President-Elect Susan Abrahamson and I just returned from the NAWBO Southwest Region’s retreat in Sedona, Arizona. All the chapter leaders from Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arizona were invited to the home of our Southwest Region Director, Judi “JB” Bloomfield for an exchange of ideas and “Best Practices”. We really picked up some good information and ideas on programs that may be of interest to our members. Stay tuned as we select and adopt the “Best Practices” that are right for our chapter.

As a member of NAWBO D/FW, you are eligible to participate in the 2004 Mentor-Entrepreneur Program conducted by the North Texas Commission in partnership with the Dallas/Fort Worth Minority Business Development Council.

This month’s member spotlight is on Jane Winge, SPHR (Senior Professional in Human Resources, the highest level of accreditation available in the Human Resource professional), of HR Performance Plus. Her company provides Leadership Training, Teambuilding, Career Coaching, and facilitating strategic planning and other types of meetings.

• Media Opportunities for NAWBO D/FW Members
As a member of NAWBO D/FW, you can have access to the many media opportunities that NAWBO is notified about weekly. This will assist you in increasing...

We got a very hot start with our new President, Wendy Lopez at the Annual Presidents Barbeque held at my home in July. Not only was it the hottest day of the year to date, but also Wendy reminded us of her annual theme of "Pump up the Volume."

There are two ways to accomplish this task. Smaller newspapers, professional organizations’ newsletters and trade publications will often print articles that are of interest to their readers.