About Women Business Owners of North FL WBO is recognized as the premier women's entrepreneurial organization in North Florida, increasing recognition of women business owners and their successes and encouraging ownership by women in business. Our Mission is to inspire women business owners to grow through networking, education, and support. | Upcoming Events Dinner Meeting 10/25 Area Meeting 11/4 Fall Social 11/5 |
WBO OCTOBER 2021 Insight Newsletter
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From Bonnie Vande Velde
Fall is upon us! Our fabulous Get Anchored Fall Retreat is behind us with SO MANY WONDERFUL MEMORIES TO SHARE! Soon we will be turning our clocks back off of Daylight Savings Time and begin to focus on the Holiday Season. As we make plans with our families and close friends for holiday gatherings let's plan to serve our community as well. If you don’t already volunteer for an organization that provides support to women and children, homeless, jobless, infirmed or isolated, please consider finding and serving one of these categories. We are a group of members that are so incredibly blessed to be able to afford the nicer things in life that we may take for granted. Serving others with a pure heart and doing it simply to support another human being (or few) can instantly put our hearts and minds in the right place to prioritize our lives and behave in such a thankful manner for what we have and what we are blessed to be able to do! I am looking for a few individuals with a passion for helping young women business owners, particularly single mother business owners. I would like to start a focus group to work on a way we can help this rapidly growing demographic group. I need a focus group to help come up with a plan that we can take to the board of WBO to vote on so we could move ahead with growing our reach to those who could truly benefit from the experience and success of the WBO members. If you are interested, please email me to let me know of your interest: President@wbonfl.org We may choose to take on another demographic group in the future if this works well! Respectfully in service to WBO, Bonnie  |
Monday, October 25, 2021 |
Keynote Speaker Topic: Sudden Cardiac Arrest vs. Heart Attack: What's the Difference? |
Eunice Mathis MSN RN
Florida Training Academy
Eunice Mathis is a native of Jacksonville, Florida, who is passionate about patient advocacy, student success, affordable education, and entrepreneurship. Want to refresh your CPR skills? Wear pants to this meeting. |
Spotlight Speakers |
Pure Romance by Cheryl Cheryl Bowen, owner of Pure Romance by Cheryl, has been a sought after Intimacy Coach for nearly ten years, providing not just a safe and welcoming environment in which to discuss relevant women sexual health and intimacy challenges, but, educating singles, couples and ladies' groups, as well as selling high quality, research based products. This five-minute presentation will prove to be one you'll long remember! |
Mark Your Calendars! 5:30 - 6:00 pm Networking 6:00 - 8:00 pm Dinner and Program WBO Members - $35 WBO Guests - $40 Visitors - $45 Maggiano's Little Italy (Town Center) 10367 Midtown Parkway, Jacksonville, FL 32246 The dinner registration deadline is Wednesday, October 20th Don't Forget to Bring your Door Prize! Italian Tossed Salad Protein (Grilled Chicken with Tomatoes & Basil served with Grilled Asparagus and Vesuvio Potatoes) -- OR -- Vegetarian (Fettuccine Alfredo) Dessert (Chef's Choice) Rolls & Butter Water/Tea/Coffee Included Individually plated meals * Cash Bar until 7:15 p.m. * No Special Orders |
Mark Your Calendars for the First Thursday of the Month! |
| Thursday, November 4, 2021 11:45 am - 1:00 pm |
Fall Social
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New Member Contests |
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Bring Guests If you bring guests to a meeting during Q4 of 2021 (October-December), and for each guest you bring, your name will be entered into a drawing for a $10 gift card! Remember we are trying to expand our membership to young and upcoming business owners in addition to well established businesses! So get out there and bring new amazing women into our fold! | Three for Free Earn a free annual membership when you bring in three new members that are approved and paid by June, 2022. |
For questions on the contests, email membershipchair@wbonfl.org. |
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Welcome New Members |
Amber Amaru The DRIPBaR |
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| Camille Wilson Wilson Dutra, PLLC |
Way to GO ZELDA!
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Congratulations Jackie Perrault!
Jackie was inducted to the Association of Women's Business Centers Board of Directors! It is a huge honor for Jackie, and will allow her to advocate for women business owners in the Southeast U.S.! She is the ONLY representative for our area, and is dedicated to giving us this very important voice! Way to go Jackie! |
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Maribel Hernandez was in the News!
FIRST COAST NEWS Local woman breaking down language barriers through nonprofit. |
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| We have opened up rebranding of WBO to the membership! If you would like to submit a new fresh logo design to the Marketing Committee please follow the instructions HERE. The deadline for submission is midnight November 1, 2021. Any logo submitted after this will no be considered. |
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Pitstop Halloween Pawty Chrissy Dullano, All Fur Pets, invites you and your pup out to their first annual Pitstop Halloween Pawty. Swing by anytime between 5-7 PM on Friday, Oct 29 at 6849 St. Augustine Road. Raffle, prizes and more! Donation items to Pitbull Pitstop Rescue. |
Happy Birthday to You! 10/4 Teresa Meares 10/5 Tara Braithwaite 10/6 Kim Storm 10/10 Mary Fisher 10/10 Vanice Serrano 10/18 Lori Day 10/20 Joani Maskell 10/27 Cheryl Bowen 10/28 Vickie Bowers 10/30 Nancy Hallett 10/31 Lynn Lamoureux |
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