Special services from our Chapter Strategic Partners    
 

Art’s ACT will accept NAWBO members into the
PCPartner program for a 50% discounted Initial Program fee.

Here’s an example:

A NAWBO business enrolls in the SO/HO PCPartner Program. As a NAWBO member, the $500 Initial Program is reduced to $250 and includes 3 pre-purchased hours of on-site computer support. The program also includes all of the PCPartner benefits offered by Art’s ACT.Net. (like free Web hosting, and other Internet services!)

You may also pre-purchase additional hours at significant savings:
5 for the price of 4! Get 5 hours of on-site computer consulting and assistance for only $64.00 per hour.

Pretty cool, huh? Call Art at 856 486 7973, ext 302, or email.


Enjoy the peace of mind of having a computer professional
on call for you!

www.artsact.com
   
       
XTel Communications is pleased to contribute up to $50.00 towards your 1st Year NAWBO Membership Dues when your business becomes an XTel customer.

Here’s how it works. We’ll pay NAWBO:

$25.00 towards your membership dues, when your business or a referred business signs up for our regional toll and long distance service. Call Xtel for your quote today. (Business must bill a minimum of $50.00 per month),

OR

$50.00 towards your membership dues, when your business or a referred business signs up for our local, regional toll and long distance services. Tired of paying Verizon’s expensive 5 minute-minimum message units for all of your local calls?
XTel charges only 1.3 cents per minute for all local calls and 5 cents per minute for regional toll, domestic long distance and toll-free calls for businesses located in New Jersey. Pennsylvania local rates are slightly different.
(Business must bill a minimum of $75.00 per month).

*XTel service requires a two-year commitment.

For more information, call Jane Potero-Motto @ 800-438-9835, Ext. 316

 
   
         

Other Opportunities

- Local, Regional and National access to and connections with other women business owners
to exchange ideas and opportunities
- Corporate partner discounts and access to financial assistance
- Membership directory – moving towards a web-based directory
- Electronic and/or printed newsletters: NAWBOtime & Leader Bulletin
- Leadership & business development training and opportunities
- Media interviews and congressional testimony opportunities
- Website with business articles, NAWBO resources/updates, links to members and
Corporate Partners
- National advertisement and promotion through RFP’s and speaking opportunities
- Recognition of achievement through national awards and publicity
- Membership rates to NAWBO-sponsored events, including national, regional and
local events
- Access to Speakers’ Bureau to promote training and speaking services
- Low-priced tapes and videos available from most national events
- Access to certification by National Women Business Owners Corporation with procurement opportunities: market expos & appointments with public/private decision-makers
- Public Policy advocacy/presence in Washington DC that monitors small business legislation
- Opportunity to participate in NAWBO’s Political Action Committee: NPAC
- Increased awareness about your contribution to the economy as a woman business
owner through research conducted by NFWBO
- Invitations to international trade missions: a network of global business contacts
- Access to an international business network through affiliation with the World Association
of Women Entrepreneurs (FCEM) – 35 countries

 
 

NAWBO strives to provide members with value-added benefits to save you time and money.

AVIS: Avis is waiting for you, weekdays AND weekends. Just call and let them know you need a rental car: Call (800) 331-1212 or visit the Avis web site at www.avis.com, refer to Avis Worldwide discount (AWD): T-183100.

Affinity Conferencing/Call Ready and Data Conferencing: To use your phone and/or internet browser to present training, hold a meeting, or present a design or proposal to a client … save time and work efficiently with this new tool. No set-up fees, no contracts, and just $.22 per minute, per person to host an audio conference call or for an additional $.22 per person to add data sharing. Allow clients to virtually look over your shoulder at your computer monitor. For more information or to sign-up call 800-707-8688 and mention your NAWBO membership.

Concord EFS Merchant Accounts: Concord is the nation’s leader in electronic payment processing including Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, Diner’s Club, and private label cards. Concord brings our members an exceptional credit/debit card program with reduced merchant rates. Concord’s credit/debit card programs are specific to the particular industry in which the NAWBO member is involved. To compare rates or to discuss further how this new alliance can serve your business contact the Association Department at 800-235-1794 ext. 15806.

