New No-Cost NAWBO Virtual Programming Connects and Supports
NAWBO has announced no-cost virtual programming through the end of 2022. Join us for Connect and Learns every other Tuesday where Premier members share their expertise on everything from leadership and search engine optimization to personal boundaries. Also, every Wednesday, NAWBO Empower HourÔ is the opportunity to connect with our community of women business owners. Learn about our virtual programming here.
Read MoreJoin in Inspiring, Motivating and Educating Next Generation of WBOs
NAWBO is thrilled to offer an innovative two-day virtual forum hosted by NAWBO. The forum—held on October 25-26—is designed to develop curiosity, confidence and mindset in enterprising young women who are college or post-college age or high school age with an established business. All NAWBO members are also welcome to join and support our next generation of women business owners! Hear from an amazing keynote; engage in interactive, hands-on sessions; hear success stories of young entrepreneurial women; and build your network.
Read MoreNAWBO Applauds Bipartisan Senate Efforts in Passing CHIPS Act
NAWBO applauds the bipartisan efforts by the U.S. Senate to address long-standing concerns, including supply chain disruptions that were exacerbated by the pandemic and boosting U.S. manufacturing capacity, by passing the “The Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act.” Read the statement here.
Read MoreNAWBO Applauds Bipartisan Efforts By the U.S. Senate in Passing CHIPS Act
NAWBO applauds the bipartisan efforts by the U.S. Senate to address long-standing concerns, including supply chain disruptions that were exacerbated by the pandemic and boosting U.S. manufacturing capacity, by passing the “The Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act.”
Read MoreNAWBO Institute for Entrepreneurial Development Installs Kelly Scanlon as 2022-2023 Board Chair
The NAWBO Institute Board of Directors were installed on June 6, 2022, in Washington, D.C.
Read MoreNAWBO Installs 2022-2023 Board of Directors
Karen Bennetts installed as Chair of the National Board and member of the Institute boards to grow her efforts to support women business owners nationwide.
Read MoreNAWBO Releases Statement on the nomination of Donald R. Cravins Jr. to serve as Under Secretary of Commerce for Minority Business Development
Washington, D.C. —The National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) applauds the Administration for the nomination of Donald R. Cravins Jr. to serve as Under Secretary of Commerce for Minority Business Development. The U.S. Department of Commerce, Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) is the only federal agency solely dedicated to the growth and global competitiveness of minority business enterprises.
Read MoreNAWBO Statement on New Export Import Bank Policy
The Export Import Bank of the United States voted to deploy a new domestic financing tool that extends support to domestic manufacturing and infrastructure projects that facilitate exports. This new policy is primarily intended to help more companies make and manufacture goods and products in America amid ongoing global supply chain disruptions. The policy targets sectors that are critical to national security. Importantly, the policy also aims to support small businesses by further integrating them into exporting, which is crucial for women owned small businesses to succeed.
Read MoreNAWBO Responds to President's State of the Union
"NAWBO is pleased to see the President putting the need for workforce training in the forefront of his economic policy agenda," said National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) Board Chair Cristina Morales Heaney. "In a recent survey of NAWBO's women business owners, 40% of NAWBO's women business owners reported difficulty hiring last fall. We truly believe our nation must provide training to close the skills gap or reskill our workforce to ensure that women business owners have access to talent and can compete to build sustainable businesses.
Read MoreKeynotes Announced For WBC2022 in Louisville, Kentucky
NAWBO is headed to Louisville, Kentucky, on October 9-11 for our 2022 National Women’s Business Conference (WBC2022). Two just-announced keynote speakers include Molly Bloom, an inspirational speaker, entrepreneur and bestselling author of the memoir Molly’s Game, which was adapted into an award-winning film of the same name by Aaron Sorkin; and Magie Cook, a Latino businesswoman who was born in an orphanage in Mexico and was homeless as a young adult before starting Maggie’s All-Natural Fresh Salsas and Dips and growing it into a multi-million-dollar company.
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