August 2007 Newsletter

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The President’s Corner – Mary Rutland
Program – Wednesday, August 15 – Guerrilla Marketing
New Times for Three NAWBO-NNM Meetings – LUNCHEONS
Platinum Profile – Angie Thurman
New Member – Sara Einfalt
Renewing Members – New Benefit
2007 Celebration of Excellent Women
FREE: Principal’s Women in Business Teleclass Series
National’s New Online Management System Getting Closer!
Conference to Promote Opportunities for Veteran-owned Businesses
Three NAWBO Satellite Breakfast Meetings

The President’s Corner – Mary Rutland

The NAWBO-NNM Board Retreat was held at the Norbertine Community Retreat in mid July. Only two members were unable to attend at least part of the retreat. So – considering our hectic schedules and that it was summer and vacations – it was an excellent number. And we worked hard!

The Mission of our organization is as is stated in the newly adopted by-laws. We decided not to change it as it would require changing the by-laws and are pleased with it as it is.

NAWBO’s vision is to propel women entrepreneurs into economic, social and political spheres of power worldwide.

NAWBO’s mission is to:

• Strengthen the wealth-creating capacity of NAWBO’s members and promote economic development;
• Create innovative and effective changes in the business culture;
• Build strategic alliances, coalitions, and affiliations; and
• Transform public policy and influence opinion–makers.

That being done, we moved on to our goals and objectives. With Robin Johnstone’s great leadership as our facilitator, we came up with several goals for the next six months and then several for the year. We also discussed five year goals. Each Director will be sharing these goals with their committees and we will be moving forward with direction and purpose.

You have a dynamic board and the cohesiveness that was established at the retreat will enable us to work and communicate very effectively this year. Stay tuned! (And JUST IMAGINE the changes and accomplishments we can all do this year…)

Mary Rutland, President, 2006-2007

Program – Wednesday, August 15 – Guerrilla Marketing

We meet in the La Ventana Room at the Embassy Suites Hotel on Lomas, just west of I-25.
The La Ventana Room is located just off the hotel’s main lobby.

5:30 p.m. Mix ‘n Mingle
6:15 p.m. Dinner and Program

Guerrilla Marketing is a highly successful approach that is part of many MBA programs.

Carol Blaha, a Certified Guerrilla Marketing Coach, will show you how to use the marketing assessment quiz to begin creating your marketing plan for the year ahead, discover your roadblocks, and determine your strategies by using some of the 100 low-cost or no-cost marketing weapons immediately to make your sales predictable.

Advance Reservations Required by 5:00PM on Friday, August 10.

• For immediate reservations, click here. After submitting your reservation, you will have the option to continue and pay in advance online.
• You can also e-mail Luci Dawson to make your reservation, or to cancel a standing RSVP before the deadline.
• Meeting Cost: $29 members – $35 non-members
• RSVPs received after 5:00 pm on Friday, June 15, and “Walk-Ins”: $34 members – $40 non-members
• Cancellations after 5:00 pm on Friday, June 15, and “No Shows” will be invoiced.

New Times for Three NAWBO-NNM Meetings – LUNCHEONS

NAWBO-NNM is introducing three luncheons this year in lieu of the dinner meetings. Please mark your calendar for the following luncheons:

• September 19th
• January 16th
• March 19th

The Buffet Lunch is priced at $22 for members and $27 for non members. The Embassy Suites will begin serving at 11:20. Doors will be open as early as 10:30. The luncheon will wrap up at 1:00.

The remaining meetings are as usual, the third Wednesday of the month with ONE EXCEPTION – November’s meeting will be held November 14th.

BAR SPONSORSHIP at our Dinner Meetings: A name sign and website feature for the bar sponsor(s). $80 if a single bar sponsor or if two members wish to share – $50 each member. The member is responsible for procuring the 2nd sponsor. Email Carol to reserve a date.

