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February 23rd Luncheon at 11:30am–Guest speaker is Chiquita Young
Chiquita Young joins us for our February luncheon to explain how she used the Woman-Owned Business Certification to grow her business by more than 1,100% within 3 years and how we can too. She will also show us how to do business with state, local and federal government as well as large government contractors such as Lockheed Martin, Bechtel, Boeing and others. Lastly, she’ll share how she was able to grow her company to a multi-million dollar business before selling it in January 2011.
Chiquita Young is the former President & CEO of LeGacy Resource Corporation. LeGacy provides information and personnel security services and facilities management services to federal and commercial clients. Ms Young started LeGacy as a one-person company in 2002 and led it to one of the fastest-growing, privately-held companies in the nation according to Inc. Magazine (2008 and 2009, 2010). Since the company’s startup in 2002, it has grown by more than 1,100% and has employees in 9 states nationwide.
Ms. Young has received the following awards:
- Williamson County Impact Award
- Nashville Business Journal’s Women of Influence Award
- Tennessee Small Business Person of the Year by U.S. Small Business Administration
- “Woman of the Year” by National Association of Professional Women
This is a must-attend event. You will not be disappointed!
Click on the link below to make your reservation and pay online.
http://nashvillenawbo.com/luncheon/
Members-$25.00, Non-Members-$35.00, At the door without reservations-$40.00
We are women meeting women to build strategic affiliations & create opportunities to grow business. We are Succesful~Engaged~Committed~Women Business Owners.
Please Join Us!
Happy Holidays to you from Nashville NAWBO!! We hope that you and your family have a safe and Happy Holiday Season! Please Save the Date on Thursday, January 26th, 2012 for our next meeting. This will be a special Women In Business Summit from 12:00pm-7:00pm. More information to follow, so please check back soon. Early Bird cost is $55 until January 4th— Reserve your spot now as this will be a must-attend event!! You can Reserve Here.
Last Luncheon for NAWBO Business University– Tuesday, November 8th
We had a GREAT October Luncheon– big thanks to Cindy Hazen with Sales Executives for her presentation and to Regions Bank for their generous Luncheon Sponsorship. Please see below for our November Luncheon information.
NAWBO Business Luncheon
November 8th, 11:00-1:00pm
Please join us on Tuesday, November 8th, 2011 at Maggiano’s Little Italy for the last series in our NAWBO Business University.
11:00-1:00 pm – Lunch & Program
Effective Elevator Speech by Susan DePue
Does your Elevator Speech need a face lift? Would you like to learn how to communicate your main message quickly, clearly and distinctly? If so, join us for the workshop “Making your Elevator Speech Effective and Memorable” and learn how to develop an elevator speech that has your prospects saying “See me before you leave.”
Click on the link below to make your reservation and pay online. Reservations will close a few days prior to the luncheon, so reserve your spot NOW!
http://nashvillenawbo.com/luncheon/
Members-$25.00, Non-Members-$35.00, At the door without reservations, if seating is available-$40.00
We are women meeting women to build strategic affiliations & create opportunities to grow business. We are Succesful~Engaged~Committed~Women Business Owners.
Please Join Us!
Next Luncheon: Thursday, October 27th
A Big Thank You to our Speaker Panel from our Oct 13th luncheon which consisted of Kimble Bosworth-President and COO of Proforma Printelligence, Courtenay Rogers-Marketing Coordinator for Bone McAllester Norton, PLLC, and Kate O’Neill-Founder and Ceo [meta]marketer, for a great presentation.
Please join us for our next luncheon, Thursday October 27th at Maggiano’s Little Italy. Cindy Hazen will be our guest speaker giving her presentation titled “Interviewing and Assessment Tips for Hiring the RIGHT People”. She will go over WHY hiring the right sales person is important, as well as give us techniques to determine who is the best fit for your company.
Click on the link below to make your reservation and pay online. Reservations will close on Tuesday, October 25th at 4pm, so reserve your spot NOW!
http://nashvillenawbo.com/luncheon/
Members-$25.00, Non-Members-$35.00, At the door without reservations-$40.00
We are women meeting women to build strategic affiliations & create opportunities to grow business. We are Succesful~Engaged~Committed~Women Business Owners.
Please Join Us!
Next Luncheon: Thursday October 13th
A big THANK YOU to Dr. Jeff Cornwall of Belmont University for a great presentation today. Also a big THANK YOU to WholeCare Connections for sponsoring this luncheon.
Please join us on Thursday, October 13th from 11:00am-1:00pm at Maggianos Little Italy on West End Ave for the 2nd session of our NAWBO Business University series. This session will be lead by a panel.
Social Media 101
Our panel consists of Kimble Bosworth-President and COO of Proforma Printelligence, Courtenay Rogers-Marketing Coordinator for Bone McAllester Norton, PLLC, and Kate O’Neill-Founder and Ceo [meta]marketer.
Kimble, Courtenay & Kate will discuss real stories about using social media to grow your business, provide tips & outline a 13 step program on how to use it for business, as well as provide tools to track metrics for social media. Join us to learn from 3 women who have implemented this into their businesses and seen results.
Click on the link below to make your reservation and pay online.
http://nashvillenawbo.com/luncheon/
Members-$25.00, Non-Members-$35.00, At the door without reservations-$40.00
We are women meeting women to build strategic affiliations & create opportunities to grow business. We are Succesful~Engaged~Committed~Women Business Owners.
Please Join Us!
Join us for our September Luncheon
We had a GREAT August Luncheon– big thanks to Jennifer Brinkman with Advanced Payment Solutions for her presentation and to GrowthPointe Strategies for their generous Luncheon Sponsorship. Please see below for our September Luncheon information.
