A NAWBO membership offers women business owners a national and local platform to tap into the power of an already established community of women entrepreneurs.
Your membership investment provides a portfolio of benefits that propel business growth and fuel personal and professional development.
Enjoy the camaraderie of fellow business owners and meaningful conversations that can provide insight into your business success. Learn from other entrepreneurial women in both informal and structured venues.
Here are a few of the benefits that a National & NAWBO Greater Raleigh membership offer:
- Monthly luncheons on the trends, regulations, and new technologies that impact your business.
- Access a network of business contacts through NAWBO's online membership directory.
- Relationship-building opportunities to build your business.
- Peer mentoring groups.
- Business book clubs.
- Discounts on business products and services.
- Recognition of your achievements through national and local awards.
- Discount registration rates to NAWBO-sponsored events.
- Recognition for your achievements through national awards and Web site articles.
- Publicity of your business success stories.
- Advertising and promotion of your business through media and speaking opportunities.
- Public policy advocacy at the North Carolina Legislature and in Washington DC.
- Alerts about current legislation affecting women-owned businesses and a vehicle for exercising political influence through action.
Membership Categories
Membership in NAWBO is recorded in the name of the individual, not the organization.
Established Business Owner (Voting Member)
- Owns an equity interest and actively participates in a business as a sole proprietor, an active partner of a partnership or active member of a limited liability company, an independent contractor, or a 5% or greater shareholder in a corporation
- Subscribes to the mission and vision of NAWBO
- Files a schedule C or F, receives IRS Tax Form 1099 from client(s), or files corporate or partnership tax returns
- Maintains an office (including home offices) or a business facility
- Is involved in the policy-making process and overall day-to-day management of the business
- Has been a business owner for more than two (2) years
Emerging Business Owner (Non-Voting Member)
- A first time business owner with a new business less than two (2) years old, or who has not yet started her business
Membership Dues
NAWBO membership dues are the total of both the National dues and the local chapter dues for the member category for which you are applying. Membership dues are nonrefundable.
National Dues
Established Business Owner (Voting Member)
Annual National Dues = $150 New / $125 Renewal
Emerging Business Owner (Non-Voting Member)
Annual National Dues = $100 New / $75 Renewal
Local Chapter Dues
Greater Raleigh: $125 annually