Platinum Profile – Angie Thurman

Talk about staying power – Angie Thurman has been with Premier Designs Jewelry for 15 years now. The company is 22 years old, so she’s really grown up with the business. Currently at the Two Diamond level, Angie is very close to attaining the coveted Three Diamond level. A total of 100 happy distributors reside in her sales group, of all ages and walks of life.

Premier Designs Jewelry is a “pure” direct sales company with 26,000 distributors, offering a dynamic business without a huge initial investment. Did you know that Premier debuts new jewelry twice a year? Angie will attend the National Rally in Fort Worth, Texas the week of July 9th to preview the new lines and pick up her share of the products. It is estimated that 8,000 members will attend the rally and see what’s current in jewelry industry trends.

Angie recently stated “Premier is a company of integrity. They stand behind all their products with a manufacturer’s guarantee. Anyone with energy and a dream can make it in this business. One-third of the members weren’t even jewelry people when they started!”

Premier has allowed Angie to grow in ways she never knew possible. Public speaking is one of the areas that she used to be uncomfortable. By having NAWBO as a forum to experiment and learn, her public speaking has improved and her business has multiplied.

Angie says that she’ll be in this business forever, there’s no reason to ever retire – she’s just having too much fun. And the economic benefit never hurts either! The part of NAWBO’s mission statement that states “STRENGTHEN the wealth-creating capacity of our members”, definitely had great effect in Angie’s case.

Contact Angie (505) 550-6115
email Angie
Visit Angie’s web site

By Amy Zampella

New Member – Sara Einfalt

Sara Einfalt
Financial Representative
Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
2155 Louisiana NE – Ste 8000
Albuquerque, NM 87110
Phone: 505-872-7870
Fax: 505-880-9606
email Sara
Visit Sara’s web site

Renewing Members – New Benefit

When Ro Saavedra joined the Communications Committee she wanted to try something new. She wanted to give Renewing Members, a “new benefit” and allow you to submit a one sentence “ad” of your business as well as one sentence stating why you’re renewing your membership in NAWBO. So, if you have renewed recently, watch for the email from Ro asking for your input.

Two have responded so far:

Kirsten Cobb

President
Control Alt Delete, Inc.
PO Box 35937
Albuquerque, NM
(505) 262-1897
fax: (505) 796-9601
email Kirsten
Visit Kirsten’s web site

Control Alt Delete, Inc. provides you with technology peace of mind in the following areas: computer networks (Windows & Linux); custom software/database programming; home entertainment/convergence systems (picture the Jetsons); voice over IP phone systems; and web design & hosting.

And my NAWBO membership statement:
Where else can you get this much value for such a reasonable price? Friendship, resources, education, networking, friendship, and the list goes on and on…

Donna Luke

Independent Associate
Pre-Paid Legal Services
9712 Compadre Lane, NE
Albuquerque, NM
(505) 307-2906
fax: (505) 821-5659
email Donna
Visit Donna’s web site

I specialize in Identity Theft Protection for individuals and offer several Legal Plans for Small Business that include a fantastic resource website of consultants to answer all your business questions on Marketing, Human Resources, Accounting /Taxes, Technology and more – plus a four page web site!

After four years I am still in awe when I walk into our room filled with so many successful, intelligent and wonderful women. Who wouldn’t want to network with them?

Here are others who renewed a month or so ago. If you have renewed recently and your name is not here, look for Ro’s email and respond to her before the end of August. We will publish your responses in the next newsletter.

Jackie Baca
President
El Encanto Inc. dba Bueno Foods
279 Mariquita Rd
Corrales, NM 87048
(505) 243-2722
Fax: (505) 242-1680
email Jackie
Visit Jackie’s web site
Food Manufacturer

Nancy Denker
Owner
Focus Ink, Inc.
335 Jefferson St. SE – Ste B
Albuquerque, NM 87108
(505) 265-3497
fax: (505) 266-4538
email Nancy
Visit Nancy’s web site
We print EVERYTHING! Promotional products, Labels, Business & Event printing, Invitations, Signage, Checks and more. Web discount for invitations.