ClubCorp: In cities where there is a ClubCorp facility, NAWBO members who wish to join a ClubCorp business club or dining club will receive a 25% discount on the business class membership for their monthly dues and will receive a preferred offering for the initiation. ClubCorp will offer the chapter meeting spaces for board meetings or monthly meetings and will provide a leads list of potential members to the chapter. Email Deanna Horner, Regional Membership Director at Deanna.Horner@clubcorp.com or Kathy O'Neal, Vice President of Member Services at Kathy.O'Neal@clubcorp.com.

Delta Airlines: A 10% discount off Delta’s published unrestricted round-trip coach (Y06) rates on domestic travel. An additional 5% discount is available if ticket is purchased 60 days prior to departure. Call Delta Meeting Network at 1-800-241-6760 and refer to File Number 174622A.

eHealth Insurance: NAWBO and NCT Financial have partnered with eHealthInsurance, the leading site for members to learn about, compare and buy health insurance. Offering the largest selection of health plans from leading insurance companies nationwide, the eHealth Insurance web site features online instant quotes, side-by-side plan price and benefit comparisons and online physician directories to help members select the health plan that best meets their needs. To find out more about health insurance for NAWBO members, visit the web site at http://www.ehealthinsurance.com/alliance=NCT16910&Type=All to assess the value of this new benefit. (Small group plans are not available in all states; if that is the case in your area, click on the Individual and Family plans button.)

Enterprising Women Subscription: Members receive a one-year subscription to a magazine intended solely for women entrepreneurs. This benefit is the first result of several new media alliances NAWBO is exploring with print and electronic publications. Produced by member Monica Smiley, Enterprising Women offers a range of interesting features for women business owners.

Inc. Magazine: Order a full year (18 issues of Inc. for just $11.95. That's a savings of 37% off the regular subscription rate (and over 80% off the newsstand price)! Call (800) 234-0999 and refer to code 3NAW to subscribe. For more information on Inc. Magazine, visit their web site at www.inc.com.

Market.al, Inc. ViewasUdo Web Sites: Market.al offers NAWBO members ViewasUdo, an automated Web Site Builder providing you with the tools to easily create, update and maintain a professional web site for a set up fee of only $399 and $49 a month for hosting. (NAWBO Chapter sites cost $299 plus $39 a month hosting.) The program offers over 50 web designs, one free email account, unlimited pages, site hosting, tracking for visits to the site, one-time site registration with over 5,000 search engines, URL registration and much more. Visit www.nawbosites.com and sign up for a 7-day free trial of the program or if you have any questions please call 440-717-7600.

MBNA Credit Card: The NAWBO Platinum Plus MastercardCard7 credit card or business card is offered exclusively through MBNA America Bank, N.A. The card provides you with a free rewards program, no annual fee, as well as peerless benefits, services, and convenience. For more information or to apply, call MBNA today at (800) 847-7378 or visit their web site at www.mbnaamerica.com/credit_index.html. Please mention priority-code FKKQ.

Southwest Airlines: Southwest offers up to 10% off most fares for air travel to and from 2003 Public Policy Days Conference and 2003 Annual Business Meeting & Conference, with the convenience of Ticketless Travel. To qualify, call Southwest Airlines Group and Meetings Reservation at 800-433-5368 and reference the ID code J0119 – Public Policy Days or K0119 Annual Meeting & Conference. Reservation Sales Agents are available 7 AM – 8 PM Monday – Friday, or 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM Saturday and Sunday Central Standard Time.

Toshiba Copiers with Copy Systems: In an alliance agreement between NAWBO and Copy Systems, Inc., members are offered a 30% discount on all models of Toshiba copiers, fax machines and laser printers. Toshiba will ship the machines to a local servicing dealer who will install and provide onsite customer training. Special pricing is also offered on service. To receive a NAWBO price list or discuss your copier needs, call 501-376-2679 or 800-829-2679 and ask for Mary Jane or Mike Rebick x 223 or Jean Burkhalter x 227.

UPS Shipping Discounts: Opening an UPS account or changing your account to the NAWBO program can save members shipping costs. Save $1.50 off UPS Next Day Air letters, 10% of UPS Next Day Air packages, 2nd Day Air A.M. letters and packages, and 20% off UPS Worldwide Express letters and packages. Call 1-800-325-7000 to enroll in the NAWBO discount program.

If you have questions about these or other NAWBO benefits, please contact NAWBO Headquarters at 703-506-3268 or Board Member Gayle Watson, VP Corporate & Economic Development, via e-mail at gaylew@performancesolutions.com or phone: 214-874-0505. Thank you!