Wow! NAWBO is making changes Locally, Nationally and Internationally. It's exciting to see our organization stretch and grow from many angles. What's new and what's coming... NAWBO Silicon Valley We heard you. So you'll be happy to know NAWBO Silicon Valley is having its 2nd Annual Crystal Chair Award event next year - March 20, 2018 (mark your calendars). You'll see and hear detailed information coming in our Newsletter and [...]
By Monika Miles, Miles Consulting Group Welcome to July – just past the midpoint of 2017! If you’re the kind of woman business owner who likes to pause and take stock of where your company is at a given time – this is a good time of the year to do it. Many of you know me as a state tax consultant. But I recently expanded my business to include [...]
Thank you for the great honor of being installed as your President of NAWBO Silicon Valley. I accept this role as a great responsibility to continue to create, communicate and implement the organization’s vision, mission and overall direction. The NAWBO Silicon Valley Chapter was founded in 1988 as a 501(c)(6) organization which supports and empowers women business owners. As the world changes around us, we are continually assessing the needs [...]
Dear Members, As I write this I am frantically preparing to leave on a much needed vacation. But, before I go I wanted to let you know about something exciting. We have a new website! Go check it out at nawbo-sv.org. This beautiful new representation of our chapter has been a long time coming. So we hope you like it as much as we do. The new site is modern, [...]
San Francisco, February 1, 2017: – It’s a banner year for one of San Francisco’s leading public accounting firms, as Hood & Strong LLP marks its 100th anniversary and celebrates with other Bay Area companies who also have reached the rare centennial milestone. On February 8, 2017, Hood & Strong will welcome more than 200 business, community and civic leaders in honoring fellow centenarians and the enduring role these companies [...]
From Vandana Agrawal NAWBO Silicon Valley Public Policy Director This year's National Advocacy Day will be Tuesday, June 13. I hope you will consider joining us for what promises to be the best experience yet as we continue to strengthen and expand our role in the advocacy arena of Washington D.C. We have saved your seat at the table where decisions are made so please plan to show up to represent yourself, your employees and your fellow women [...]
NAWBO-SILICON VALLEY was well represented at the Silicon Valley Business Journal Mentoring Monday event held on April 3 at Villa Regusa in Campbell. Not only did we have a display table where our executive administrator, Marit Fox, was able to talk about NAWBO to several visitors but Monika Miles and Maxine Goulding were mentors.
Dear NAWBO Members and Friends, When I first became a member of NAWBO almost 13 years ago, I was a new business owner, looking for a place to meet with and learn from other entrepreneurs. Looking back, I was probably hoping to find a mentor or two in the process. I've certainly received more than I bargained for. Over the years, I've received moral support, found wonderful service providers, made [...]
Dear NAWBO Members and Friends, If you attended our Crystal Chair Awards Gala in February, I hope you enjoyed the elegance and camaraderie of this gala event to celebrate women business owners in Silicon Valley. The evening was the culmination of much planning, teamwork and dedication to excellence. Sounds a little bit like what we women business owners do every day in our businesses! It was about celebrating the history [...]
Happy Holiday season to you and yours! This time of year always seems to be incredibly hectic! We’re shopping for gifts, decorating our homes and attending many holiday parties. Oh, and never mind that as women business owners we are also still running our businesses, trying to finalize year end projects, and sending out client gifts and cards. Our NAWBO board has been working very hard this year to deliver [...]