NAWBO Business Luncheon
September 29th, 11:30-1:00pm
Please join us on Thursday, September 29th, 2011 at Maggiano’s Little Italy for our September luncheon.
11:00- Networking with Speaker and other Business Owners
11:30-1:00 pm – Lunch & Program
Using Bootstrap Marketing to Grow your Business
by Dr. Jeff Cornwall
Do you want to understand the principles of bootstrapping as well as recognize the importance of it in the current economy and within your business? If so, then join us to hear Dr. Cornwall share his knowledge and help you build a stronger business.
Dr. Jeff Cornwall is the inaugural recipient of the Jack C. Massey Chair in Entrepreneurship at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. He also serves as the Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship. He has a Doctorate in Business Administration and an MBA from the University of Kentucky.
In the late 1980’s, Dr. Cornwall left academics to become the co-founder and President/CEO of Atlantic Behavioral Health Systems, headquartered in Raleigh, NC. ABHS operated a variety of health care facilities and programs throughout North Carolina. After nine years of rapid growth, he negotiating the sale of most of his corporations’ business interests, and returned to academics.
He has received national awards for his work in curriculum development and teaching. The Belmont entrepreneurship program has been named a Top 25 Undergraduate Program in the nation by Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine. Belmont University received the 2008 National Model Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Program Award from the United States Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship. In 2010 Fortune magazine featured the Belmont as one of five universities to study entrepreneurship. Dr. Cornwall is a Fellow of the United States Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
He has published six books and numerous articles on entrepreneurship.
His blog, The Entrepreneurial Mind, is among the most popular with a focus on small business and entrepreneurship. The Entrepreneurial Mind is part of the Forbes blog network and was named by that magazine as a “Best of the Web.” It is also syndicated by The Christian Science Monitor and Business Insider.
Click on the link below to make your reservation and pay online.
http://nashvillenawbo.com/luncheon/
Members-$25.00, Non-Members-$35.00, At the door without reservations-$40.00
We are women meeting women to build strategic affiliations & create opportunities to grow business. We are Succesful~Engaged~Committed~Women Business Owners.
Please Join Us!
Next Luncheon: August 25th at Maggianos on West End
We had a GREAT Networking luncheon last Thursday! Many women made new business contacts and enjoyed a great lunch! We hope to see you at our next luncheon, which will be Thursday, August 25th at Maggiano’s on West End. Networking is from 11-11:30am and our program will be 11:30-1pm. Please check back soon to find out more about our program!
Join us next week for our Monthly Luncheon
NAWBO Business Luncheon
July 28th, 11:30-1:00pm
Please join us on Thursday, July 28th, 2011 at Maggiano’s Little Italy for our July luncheon.
11:00- Networking with Speaker and other Business Owners
11:30-1:00 pm – Lunch & Program
Getting to Know You and Your Business:
NAWBO’s Summer Networking Luncheon
Could your business benefit?
- If 40 other Women Business Owners know what you do?
- If you knew how 40 other Women Business Owners could help you grow?
- If you had an opportunity to clearly articulate what sets your business apart from your competition?
If your answer to any of these questions is yes,
then NAWBO’s July Networking Luncheon is for you!
Bring a friend as we spotlight your business, your friend’s business and our business.
Be ready to stand and tell us what you do and how you do it better than anyone else in your industry.
Click on the link below to make reservations and pay online.
http://nashvillenawbo.com/luncheon/
Members-$25.00, Non-Members-$35.00, At the door without reservations-$40.00
We are women meeting women to build strategic affiliations & create opportunities to grow business. We are Succesful~Engaged~Committed~Women Business Owners.
Please Join Us!
Next Meeting: July 28th, 2011 @ Maggianos
A big Thank you to Autumn Gentry & Julie Hamner Johnston with Dickinson Wright, PLLC for a great presentation at our June Luncheon! Also want to say a Big Thank You to our outgoing board members for all of your hard work and dedication over the past year, as well as a warm welcome to our new Board! Please make plans to join us on Thursday, July 28th 2011 for our next luncheon. This will be a great Networking Event, so have your “Elevator Speech” prepared!
Next Meeting: June 30th, 2011
Our June Key note speakers are Autumn L Gentry and Julie Hamner Johnston. They are attornerys with extensive knowledge of legal matters affecting the small business owner. The speakers have a combined total of 25 years experience to discuss the legal concerns of the small business owner.
Here are some of the topics that will be discussed in the presentation:
- Workers’ Compensation
- Fair Labor Standards Act
- Tennessee Corporations Business Act
- Americans with Disabilities Act
- Family Medical Leave Act
- as well as … employment discrimination; trademark, copyright and intellectual property issues.
Autumn L Gentry has been practicing business law for 11 years. She has extensive knowledge in the areas of Business Torts; Consumer Protection; Insurance; Labor & Employment; Product Liability & Personal Injury; Workers Compensation.
Julie Hamner Johnston has been practicing business law for 14 years. She has extensive knowledge in the areas of Commercial & Business Litigation; Estate, Trust & Probate; Intellectual Property & Trade Secrets Litigation; Libel & Slander; Music, Sports & Entertainment Litigation; Non-Compete & Anti Solicitation Agreements; Product Liability & Personal Injury.
Come at 11:00 AM and network with other business women owners and our speakers.
As always, Nashville NAWBO meets the last Thursday of each month. This month our meeting will be on Thursday, June 30th from 11-1 at Maggiano’s Little Italy. Bring plenty of business cards and get ready for some great networking, fun company, and terrific learning . . . not to mention the fabulous food!