Chapter News: May 2009

Inland Northwest NAWBO Newsletter

Volume 6, Issue 6
May 25, 2009

Chapter News:

  • Next NAWBO, Thursday, June 11
  • Live Your Dream
  • Upcoming Events:  Resilient Leadership Seminar; Power Women's Summit - "Staying Up in Down Times"; NAWBO Women's Business Conference
  • Use of NAWBO Member E-mails for Marketing

Member News:

  • Judith Kampf Law Offers New Services
  • Upstart Productions Sounds Even Better
  • InstantWeddingToasts.com -- The Fastest (and Painless!) Way to Write A Wedding Speech
  •  Marti Hollenback and Dishman Dodge Stay
  •  June at Lorinda Knight Gallery
  • Alison Zecha, CoachAZ, Starts Blog
  • Happy Birthday Eco Depot
  • Spokane Pet Sitting Joins Better Business Bureau
  • NAWBO Welcomes Bonnie Carrell and Isagenix
  • Last Chance to Take Advantage Of The Jan-To-May Stimulus Package from Suzanne Foust / Kindred Creative Services
  • EasyDesk Offers a Variety of Computer Services
  • Congratulations to Bonnie Bell
  • CHallanger Coaching Offers Action and Accountability Group
  • Thanks to NAWBO Panelists
  • Thanks to Corporate Partners

 

Chapter News


Next NAWBO, Thursday, June 11

Networking @ 5:30pm with no-host bar
Dinner @ 6:00pm Dinner Buffet
 
Hotel Lusso, lower level
North One Post Street
Valet parking $7.00

PROGRAM:  Installation of Officers:  Kick-start a brand new year with Inland Northwest NAWBO as we celebrate the contributions of our exiting Board of Directors, and welcome some very talented professional women onto the Board of Directors for the 2009-2010 year.

Corporate Partner Spotlight: Marti Hollenback of Dishman Dodge

Member Spotlight: Deb Fry of Pack with Compassion: Living & Moving Transitions

Raffle – Theme to be announced.  Bring something for the raffle & support our mentoring fund
 
Meeting reservation including dinner: due by noon, Tuesday, June 9, $28.00. Meeting/Dinner reservations after noon on Tuesday, or walk-ins $33.00, cash or check at the door /no credit cards.

To reserve, call Carrie Magruder @ 509.290.6999 or e-mail: carrie@brickhousemassage.com or to reserve and pay using your debit/credit card:  click here

NAWBO RESERVATION POLICY

NAWBO members and /or guests are asked to RSVP the Hospitality Chair for the monthly meeting no later than 12:00pm on the Tuesday before our established Thursday meeting. The cost is $28.00 for meetings with a timely RSVP. Any member or guest RSVP that comes in after 12:00pm on the Tuesday before meeting is subject to an additional charge of $5.00, or a total cost of $33.00 per meeting. Any guests or member that attends the meeting without an RSVP will be charged $33.00 at the door.

NAWBO NO SHOW POLICY

Any NAWBO member that has sent an RSVP to attend a meeting and does not show will be sent an invoice for $33.00. Expectation for payment will be within 30 days. Invoices are to be returned to: NAWBO – Inland Northwest Chapter, P O Box 1712 Spokane, WA 992100 -1712.

Any member who fails to make payment may result in the member being considered no longer in "good standing" at the discretion of the NAWBO Board of Directors.

Members are invited to attend the monthly Board of Director's meetings: June 9, 7:30am at Lorinda Knight Gallery, 523 West Sprague Ave., Phone 509.838.3740.

 

LIVE YOUR DREAM

Thursday, October 8, 2009.  NAWBO Seminar and Exposition/Banquet "LIVE YOUR DREAM" at Lincoln Center.  This year's event will be exciting, educational, and illuminating.  The theme has been set. The venue secured. Presenters committed. And the committee is organized and working hard.

Dr. Laura Asbell, Asbell Professional Group, will present our seminar - LIVING YOUR DREAM - Taking Control of Your Success.   Followed by Exhibition and Networking, and concluded with banquet featuring keynote speaker Beverly Kuykendall, President & CEO, Federal and Commercial Contracts, Inc. whose speech is titled,  “POWERFUL DREAM: Event + Response = Outcome”

Pricing has been set.

$59.00 to attend the seminar.
$50.00 to attend the banquet.
$100.00 to attend both.

See the NAWBO web site for event sponsorship opportunities.  Space will be limited for the Exposition. Major sponsors will be assigned space first. Then members with table sponsorships on a first come first served basis.  Click to read  Sponsor's Letter

Call Jan Krogh at 509 – 744-6900 (River Bank) with questions.



Upcoming Events:  Resilient Leadership Seminar, Power Women's Summit - "Staying Up in Down Times"; NAWBO Women's Business Conference

To get the full story on the following events and how to enroll, click here

Resilient Leadership Seminar

Date: 6/4/2009
Time: 7 am - Noon
Location: Gonzaga University
Summary: “Unprecedented Challenges: Resilient Leadership” will give you the tools and skills needed to thrive in a time of workplace uncertainty. Help your team deal with anxiety, financial stress and low morale. Gain a personal, practical understanding of how to handle employee issues such as credit difficulties, hiring and layoffs. Receive motivating ideas on the power and purpose of ethics in difficult times.

