Standard Membership Benefits

NEW! Free Business Wire Membership for all NAWBO-SV Members!

To become a member of Business Wire, please fill out a 2007 membership application (see below) and fax to 408.970.4561, attention Gioia Ziegler.

There is no charge for NAWBO Silicon Valley members and Corporate Partners to become a member of Business Wire.

Please Note: While membership is free, there is a charge for submitting press releases.

Please make a note on the application that your company is a NAWBO Silicon Valley Chapter member or Corporate Partner.

Questions? Please contact Reynolds Morgan directly at 408.970.4550.

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Standard Membership Chapter Benefits

Benefiting the membership and our businesses is a core value of the National Association of Women Business Owners - Silicon Valley chapter and is outlined in our mission statement.

NAWBO-Silicon Valley Provides Networking Opportunities

• Form alliances with members to do business
• Monthly meetings
• Informal small group luncheons
• Committee membership
• Membership Profile posting in our online member directory
• Receive benefits and discounts from local and national Corporate Partners and Affiliate Partners
• Access to an international business network through affiliation with the World Association of Women Entrepreneurs (FCEM) and The International Alliance for Women (TIAW)
• Meet new friends and have FUN!

NAWBO-Silicon Valley Provides Resources, Information, and Education

• Connection with national NAWBO directors, administration and website
• Educational and motivational programming at monthly meetings
• Seminars offered by corporate partners
• Special member registration rates to NAWBO-sponsored events
• E-mail notification of important upcoming local, state, and national events, public policy updates, and other news
• Website with business articles, NAWBO resources/updates, links to members and Corporate Partners
• NAWBO Institute for Entrepreneurial Development, an educational training program for women entrepreneurs
• Develop leadership skills through opportunities to be involved on your local board and committees
• Learn from other women business owners their secrets to success
• Gain access to procurement opportunities with our chapter Corporate Partners
• Online community of women business owners for special interest groups, vendor or joint venture searches, and help forums

NAWBO-Silicon Valley Provides Marketing and PR Exposure for your business

• Tell your community what’s new with your business through Member News page on website
• Be recognized by your peers through local business leadership awards

You can contact our Membership Director to learn more about specific events, committees, and opportunities available. You can also attend monthly meetings to connect with businesswomen who can become clients, vendors, alliance partners, and resources.

If you’d like to join NAWBO-SV, see our Criteria page to review our membership criteria and learn how to apply for membership.

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National Benefits

• Regional and National connections with other women business owners to exchange ideas and opportunities
• Listing in a printed directory and a web-based membership directory of the nation’s premier women business owners
• Leadership & business development training and opportunities, including an online community of women business owners for special interest groups, vendor or joint venture searches, and help forums
• Website with business articles, NAWBO resources/updates, links to members and Corporate Partners
• Membership rates to NAWBO-sponsored national, regional and local events and subscription to NAWBOtime, NAWBO’s printed newsletter
• Participate in the National Member to Member Mentoring Program
• Research and Support through NFWBO
• Discounts for Products and Services from National Corporate Members
• National conferences and seminar opportunities: Two Annual Economic Conferences and Development Conferences
• National Peer Group
• Leadership and Management Training
• The NAWBO book series on starting and growing a business sponsored by OPEN Small Business Network


• Recognition of personal and business achievement through national awards and publicity


• Procurement opportunities: market exposure & appointments with public/private decision-makers
• Procurement Access through NWBOC


• Media interviews, speaking opportunities (through national speakers bureau membership) and congressional testimony opportunities.
• Public Policy advocacy/presence in Washington DC monitor small business legislation
• Access to participation in NAWBO’s Political Action Committee: NAWBO PAC
• Membership in Women Impacting Public Policy
• Increased awareness about the contribution of women business owners to the economy through research conducted by the Center for Women’s Business Research
• A voice on small business advisory boards of several national corporations


• Invitations to international trade missions: a network of global business contacts
• Access to an international business network through affiliation with the World Association of Women Entrepreneurs (FCEM) and The International Alliance for Women
• Access to International Contacts

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