Chapter News: February 2011

Inland Northwest NAWBO Newsletter

Volume 8, Issue 5
February 1, 2011

NAWBO Chapter News:

• unCorked! Ticket Price to Increase
• unCorked! Program Unveiled
• February NAWBO Features Buck Knives
• NAWBO-NW New and Renewing Members
• NAWBO Members in the News

NAWBO Member News:

• OurTownZip.com Appoints New Lead Developer
• Mastermind Group Has Opening for One
• Kyrsten Weber Goes International
• Movher Aids Transitions
• Group Coordinators Offers Memorable Experiences
• Diane Maehl Asks: “Who Let The Dogs Out?”
• Ownership Change at Simply Northwest
• SBA Business Solutions (Coralie Myers) Provides Resources Alerts
• Lunell Haught Presents “Speak Up”

Corporate Partner News:

• Northwest Woman Invites You to Get Charmed & Dangerous for V-Day
• LaunchPad Announces Professional Women's Community Luncheon
• Northwest Woman and KSPS Join Force for Family Fun Fair & Expo
• Thanks to Our Corporate Partners

Chapter News

unCorked! Ticket Price to Increase

Tickets for unCorked!, NAWBO's wine tasting event and fundraiser, will be $30 through February 8. As of February 9, tickets go up to $38.  Get your tickets now at www.nawbonw.org. Ticket prices at the door of the event on April 28 will be $42 by cash or check only.  So please visit www.nawbonw.org to purchase tickets via PayPal at the discounted price of only $30 each. 

NAWBO Member News

OurTownZip.com Appoints New Lead Development Role
 

Rosa Swatzell was appointed to the lead development role at OurTownZip.com .  She will be traveling to Seattle for training as a corporate executive in the high tech startup environment while finishing up her senior year at EWU.  The Inland Northwest NAWBO chapter is the first business organization Rosa participated in, and she regards it as part of her business foundation.  She will be 21 years old in February.

Mastermind Group Has Opening for One
 
We have room for one more woman business owner in a new CHallanger Coaching mastermind group, meeting on the 4^th Wednesday of each month at noon in a downtown location. Contact Cynthia at (509) 838-7570 or cynthia@challangercoaching.com for the full details. This is a great opportunity to find the ideas and support to catapult your business to the next level in 2011.

Kyrsten Weber Goes International

Voice Actor and Scriptwriter, Kyrsten Weber, can now be heard in SE Asia and parts of Europe, as well as across the US and Canada. Among her recent projects are a corporate narration for Columbia Asia Hospital in Malaysia and an e-learning program for Saab in Europe.

Kyrsten has become known for her narration talent. “When I asked for recommendations, your name was first and foremost. Narration is a nice niche, but you have to have what it takes to make it work. You do!” -Roy Ramsey, Assessment Technologies Institute, U.S.A.

 
Movher Aids Transitions
 

On January 15, NAWBO member Sabrina Jones, owner of Movher, and her crew donated their moving services to Transitions, a Spokane-based non-profit agency that serves women and children. Transitions is a non-profit that Movher has chosen to support and Sabrina felt that this was an excellent opportunity for her and her staff to serve. Transitions' staff members provided homemade cinnamon rolls in the morning and David's Pizza for lunch; we were asleep by dinnertime (!). Nine of Sabrina's crew members volunteered their labor for the move, while Brumback Rentals on the north side of Spokane donated the 2 moving trucks. Transitions' new administrative offices are located at 3102 W. Fort George Wright Drive, near SFCC.

To learn more about Transitions, visit www.help4women.org . To see photos from the day as well as other photos of Movher on location, go to www.facebook.com/movher

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Group Coordinators Offers Memorable Experiences

Julie Saucier, owner of Group Coordinators reports that with the economy as it is, the corporate climate is changing.  Instead of companies taking their meetings, incentive programs and retreats at far away destinations, they are looking closer to home.  Julie says they have developed more programs geared toward the corporate market.  “There is so much right in our own backyard, you can stay in the area and still offer a memorable experience."

Some options include; pairing wines with gourmet cheeses and chocolates at different wineries, hands-on cooking classes, “behind the scenes” tours, owner operated gallery and boutique tours with something special at each stop, photo tours, pick or catch your dinner, then have the chef prepare it, kayaking, river rafting, Frisbee golf and hiking are just a few of the options locally.  For evening venues; historic homes, wineries, the Fox and Met, and a buy-out of a restaurant for an evening are all great choices for a memorable event and don’t forget about all the great resorts in the area! Become a tourist in your own town and “Buy Local”! 

Julie has been in business for over 25 years and can be reached at (509) 455-4354 or email julie@groupcoordinators.com

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Diane Maehl Asks: “Who Let The Dogs Out?”

 "Who Let the Dogs Out?”, a special one-day pet portrait event at Diane Maehl Photography, will be held on February 26, 2011. The session fee is one bag of cat or dog food which will be donated to the pets of families served by Meals on Wheels Spokane. Reservations are required, only 16 slots available! Call Diane Maehl to reserve your time. (509) 459-0766. 

 
Ownership Change at Simply Northwest
 

On January 1, Simply Northwest, a well-known professional gift service, began an exciting new year as Denielle Waltermire, Marti Hollenback's daughter, took over as the new owner. Simply Northwest was founded in 1989 by De Scott and has always been a favorite local specialty gift shop and gift basket company. Simply Northwest showcases locally handcrafted items and regional foods and wines. Denielle, a graduate of Spokane Falls Community College with degrees in Business Management and Marketing, and Eastern Washington University with a degree in Social Work, was formerly Retail Manager of Simply Northwest and has been with the company since October of 2006.

