Kansas City Panel on Company Culture Membership | NAWBO

An investment in a NAWBO membership provides a portfolio of benefits that propel business growth and fuel personal and professional development.

NAWBO is proud to serve as the voice of the nation’s over 10 million women-owned businesses and represent women entrepreneurs in all sectors, sizes and stages of development and at the local level members are encouraged to engage actively with their local chapter to gain access to other women business owners, leadership development and community development. The diversity in our membership strengthens our voice across the country as all women entrepreneurs are encouraged to bring their expertise and insight to the table. Members of the National Association of Women Business Owners® (NAWBO®) are part of the largest dues paying organization for women entrepreneurs. A NAWBO® membership offers women-owned businesses the best of all worlds – connections to a national organization and brand as well as a local platform for their business and their voice and the ability to tap into the power of an already established organization.
 
Membership starts on the first day of any given month and includes a 60-day grace period. Membership dues are non-refundable. If you have already created a profile you need to login and then select the Become a Member link. If you need additional assistance please contact techsupport@nawbo.org.
 

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Are you the right fit for our growing organization of women entrepreneurs?

68%

Businesses owned by NAWBO® members are larger than the average women-owned businesses in terms of number of employees.

10 years

The average length of time that NAWBO members have owned their business.

35%

The number of NAWBO® members in the professional, scientific and technical services sectors.

39%

NAWBO® members are well educated, with 39 percent holding post-graduate degrees.

45

Seventy five percent of NAWBO® members are over the age of 45; and 25 percent are in the 35-44 age group.

$1 million

Twenty-five percent of NAWBO® members make more than $1 million in annual sales; and 34 percent make more than $500K.

58%

Many NAWBO® members access capital through credit cards and personal family savings. Fifty-eight percent use credit cards and 37 percent utilize private and family savings to fund their business.

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NAWBO is proud to serve as the voice of the nation’s over 10 million women-owned businesses and represent women entrepreneurs in all sectors, sizes and stages of development and at the local level members are encouraged to engage actively with their local chapter to gain access to other women business owners, leadership development and community development. The diversity in our membership strengthens our voice across the country as all women entrepreneurs are encouraged to bring their expertise and insight to the table. Members of the National Association of Women Business Owners® (NAWBO®) are part of the largest dues paying organization for women entrepreneurs. A NAWBO® membership offers women-owned businesses the best of all worlds – connections to a national organization and brand as well as a local platform for their business and their voice and the ability to tap into the power of an already established organization. 

Member Categories

If you have already created a profile you need to login and then select the Become a Member link. If you need additional assistance please contact techsupport@nawbo.org.
 

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  • This membership is for women business owners who are ready to join the NAWBO community. You’ll gain access to a local chapter, or if outside a 45 mile radius, you’ll qualify for our NAWBO virtual chapter!

  • This membership empowers women business owners to directly impact the movement of the organization with voting rights and the opportunity to serve on their local chapter or NAWBO National Board.

  • This option is for any individual or non-profit organization who wishes to support our mission.

  • This category gives undergraduate and graduate students (a.k.a. The next generation of women business owners) access to the NAWBO community. If you’re a student who is running, starting, or thinking about starting a business—this is for you!

  • Subscribe to our free online community for access to our NAWBO One newsletter publication and limited virtual programming. When you’re ready for more access to NAWBO, membership is waiting for you!

Key Membership Benefits

Basic

This membership is for women business owners who are ready to join the NAWBO community. You’ll gain access to a local chapter, or if outside a 45 mile radius, you’ll qualify for our NAWBO virtual chapter!








 

Premier

This membership empowers women business owners to directly impact the movement of the organization with voting rights and the opportunity to serve on their local chapter or NAWBO National Board.







 

Supporting

(Non-Voting)
Supporting members include individuals who are not women business owners but who want to support and be part of NAWBO’s mission
through membership. They receive all the same benefits as Premier members. To qualify, the member does not need to be a woman business owner.


 

NextGen

This category gives undergraduate and graduate students (a.k.a. The next generation of women business owners) access to the NAWBO community. If you’re a student who is running, starting, or thinking about starting a business—this is for you!




 

Online Community

Subscribe to our free online community for access to our NAWBO One newsletter publication and limited virtual programming. When you’re ready for more access to NAWBO, membership is waiting for you!

 


 

 

Listing on national online member directory          
Access to local and national member rosters          
Early Bird Discount to National events          
Receive all NAWBO publications and communications          
Notification of legislation affecting your business          
Access to monthly webinars on Virtual Connect & Learn          
Discount for Enterprise Software and Professional Services by One Page Business Plan          
Discounts to UPS, Dell, Office Depot, Cision PR Newswire, Enterprising Women Magazine, Constant Contact          
PerkSpot progam merchant savings          
Eligible to speak at virtual Connect & and Learn webinars (125 avg. attendance)          
Eligible to submit content for NAWBO One monthly e-publication (30,000+ subscribers)          
 Note: Each local chapter provides added value to all levels of membership in addition to the benefits listed above.  Affinity Partners

$359.40

plus one-time member initiation fee of $100 SAVE $120 by paying annually for $359.40 or pay monthly installments of $39.95 for 12 months

$479.40

plus one-time member initiation fee of $100 SAVE $120 by paying annually for $479.40 or pay monthly installments of $49.95 for 12 months

$795.00

plus one-time member initiation fee of $100 SAVE $120 by paying annually for $795.00 or pay monthly installments of $76.25 for 12 months

$120

Annual Membership.

 
 


AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE ABOUT NAWBO MEMBERSHIP:
Starting January 1, 2023, NAWBO is increasing our member dues by $10 a month in order for our organization to sustain and grow—continuing to deliver tremendous value to members through NAWBO National and Institute programs like these. When you renew your membership in 2023, you will see this increase reflected. If you’d like to pay your dues before December 31st, you can do it at the current cost.
 

"Do You Own a Million-Dollar-Plus Business? Or Have You in the Past? Consider Joining the NAWBO Circle!

 

NAWBO Circle is an Institute program for Premier members with million-dollar-plus businesses. Its purpose it to provide top-tier women business owners with a transformational blueprint that aligns all aspects of their lives to develop deeper bonds, better businesses and stronger communities. Learn more about this year’s program and costing here

  Have questions or need more information? Contact us today!

 

NAWBO membership is open to sole proprietors, partners and corporate owners with day-to-day management responsibility.  Membership is recorded in the name of the individual, not the organization. Membership dues are nonrefundable.

Dues are not deductible as a charitable contribution for Federal Income Tax purposes.  In compliance with Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, it is estimated that 6% of the membership dues is non-deductible as a business expense.