Power Women's Summit - "Staying Up in Down Times"

Date: 6/9/2009
Time: 7 am - 3 pm
Location: Mirabeau Park Hotel
Summary: Power Women's Summit - "Staying Up in Down Times" 2nd Annual Women in Business Summit features workshops, key note speaker and panel geared toward helping women refine skills to be competitive in business and the work place.

NAWBO Women's Business Conference

Date: 6/24/2009
Time: 3 Day Conference
Location: Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers
Summary: In business, when a keen sense of urgency combines with the deep vision of forethought, powerful opportunities emerge. The NAWBO Women’s Business Conference propels those opportunities to the forefront. Don't miss the Chicago conference in June.

 

Use of NAWBO Members E-mail for Marketing

Permission marketing means obtaining customer consent before you send information from your company. Coined and popularized by Seth Godin, permission marketing is about building an ongoing relationship of increasing depth with customers; thereby, "turning strangers into friends, and friends into customers." Permission marketing has been hailed as a way for marketers to succeed in a world increasingly cluttered with marketing messages.  Although very powerful, it is increasingly important to be careful about whom you add to your marketing list.

If you would like to include NAWBO members in your e-mail advertising, the Inland Northwest NAWBO Board asks you to be courteous and respectful by asking a member's permission before adding her to your e-mail list.

Now might also be a good time to refresh your knowledge of the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 , which establishes requirements for those who send commercial e-mail, spells out penalties for spammers, and penalties for companies whose products are advertised in spam if they violate the law.  This act also gives consumers the right to ask e-mailers to remove them from their e-mail lists.

 

Member News

 

Judith Kampf Law Offers New Services

Entity Formation:  Hi everyone!  I am currently offering an Entity Formation Special for new businesses seeking to form a corporation or LLC. The Special represents about a 40% discount off typical fees and includes full legal consultation and a full package of documents, federal tax number and S election filing, if needed.  I find some people unfortunately try to choose their entity form and to form it themselves, but frequently do not do all that is needed and in some instances make bad errors that cost them significant dollars.  Please call Judith Kampf of Kampf Law.  Phone: 590-6400. Please mention this to anyone who may be thinking of starting a business or forming an entity.  Ask Coralie Myers about the usefulness of professional advice in forming an entity!

Estate and Inheritance Blog:  I am planning to start blogging about wills, estate and inheritance stories in about a month.  It seems like almost everyone I meet with to do wills has a story about someone in their family who was overlooked or done out of an inheritance, with resulting disruption in family relationships.  I am seeking your stories as part of my blog.  Of course, identities will be obscured to protect the innocent, guilty, bystanders and everyone in between!!  If you want to share any stories with me, please contact me, The Wills Lady aka Judith Kampf of Kampf Law at 590-6400 OR by email to: Judith@WILLSLADY.com  Thanks.  Looking forward to hearing your stories!!

Business Social Networking Setup:  As mentioned at a recent meeting, my fifteen year old daughter and we are offering a setup service for those of you who would like to dive into the business social networking world (LinkedIn, LauchPad, etc) but feel intimidated or just do not have the time to get going.  We will describe several of the business social networking services, then help you get set up on one, two or three of them.  We will help you set up your profile, start identifying and requesting “friends”, requesting recommendations, get you signed up in one or more “communities” and showing you other uses.  We are also available to assist you if you just want to set up a personal Face Book or MySpace account to keep up with your children or grandchildren!!  Call Judith Kampf, 590-6400


Upstart Productions Sounds Even Better

UpStart Productions sounds even better! Kyrsten Lee Weber, voice actor and writer, has just purchased a Neumann TLM 103 microphone. For the uninitiated, this is the gold standard for recording the voice. If your business is considering TV or radio ads, a training video or corporate DVD, fundraising video, or on-hold messaging (a good use of your customers’ wait-time), consider using Kyrsten’s golden voice and state-of-the-art studio for your audio needs.

Client Kudos: “When I asked for recommendations, Kyrsten’s name was first and foremost. Narration is a nice niche, but you have to have what it takes to make it work. Kyrsten does!”  –Roy Ramsey ** Element Media & Assessment Technologies Institute


InstantWeddingToasts.com -- The Fastest (and Painless!) Way to Write A Wedding Speech

Creative Spark Media, Inc. released a new web-based speech writing tool that replaces their previous fill-in-the-blank templates. You still get incredible templates written by professional speech writers, each meaningful, touching, and sentimental...but now, with the click of a button, you can use auto-populating features to fill in names, and editing features that allow you to customize any word, sentence, or paragraph in the speech - not to mention, you can now save your work.  By the time you're done, it will be so personal, no one will ever know you had help!

Visit InstantWeddingToasts.com for Maid of Honor , Mother of the Bride & Mother of the Groom , Father , Best Man , and Bride & Groom speeches.


