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Membership Spotlight - Nourish To Flourish

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and if any silver linings have come out of the prolonged pandemic, one is no doubt a heightened awareness around all the different elements of well-being. What have you done to nourish yourself while also keeping your business thriving?

A Message From Our President - May is Mental Health Awareness Month

Spring has been a bit slow to come to Chicago this year. With more cloudy, cold, or rainy days than sunny ones, I can’t help but hope [for my own mental well-being] that May brings more warmth, more clear skies and more May flowers! We’ve got a couple of updates for you this month so let’s get into it. Our Achievement Celebration Was a Success!

Member Spotlight - Certified For Success

As a certified business owner, can you please share with other women business owners any tips or recommendations that you have for women to leverage these certification opportunities to their benefit? Irene Schild Caminer, Caminer Law, LLC

A Message From Our President - Certified For Success

A Message From Our President - Life Beyond Your Business

Member Spotlight - Beyond Your Business

Have you thought about life beyond your business? Experts suggest planning for your exit strategy from day one in your business. What value have you gained from planning for your exit? Aisha Murff, Haire’s Gulf Shrimp

Member Spotlight: Mentoring the Next Generation

NAWBO has always emphasized the importance of women business owners (WBOs) lifting up other female entrepreneurs for success. The pandemic has more women starting their own businesses than any other time in our history, which is a great opportunity to guide and support them and further shape our future. What are you doing to mentor and elevate your fellow entrepreneurs?

A Message From Our President: Mentoring the Next Generation

Growing up, I never really had anyone to look up to. Not only that, but when I made up my mind and needed advice about going to nursing school, the high school counselor turned me away, leaving me so discouraged and unsure that I didn’t enroll in college until many years later.

Member Spotlights: New Year, New Team

Working to recruit and retain a stellar workforce is critical for entrepreneurial growth. We know that many of our NAWBO members tell us that this is their most challenging struggle. What advice do you have for our members to start the New Year off on the right foot with their employees? Shaylyn Cullen, Cullen Construction Management

A Message From Our President: New Year, New Team

HAPPY NEW YEAR! It’s been a wildly eventful couple of years, and 2021 has felt endless at times. As the holidays come to an end and we celebrate the arrival of 2022, I want to take this moment to wish you a very peaceful, fruitful and relaxing New Year.