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ATHENAPowerLink® NAWBO® Delaware
Valley
NAWBO Chapters in Philadelphia, South Jersey and Delaware
have joined together
to bring the ATHENAPowerLink® program to the Delaware Valley. This combined
effort is an exciting first for NAWBO Chapters nationwide, and represents a significant
opportunity for our members and all women business owners. This new entity will
be called ATHENAPowerLink® NAWBO® Delaware Valley Region. And yes,
it's a mouthful - but it speaks volumes about our commitment to the long-term
success
of women business owners in the region.
The
ATHENAPowerLink® Program operates under the auspices of the ATHENA
International, an international non-profit entity dedicated to creating leadership
opportunities for women. ATHENA International works with hundreds of organizations,
including NAWBO, chambers of commerce, universities, major corporations and
small businesses, to implement its programs.
The ATHENAPowerLink® program is based on the original "PowerLink" program
started in Pittsburgh in 1992 by two local businesswomen who saw a need for
mentoring panels to help women owned businesses. Recognizing the benefits
of this type of mentoring and the success rate of the program, the ATHENA International
acquired the rights in 1998.
ATHENAPowerLink® "links" women business owners
with a panel of advisors recruited to meet the specific needs of her business.Panel
members
work with the owner at no charge for one year to assist her in meeting her
business objectives.
Corporate Sponsors are given the opportunity to designate panel members.
The Panel helps women-owned businesses:
- Develop and expand profitability
- Explore new opportunities
- Gain access to capital
- Implement best practices
The program is now in 23 regions, and continues to expand.
Click
here to
download/open a PDF presentation about the ATHENAPowerLink® program.
Click
here to download a brief one-page PDF flyer describing the program.
Click
here to download the application in MS Word. We are accepting applications
between November 1 - 30, 2006; and May 1 - 31, 2007.
Click
here to
download the Eligibility Requirements form.
Click
here to download a sample Business Plan worksheet.
For more information about this program, contact Candace Roberts, Chair,
Governing Body ATHENAPowerLink NAWBO Delaware Valley, at croberts@quantum-think.com or
215 592-8072 or Anne Gallagher, Governing Body Member, ATHENAPowerLink
NAWBO Delaware Valley at anne@newslettersandbeyond.com or
856.667.1688.
Thank You to NAWBO South Jersey Member, Sue Kozel, SK
Visions for her generous contribution in 2005. Her donation assisted the
group with
the initial start-up
costs for the program including the licensing fee.
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Athena Founding Donors
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Jane Barr Pino
President
Jane Barr Pino & Associates
1231 Highland Ave
Fort Washington, PA 19034-1642
Phone: (215) 628-9844
jane@barrpino.com
www.janebarrpino.com
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Linda Karasch
Chief Executive Officer
Karasch & Associates
CVP Communications
720 E Market St Ste 115
West Chester, PA 19382-4874
Phone: (610) 696-8010
linda@karasch.com
www.karasch.com
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Candace Roberts
President
Quantum Think Corp.
520 S 3rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147-2309
Philadelphia
Phone: (215) 592-8072
croberts@quantum-think.com
www.quantum-think.com
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Merle Holman
Chief Executive Officer
Group Dynamics in Focus, Inc.
555 E City Ave, Ste. 600
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004-1115
Phone: (610) 668-8535
mholman@groupdynamics.com
www.groupdynamics.com
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Ellen Condello
President
Leading Benefits, Inc.
325 Pearl Street
Media, PA 19063-2600
Delaware
Phone: (610) 565-4545
ellen@leadingbenefits.com
www.leadingbenefits.com
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Sheila Jacobs, CFP
Financial Advisor/Certified Financial Planner
Raymond James Financial Services
1190 Old York Road Ste B
Hartsville, PA 18974-2050
Phone: (215) 860-5233
sheila.jacobs@raymondjames.com
http://www.raymondjames.com/SheilaJacobs
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Nancy Davis
Partner
The Ivy Group, Ltd.
