|  Jane Applegate, owner of The Applegate Group, interviewed me Friday, April 20, for an upcoming segment on Cox TV. The focus is on small businesses and their issues. As the president of NAWBO-SEVA, she had asked me to speak on the resources NAWBO has to offer our members. I was so enthusiastic as I was talking to her, I want to reiterate some of the resources I mentioned. To begin, NAWBO-SEVA is a great sisterhood. Women love to help one another and it is our pleasure to help prevent someone from having to “reinvent the wheel”. We are here to build relationships. We all know the best way to build our business is through relationships. We offer networking opportunities. Almost every meeting we have an educational program bringing in a speaker to talk on a topic of current concern and/or interest to women business owners. We offer mastermind groups where women break up into small groups, meet on a regular basis, and help each other with their biggest obstacles. I also brought out that, since we are a National organization, we have the ability to connect with other successful business women throughout the country; we also have a presence on Capitol Hill.
Ms. Applegate also asked what business trends I saw in the businesses women begin and grow in Southeastern Virginia. I let her know that we have women that represent almost all professions and the trend I see is that women are no longer concerned about what they should be doing. Rather they are going after their passion. We live in a time where there are no boundaries other than those we create in our own mind.
As you can tell, I believe we are the best organization a woman business owner has available in this area and I hope you all will make an extra effort to invite another woman business owners to share the value.
Looking forward to seeing you all on May 16.
Sally Kocen
President, NAWBO SEVA
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| Business Law, Critical Issues Which Every Business Owner Must Know
Melissa Howell & Linda Sherfey
Two dynamic attorneys will captivate you while answering those questions you may think you know but do not fully understand. As busy business owners you NEED to know all aspects of employment law, self-employment, succession planning for business and so much more. Our speakers will provide a Q&A session to answer legal questions as well, so do not miss this informative and cost effective evening!
Where: Town Point Club, 101 W Main Street, Norfolk, VA 23510
When: May 16, 2012
Tickets:
$45 Member Registration
$35 Earlybird rate before May 11
$60 Guest Ticket
$50 Earlybird rate before May 11
Register here: www.nawboseva.org |
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| Here is Your Chance to Recognize Those Who Go Above and Beyond!
Help us recognize other NAWBO SEVA members with our annual Leadership Awards. This is an important event for our chapter. All of the work behind the scenes, that goes into helping local women business owners grow with NAWBO SEVA, is accomplished by volunteers. The Leadership Awards serve to honor chapter members who have contributed their time and have been instrumental in growing our chapter. Show your support by nominating NAWBO SEVA members you know who have gone above and beyond!
The deadline to vote is May 10, 2012.
Vote here: http://nawboseva.org/survey.php?id=3 |
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| Please let me know if you would be interested in being on the Public Policy committee. Also, anyone interested in the issue of “transportation” in the Hampton Roads area, please let me know.
Sandy Dumont, Chair
Public Policy |
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| NAWBO SEVA Call For Nominations
On June 20th, we will transition our chapter's leadership with a new board of directors.
Great care and consideration is given to this process each year.
The board is entrusted with the fiduciary and management responsibility for the affairs of the chapter. The board sustains a strong vision and strategy for the chapter; develops and implements policies; manages chapter operations and assures accountability, organizational effectiveness and member value.
The Officer positions require a majority member vote prior to the transition of the new board in June. Directors and officers must be voting members of NAWBO in good standing.
I am pleased to announce the following officers for the NAWBO SEVA 2012/2013 Board of Directors.
President: Peggy Sijswerda, Tidewater Women
President-Elect: Denise Rang
Secretary: Jackie Gilmartin
Treasurer: Cherie James, Cherie James, CPA, PLC
The remaining chair positions will be announced in the upcoming meeting and do not require a member vote. For more information about the NAWBO SEVA Board Program Chair positions, see
http://www.nawboseva.org/about/programs.htm
How to Vote
If you approve of this slate of officers, you need do nothing. Your vote will be automatically tallied as affirmative, unless we hear from you prior to Thursday, May 10, 2012. If you'd like to submit your name for consideration for one of these positions, please send an email to president@nawboseva.org by May 10th.
Are you interested in serving on a committee? Please contact registration@NAWBOSEVA.org
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| Peggy Sijswerda Honored as a Woman of Courage, Confidence and Character
Each year, Girl Scout Council of Colonial Coast honors a select group of women who have achieved success in their professional lives, supported Girl Scouting and have worked to improve the lives of girls and women in the community. In a world that still presents barriers to a girl in developing her leadership qualities, the achievements of these women being honored today, and their high visibility, set a powerful example. Their successes are inspiring to girls, encouraging them to aim for excellence. That is what the Girl Scout Leadership Experience is about – helping each girl develop to her full potential and become a competent, resourceful woman.
Peggy Sijswerda was born in Norfolk and has lived in southeastern Virginia Beach for more than forty years. She has BS in English from Radford University, an MA in English and a MFA in creative writing from Old Dominion University. Peggy has been publishing magazines in the region since 1990, when she and her husband, Peter, began publishing Tidewater Parent, which they sold to the Virginian-Pilot in 1997. Two years later Peggy and Peter began publishing Tidewater Women, a magazine designed to celebrate local women as well as inform, entertain, and inspire them.
When not sitting in her publisher chair at Tidewater Women, Peggy also freelances for a variety of regional and national magazines. Her work has appeared in publications such as Parents, Stars and Stripes, Endless Vacations, and Virginia Living. In 2010, Peggy’s memoir was published to local acclaim. Still Life with Sierra tells that story of her family’s journey back to happiness after Peggy’s two-year old daughter died in a drowning accident in 1990.
Peggy is president-elect of the local chapter of NAWBO, National Association of Women Business Owners, and a Girl Scout Council of Colonial Coast community partner. |
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Hampton Roads Small Business Development Center: May-June Workshops
Growing Your Business: Basic Requirements to Developing a Website: May 15th, 9:00am – 12:00pm
Social Media and Your Business Growth: May 24th, 9:00am – 12:00pm
Government Contracting Series: June 7, 14, 21, 28 9:00am – 12:00pm
These entire workshops will be held at the Peninsula Workforce Development Center! 600 Butler Farm Rd. Hampton VA, 23666. To register for these workshops, go to www.hrsbdc.org. For more information please contact Mrs. Farley John at 757-865-3128/ johnf@tncc.edu |
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| Tax Center for Small Businesses
http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/
Department of Business Assistance
www.dba.virginia.gov
Small Business Administration (SBA)
www.sba.gov
Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP)
www.wipp.org
The Organization of Women in International Trade
(OWIT)
www.owit-hr.org
Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) at
www.crewnetwork.org
Department of Minority Business Enterprise. See
www.dmbe.state.va.us/index.html
for Information and resources for small, woman-owned
and minority-owned businesses throughout Virginia's
state procurement processes.
Hampton Roads Society for Human Resource
Management See: www.hrshrm.org
Leadership Hampton Roads builds and strengthens
regional leadership through education, partnerships and
networking.
www.experiencelhr.com/leading_the_way.html
National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC)
www.nawic-greatertidewater137.org
National Speakers Association Va Chapter
www.nsavirginia.org
The Financial Planning Association Contact
eroussos@fpahamptonroads.com
U.S. Women's Chamber
www.uswcc.org |
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