February 1st NWBN Meeting

January 6th, 2010 by Nicole No comments »

Join us for an evening of networking, dinner and guest speaker, Fiona Walsh, as she presents: “Getting What You Want Out of Business and Life”. Many women find themselves working too hard and making less money than they would like. Getting passed over for promotion of working in a job they are bored with. Learn how you may be unconsciously doing things that slow your success and give your power away. Successful people plan for success versus simply working hard!

A passionate champion of women in business, Fiona regularly shares her practical and insightful strategies with audiences across North America. Whether it be large clients, such as Intel and Royal Bank of Canada, or smaller companies and business associations such as NAWBO and Ewomen, everyone is guaranteed to walk away from a Fiona Walsh seminar feeling energized and ready to use the tools they’ve received to radically change their professional lives. For more info about Fiona, visit her website: www.fmwalsh.com

When:  Monday, February 1st

Where:  Nanaimo Golf Course, 2800 Highland Blvd, Nanaimo

Time: Networking starts at 5:30pm – Dinner @ 6:15pm

Cost: Members: $35  Guests: $40

Dec. 15th NWBN Christmas Event

November 25th, 2009 by admin No comments »

Please note that this event will be on TUESDAY Dec. 15th not the normal Monday!

Special Guest, Miss Vikki, will grace us with her crazy look at Christmas through her comedic song and rant.  Miss Vikki – Drag Queen Extraordinaire!

Gypsy Hart and Toni Lapore are the Meeting Sponsors with a 10 minute Speaker Spotlight on Xocai Healthy Chocolates and also putting out a fondue chocolate tasting for “desert” with fruits offered during dinner.

When: Tuesday Dec. 15th

Where:  Nanaimo Golf Course
2800 Highland Blvd, Nanaimo

Time: Networking starts at 5:30pm – Dinner @ 6:15pm

Cost: Members: $35  Guests: $40

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November 23rd NWBN Event Featuring Diane Ross

October 29th, 2009 by Nicole No comments »

DianeRossWe all face having to have challenging conversations that make us feel anxious and uncomfortable. Imagine having to: deliver bad news; express disagreement with a difficult person; confront offensive or disrespectful behaviour; deliver a negative performance review; or say no to a client, boss, colleague or relative.

Be sure to attend the Nov. 23rd NWBN meeting, where Diane Ross will show us how to “Succeed at Challenging Conversations”. She offers practical skills to help you initiate and navigate challenging conversations in a way that: reduces defensiveness; promotes learning; resolves differences; and gets results. www.dianeisright.com

Where:  Nanaimo Golf Course
2800 Highland Blvd, Nanaimo

Time: Networking starts at 5:30pm – Dinner @ 6:15pm

Cost: Members: $35  Guests: $40

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October 26th NWBN Event featuring Lynn Krynowsky

September 28th, 2009 by admin No comments »

We look forward to seeing you all at our October meeting where our guest speaker will be Lynn Krynowsky. Lynn is a Networker Extraordinaire!! She is well known in our community and has been involved with various networking groups (including a past president of the NWBN) while running  a  successful local business. She is a dynamic, no-nonsense woman who will speak on  how to put the “work” into networking and reap the rewards.

Where:  Nanaimo Golf Course
2800 Highland Blvd, Nanaimo

Time: Networking starts at 5:30pm – Dinner @ 6:15pm

Cost: Members: $35  Guests: $40

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The TOP 3 SECRETS to SELLING to WOMEN… with Callan Rush

September 8th, 2009 by admin No comments »

Date: Monday September 28, 2009

Time: Networking starts at 5:30pm
Dinner – 6:15

Cost:
$35/ Members $40/Guests

Location:
Nanaimo Golf Course

Whether it’s Aspirin or Automobiles, Boats or Businesses, Holidays or Houses, the research is crystal clear, “Women directly buy or directly influence the purchase of 80% of all consumer goods in North America. Not having a specific plan in place to reach this powerful, purse-carrying demographic is a mistake that could literally cost you your business! Why risk it?

callan rushJoin business, sales and marketing maven Callan Rush as she reveals the Top 3 Secrets to Selling to Women!

At This Event You will discover:

*  The #1 Way Almost All Women Prefer to Buy.

*How “thinking Pink” will kill your sales, while “thinking Link” will skyrocket them!

*How to dump the “hard sell” and implement a “heart sell” that will have her throwing her dollars at you!

*How to CAPITALIZE on a woman’s natural ‘urge to merge’

Be sure to register immediately. This one is sure to sell out!

Click HERE to Register NOW!

2009 – 2010 Membership changes

September 7th, 2009 by admin No comments »

There are many great changes to announce for this season:

First off we are expanding our meetings to run all year for the 2009/2010. We know you do not close down your business for 2 months so why should your business network take a break?

We listened to your feedback last year and with the overwhelming satisfaction in holding our dinner meetings at the Nanaimo Golf Club, so we have made a commitment to be there right through to the end of 2010!

Our Program Directors, Nicole Shaw and Trisha Grey are hard at work getting some great presenters lined up. We are starting off the year with a dynamic speaker Callan Rush – I am currently in her coaching program and let me tell you you are in for a treat!  Click Here for details.

Membership dues

We have designed a simplified membership dues structure that will save you time by eliminating pre-paying for each meeting. This new structure is based on other successful networking groups.

The renewal cost for membership will be: $125.00

The new Membship rate will be $155.00

The cost of dinners will remain at $35.00 per dinner, but will now be billed quarterly, in advance. This is going to simplify things tremendously for both the organization and you, the members. Now you won’t need to remember to pay online, or bring a cheque, or get caught up in paying at the door. You will already have paid for your dinner. When you arrive at the meetings, you can get right down to networking!

The cost for this would be: $105 per quarter.

Your first invoice will reflect your membership fee plus your dinners for September, October and November. $125.00 + $105.00 = $230.00

In December you will be billed $105.00 for December, January and February.

In March you will be billed $105.00 for March, April and May.

In June you will be billed $105.00 for June, July and August.

What if you can’t attend a meeting, do you still pay? Yes. But you are encouraged to offer your spot to someone else to fill. It’s a great way to build the network, by introducing someone to the benefits, when you are unable to attend.

Our aim is to build a strong and vibrant network that supports its members well. This can only be done if we have an active, engaged and supportive membership.

The Board is working hard to make sure that our members are well served by this organization and we’re looking forward to some great events this year. We hope you will join us.

Click Here to Become a Member or Renew your membership now

50/50 Draws

We have adopted new thinking on our 50/50 draw … now the NWBN portion will be donated to a chosen charity of the month. If you have a charity that you would like considered, please let us know.

NWBN Promotional Opportunities

We will now be offering Meeting Sponsorships, where a member can sponsor a monthly meeting for the cost of $50.00. They will then be able to speak about their company for 10 minutes, as well as put their literature on each table. This is another great promotional venue for each of our members. Our September meeting is booked, so if your interested in October, let us know.

Other promotional and advertising opportunities are: bi-weekly newsletter. We will now send only 2 emails a month to members and guests. If you have a special promotion or want to connect with the membership, this is where you will do it. The cost to be included will be $25.00. And don’t forget, you can advertise in both the newsletter and on our Harbourliving.ca Event Listing for only $40.00 per month. Watch for more details on this.

The NWBN board of directors are very excited about this year. We really want to make this your network and a valuable commodity to your business.