1100 N. Providence Rd., Suite 204
Media, PA 19063-2102
Phone: (610) 566-5680
davis@ivygroup.com
www.ivygroup.com
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Jane McLaughlin
President
Lifecycle Software
820 Alene Road
Ambler, PA 19002-2605
Phone: (215) 793-9225
jane.mclaughlin@lifecyclesoftware.com
www.lifecyclesoftware.com
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Sue Kozel
SK Visions
38 Jonathan Holmes Rd.
Cream Ridge, NJ 08514
Phone: (609) 758-6489
skozel@skvisionsmedia.com
www.skvisionsmedia.com
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Jane Downey
President
Clarity Concepts Consulting
240 Dechert Drive
King of Prussia, PA 19406-3608
Phone: (610) 825-3705
JaneDowney@clarityconceptsinc.com
www.ClarityConceptsInc.com
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Nancy Vinkler
Internet Consultant
WSI Internet Consulting & Education
50 Casselberry Drive
Audubon, PA 19403-2150
Phone: (610) 650-0227
ngvinkler@WSisimplyROI.com
www.WSIsimplyROI.com
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Chandi Z, Smith, CFP, CLU
Financial Milestones, LLC
150 N. Radnor Chester Road
Ste E-200
Radnor, PA 19087
Phone: (610) 254-5390 x116
Chandiz@chandizsmith.com
www.chandizsmith.com
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Judy Weintraub, Esq
Owner
Weintraub Legal Services
1723 Hamilton Drive
Valley Forge, PA 19481
Phone: (610) 783-4519
judy@weintraublegal.com
www.weintraublegal.com
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Kristin McKeever-Graham
President
All Secure, Inc.
303 Harry Street
Conshohocken, PA 19428-1939
Phone: (610) 832-9440
kristin@allsecure.info
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NAWBO
South Jersey offers many benefits to its members. Listed
below are some of the more popular ones. Come to a meeting
or contact a Board Member for more information.
- NAWBO Bucks
- Grants to Members
- Member Spotlights
- Member Premiere Program
- Scholarships to Emerging Women Business Owners
- Speakers Bureau
- Online Membership Directory
- Online Business Directory
- Discounts on Products & Services
- Members Only Literature Display Table at events
- Up-to-Date Website with links to National & other NAWBO
chapter websites
- NSJ Chapter Membership in CCSNJ
- Member Pricing at other NAWBO Chapter
events
… and MUCH MORE!
Our Local
Members and Sponsors offer discounts
on their services:
MassMutual Life Insurance Company offers
a 10% savings on Long Term Care Insurance to members
and their families. Contact Elaine
Chen for details.
USA
Display Group, LLC , leader in point of sales,
graphics and packaging materials, website development, computer
networking
and computer management offers a 20% discount on all our services
to NAWBO members. We
specialize in high end graphic POS materials, computer networking
and web application development. Our expert staff is on board
to help you become noticed on the world wide web, from turnkey,
one page website solutions to fully enriched custom web applications,
along with Windows or Mac based computer networking solutions. Mention
NAWBO on your next inquiry to obtain your 20% discount, code
valid one time use. Code: NAWBOUSA
Newsletters & Beyond offers a 10% discount on design services
to NAWBO members. The company is a creative communication firm
that specializes in the writing, design & production of
newsletters and marketing materials. Brochures, programs, newsletters,
e-letters, PowerPoint, dtp...if it involves text & graphics,
they can do it! Contact Anne
Gallagher for details!
SS Marketing Solutions offers NAWBO members 50% off of a new
clients' initial consultation. This marketing consultation
firm offers strategy, implementation planning, graphic design
and corporate marketing education by form of seminars & speaking
engagements for private or public company audiences. Contact
Sandy Spadaro for
details!
Rockwell Financial LLC offers free consultation to NAWBO members
in reviewing investments and new clients' needs or their family's
needs for life and long term care insurance. The company offers
retirement planning, investments, health insurance, dental,
long term care, life and disability, group benefits. Contact
Lynn Rockwell for
details!
Cureton Caplan, P.C. would like to offer NAWBO members a free
initial consultation on business planning, estate and tax planning,
general legal services or litigation matters (up to a $350
value). Cureton Caplan, P.C. specialized in providing a comprehensive
range of legal services to businesses and individuals. For
details, email Renee
C. Vidal, Esquire.
Paul & Partners,
Inc. is offering NAWBO members 15% off
the cost of your requested service. If you need full service
marketing--consulting, strategy, writing and design, list brokerage,
printing, mailing and internet-driven tracking services--then
you need Paul&Partners. They're award-winning experts in
making direct marketing work for you. They offer the complete
package, or we can assist you at any point along the way. Email
Ellen Paul for
more information.
