Hello NAWBO Sisters!
I was tweeting today with @karenmccormack who is a NAWBO sister in Denver. We decided that it would be an awesome idea to have a NAWBO group on Twitter, so Karen took the initiative to start a Twibe (read “group”) If you are on Twitter Visit http://twibes.com/NAWBO and start connecting with NAWBO sisters across the nation!
To your success!
Stephanie
Share the day with us!
Holistic Health Center
Open House
Sat. June 27th
10:00 am - 2:00 pm.
The Center is located at 4809 Sheridan Rd., Peoria, IL 61614
Come on by. Would love to see you!
Be sure to check out the Open House web page.
www.holistichealthcenterpeoria.com
You're So Close to meeting with women from central Illinois to bring their valuable business resources and superb networking connections to help you grow personally and professionally—you can almost see them. All you have to do is arrive and reach out to like-minded women. That's because this month's 200 Women in Business “Networking” Expo and Social Media Topic is right in your own backyard.
200 Women in Business “Networking” Expo with Social Media Live Demonstration
June 30, 2009 5 pm.- 8:30 pm (Cost: $35 or $50/door)
Embassy Suites Conference Center
With tough economic times upon us as small business owners, we must consider ways of saving and retaining money in our company budget from not having to pay for food, hotel or flights. This educational networking expo is so close to you. With today’s economic hardships, the cost to attend is very reasonable for the outstanding value you will receive.
The Expo will present opportunities for you to meet women face-to-face in a professional business setting. The value of a local or nearby networking expo presents many opportunities and should bring much value to you for your company.
The value you'll receive at the 200 Women in Business “Networking” Expo is not limited to the following:
Don't let this opportunity—right in your own central Illinois community—pass you by.Register now! Join us on June30th for an exciting evening of fun, discussions, hot topic: social media, good food and wine by the outstanding staff at the Embassy Suites Conference Center in East Peoria, IL.
Doris Symonds
Executive Coordinator
doris@peoriawomenexpo.com
309-224-9665 (Register)
Doris Symonds, NAWBO Member, will be on Channel 25 WEEKTV on June 19 at 6:15 a.m.
Tune in to support her debut regarding the upcoming 200 Women in Business Networking Expo with Social Media Topic. Tickets($35) to the event can be purchased by calling 309 224 9665. Door $50.
Submitted by Mary Ardapple - if you have questions about this event, you can contact Mary as well!
The Make Mine a Million $ Business RACE Joins the National Association of Women Business Owners at the “Power Your Dream” Conference
Count Me In for Women’s Economic Independence today announced that its Make Mine a Million $ Business RACE (M3 RACE) will host a live event on the first day of the NAWBO Power Your Dream conference. Over a thousand women business owners will converge at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers on June 24th for 3 exciting and information-packed days of inspiration, education and power networking, to help them grow their businesses to the million-dollar level and beyond.
Day 1 is the M3 RACE Day. Participants will hear from powerhouse presenters: Stacey Schieffelin, for Ford model, HSN TV retailing veteran and CEO of the $150 million YBF cosmetics and apparel line; Ellen Rohr, high-energy financial whiz, author and president of Bare Bones Biz, a business training and consulting company; and Nell Merlino, founder and president of Count Me In, author of the new book, Stepping Out of Line, and the creative genius behind the Make Mine a Million $ Business RACE and Take Our Daughters To Work Day.
“The Count Me In experience has changed my life. I know I can make a million dollar business happen. Thank you for all you do to inspire women.” Maggie Weldon http://www.maggiescrochet.com/
Other confirmed conference presenters include organizational expert Peter Walsh, and noted journalist and author, Suzy Welch.
The conference also features one-on-one business coaching and financial counseling hands-on workshops and expert panels, a business pitch competition, the chance to win valuable business-building prizes and the opportunity to network with other women business owners.
Participants can register for one or three days of the conference, and thanks to a generous grant from an anonymous donor, the one-day M3 RACE Day registration is now $199!
To register for the conference, visit www.nawbo.org. For more information about the M3 RACE and the conference, visit www.makemineamillion.org.
