Greetings NAWBO Philadelphia! I cannot believe that my first year as president of the NAWBO Philadelphia Chapter is almost complete! It has truly been a blink of an eye! It has been a very busy and productive year! I am so excited for the following two months because we still have lots going on (we really only go quiet in August). I am also thrilled that we have had a great year growing stronger together.
Several of us are headed to DC this coming Sunday/Monday to be in DC for the President’s Onboarding, the Academy of Public Service and Advocacy Day! We will be gathered with NAWBO members from across the country. It will be an amazing two days! I am thrilled to announce that on Monday, June 3 in DC our very own Michele Schina (President of NAWBO Philadelphia’s Center for Advancing Entrepreneurs) will be installed as the Chair of the President’s Steering Committee. We will have Philadelphia represented on the National Board!
June 18th is our Annual Meeting. Many have asked recently to tell them what the Annual Meeting actually is because it is not clear to them. We are required in our by-laws to have an annual meeting for our members. The Annual Meeting has a program component and this year we will be participating in roundtable, facilitated discussions focused on business issues, challenges and questions that we all face in growing and running our businesses. The second portion of the Annual Meeting is the meeting component. We will update our members on our goals and objectives for 2018-2019 and how we measured up. We will update our members with the key happenings with NAWBO National. We will celebrate our Committee Members and Board Members who have worked so hard to keep our chapter strong. We will award our annual awards. We will onboard the 2019-2020 NAWBO Philadelphia Chapter Board. It is also a great opportunity to connect with fellow NAWBO Philadelphia Members. I hope to see many, many of you at the Inn at Villanova on June 18th from 8:30-11:30AM.
July 17th is our Summer Soiree – a fun networking event in the middle of the summer! So, if you are in town, please plan to join us from 5:00PM-7:00PM at the Attico Rooftop on Broad Street. Stay tuned for registration details coming VERY soon!
I want to thank ALL the NAWBO Philadelphia Chapter and Center Board members and committee members for ALL of their dedication, collaboration and hard work to make this 2018-2019 NAWBO Philadelphia year a GREAT one! Looking forward to seeing you in June and July…
I will leave you with two of my favorite quotes on working TOGETHER.
"None of us, including me, ever do great things. But we can all do small things, with great love, and together we can do something wonderful." – Mother Teresa
"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much." – Helen Keller
My very best, Ana