JD Factors is a financial company that allows a business to
cash in their receivables and get paid a lump sum up front,
and continue to get paid on new invoices created on a daily
or weekly time frame. They take away the risk of not getting
paid by credit guaranteeing the invoices. They also provide
all the receivables management and provide electronic report
to their business. Email Robinn Mikalic or
click on their video link: http://www.videosalesrep.com/jdfactors/mikalic.htm.
J D Factors will waive the $250 start up costs to any NAWBO
referred client. J D Factors will pay $500 to any referral source that sends
us a customer to whom we provide funding.
Home
Impressions (http://www.homeimpressions.info) is offering
a 15% discount on home staging services to NAWBO members. This
discount is valued at $150 to $200 depending on the service.
This company provides home staging and personal organization
services, and as well as offering wardrobe consulting. Contact
Camille Aspite (caspite@comcast.net) for details!
Art
by Amy Decorative Painting would like to offer a 10% discount
on the total cost of any job performed for NAWBO members. Art
by Amy specializes in faux finishes, murals, and virtually
any type of decorative painting you’re interested in.
We will provide free estimates, and will help you decide what
works best for your home or business. Contact Amy Craft (mamieart@yahoo.com)
at 856-753-5557 or click
here to view our brochure.
Symáge
Image Consulting (www.symageonline.com)
offers NAWBO members 50% off the Bronze Individual Service
Package
which includes Image Assessment, Color Analysis and Figure & Style
Analysis. Symáge Image Consulting offers corporate professional
development seminars in levels of business dress and verbal & non-verbal
communication as well as individual consultations in figure & style
analysis, closet consultations, personal shopping and seasonal
updates. Contact Rae Ann Broussard (rbroussard@symageonline.com) for
details!
National
Benefits
Among the many benefits to National Membership are:
- 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
- Di scounts
on products and services that benefit women owned businesses
- Web-based membership directory of the nation’s premier
women business owners
- Subscription to NAWBOtime, NAWBO’s newsletter
- Subscription to NAWBO SmartBrief bi-weekly
e-zine
- Leadership & business development training and opportunities
- Media interviews, speaking opportunities
(through national speakers bureau
membership) and congressional
testimony
opportunities
- Website with business articles, NAWBO
resources/updates, links to members
and Corporate Partners
- E-series with communities of interest
and paths to organize local chapters
and councils
- The ability to register on-line
for chapter events and programs
through
the E-series
- 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 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: NAWBO PAC
- Increased awareness
about the
contribution of women
business
owners to
the economy through
research
conducted by the
Center for
Women’s Business Research
- 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)
and
The International
Alliance
for Women
- Membership
in
Women Impacting
Public
Policy
(WIPP)
- Access
to
procurement
opportunities
with
NAWBO’s Corporate
Partners
Online
and
printed
national
Membership
Directory
As
a NAWBO Member, you are eligible for discounts from the following
companies:
Concord
EFS Merchant Accounts
Concord is the nation’s leader in electronic payment processing
including Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, Diners Club and
private label cards. Concord brings our members an exceptional credit/debit
card program with reduced merchant rates.
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.
Inc.
Magazine
Order a full year (18 issues) for just $11.95. That is a savings of 37%
off the regular subscription rate and over 80% off the newsstand price.
Market.al,
Inc ViewasUdo Web Sites
Market.al, Inc. provides you with the tools to easily create, update
and maintain a professional web site for a set up fee of only $399 and
$49/month hosting.
MBNA
Credit Card
The NAWBO Platinum Plus MasterCard credit card or business card is offered
through MBNA America Bank, N.A.
UPS
Shipping Discounts
Save money on shipping! Save $1.50 off UPS Next Day Air letters, 10%
of UPS Next Day Air packages, 2nd Day Air A.M. letters and packages, & 20%
off UPS Worldwide Express letters and packages.
Join
NAWBO NOW to take advantage of these great membership benefits!
If
you have questions about these or other NAWBO benefits, please
contact NAWBO Headquarters at 703-506-3268.
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