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
Upcoming Advocacy Events
Stay connected to what’s happening on the advocacy front. Explore upcoming local events where NAWBO – Buffalo/Niagara is engaging with policymakers, elevating the voices of women business owners, and shaping conversations that impact our business community.
The Latest in Chapter Advocacy
Mayor Byron Brown proclaims June 12th as “National Association of Women Business Owners” Day
Mayor Byron Brown proclaims June 12th as “National Association of Women Business Owners” Day during the NAWBO Buffalo Niagara officer installation. The Buffalo Niagara Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO©) installed its 2019/2020 board of directors at the historic Twentieth Century Club in Buffalo on Wednesday, June 12th.Sherrie Barr Mack, managing partner, The MackBarr Group, was installed as president of NAWBO Buffalo Niagara; other officers include President-Elect Paula D’Amico, founder, Blessings by Nature®; Secretary Jacqueline Lennert, owner, Rove Jewelry, Accessories & Gifts; and Treasurer Nicholle Overkamp, CEO, Wilcox Financial. Christine Howard, E. B. Howard Consulting, will serve as immediate past president and board chair. Chapter directors [...]
Mayor Byron Brown proclaims June 12th as “National Association of Women Business Owners” Day during the NAWBO Buffalo Niagara officer installation.
Mayor Byron Brown proclaims June 12th as “National Association of Women Business Owners” Day during the NAWBO Buffalo Niagara officer installation. The Buffalo Niagara Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO©) installed its 2019/2020 board of directors at the historic Twentieth Century Club in Buffalo on Wednesday, June 12th. Sherrie Barr Mack, managing partner, The MackBarr Group, was installed as president of NAWBO Buffalo Niagara; other officers include President-Elect Paula D’Amico, founder, Blessings by Nature®; Secretary Jacqueline Lennert, owner, Rove Jewelry, Accessories & Gifts; and Treasurer Nicholle Overkamp, CEO, Wilcox Financial. Christine Howard, E. B. Howard Consulting, will serve as immediate past president and board chair. Chapter [...]
Melding the Past with the Present
Funding the Future of WNY Entrepreneurs at one of Our Nation’s Historic Sites At the place where Theodore Roosevelt became the 26th President of the United States, the members of the Buffalo/Niagara Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) gathered to honor and recognize 24 businesses. “NAWBO’s mission is to propel women entrepreneurs into economic, social, and political spheres of influence. The Roosevelt inauguration site is a reminder of NAWBO’s mission. We are grateful for the commitment and support of our sponsors. With their supporting dollars, we are able to continue to offer high-quality educational programming, dinner meetings, networking events, and scholarships for women business owners in [...]
Join Us For Advocacy 101 Training and Be the Change
Join Us For Advocacy 101 Training and Be the Change As a past attendee of a Next Generation United event, United Way of Buffalo & Erie County invites you to join us for lunch to learn about our advocacy efforts and ways that you can get involved at the local, state and federal level. This Lunch and Learn will offer an introduction to advocacy, explaining both what advocacy is and how advocacy fits within the goals of the United Way. Examples of how to advocate at the federal and state level will be included. In addition, participants will learn how they can help support the United Way’s advocacy efforts. Key [...]
Press Release: Negotiating: How to come out on top of this balancing act presented at November 8th meeting
Press Release: Negotiating: How to come out on top of this balancing act presented at November 8th meeting Buffalo Niagara Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners presents “Negotiating: How to come out on top of this balancing act” at its November 8th meeting. The Buffalo Niagara Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO©) will meet on Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at 5:30 PM for networking; dinner starts at 6:00 PM at The Foundry, 1738 Elmwood Avenue in Buffalo. The cost is $35 for NAWBO members and $40 for guests. Register online at www.nawbowny.org/ Negotiation can be described as an art form, but for entrepreneurs, it’s [...]