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Gwendolyn Bork Honored as Buffalo Business First 40 Under 40 Gwendolyn Bork, Executive strategist at Custom Wealth Strategies is making a difference at work, home and in the community. Gwen was honored as a “40 Under 40” award recipient on Friday, November 30 at a Business First luncheon. Gwen is very involved in our community and dreams of becoming a New York state senator someday. Her involvement: Founder and director, Women 2 Women, a personal and professional women mastermind group Founder, Queen City Collaborative Advisory board, Depew High School Academy of Finance Boards of Lancaster Chamber of Commerce and National Association [...]

Lisa A. Coppola to Serve on NAWBO Steering Committee and Board of Directors Local attorney Lisa A. Coppola to serve on National Association of Women Business Owners steering committee and board of directors The Buffalo Niagara Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO©) is proud to announce that past chapter president, Lisa A. Coppola, Esq., has been appointed chair of NAWBO’s National Presidents Assembly Steering Committee (PASC). In addition she will serve as an ex officio member on the organization’s national board of directors. Coppola will serve on both positions through June 2019. NAWBO PASC serves as the [...]

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 [...]

NAWBO Members Honored at Annual Installation Dinner The Buffalo Niagara Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) recognized two of its members at the chapter’s annual meeting on Wednesday, June 13th at the Park Country Club. Marcia Brogan, NAWBO Buffalo Niagara’s immediate past president and owner of Marcia C. Brogan Agency, LLC, was recognized as the 2018 Member of the Year. She created the chapter’s outreach program, “Start a Conversation,” which brings together women entrepreneurs and female high school students. During its 5-week inception in 2018, nearly 40 NAWBO mentors met with 250 students from across Western New [...]

NAWBO Members Featured on Channel 7 Eyewitness News Marcia Brogan, Christine Howard and Lisa Coppola were featured on Channel 7 speaking out on sexual harassment in the workplace. The article and video can be viewed here: http://www.wkbw.com/news/sexual-harassment-in-the-workplace-what-is-it-

NAWBO Members Featured on Channel 7 Eyewitness News Marcia Brogan, Christine Howard and Lisa Coppola were featured on Channel 7 speaking out on sexual harassment in the workplace. The article and video can be viewed here: http://www.wkbw.com/news/sexual-harassment-in-the-workplace-what-is-it-

Online Service for New York Entrepreneurs New York State just launched an online platform to ease the process for entrepreneurs interested in starting new ventures, and small business owners seeking to tap into business support programs and incentives to expand into new opportunities. New York Business Express is a user friendly one-stop-shop for all business related needs and access to resources and information. If you’re launching or further developing a new business venture, New York Business Express provides vital information relating to: Understanding the Formation and Differences of Entity Structures; State Licensing and Permitting; Insurance Requirements; Regulations that Apply to your Business Industry; and [...]

WBFO highlights NAWBO’s Joint Speaker Series with WEDI to Further Dialog with Entrepreneurs from Other Countries By AMANDA SNYDER, WBFO West Side Bazaar on Grant Street. CREDIT WBFO FILE PHOTO If you’ve ever launched a business or struggled to grow a new enterprise, you likely encountered numerous challenges. From grappling with legal and insurance issues, to mastering social media and fostering strong bonds with employees, owning a business can be similar to running an obstacle course. Recognizing these challenges, the National Association of Women Business Owners Buffalo Niagara and the Westminster Economic Development Initiative recently kicked off a three month [...]

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, [...]

Buffalo Attorney Now in Charge of Women Business Owners Group Source: Business First Journalist: Allissa Kline Attorney Lisa Coppola has been installed as president of the Buffalo Niagara chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners. Coppola, a former partner at Rupp Baase Pfalzgraf Cunningham LLC in Buffalo who now runs her own practice, succeeds Sabina Ramsey, principal of Insight International USA LLC, a creative design company in Buffalo. According to NAWBO, Buffalo Niagara is the fastest-growing chapter in the country. Membership rose 80 percent over the past 12 months, the group said. Coppola will pick up where Ramsey left off and try to push membership over 100. Right now, it’s [...]