About the M3 RACE
The M3 RACE, a program of Count Me In, is a unique, year-long, online business growth marathon for women entrepreneurs. Participants register for the M3 RACE, and declare a business revenue target of Walker ($250,000), Jogger ($500,000), Runner $1million) or Sprinter (Multi-millions). They then receive a variety of business-building tools including a personal and financial assessment, a private dashboard to monitor their progress, a public Facebook-like page to profile their business, access to a top sponsors such as American Express OPEN, Reader’s Digest, Dell Fedex and Sam’s Club, participation in live events, a Business Resource library, coaching, webinars, promotions and publicity, peer meet-ups, and the opportunity to win valuable prizes including a grand prize of $100,000.
For more Information contact Stacey Straughter, Manager, Marketing and Communications, Count Me In. 212-245-1245, ext. 215. sstraughter@countmein.org
The Employers’ Association (EA) is pleased to announce President Mary Pille’s induction into Beta Gamma Sigma, the international honor society serving business programs accredited by AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Membership in Beta Gamma Sigma is the highest recognition a business student anywhere in the world can receive in a business program accredited by AACSB International. Pille earned an Executive MBA from Bradley University in December and also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Fashion Merchandising and Business Administration from Illinois State University.
Pille joined EA in 1993 and has served as the president and CEO of the Association since 2004. She is a Certified Association Executive, a Senior Professional of Human Resources and a graduate of the Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce Community Leadership School. She is the chair of the national Employer Associations of America group. She is a member and a past board member of the Illinois Society of Association Executives and a member of the American Society of Association Executives and the Heart of Illinois Human Resource Council. She is a trustee for Proctor Hospital, a former board member of the Peoria Area Economic Development Council, a member of the Rotary Club of Peoria and chairs the Vocational Services Committee, and is involved in many other civic and community activities.
Congrats, Mary!
We all know women are powerful. We are communicators and we influence all of those around us. Today, many of us use the internet to expand our reach with that influence. In addition, in the past few months members have been requesting more interaction with each other both in and out of meetings. (That is GREAT!) In response, a few days ago you saw a message about our LinkedIN group.
Today, we'd like to ask for 3 minutes of your time to share your internet presence. The link will take you to a web form that you can fill out to tell us how to find you on the net. (website, blogs, social networking sites, etc.) Don't worry if you don't have information for all of the fields. That is OK. Each one of us has different comfort levels with the net. Please share the information that is applicable to you.
http://www.nawbopulse.com/the_pulse/help-us-display-our-influence.html
To your success!
Stephanie
PS -- For those of you that were having troubles with the form originally, my apologies. I set up the form but did not connect it to my form service properly. I tested it tonight w/ my info and it works.
The strength of any group is the INTERACTION that members have with one another. Now for any of you that have been to meetings lately, you have noticed that the room is BUZZING with activity. Heck! It is hard for Della to get our attention to start a meeting and when the meeting is over many of us still hang out and talk more. That is SO awesome, but it is one night a month.
Then, we have our Blog/Newsletter that has been fantastic for members to share their celebrations and general news throughout the month, but it is not as condusive to CONVERSATION.
So, we created the LinkedIN group to allow us to network on an even deeper level.
What is so great about a LinkedIN group?
This group is restricted to NAWBO CIL members only. No one else can see the conversations. You can choose to get emailed when conversations are happening, or you can go straight to the site to participate in a conversation.
Have a business problem? Have a personal problem? Want other NAWBO members to discuss a book with you? Want to share a great article you just read? Want the collective knowledge of the group to help and support you? This is the place to start a discussion. The possibilities are endless. You are free to post your discussion items 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. As other members have knowledge or perspective to share, they respond.
So How Do I Join? What is the Cost?
That is the cool part! There is NO COST to join LinkedIn.
If you already have a linkedin account, we have contacted you through LikedIn to join the group. Just click the link and join.
If you don't have a linkedin account, Go to www.LinkedIn.com and look to the right of the screen. Fill in your name and email and the password you want to use and voila! You have an account. You will be taken to a profile sreen that you can fill out as much or as little as you want to about yourself. (I suggest a lot - that is how people find you on the internet - I have gotten great contacts and clients just through my LinkedIn page!) Once you have a profile set up, go to the group link (http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=801787) and click join.
Chapter Members that are Already in the Group
The June meeting for NAWBO-CIL is on Wednesday, June 17, 2009. Your RSVPs are due by Monday, June
15th.
