2005 NAWBO San Diego Bravo! Awards -- Call for Nominations.SAN DIEGO -- The National Association of Women Business Owners The National Association of Women's Business Owners (NAWBO) is an organization in the United States founded in 1975 that has the purpose of networking the approximately 10. (NAWBO NAWBO National Association of Woman Business Owners ), San Diego Chapter, is now accepting nominations for its 2005 BRAVO! Awards. Submissions are being accepted for consideration through January 15, 2005. The BRAVO! Awards honor exceptional San Diego women business owners Many online and offline organizations have been created to collect information about businesses around the world owned and operated by women. Many other organizations have been created to assist the women that own and operate those businesses. for their accomplishments, innovation, tenacity, integrity and leadership. Recipients of BRAVO! Awards will be presented at a ceremony and reception at 6:30 p.m. on March 16, 2005, at the Joan B. Kroc Joan Beverly Kroc (born Mansfield) (August 27, 1928–October 12, 2003) was the third wife of McDonald's CEO Ray Kroc and a philanthropist. Biography Kroc was born 1928 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Institute for Peace and Justice Center at the University of San Diego. The BRAVO! Awards are NAWBO San Diego's most prominent and well-attended event. NAWBO invites nominations from anyone who knows a successful woman entrepreneur deserving of the honor of Woman Business Owner of the Year, Advocate of the Year and NAWBO Supporter of the Year. "The BRAVO! Awards are an excellent chance to recognize the outstanding and influential women making an impact on business in San Diego today," said Alicia Owens, president of the San Diego Chapter of NAWBO. "NAWBO is grateful for the opportunity to honor the successful women entrepreneurs throughout our community." Barbara Bry, a renowned San Diego entrepreneur, will be the keynote speaker for the event. Bry was a co-founder of Proflowers.com, the founding CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Voice of San Diego voiceofsandiego.org is a nonprofit, independent online newspaper focused on issues impacting the San Diego region. The newspaper's mission is to consistently deliver ground-breaking investigative journalism for the San Diego region, to increase civic participation by , co-founder and board member of ATCOM/INFO, and founder of UCSD UCSD University of California, San Diego (La Jolla, California) UCSD User Centered System Design UCSD Urbana-Champaign Sanitary District (Illinois) UCSD Ultra Cool Sexy Dudes Athena, San Diego's organization for women technology and biotech senior executives. The event is sponsored by Sempra. Additional sponsors are being sought. Companies interested in hearing the benefits of sponsoring BRAVO! should contact Sharon Gray, event chair, at 619-230-3878. Tickets to BRAVO! are $60 per person. Hors d'oeuvres will be served as well as hosted wine, soft drinks and a dessert bar. Nomination forms can be found online at www.nawbosd.org/images/bravonominatform_05.pdf. Fax nominations to Sharon Gray at 619-230-3878 or mail to Union Bank of California Union Bank of California is one of the 30 largest commercial banks in the United States. It has 327 branches, the majority of which are in San Diego, Los Angeles and Orange Counties. , 530 "B" St., Suite 1200, San Diego, CA 92101. About National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) San Diego Chapter NAWBO is the only nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. dedicated to researching and meeting the needs of women business owners worldwide. It has 8,000 members worldwide and California NAWBO has nine chapters with over 1,000 members. Membership is open to sole proprietors, partners and corporate owners with day-to-day management responsibility. Active members who live in a chapter area automatically join both the chapter and national NAWBO. NAWBO San Diego membership benefits include monthly meetings with educational speakers and networking with peers and prospects, award celebrations, training conferences, leadership and management training, local public relations exposure and access to a state and national network of women business owners. Corporate NAWBO sponsors include Metropolitan Water District, Principal Financial Group, Progressive Funding, San Diego National Bank, Sempra Energy and Union Bank of California. NAWBO Mission: To promote, educate and support women business owners in achieving success. For more information on NAWBO San Diego visit the Net: www.nawbo-sd.org. |
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