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January 2017 National Association of Women Business Owners, Ventura County
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~ President's New Year's Message ~
I hope you had a wonderful Holiday Season. I know I did! Our annual NAWBO VC holiday party was wonderful with tasty Indian food and wonderful attendance by our membership. Thank you to our Program Director Doris Muna, who did a fantastic job organizing this event. I hope each of you reached out to the person who's gift you received. What a great idea Doris!
As we ramp up for 2017, please take note of these great events that you don't want to miss.
Dinner Meeting is January 24th
This month we welcome two engaging speakers. Our very own NAWBO VC member and Public Policy Director Jill Friedman will be joined by Steven P. Lee, both from our corporate partner, Myers, Widders, Gibson, Jones & Feingold, LLP. They will be tackling the often confusing topic for many of us - "Do I have employees or are they independent contractors?" Click on the image above to secure your seat and consider bringing a guest!
Members-Only MB2 Racing is February 1st
We are having an invigorating member's-only event on Wednesday, February 1st, 6pm-8pm. We'll be go cart racing and best of all,
it's FREE! If you're not sure you want to get behind the wheel, that's ok, please join us to watch and cheer on the drivers. You will be able to sign up at the dinner meeting or contact me to sign up
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BRAVO is Friday, March 31st
The BRAVO committee has been busy making plans for this year's 18th Annual BRAVO Awards. There were many wonderful nominations and the committee put in hours of work to select our honorees. Thank you to those who volunteered on that committee and to
President-Elect/BRAVO Awards Chair, Elaine Hollifield
, who is doing a great job organizing this event. See below for this year's BRAVO honoree's announcement and mark your calendar for Friday March 31st as we join BRAVO Mistress of Ceremonies, Mimi Donaldson of Mimi Speaks for another great year!
I'm looking forward to another great year with each of you. GO NAWBO!
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We are pleased to announce our 2017 BRAVO Honorees
Woman Business Owner of the Year
Heidi Whitcomb, Ventura Rental Party Center
Lifetime Achievement Award
Kathy Long, Supervisor, 3rd District
Innovator of the Year
Marta Alvarez, PE/PLS/MASCE, Founder, YCE, Inc.
Rising Star of the Year
Angela Rosales, Very Ventura Gift Shop & Gallery
Community Advocate of the Year
Shante Morgan-Durissaeu, Founder, Morgan Communications
Education Advocate of the Year
Tobi Jo Green, Executive Director, Girls Empowerment Workshop
Arts Advocate of the Year
Barbara Hinton, Founder/Executive Director, Ventura County Art Events
Corporate Leader of the Year
Montecito Bank & Trust
Young Woman Entrepreneur of the Year
Tracie Karasik, President, TLK Multimedia
NAWBO VC Member of the Year
Fern Perusse-Filzen, FPF Coaching
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Member and Honoree Events
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This just in from one of our 2017 BRAVO Honorees
YCE, Inc. calls for scholarship applications from tri-county students
Scholarships to be awarded during the local showing of Dream Big - Engineering our World movie premiere on
Sunday, February 26th, 2pm at Century Riverpark 16 at The Collection in Oxnard.
Marta Alvarez, 2017 BRAVO Innovator of the Year recently announced that her company will be rolling out the "green carpet" as the exclusive host for the local premiere of
Dream Big - Engineering Our World
. In conjunction with the movie, YCE, Inc. will be awarding two scholarships to local tri-county female students pursuing degrees in engineering or agri-business. If you know a qualified candidate please let them know. Application deadline is January 31st.
Click here to review the scholarships.
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Thank You to our Supporters!
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Corporate Partners
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Corporate Partners
NAWBO California
Corporate Partner
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"The Brighter Side of the 805"
with
NAWBO Media Sponsor Kim Pagano
On Saturday mornings, when you tune in to award-winning talk radio station 1590 KVTA from 6:00-8:00am, you'll hear positive, life-affirming talk from the "Brighter Side" with NAWBO Ventura media sponsor Kim Pagano on her popular show, "The Kim Pagano Show."
With the mission of entertaining (and educating!) her loyal audience; Kim delves into any topic, with the exception of religion and politics, offering her listeners a wide array of guests from business owners, authors and members of the community, to educators, doctors, lawyers, and other professionals.
"I focus on the typical challenges we all face in our lives and work to provide inspirational examples of how to cope with challenges. My mission is to bring my audience the answers they've been looking for, provide a helping hand with challenges, and a place to 'tune in' for expert advice. I'm all about encouraging people on their personal journeys to find their best life."
A Ventura County native, Kim wears many hats. In addition to her talk show, she's a sought after hair therapist and mother and grandmother.
Listen to the "Kim Pagano Show" on radio station 1590 KVTA, Saturdays from 6:00am - 8:00am and on iTunes at
The Kim Pagano Show. For more about Kim and to subscribe to her weekly newsletter, visit:
kimpaganoshow.com
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In this "Simply Delicious Living" PODCAST Kim talks about her show, the types of guests she's planning to book in 2017, her women's support group, and other passions close to her heart. Simply click the "podcast" icon to the right to listen now.
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Member Benefit - Submit Your Events!
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All members can submit their events to be featured in our monthly newsletter.
Simply
complete the online form
and your event will appear in a future issue of our monthly newsletter.
NOTE: Please do not include the when, where, time, cost or RSVP information in the body of your article. That information follows the article description.
Thank you!
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