Diane Furie
President
Diane Furie Meeting & Event Planner
507 Alamos Rd
Corrales, NM 87048
(505) 890-5062
fax: (505) 890-5063
email Diane
Event Specialist: Board meetings, co retreats, corp. reception retreats, employee recognition, power lunches, conferences, training sessions, client thanks.

Samantha Lapin
President and CEO
POD Associates, Inc.
5971 Jefferson St NE Ste 101
Albuquerque, NM 87109
(505) 243-2287
fax: (505) 243-4677
email Samantha
Visit Samantha’s web site
Providing solutions for the design, development, and maintenance of information systems.

Mary Jo Lovick
President and CEO
The Lovick Group
2109 White Cloud St NE
Albuquerque, NM 87112
(505) 323-1715
fax: (505) 332-2464
email Mary Jo
Facilitate buying and selling residential real property in the tri-county area surrounding Albuquerque, NM.

Lyle Ramsey
Owner
Ramsey Petroleum Co.
PO Box 11369
Albuquerque, NM 87192
(505) 299-6048
fax: (505) 296-9404
Ramsey Petroleum Co. explores and produces oil and gas nation wide.

Mary Rutland
President/CEO
Human Resources By Mary Rutland LLC
13170 Central Ave SE Ste B
Albuquerque, NM 87123
505-332-9235
email Mary
Human Resources Consultant-from policies and procedures, CEO issues, recruiting, advising, and coaching to training and presentations. With over 20 years of HR experience firsthand, help is as near as the phone.

2007 Celebration of Excellent Women

The 2007 Celebration of Excellent Women, New Mexico’s largest networking event for business women since 2001, will be held on Thursday, September 20, 2007, at the Courtyard by Marriott at the Journal Center from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $25.

NAWBO will have a booth at this year’s event, and we are looking for volunteers to staff the booth. We will have several1/2 hour and one hour shifts so you will have plenty of time to visit other booths and network with attendees.

To volunteer, contact Mary Bresnahan at 505- 922-1973 or email Mary . For more information about the event, click here

by Lynne Marcus
Marketing and Communications

FREE: Principal’s Women in Business Teleclass Series

(Principal Financial is a national corporate partner)

Topic: Money Matters: Five Questions Every Woman Should Ask Her Financial Advisor.
Speaker: Mellody Hobson, president of Ariel Capital Management and “Good Morning America” financial contributor.

Date: Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Time: Noon Central (1 p.m. Eastern, 11 a.m. Mountain and 10 a.m. Pacific)
Register: click here

Can’t Attend? Register and access transcripts and audio of the class: at click here

Missed June’s Class? Listen to “Get Connected: The Latest and Greatest Technology for Growing Businesses,” just click here. Hillary Bressler shared great tips on progressive technology tools to grow businesses.

National’s New Online Management System Getting Closer!

On September 1, national will launch the new NAWBO association management system (AMS). ACGI’s Association Anywhere AMS will replace NAWBO’s current database and web interface (iMIS and the e-Series, respectively).

ACGI was the chosen vendor because they understand the complexity of unifying information and integration between a national organization and its chapters and members. They have a proven track record of providing solutions to organizations with as few as 100 members to those with up to 1 million members.

Having been a part of the Technology Task Force, I can assure you that we set high standards for the new system to meet for both members and chapters, including (but not limited to):

• It must be easy and intuitive to use by those with minimal computer skills to those with advanced experience.
• It must update data in real time.
• It must enable members to download an accurate chapter directory.
• It must enable chapter leaders to create meaningful reports that help them fulfill their responsibilities.
• It must be capable of running in virtually any Web browser on PC, Macintosh, Linux, and UNIX computers.

Beta testing on the new system by members of the task force and other tech-savvy volunteers began last week, and we’re putting it through the ringer. Once we get to the self-service testing phase, those of you with limited computer experience who volunteered will have a chance to test it with your own record to see if our super-intuitive system is really as intuitive as we think it is!

