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Corporate Partners:


Anthem Blue Cross

Wells Fargo Bank

Affiliate Partners:


Fair Oaks Chamber of Commerce

Rancho Cordova Chamber of Commerce

Upcoming Events & Meetings


March Dinner Meeting

March 18, 2010

How to Promote Your Company through Speaking

Speaker: Anne Sandler, President, Pizzazz Communications

Ms. Sandler will speak about how to promote excitement about your company with a speech and how to deliver that perfect speech.

March’s meeting will be held Thursday March 18th at 5:30p.m. at the Red Lion Hotel in Sacramento.

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER


With a mission to help people communicate, whether through speech or writing, Anne Sandler recently founded PIZZAZZ COMMUNICATIONS after being a partner (writer) in IMAGE Publishing, a 20-year newsletter and marketing communications company.

A 20-year Distinguished Toastmaster who has gained recognition in her evaluation and mentoring skills, Anne provides individual coaching on effective copywriting, presentation and speaking skills. Through one-on-one coaching, her clients learn how to write and deliver dynamic speeches so they achieve your purpose. She also offers: Copywriting, Ghost writing, Article writing, Speech writing and Editing. During her more than 20-year writing career, Anne has won awards and has been published nationally and locally.

So, whether you say it or write it, do it with Pizzazz for maximum effect!


April Dinner Meeting

April 15, 2010

When Your Will-Power Seems More Like Won’t-Power

Speaker: Kari Hagensmith, Trainer, Patternology International

Ms. Hagensmith will be speaking about “When Your Will-Power Seems More Like Won’t-Power”.

  • Find out why will-power is so unreliable.
  • Identify invisible barriers that stop us dead in our tracks
  • Discover the source of undesirable attitudes and behaviors.
  • Why you can’t Positive Think your way over these barriers

Brought to you by Ted Lane’s Patternology™ International Home of the Patternectomy™; making life easier by eliminating
negative patterns and their effect in 2-3.

April’s meeting will be held Thursday April 15th at 5:30p.m. at the Red Lion Hotel in Sacramento.

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER


Kari Hagensmith, Spokesperson, Speaker

With over 950 presentations to her credit audiences have included National Conferences, the International Sales Team for Apple Inc., the CEO Club of San Francisco.

Her favorite opportunity has been as an occasional fill-in talk show host on KSCO radio.


May Dinner Meeting

May 20, 2010

Save the Date

May’s meeting will be held Thursday May 20th at 5:30p.m. at the Red Lion Hotel in Sacramento.

Topic: TBD

Please check back for full details on our program.


June Dinner Meeting

June 17, 2010

Installations and Awards

Save the Date

June’s meeting will be held Thursday June 17th at 5:30p.m. at the Red Lion Hotel in Sacramento.

Installations and Awards, Paula Lee and Janet Pickel.

Please check back for full details on our program.


2010 Outstanding Women Leaders Awards

October 21, 2010

SAVE THE DATE!

OWL AwardsOn October 21, 2010 the Sacramento Valley Chapter of NAWBO will celebrate its 13th annual Outstanding Women Leaders(OWL) Awards Banquet at 6p.m.   This is our signature event of the year and we would like you to join us in support of this event which will honor not only women business owners but also women who are leaders in the business community in the Sacramento region.

For information about award categories, nomination forms, sponsorship opportunities and highlights from past events, see our OWL Awards page.

Highlights from past Events

2009 OWL Awards Recap
2008 OWL Awards Recipients



Past Events & Meetings


February Dinner Meeting

Small business, Credit and this Economy

Special Guest Speakers: Colleen Wong, Wells Fargo Bank and Cathy Hill, Owner, Tax Tiger
Topics: Small business, credit and this economy as well as understanding and taking advantage of tax settlements.

February’s meeting will be held Thursday February 18th at 5:30p.m. at the Red Lion Hotel in Sacramento.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Kathy HillKathy Hill is the co-founder and CEO of one of the top national tax resolution firms in the nation. She has been in this field for over 15 years and has a vision for helping financially hurting taxpayers resolve their IRS liabilities for a fraction of what they owe.

Tax Tiger has an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau and focuses on quality customer service and excellence through results. This is exceptional in an industry where poor ratings and abysmal performance leaves taxpayers with unresolved liabilities.

Kathy’s success in this field has been so phenomenal that the company has recently pioneered a major first in this industry by filing for franchising status and now has 2 franchises, one in Austin, Texas and one in San Diego, California. She likens her vision to a David and Goliath story where she is gradually taking on the “giants” in her industry.

Before founding Tax Tiger, Kathy’s background was in corporate sales and marketing with companies such as MCI, Raley’s, etc. She has won many awards for excellence in leadership, national sales, and service to the public.

Kathy gives back to the community through donations to various organizations and by providing pro-bono cases to those in severe financial hardship each year.

January Dinner Meeting

2010 Strategies for Profitable Revenue

Special Guest Speaker: Sandy Burton, CEO of Swiss Avenue Partners

Ms. Burton will speak about 2010 Strategies for Profitable Revenue – simplified set of tools everyone can use.

Is your focus on getting a new client? Or focused on getting a profitable client? The two approaches are very different. With this simplified set of tools, you can develop a 2010 strategy to get more profitable with your existing sales efforts.

  • Distinguish between direct and indirect sales for your business
  • Determine the profitability for new sales
  • Set a Revenue Strategy based on getting the most profitable new business

January’s meeting will be held Thursday January 21st at 5:30p.m. at the Red Lion Hotel in Sacramento.

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Sandy Burton, CEO of Swiss Avenue Partners, co-founded this Sacramento-based business in 2006 which has now expanded with three additional locations: Silicon Valley, San Diego and Austin, TX.

As a Business Expansion Specialist, Sandy provides training for small and mid-sized businesses to become more profitable and to experience planned growth.

She and her partner have developed tools and methodologies that they teach to business owners, managers and staff. Over a year ago, she designed the Think Big Program for small businesses, a customized MBA-like program designed specifically for small business owners. In a few short years, they have helped hundreds of good businesses become great profit centers.

Sandy is also one of our featured experts at the 2010 Entrepreneur’s Edge.

Entrepreneur’s Edge

Our premier educational symposium for Business Owners and potential Business Owners is scheduled for Wednesday, February 10, 2010 from 3 – 7:30pm at IKEA in West Sacramento.  Afternoon includes hors d’oeuvres, beverages, and networking (3pm), two sets of break-out sessions, and interview panel during dinner buffet with wine 6 – 7:30pm

Scheduled Breakout Sessions

  • Social Media 101:  What is it and What Does it Mean to My Business
  • Social Media 201  Learn how to Use LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter effectively for Business
  • Redesign Your Life to Step into Balance, Power, and Success
  • Online Security Savvy — Protecting Your Business Assets
  • Preparing and Interpreting your Financial Reports from a Banker’s Perspective
  • Texting to Twitter — Understanding and Effectively Relating to Generation X and Y
  • Channeling:  Establish Your Business Future Through Pre-Sold Referrals

Plus “Women Who Built Their Business from the Ground Up”

EE 2010 Flyer

Introducing our Expert Speakers

Date: Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Time: 3:00-7:30pm
Place: IKEA West Sacramento, 700 IKEA Court (I-80 & Reed Ave)
Price: $39/member, $49/non-members by February 6, 2010; $10 more at the door.

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SPONSORS
IKEA

Wine Sponsor: Garcia Realty

EE 2010 Sponsorship Opportunities For more information, contact education [at] nawbo-sac.org