This month’s meeting is at Mt. Hawley Country Club,
7724 N Knoxville Avenue in Peoria. Click
here for a map.
During June’s meeting, we will be presenting awards and
preparing to make the transition to new leadership and a new program year.
Times and Agenda
5:30 pm - Social and Networking Time
6:00 pm - Dinner
6:45 pm - Announcements
7:00 pm – Awards Program
Please respond as soon as possible by replying to this
message or sending your response to secretary@nawbo-cil.org.
If you want to see who will be attending, visit http://www.nawbopulse.com/the_pulse/see-who-is-attending.html.
Door Prize: Remember, if it’s your birthday, please bring a
door prize.
RESERVATIONS REQUIRED – MEMBERS - $25, GUESTS - $30
Reservations made but not kept will be billed accordingly.
RSVP – by Monday, June 15th, Noon
Make check payable to: NAWBO Total:
________________
Click to: secretary@nawbo-cil.org
Mail to P.O. Box 573, Peoria, IL 61651
Call: 309. 692-2225
Name: __________________________ Guest: __________________________
NAWBO-Central Illinois members have a new way to communicate and connect with each other - LinkedIn! A request from one of our new members, Marilyn Kohn, prompted us to take the initiative to create an online discussion group on LinkedIn.
LinkedIn is an online networking site where you can create your own professional profile and connect with other professionals with similar interests. It's the world’s largest professional network. It allows you to connect with your chosen, trusted contacts and helps you exchange knowledge, ideas, and opportunities with a broader network of professionals.
LinkedIn allows members to particpate in private groups and discussions, so we have established a NAWBO-CIL group for our members. To get started, go to www.nawbo-cil.org/members.htm and click on the LinkedIn tab.
If you already have a profile, simply sign-in and join our group. If you are not on LinkedIn, you can establish your personal profile (sharing as much or as little as you want - you choose the information that is publically available) and then join our group.
Because this discussion group is exclusive to NAWBO-CIL members, all new users are required to be approved by our group manager, Stephanie Calahan. If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie at membership@nawbo-cil.org, Mary Ardapple at apples@mtco.com, or Darcy at secretary@nawbo-cil.org.
The 30th Anniversary Committee has begun planning for a grand chapter celebration September 9th at Mt. Hawley Country Club.The committee is looking for any quotes, videos, photos or memorabilia members may be willing to share to be incorporated into the evening's festivities. Please forward to Mary Ardapple, committee chair, at apples@mtco.com or drop off at Apple's Bakery.
Thanks, we appreciate your help!
Your help is needed for an important research project. Drs. Fred Fry, Tanya Marcum, and Eden Blair of Bradley University's Foster College of Business Administration are studying the costs to form corporations vs. LLCs in Illinois. The results of the research will be used to propose changes in the fee schedule for small and medium-sized businesses in Illinois. Please click on the following link to take a quick survey. It shouldn't take longer than 3-5 minutes to complete the survey, and your responses will help them include current owners' attitudes towards the fees and costs.
Link: https://vovici.com/wsb.dll/s/13a32g3d4f0
If you have questions, please contact Eden Blair at esblair@bumail.bradley.edu.
Congratulations to memberJoy Duling, who was interviewed by National City's quartlery magainze for women business owners, "Insights." Read the article here!
Executive Director Patti Smith (our newest NAWBO-CIL member!) recently met with six European delegates to share the mission of Citizen SAM. These visitors were invited to the United States under the auspices of the Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program. The meeting took place at the Visitor's Convention Bureau in Springfield, Illinois.
The goals of the project are:
To expose participants to U.S. security and defense policy-making and perspectives.
To examine specific security issues, such as energy security, regional conflicts. Weapons proliferation, homeland security issues, and the response to international terrorism.
To discuss European security architecture, including evolving roles of NATO, the European Union, the United Nations and other international organizations in dealing with global crises.
To explore implications for partnership in U.S. and European security policy worldwide.
