NAWBO Continues Relationship with OPEN from American Express
Together: Rising—NAWBO and OPEN from American Express Working for Women Business Owners
(McLean, Va., March 18, 2008)—The National Association of Women Business Owners® (NAWBO®) is pleased to announce that OPEN from American Express® is continuing its support of the organization. OPEN will serve as the NAWBO National Corporate Leadership Circle: 2008 Visionary Partner, NAWBO’s highest tier of corporate sponsorship. Through this alliance, NAWBO and OPEN offer women entrepreneurs the resources and information they need to strategically advance their businesses.
To encourage increased awareness of corporate social responsibility among women business owners, NAWBO will host two teleconferences sponsored by OPEN addressing strategies for incorporating community service and eco-friendly practices into their business plan. OPEN will also help NAWBO go paperless at its 2008 Women’s Business Conference in Phoenix by providing event materials to all attendees electronically on portable USB drives.
NAWBO will also focus its outreach on diverse women business owners through OPEN’s sponsorship of the Membership Diversity Recruitment Award program. Up to five NAWBO chapters will be recognized for their work to recruit women business owners from a diverse range of backgrounds and business types. The winning chapters will receive $1,500 to use for future diversity recruitment initiatives.
“NAWBO is pleased to continue its alliance with OPEN in support of women business owners,” said Lisa K. Hickey, NAWBO’s president and CEO of Douglass Screen Printers. “Thanks to OPEN, NAWBO is able to launch many important initiatives, including our Membership Diversity Recruitment Award program and a special series of teleconferences on corporate social responsibility.”
OPEN will continue to serve as co-underwriter of NAWBO SmartBrief, a twice-weekly e-news summary for women business owners. NAWBO SmartBrief delivers the latest news for business owners via e-mail. Each e-newsletter contains important business news, commentary on hot topics, and information on NAWBO’s upcoming events and programs.
The NAWBO corporate partner program offers corporation the opportunity to cultivate a relationship with the fastest growing segment of the business community—women entrepreneurs. In addition, alliances, such as the one with OPEN, help NAWBO fund important initiatives that allow the association to deliver greater benefits to its members, including resources to help them grow their businesses.
“OPEN is committed to providing women business owners with resources to enable their growth,” said Michelle Thompson-Dolberry, Director of Advocacy Marketing at OPEN from American Express® . “We’re pleased to continue our partnership with NAWBO to help women entrepreneurs access important tools and information to propel their businesses forward””
About NAWBO: Founded in 1975, NAWBO propels women entrepreneurs into economic, social and political spheres of power worldwide. Thirty years later, NAWBO is still the only organization that solely represents the interest of women entrepreneurs in all industries. The organization’s mission is to strengthen the wealth-creating capacity of its members and promote economic development; to create innovative and effective change in the business culture; to build strategic alliances, coalitions and affiliations; and to transform public policy and influence opinion makers. Visit www.nawbo.org for more information.
About OPEN from American Express: OPEN from American Express is dedicated exclusively to the success of small business owners and their companies. OPEN supports business owners with exceptional service. With tailored products and services, OPEN delivers purchasing power, flexibility, control and rewards to help customers run their business. Specifically, business owner customers can leverage an enhanced set of products, tools, services and savings, including charge and credit cards, convenient access to working capital, robust online account management capabilities and savings on business services from an expanded lineup of partners. To obtain more information about OPEN, visit OPEN.com, or call 1-800-NOW-OPEN to apply for a card. Terms and conditions apply.
American Express Company is a diversified worldwide travel, financial and network services company founded in 1850. It is a world leader in charge and credit cards, Travelers Cheques, travel, business services and international banking.
Contact:
Shawn Taylor Zelman, szelman@nawbo.org
Brynn Slate, bslate@nawbo.org
703-506-3268
800-55-NAWBO
www.nawbo.org
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