Advocacy
Amplify Our Voice Through Advocacy
This committee educates members on NAWBO’s public policy priorities, coordinates legislative visits on behalf of the Chapter, and fosters relationships with local and regional policymakers. The goal is to ensure our members’ voices are heard and represented on issues that impact women business owners.
Learn more about how NAWBO has been the voice of women business owners, making sure we are at the table with key decision makers on Capitol Hill and speaking out on the issues that are most important, plus empowering our chapter leaders and members to do the same in their states and communities across the U.S. To best represent the diversity within our membership, all the business advocacy issues we engage in are bipartisan in nature. Learn More Here
The Latest in Chapter Advocacy
Women Business Owners Grab the Lt. Governor’s Ear
Women Business Owners Grab the Lt. Governor’s Ear BUFFALO, NY (WKBW) – Business women from across Western New York took part in a summit with Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul in Downtown Buffalo. Hochul spoke with members of both the Amherst Chamber of Commerce and NAWBO Buffalo-Niagara for almost 90 minutes about the strides women have made in the world of business and what still needs to be accomplished. She also noted that women entrepreneurs have a responsibility to those who are just beginning their careers to mentor, sponsor, and act as role models for those who will follow in our footsteps, whether they be our daughters, students, employees, or otherwise. [...]