Once the testing phase is completed, training Webinars and in-person training sessions will be scheduled before the go-live date to make sure that chapters and members will be ready and able to fully utilize all of the expanded and improved features of NAWBO’s new Association Anywhere system.

Thanks go again to the Technology Task Force, chaired by Candy Roberts of NAWBO Philadelphia, for their leadership throughout the selection and scoping process. And for their ongoing participation in the conversion process, special thanks to Vicki Tortorelli and Suzanne Harmony of NAWBO Orange County. Their countless hours of dedication will pave the way for a smooth transition into the new system.

By Luci Dawson

Conference to Promote Opportunities for Veteran-owned Businesses

From the New Mexico Business Weekly Daily Update

A conference in late August will focus on the needs of service-disabled and veteran-owned small businesses.

The third annual conference takes place Aug. 30-31 at the Albuquerque Marriott Hotel and is sponsored by the New Mexico Department of Veterans Services, the U.S. Small Business Administration and the New Mexico Small Business Development Center Network.

John Garcia, secretary of the New Mexico Department of Veterans Services, says the conference is being held to promote Public Law 108-183, which mandates that 3 percent of all federal contracting go to service-disabled veteran-owned small business. The law applies to all federal contracting entities and prime contractors doing business with the federal government.

John C. Woosley, district director of the New Mexico Small Business Administration, says the event is an opportunity for veterans in business to attend workshops and panels, meet with buyers and subcontracting officers from federal agencies and large prime contractors, and learn about contracting and subcontracting opportunities.

The keynote speaker on Aug. 30 will be Steven C. Preston, administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration. On Aug. 31, there will be a matchmaking session to introduce veteran business owners to buyers.

For more information, click here or call Flo Dow at 1-800-281-7232.

By Luci Dawson

Three NAWBO Satellite Breakfast Meetings

Why: Establish relationships, network, share business-building tips in an intimate casual NAWBO group, and experience the added benefit of being part of a powerful group of New Mexico business owners.

NAWBO-NNM WESTSIDE Satellite Breakfast Meeting

the FIRST Wednesday of every month
When: Sept. 5, 2007
7:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.

Where: Weck’s Restaurant
6311 Riverside Plaza Lane
Coors and Montano Plaza Drive
352-6209

Guest Speaker: A 10 minute presentation

Please e-mail Lisa Godin an RSVP or call her at 898-7235

NAWBO-NNM UPTOWN Satellite Breakfast Meeting

the SECOND Wednesday of every month
When:,Sept 12, 2007
7:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.

Where: Le Peep Restaurant
2125 Louisiana NE (S. of Pier One)
SW corner Indian School & Louisiana
881-7272

Program: A 10 minute presention

Please e-mail Lynda Turner an RSVP or call her at 855-5126

NAWBO-NNM SANTA FE Satellite Breakfast Meeting

The SECOND Thursday of every month

When: Sept. 13, 2007 from 8:45 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Where: Cafe Dominic, 320 S Guadalupe (between Aztec and Montezuma), Santa Fe 505-982-4743
Guest Speaker: A 10-minute presentation

Please e-mail Debbie Steg an RSVP or call her at 505-920-7141

Cost:
Members – cost of breakfast (bring your appetite)
Non-members – cost of breakfast and a $5 admission fee

(Please note that non-members can attend up to 3 times. After three visits, they will be encouraged to join NAWBO.)

Chapter Corporate Partners

Please support our Chapter Corporate Partners that support us so well.

Platinum Members

Please support our Platinum Members, whose extra financial commitment allows us to continue developing our chapter leaders.

If you would like to submit an article for the next NAWBO News, please get in touch with us!

Editor

Donna Luke
djLuke enterprises – desktop publishing and Pre-Paid Legal Services, Independent Associate
821-5659
Email Donna

Reporters

Amy Zampella
Heartline Wellness Center, Inc.
255-2203
Email Amy

Ro Saavedra
Saavedra Communications
830-2345
Email Ro

Nancy Ullery
Heartland New Mexico
440-9586
Email Nancy