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Become a Member of NAWBO Today!

membership-drive-graphic The NAWBO® Annual Membership Drive is taking place March 1st through April 30th. During this limited time, all new members who join NAWBO® will receive a $25 discount off national membership dues in all membership categories. Don’t miss out on this special offer! Join ONLINE or submit your APPLICATION today!

Members of the National Association of Women Business Owners® (NAWBO®) are a part of the largest dues paying organization for women entrepreneurs and the voice of the nation’s over 10 million women-owned businesses. A NAWBO® membership offers women-owned businesses a national and local platform to tap into the power of an already established community of women entrepreneurs.

Membership Criteria:

NAWBO® Membership is open to individual business owners who own an equity interest and actively participate as a sole proprietor; an active partner of a partnership or active member of a limited liability company; and independent contractor; or individual owners of 5 percent or more of the stock of a corporation and who are involved in policy-making and day-to-day management of the corporation.
Members must join both the national organization and a local chapter. NAWBO® has chapters in most metropolitan areas. If there is a chapter within 45 miles of your home or business location, you must pay both chapter and national dues to be eligible for membership. If there is not a chapter in your area, you can join NAWBO® as an At-Large member.
A NAWBO® membership is recorded in the name of the individual, not the organization.
Membership dues are nonrefundable and are subject to change.
A new member’s join date is the first day of the month NAWBO® National receives payment.

Ways to Join NAWBO®:

Join ONLINE If you have already set up a customer profile and have a username and password please log in here. There is no need to re-enter your contact information. To retrieve your user name and password click here. We recomend using Internet Explorer or Firefox as your web browser when joining, Safari’s security setting will not allow you join. For a list of NAWBO-Chapter Dues click here. MAIL application and check to: NAWBO P. O. Box 826157 Philadelphia, PA 19182-6157

FAX application and credit card payment information to: 202-403-3788

If you have questions or need more information about a NAWBO membership, contact Member Services at memberservices@nawbo.org.

Tuesday, April 2nd 2013

Don’t miss the fourth annual Women Entrepreneurs Inspire (“WE Inspire”) Conference on Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013. WE INSPIRE is Recognized as one of “The Top Ten Conferences for Female Entrepreneurs”, and has been awarded a commendation by Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin. This one-day symposium will be held from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City. Register Online.

Entrepreneurship is the key to revitalizing Oklahoma’s economy and women are leading the charge. Here and across the nation, women are starting for-profit and non-profit ventures, developing innovative new products and services, winning patents, and creating new markets. Today, an estimated 50% of small businesses are owned by women (12.4 million firms generating $2.5 trillion in sales, 2007) and for the past two decades women-owned firms have grown at twice the rate of all other firms. Yet women entrepreneurs still lag behind male owned firms in key areas.

WE INSPIRE is geared broadly towards women who have just started a business, those who may only have an idea for a new business, and women who are looking to grow their existing businesses. WE INSPIRE is a resource-packed day featuring both local and national entrepreneurial role models discussing their failures and successes, as well as providing conference attendees with the latest in business development and strategy. With over 1,000 women entrepreneurs and more than 30 acclaimed speakers in attendance, the conference is also an incredible networking opportunity.

This day-long conference is designed to inspire women to pursue their passions, think big and turn their dreams into reality. We explore unique obstacles, demands and challenges women face when creating and growing their own ventures. The event will feature keynote addresses by leading women entrepreneurs from across the nation and from Oklahoma. Hands-on breakout sessions will examine a broad range of practical issues to enable women to act on their dreams. The breakouts will include two tracks: Start-up and Growth. The Start-up track will focus on creating your own venture, while the Growth track emphasizes ways to grow your venture once it is up and running. This year, WE INSPIRE will also feature sessions on technology entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship. This is an incredible opportunity to be inspired, to network and to tap your entrepreneurial potential!

Please join us for a day of inspiration, learning and networking with leading women entrepreneurs from across the country and the State of Oklahoma. Register Online.

SAVE on Membership for the Months of March & April!

OSU WE Inspire 4th Annual Women’s Business Conference