Countries and participants were:
From Estonia, Ms. Anneli POOLAKESE, Desk Officer, Counter Terrorism, Cyber Security, EU-NATO Relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs
From Lithuania, Mr. Bartas TRAKYMAS, Coordinator, Afghanistan Affairs, Ministry of National Defense
From Montenegro, Mr. Mladen DRAGASEVIC, Head, Building Human Capital and Cross-Cutting Issues Unit, Regional Cooperation Council
From Portugal, Mr. Jose Carlos DE ALMEIDA SOBREIRA, Chief of Foreign Liaison Office, Office of the G2, Army Staff
From Slovenia, Mr. Klemen GROSELJ, Research Assistant, Faculty of Social Sciences
From the United Kingdom, Ms. Emily Grace McKEOWN, Head, International Terrorism Team, Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ)
Accompanied by Mr. Wojciech Streme, English Language Officer (Springfield, Illinois segment only)
Each delegate was given a comprehensive report to take back to their country and presented with an Operation Santa t-shirt. It was an honor to represent each of you and tell of your undying patriotism and support of our Armed Forces locally and globally!
Emily Benson of the Children's Home Association of Illinois teaches job skills and life skills to clients in the Residential Therapeutic Treatment Facility. She is currently teaching a Job Skills class to three teenage girls.
She is looking for a professional businesswoman to speak with these girls about goal setting, what she is currently doing professionally, what she had to do to get there, and to possibly give a work-site tour. If any NAWBO members would be interested in doing this, or could refer me to someone who would be interested, she would be very appreciative!
Contact Emily at (309) 687-6617 or ebenson@chail.org.
Please join us for our NAWBO Coffee Hour, scheduled each month for the Thursday morning after our monthly meeting. For this month, we will be meeting on Thursday, May 21 from 8:30 - 9:30 am at Apple's Bakery, 8412 N. Knoxville, Avenue in Peoria.
This is an informal time to discuss business issues and support each other personally and professionally. We'd love to see you there!
If you have questions, you can contact Mary Ardapple at 693-3522 or send an e-mail to apples@mtco.com.
It’s time to plan for the May meeting for NAWBO-CIL on Wednesday, May 20, 2009. Your RSVPs are due by Monday, May 18th.
This month’s meeting is at Mt. Hawley Country Club, 7724 N Knoxville Avenue in Peoria. Click here for a map.
May’s topic is “Marketing Your Business” presented by Ed Bond.
Times and Agenda
5:30 pm - Social and Networking Time
6:00 pm - Dinner
6:45 pm - Announcements
7:00 pm – Program
Please respond as soon as possible by replying to this message or sending your response to secretary@nawbo-cil.org.
If you want to see who will be attending, visit http://www.nawbopulse.com/the_pulse/see-who-is-attending.html.
Door Prize: Remember, if it’s your birthday, please bring a door prize.
RESERVATIONS REQUIRED – MEMBERS - $25, GUESTS - $30
Reservations made but not kept will be billed accordingly.
RSVP – by Monday, May 18th, Noon
Make check payable to: NAWBO Total: ________________
Click to: secretary@nawbo-cil.org
Mail to P.O. Box 573, Peoria, IL 61651
Call: 309. 692-2225
Name: __________________________ Guest: __________________________
Women teaching women about Social Media!
You are all invited to the 200 Women in Business event at the Embassy Suites Conference Center in East Peoria on Tuesday, June 30th, 5 pm - 8:30 pm. The cost is only $35 which includes the reception, door prizes and networking. Bring your business cards and please share this workshop invitation with other women who can benefit too!
During this networking event, Christy Taylor and Tammy Finch (a NAWBO-CIL member!) will present a workshop on social media and show you how to get clients or market your business on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. These ladies are computer and social media gurus! You will learn the details on how to market your business in today’s economy using technology. They promise to make it all easy and friendly with a live computer Internet demonstration!
Please register now to guarantee your reserved seat! You must pre-register for a guaranteed seat at this event. Questions? Contact Doris Symonds at 224-9665 or email doris@peoriawomenexpo.com.
We care enough to answer your questions, so bring them with you. Return the reply card today!
NAWBO members are invited to attend the YWCA Leader Luncheon at the Hotel Pere Marquette on Wednesday, May 13. Doors open at 11:30, and the luncheon begins promptly at noon. Cost is $40.
The YWCA is an affiliate partner of NAWBO-CIL . We would love to have a strong representation from NAWBO at this event! If you are interested, please call Jeanne Buysee at 688-8855.
Thanks! We look forward to seeing you there!
Location: Mt. Hawley Country Club, Peoria
Reservations due by
Monday, July 13 @ Noon
