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NAWBO is the premier organization in the United States representing the interests of all women business owners. NAWBO Chicago, the largest of the organization's more than 80 chapters, offers a wealth of opportunities ranging from contacts and networking to learning, advocacy and growth.


	Featured Event Cash Flow - What you need to know Presented by: Harris Bank Experienced Harris Bankers will lead an informative seminar discussing the 5 major components that drive financial performance and how they impact the life blood of a business-cash flow! You will leave with a clearer understanding of what your financial statements can tell you about your cash cycle and how you can project and improve future cash flow. Click here to register. NAWBO Day NAWBO Day is Thursday, October 14, 2010. To celebrate the women entrepreneurs of Chicago, Crain's Chicago Business and the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) Chicago Chapter will be hosting NAWBO Day, in conjunction with Small Business Week. Be a part of the celebration as we dedicate an entire day of educational sessions and networking opportunities for women business owners and for those companies who support them. Thursday, October 14, 2010 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Metropolitan Club Chicago Details/registration Click here for more events


	What's New? Advertise your business on the NAWBO Chicago website! Video Message from NAWBO Chicago's Member of the Year Video Message from NAWBO Chicago's Business Owner of the Year

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Angelika Coghlan

Catwalk Consulting

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Catwalk Consulting provides solutions that support your day-to-day business operations and procedures. We help your organization save time and money by providing you easy access to the information that helps you make critical business decisions. In today's economy it is critical for your business to provide answers to your prospects and customers quickly and easily. If you can't provide the answers in a timely manner your customer will go to someone that can. Catwalk Consulting helps your business by providing the technology infrastructure and solutions that support and help you run your business from anywhere at any time.

At Catwalk Consulting we look at your world, your business, from the outside in. We bring a different perspective to the solutions you need, the processes - for your whole business. We find out where the holes and the gaps exist. Leveraging your technology to define and achieve your organization's goals is the overall outcome. We focus on the processes and the links between them, your technology and your company - so you can get on with the business of your business.


	Members in the News Have you been featured in the news lately? Please send the information to Cathie Van Wert Menard. Thanks for keeping us informed! 08.02.2010: Looking For Work? Nanny Buisiness Is Booming. NAWBO Chicago's very own Mary Dombrowski was on the news. Check it out! 07.26.2010: Rebecca Busch was on the WGN Midday News with Tips for Getting Your Personal Healthcare Portfolio In Shape. Click here to view the video clip. 06.16.10: Full-service gas makes a comeback! ABC7 News did a feature on Forrest's Duxler. Check it out. Full-service gas Click here for additional Members in the News.


	Why Join NAWBO? Click here to watch why our members love NAWBO. Some other great reasons to join NAWBO include.... Community. Step into a room with women who just get it. NAWBO's powerful community fosters lasting connections and lifelong friendships between women on common ground. Prestige. Join the ranks of the nation's oldest and most respected organization for women business owners. Reach. Add 9,000 women business owners to your personal network with our robust nationwide online membership directory, plus national and local events. Knowledge. Find the information you need to run a business that stands out from the competition. Access. Get a jump on government and corporate procurement. Solutions. Dig deep for those tough answers. Trade ideas, ask questions, and develop practical solutions to the sticky issues you face every day. Voice. Change the world around you. NAWBO advocates for legislation that will help your business grow. Drive. Plug into the searing energy of dynamic, ambitious women business owners on the fast track to success. Are you ready to power your dream?Join NAWBO Chicago today!

Corporate Partner Spotlight

	Harris Bank harrisbank.com Contact: Emilia DiMenco Email Emilia

About Harris Bank

Harris is an integrated financial service organization providing more than 1.2 million personal, business and corporate clients with banking, lending, investing and wealth management solutions.

Harris recognizes the vital role played by Women Business Owners in supporting the nation’s economic recovery. Harris has a long history of supporting Women Business Owners, and the bank’s market share of Women Business Owners continues to grow.

Harris’ Women-in-Business strategy at Harris focuses on three core elements:

Supporting women’s economic empowerment

Ensuring access to capital

Hosting networking opportunities that help Women Business Owners source business and create enduring relationships

For more information on Harris’ support for Women Business Owners, contact Emilia DiMenco at emilia.dimenco@harrisbank.com, or go to www.harrisbank.com.


	Meet our New Members! Congratulations to the following NAWBO Chicago members who recently joined. Please help to welcome them into our chapter! Helen Bloch Principal Law Offices of Helen Bloch, PC hbloch@blochpc.com Laura Boucher President Food Packaging Consultants laura@pripackaging.com Lisette Rebekah Calderon President, Creator, Genius Connoisseur PR Group, Inc. Lcalder@connoisseurpr.com Shannon Hahn Producer Ormiston Jamieson, LLC shahn@ojllc.com Michele King Gaga Goody Catering michele@gagagoody.com Peggy Malecki peggy@nachicagonorth.com Dawn Michaels Legacy Advisors Wealth Mgmt morningmichaels@yahoo.com Joi M Ross Apex Direct, Inc. jross@AlwaysPursuingExcellence.com Edith Smolka edith@everestsnow.com Brenda Moore Streicher Financial Advisor Ameriprise Financial brenda.m.streicher@ampf.com

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