Your NAWBO Columbus membership offers you an abundance of additional benefits that help you as a business owner.

Connect.

Our MEETINGS and SPECIAL EVENTS offer numerous opportunities to network with other business owners and receive invaluable advice and tips that help you maintain and grow your business. The informal, but professional, BUSINESS OWNERS ROUNTABLE SESSIONS enable you to share your experiences with others and gain insights to a variety of solutions to the challenges of business ownership. The BUSINESS AFTER HOURS events let you get to know other women business owners in fun, relaxed atmospheres.

Learn.

Our speakers are some of the best business leaders in our community and around the nation. Topics presented keep you "in-the-know" about current business issues to help your business compete and stay ahead. From employee recruitment and retention to taxes and technology, our presenters are dynamic and experienced speakers who invigorate and inform.

Recognize.

Each year, we honor local women business owners at our Visionary Awards meeting. These are women who started their business with a vision and have demonstrated success for their organizations, the community and for their industries. We also pay tribute to a member who gives of herself to serve our organization at our "Member of the Year" celebration in December. And our Publicity committee works throughout the year to promote your efforts to other members and the media. Have Fun. The annual Golf Outing is just one way you can "let go" and have some fun. From novice to experienced, you'll enjoy this time to network with others while improving your handicap. A special "golf clinic" is given for those interested in learning more about the game.

Communicate.

With our web site, monthly newsletter, exhibits and other special mailings, you'll always know what's happening in your Columbus chapter. The web site offers links to articles, tips and other sites offering support and funding information for you and your business. The newsletter keeps you informed of meeting topics and logistics, and provides articles of interest for personal and professional balance. And, you are invited to promote your business through our on-line MARKET PLACE, sponsor an event, or advertise in any of our communications pieces.

Leadership.

When you join NAWBO, you are invited to become involved in the planning and growth of our organization through the many committees and special projects of our chapter. These opportunities help you grow as a leader as well as help our chapter as it grows and plans for its future.