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founded in 1975 that has the purpose of networking the approximately 10.6 million women-owned businesses so as to provide mutual support, share resources, and provide a single voice to help shape economic and public policy. As of 2007 the president of the organization is Lisa Kaiser Hickey of

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History

According to its official timeline, NAWBO was founded in 1975 by a group of like-minded businesswomen in the

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area. It is incorporated as the Association of Women Business Owners (AWBO) before evolving to its current name. In 1982 NAWBO holds its first conference in

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. Its first National Public Affairs Day saw the attendance of then

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. Eight years later it moved its headquarters from

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. NAWBO has chapters in all the

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including several chapters in a single state such as

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and

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Remarkable Woman Award

NAWBO presents the annual Remarkable Woman Award. The first award was given out in 1996 to women who contribute time and talent to their organization and community.

Members

Charlotte chapter

* President: Marise Kumar, C2B Strategies * Brenda Harris, BPN Healthcare Concepts * Carolina Aponte, Caja Holdings LLC * Vilma Betancourt-O'Day, * Carol Bondy, Center for the Healing Arts, LLC * Lauren Cantor, The Entrepreneuers Source * Mindy Hinson, M3 Real Estate Group * Laurie Johnson, Financial Therapist * Suzy Johnson, Employer Benefit Advisors of the Carolinas, LLC * Melinda McVadon, McLynn Group * Donna North, McLynn Group * Elaine Piraneo, Accubill/Tele-Vantage Inc * Stacey Randall, Growth By Referrals * Pam Secrest, Pentagon Group * Michelle Smith, MBS Custom Business Solutions, LLC

New Orleans chapter

* President: Shelly Grimm-Latino, LUTCF - Pinnacle Financial Strategies * Tonia D. Aiken - Breezzangel, LLC * Jennifer F. Brimm - Foster-Brimm Consulting * Miriam Browns - Browns Tax Services, Inc. * Georgia Collier-Bolling * Deanna Causey - Sankofa Record Retrieval, LLC * Elizabeth "Dee" Clubb - Omni Advertising * McKenzie Coco - FSC Interactive * Myra L. Corrello - Find Your Spice Seminars, LLC * Sheila M. Craft - OfficeLink LC and FileLink * Nicole Dennis - XOCOMP, LLC * Patricia R Hightower CEO - Bayouequity Mortgage * Terri Hogan Dreyer - Nano, LLC * Robin G. Kaplan - Inn The Quarter, LLC * Teresa Lawrence - Delta Personnel, Inc. * Barbara Ann Locklear - Hotel Storyville * Ashley Machen - Treasure Travel, LLC * Martha Madden - M Madden Associates, LLC * Tina Dandry-Mayes, CLU, ChFC, CLTC - NYLIFE Securities, LLC/ New York * Cheryl Meral - MCS Software, LLC * Brenda Prudhomme - K-Paul's Louisiana Kitchen * Jessica Rareshide CPC CSP - Rare insight, LLC * Gina N. Ruttley -Ericksen, Krentel, &LaPorte, LLC * Jeffrie Schultis Fricke - Paramount Shows * Janet Fabre Smith - Fabre Smith & Co. * Dorothy L Tarver - Taggart Morton, LLC * Judy Weitz - Compucast Web, Inc, * Melissa Mitchel Willis -

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* Trevor Wisdom - Wisdom & Witticisms, LLCNAWBO NOLA Member Directory http://www.nawbo-nola.org/membership/member-directory

New York City chapter

* Sophie Wade

References

External links

* {{Authority control Professional associations based in the United States Women's political advocacy groups in the United States Business organizations based in the United States Organizations established in 1975