Yesterday I met with the new President of the New York City chapter – National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO). NAWBO is a national US organisation for (as the name implies) women business owners.
Having lived and worked in the US I know that doing business in Australia is very similar to doing business in the US. The challenges we face as businesswomen, are similar. For those of us growing a business the main issues remain:
- How do I market my business and improve my sales?
- How do I become a better leader?
- How do I make a profit?
- Where can I go to be with like-minded women?
- What does it take to have work/life balance?
- How to do I navigate legislation that makes doing business hard?
NAWBO, like the Australian Businesswomen’s Network, provides training, networking and access to role models. So, over a coffee at the well-known Dean and DeLuca cafe at the Rockefeller Centre, Pat Ahersy and I discussed how we can work together to improve services, education and networking opportunities for our members. And, we talked about how powerful it would be for ABN members to connect with NAWBO members and to cross-network and do business across the Pacific Ocean. As part of the Australian Businesswomen’s Network’s commitment initiative to be at the forefront of access to development opportunities for businesswomen we will continue to develop links and find ways to help our community connect with the right people, across the globe. Stay tuned for developments.
