosphere. As an organization, our firm likes to have fun, too. Every month we have "Lunch of the Month", where everyone brings a dish from home to pass. This month had a salad theme, so we all brought something from the garden!"
When asked what her biggest accomplishment has been Vicki says that "I've worked my way up from the bottom. My personal situation didn't allow for college but I've made up those years with self-training and experience. I'm proud that I can be a role model for my children proving that hard work does pay off."
Words to live by!
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Did you know - WBO?
Women Owned Business in the United States
- 10.1 million firms are owned by women (50% or more), employing more than 13 million people, and generating $1.9 trillion in sales as of 2008.
- Three quarters of all women-owned businesses are majority owned by women (51% or more), for a total of 7.2 million firms, employing 7.3 million people, and generating $1.1 trillion in sales.
- Women-owned firms (50% or more) account for 40% of all privately held firms.
Businesses Owned by Women of Color
- 1.9 million firms are majority-owned (51% or more) by women of color in the U.S.
- These firms employ 1.2 million people and generate $165 billion in revenues annually.
- Between 2002 and 2008, these firms grew faster than all privately held firms.
Million Dollar Businesses
- One in five firms with revenue of $1 million or more is woman-owned.
- 3% of all women-owned firms have revenues of $1 million or more compared with 6% of men-owned firms.
Statistics from the Center for Women's Business Research, 2006. Census information from 2002. Visit ww.womensbusinessresearch.org for more information on women owned businesses in the United States.
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Access to Capital
360 Financial Literacy: read articles on money management and financial planning for your business and family.
Springboard Enterprises: discover programs and resources for increasing access to capital for women entrepreneurs.
Biz2Credit: find new sources of capital with this online resource.
Small Business Administration: learn about different sources of funding available from the SBA.
AdvanceMe, Inc.: learn about this source of capital that you repay with a portion of future credit card sales.
Count Me In: get loans of $500 to $10,000 for women starting new businesses.
Small Business Investment Company (SBIC): discover resources from this Small Business Administration program.
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation: find research and initiatives on increasing access to capital. |
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Welcome to our Newest Member!
Sharon Grace 585-787-1222
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October Calendar of Events
NAWBO at Digital Rochester, October 6th
Location: The Village Gate, 274 N. Goodman Street, Rochester
Time: 5:30 pm to 7:30pm
Cost: Free
Join us at the Village Gate as we participate in Digital Rochester's Get Connected! This event is their biggest networking event of the year! Board Meeting, October 14
Location: 35 Monteroy Road, Rochester - Wendy Heppell's House
Time: 8:30 am to 10:00 am
All are welcome to join us and observe our Board hard at work! NAWBO New Member and Prospective Member Meeting, October 15th
Location: Edward Jones Office at 1433 Pittsford Victor Road, Kelly Olczak's Office
Time: 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
Cost: Free
Thank you to our sponsor, Amber Marlowe of The Ultimate Caterers. Join us for our quarterly members benefit meeting. This meeting is open to new members, existing members and prospective members! Come learn from our members about NAWBO and how this group can work for you! This is a free event!
Education & Resource Morning Series, October 22
Location: The Bonadio Group 8:30 - 10:00 am - Lower Conference Room, 171 Sully's Trail, Suite 201, Pittsford, NY
Time: 8:30 am to 10:00 am
Cost: $5 - members, $10 - non-members
Thanks to our sponsor, First Niagara Bank, and Ann Young, Branch Manager, Penfield!
TOP 10 WAYS TO KEEP YOUR BRAIN FIT!
GRC-NAWBO and First Niagara Bank Penfield Office are proud to offer this informative experience, presented by Barbara Bruce, trainer and author of eight books, including Mental Aerobics 75 Ways To Keep Your Brain Fit.
Barbara believes it is never too early or too late to learn the behavioral modifications that can maintain brain fitness. Join her as she shares secrets to keeping your brain fit!
Barbara has a BS in Education, an MS in Creative Studies and a Certificate in Gerontology. Barbara is excited about her training sessions in maintaining brain fitness. She teaches locally and nationally on this topic. Locally, she teaches as part of the Gerontology Certificate Program at Lifespan, at MVP (formerly Preferred Care), at Oasis and numerous groups in the area. Nationally she provides retreats on this subject as well as leading Elderhostels and teaching at the Chautauqua Institution.
To learn more about Barbara, visit her website at www.bbruce.com
NAWBO Business Book Club, October 27th
Location: The Pittsford Library, 24 State Street, Pittsford
Time: 5:30pm to 6:30 pm
Cost: Free
The New Asian Hemisphere, by Kishore Mahbubani For two centuries the Asians-from Tehran to Tokyo from Mumbai to Shanghai-have been bystanders in world history, reacting defenselessly to the surges of Western commerce, thought, and power. That era is over. Asia is returning to the center stage it occupied for eighteen centuries before the rise of the West. For more information, please contact Bonnie Haney at 585-377-1200.
NAWBO Power Lunch, October 28th
Location: The Lehigh Restaurant, 4835 W. Henrietta Road
Time: 11:15 am to 1:00 pm
Cost: Free to members, $5 for non-members
THE ONE MARKETING TECHNIQUE THAT NO SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS SHOULD BE WITHOUT.
Let's face it - no matter how good you are at what you do or what kind of business you own, you will always have competition.
How can you differentiate your business from the rest? Create a great USP! What is a USP? A USP is a "Unique Selling Proposition". This powerful marketing technique can help you get AND KEEP new customers. In this informative talk, Pati Robben of ROBBEN'S NEST STITCHERY, will talk about several Fortune 500 companies that have used USP's as part of a wildly successful marketing campaign. She will also talk about the components of the USP and why it is important for you to have one.
Pati will provide a worksheet to help you jumpstart the process to create a USP for your business. Take the first step in updating your marketing plan!
Separate checks available for your lunch. No need to register; walk-ins welcome! |
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2009-2010 Board of Directors
President Programs
Kelly Olczak, CFP Wendy Heppell
Edward Jones Investments Simply Success Solutions
585-200-2320 888-798-3666
Debbie Rivera, CPA N. Cenette Burdine
The Bonadio Group Burdine & Company
Secretary Sponsorship
Julie Judge Tina Servis
tru Salon Made 2 Clean, Rochester
585-586-7870 585-359-4834
Membership
Leah Goldman, Esq. Jodie Borlaug
Goldman Law Firm Waddell & Reed
585-737-9231 585-436-4510
Seminar Susie Rose
Ann M. Young SMR Resources, Inc.
First Niagara Bank 585-455-3676
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Thanks to our Annual Sponsors - we couldn't do this without you!
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How Do I Join NAWBO?
Visit our website at www.nawborochester.org and click on the link -Membership Application
Join us - you'll be glad you did!
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