SBA Business Solutions (Coralie Myers) Provides Resources Alerts

 
New Resource –SCORE Small Business Resource Guide

The new 52 page SCORE Small Business Resource Guide for Eastern Washington and North Idaho is now available online at:

http://www.scorespokane.org/resources.php

. Print copies should be available in 2 weeks. The new guide is 4 pages longer and includes not only contact information for local, state, and federal agencies and organizations, but also helpful informational articles on Self-Employment Tax, the Seven Deadly Sins of Business, and more. The web links and e-mail addresses are live, so you don’t have to retype them. This is the most comprehensive and up-to-date listing of resources in the area.

  
Contracting Help

Starting February 11, SBA is rolling out a new program that will make it easier for women-owned businesses to get into federal contracting -- the SBA Women-Owned Small Business Program (WOSB).

This will help women-owned businesses in 83 under-represented industries secure government contracting through government set-asides. For more information, go to: www.sba.gov/wosb or e-mail: wosb@sba.gov

WomenBiz.gov
 

Another resource for contracting assistance is www.WomenBiz.gov . It is a consolidated website of official information for women-owned businesses selling to the government. Contractors and vendors can find and register in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database and the Electronic Posting System (EPS).

WomenBiz.gov also offers forecasts (planned purchases by agencies), best practices, acquisition news, calendar of events, and info on mentor-protégé programs

 
SBA.gov

The SBA has changed its website dramatically. The main address is the same – www.SBA.gov -- but all links under it changed.  The new SBA website is very intuitive and user-focused, especially if you are new to the site. I would recommend you try it out!

 
Lunell Haught Presents “Speak Up”
 

Lunell Haught will present "Speak Up" based on her research with Ginny Darrell at 11:30 on February 8 at the Society of Human Resource Manager's luncheon.  Find out why it's so difficult for employees to tell managers and owners what they need to know - and why it's so hard for managers and owners to hear it - and what to do about it.

www.inshrm.org/index.php/events/view-calendar/view/101/46

NAWBO Corporate Partner News

Northwest Woman Invites You to Get Charmed & Dangerous for V-Day

Charity Doyl and Northwest Woman Magazine invite you to take the leap of self-love & have a date with yourself! Join us on Friday, February 11, 2011 at the Grassroots Wellness Spa & Fitness Studio at 1303 S. Grand Blvd. Spokane, WA.  Doors will open at 5 p.m. and festivities run from 5:30 – 8 p.m.  RSVP: (509) 474-0213 or editor@northwestwoman.com

 
Make Me Divine!

Chair massages, paraffin hand treatments, eyebrow shaping, hand massages, and more! Bring a pocketful of singles & get ready to mingle (services are $1 a minute).

LaunchPad Announces Professional Women's Community Luncheon

Try something a little different this month...professional women, catered lunch, and a little wine!

Please accept our invitation to network with other successful women in business and listen to the journey of featured speaker, Susan Nielsen. Susan is currently the Editor of Catalyst Magazine as well as principal and owner of Strategic Niche, LLC. 
 
The Professional Women’s Community Luncheon will be February 15, 2011 from 11:30am to 1:30pm.  Our meeting will be held next door to LaunchPad's new Training Center and Co-working Space at the Nectar Tasting Room, 120 N. Stevens . Wine will be available for purchase by the glass. Cost of event and lunch: $15 (Free to Pro Members). NAWBO members receive 20% off!  www.launchpadinw.com/events/professional-womens-community-2.  You must confirm your attendance 24 hours prior by paying here for this event.

 

Northwest Woman and KSPS Join Force for Family Fun Fair & Expo

Northwest Woman Magazine would like to extend a special invitation to join us for the 1st Annual Family Fun Fair & Expo. Imagine a trade show that is both entertaining and informative; designed to serve and strengthen our families while providing your business with a unique marketing experience. KSPS and Northwest Woman Magazine have joined forces to organize an event with an unmatched advertising environment!

This is the first year the Family Fun Fair is taking place in Spokane, WA.  The show’s producers are Chris Leinweber and Charity Doyl.  Chris Leinweber has created and developed such traditional Spokane events as Baby Fair, Kids Golf Classic, Kids Day, and Amazing Corn Maze. Charity Doyl has been involved in organizing events for the Susan G. Komen Lunch for the Cure, Cancer Care Northwest’s Breast Cancer Forum, Unity in the Community, and is actively involved in local community events.

1st Annual Family Fun Fair & Expo 

Date: May 7, 2011 

Time: 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. 

Place: Spokane Convention Center 

To request information please contact editor@northwestwoman.com

Thank You to NAWBO Corporate Partners

Inland Northwest NAWBO Corporate Partners:

Gold Partners:
Rockwood Clinic
Northwest Woman Magazine
The Lincoln Center

Silver Partners:
Billie Moreland & Associates
Diane Maehl Photography
Launchpad - INW

Bronze Partners:
Dishman Dodge
FlowerChild Designs
HeyCats! Web Solutions, Inc.
Kindred Creative Services
US Bank
Fruci & Associates
Bozzi Media
Independent Services, Corp.

Supporting Partners:
Fidelity Associates
STCU
LeMaster & Daniels
Litho Art Printers
Northwest Neurological PLLC
Puttin' on the Ritz
RiverBank
T & R Party Rentals

National Corporate Partners:
American  Express OPEN
Ameriprise Financial
Bank of the West
UPS
Sam's Club
Wells Fargo

Regional Patrons:
KeyBank
Southwest Airlines