Member Insights: Quality vs. Quantity
As businesses start to return to normal, what advice do you have for women business owners looking to scale and grow their business?
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During COVID, I did something a little crazy. As the pandemic was in full swing and my business started disappearing, I had to reassess what I wanted our company to look like in the future. I took a long, hard look at everything we had accomplished up to that point and decided that I wanted to work with customers who valued what I was doing, customers that poured as much value back into us as we poured into them.
Read MoreMember Insights: #NAWBOVoice
NAWBO Chicago was founded on advocacy. Please tell us why you think it is paramount for female business owners to lift up their voices and advocate for themselves.
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It’s June, which means summer is finally here! I don’t know about you, but I’m happy to finally get to spend some time outside with my loved ones! As I look ahead at the summer months, I think back to my theme for this NAWBO chapter: Stronger Together. I chose this as our theme because I strongly believe in the power of community, and I believe that if we do things together, we’ll always come out ahead.
Read MoreMember Insights: Leading the Way
As the last year has tested even the strongest of leaders, what leadership trait has been the most important to you and why?
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Welcome to May! With spring in bloom and vaccination distribution well underway, we are beginning to see glimpses of normalcy. I hope you are noticing the tide changing, as well. This month, we are talking about leadership – as a quality, a skillset and a frame of mind that is more important than ever. As business owners, it’s our job to lead, ever mindful of how we lead, how we can improve, how we teach team members to be leaders no matter their role.
Read MoreMember Insights: Minding the Rules
Compliance with business regulations is so important no matter what industry you are in, but business owners are often strapped for cash and think that they can adjust things “later” only to get too busy and not revisit these important matters. What advice do you have for entrepreneurs regarding any or all of the following areas of expertise in business: HR, legal, accounting/finance or other?
Read MoreA Message From Our President: Minding the Rules
Happy April! With some doses of warmer weather and stretches with real sunshine, I hope you are feeling positive as we move into the second quarter of 2021. Our theme for April is "Minding the Rules" relative to compliance, which tackles a lot of the areas that as business owners, tend to be last on the list. If our ducks are supposed to be in a row, many of us have some herding to do!
Read MoreAnnouncing New North Connects Leaders
We are excited to announce the new leaders of the North Connects and North Mastermind! JENNIFER BUCHHOLZ Owner, Excel & Flourish
Read MoreAnnouncement: SomerCor
SomerCor Expands Leadership Team: Hires SBA veteran lender Margaret Griffin as Chief Lending Officer
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