Marti Hollenback and Dishman Dodge Stays

Marti says, "I just received official word today that Dishman Dodge's franchise will be renewed by the 'New Chrysler'.  I'm sad for the dealers that will be cut (789 so far nationwide) but so thankful we'll still be a new vehicle dealership (and of course used vehicles as well)!"


June at Lorinda Knight Gallery

The June exhibit at Lorinda Knight Gallery will feature work by Jen Erickson and Andrew Bohl. Their pieces are small in scale but large in concept. The two artists are interested in how we know what we know and what happens to that knowledge. Although the exhibit is titled Dark Matter, the work is light and airy in feeling -  a perfect start to the summer season. You are invited to a reception for the artists Friday, June 5, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Lorinda Knight Gallery, 523 West Sprague Ave., Spokane. (509) 838-3740. www.lorindaknight.com.

 

Alison Zecha, CoachAZ, Starts Blog

Alison Zecha, CoachAZ has started a blog about emotional intelligence (EI) and leadership: www.emotionalintelligenceleadership.com.   Alison wants to know what you think are the top five leadership qualities and/or traits. Please e-mail your reply, with as little or as much explanation as you want to: Alison@CoachAZ.com by Wednesday, 5/27.  Alison will share the results in a future blog post.


Happy Birthday ECO DEPOT

Happy Birthday ECO DEPOT, Inc.  On June 1, 2009, ECO DEPOT will celebrate its 15th Birthday. What a journey it has been. I would like to thank all of my NAWBO sisters for the support over the years. I would not have made it without you!!  -- Nadine Sullivan


Spokane Pet Sitting Joins Better Business Bureau

Jennifer Wirz wants you all to know that Spokane Pet Sitting is now an accredited member of the Better Business Bureau.

 

NAWBO Welcomes Bonnie Carrell and Isagenix

"The Isagenix business I am building offers a natural organic cellular cleanse along with the highest quality whey protein shake filled with 70 ionic trace minerals and 242 nutrients.  It helps cleanse the body of impurities, increases energy, releases stubborn fat and helps to keep it off!

I also help others build a secondary stream of income with a solid company that grew 30% this past year!  Please visit www.sixfiguremakers.com and phone me for further information."  -- Bonnie Carrell


Last Chance to Take Advantage Of The Jan-to-May Stimulus Package from Suzanne Foust / Kindred Creative Service

Projects begun by May 31 still qualify!

   10% off on billing under $500.
   20% off on projects under $1000.
   And 30% of on work over $1500.

Possibilities include:
 

  • JumpStart idea generation
  • Big-picture Planning
  • Writing that gets read
  • Design that gets remembered
  • Marketing Communication Review / Recommendations
  • Image /Illustration searches
  • Printer quotes and coordination
  • Web site planning / Layout and Design
  • Readability Assessments


Still not sure?  Suzanne Will Work for Coffee -- which makes it easy to talk about your marketing needs and size up the work she has done
for others. All without charge.

Contact info: 509 466-2208. Email: sfkindred@comcast.net

 

EasyDesk Offers a Variety of Computer Services

Are you wondering how secure your computer network is?  Does your profession require confidentiality of your clients’ records?  Are you using a wireless router, firewall, etc.?  EasyDesk can evaluate your network.  If there are security issues, EasyDesk can provide recommendations to secure your network that fits your budget.

All computers need updates, software fixes, security enhancements and other maintenance regularly.  EasyDesk is offering a computer tune-up special for $50.00.

Call Hazel Flynn-Parkison at 509-893-0250 or visit our Web site at www.easydesk.biz


Congratulations to Bonnie Bell

Congratulations to Bonnie Bell; she got married over the Mother's Day Weekend.


CHallanger Coaching Offers Action and Accountability Group

Want summer fun AND get things done? Join an Action and Accountability Group through CHallenger Coaching starting in mid-June. More details at the June NAWBO meeting. Before then, contact Cynthia at 838-7570 or cynthia@challangercoaching.com


Thanks to NAWBO Panelists

Thanks to NAWBO members who took part in the April 18 Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers workshop.  They were Darrelle Volwiler, Julie Prafke, Heather Brown, and Ruthanne Eberly.  Eldonna Shaw moderated the panel.  Other NAWBO members who participated in the event were Judith Kampf, Sandra McNett, Coralie Myers, and Billie Moreland.


Thanks to Inland Northwest NAWBO Corporate Partners

Thanks to our Inland Northwest NAWBO Corporate Partners:

 

Thanks to our National Corporate Partners

Thanks to our National NAWBO Corporate Patrons:


Thanks to NAWBO Corporate Sponsors:


Thanks to NAWBO Visionary Partner:


Thanks to NAWBO Affinity Partners:


Thanks to NAWBO Affiliate Partners:

 

Thanks to NAWBO Media Partners:


 
Thanks to NAWBO International Alliance:

 

Editor: Billie Moreland, PhD
Billie Moreland & Associates
SCORE -- Counselors to America's Small Business
District Director, SCORE District 1094
www.billiemoreland.com