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SUMMARY:Business Diversity Meeting - Noon
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by  No cost to attend – Please RSVP This committee is developing a plan of action for the Chamber to reach out and partner with select groups.Their Mission – Build a culture of awareness and appreciation for diversity in Chandler’s business community\, by removing barriers of communication and creating opportunities to achieve business success.  Our Speaker will be Shelly  Winson with True Choice Benefits…she will be speaking about The National Association of Women Business Owners Phoenix Metro Chapter. The Topic: Are Male and Female Entrepreneurs Really That Different?Women own 28.8% of Arizona businesses. Women-owned businesses are the fastest growing segment of today’s economy\, increasing more than 1 ½ times the national average. How does this growth in women owned business affect the local economy? Are male and female entrepreneurs really that different?Can we all play nice together? The National Association of Women Business Owners Phoenix Metro Chapter is one of the largest NAWBO chapters in the country. Celebrating 25 years of serving as the voice and vision of the women business owners of Phoenix\, NAWBO Phoenix was recognized by The Business Journal as one of the top 5 influential organizations in the Valley. Shelly Winson\, a current member of the Board of Directors of NAWBO Phoenix\, will be talking about the differences between maleand female entrepreneurs and the impact ofwomen owned business in Arizona Guests are welcome. For more information contact Brad Ness at 480-963-4571 or  brad@chandlerchamber.com
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left\; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoHeading7 align=left><FONT size=4><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial\; COLOR: blue\; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><FONT color=#000000></FONT></SPAN></STRONG></FONT></P><P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left\; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoHeading7 align=left><STRONG><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial\; COLOR: blue\; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><FONT size=4>Sponsored by </FONT></SPAN></I></STRONG></P><P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left\; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoHeading7 align=left><STRONG><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial\; COLOR: blue\; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><FONT size=4></FONT></SPAN></I></STRONG></P><P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left\; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoHeading7 align=left>&nbsp\;</P><P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left\; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoSubtitle align=left><SPAN style="COLOR: blue"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p><FONT color=#000000><SPAN><STRONG><FONT size=2 face=Arial>No cost to attend – Please RSVP</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></FONT></P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp\;</P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT color=#000000 size=2>This committee is developing a plan of </FONT></SPAN></P><P style="TEXT-INDENT: -1in\; 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</SPAN>Winson with </STRONG></SPAN></FONT></P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=left><FONT size=2><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'\,'sans-serif'\; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><STRONG>True Choice Benefits</STRONG>…</SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'\,'sans-serif'\; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">she will be </SPAN></FONT></P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=left><FONT size=2><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'\,'sans-serif'\; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">speaking about The National </SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'\,'sans-serif'\; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">Association </SPAN></FONT></P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=left><FONT size=2><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'\,'sans-serif'\; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">of Women Business Owners </SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'\,'sans-serif'\; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">Phoenix </SPAN></FONT></P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=left><FONT size=2><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'\,'sans-serif'\; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">Metro Chapter.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'\,'sans-serif'\; FONT-SIZE: 4pt"><o:p><FONT size=2>&nbsp\;</FONT></o:p></SPAN></P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'\,'sans-serif'\; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><FONT size=2><STRONG>The Topic: <SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Are Male and Female </SPAN></STRONG></FONT></SPAN></P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'\,'sans-serif'\; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><FONT size=2><STRONG><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Entrepreneurs Really That Different?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></STRONG></FONT></SPAN></P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'\,'sans-serif'\; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><FONT size=2>Women own 28.8% of Arizona </FONT></SPAN></P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'\,'sans-serif'\; 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Women-owned businesses </FONT></SPAN></P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'\,'sans-serif'\; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><FONT size=2>are the fastest growing segment of today’s </FONT></SPAN></P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'\,'sans-serif'\; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><FONT size=2>economy\, increasing more than 1 ½ times </FONT></SPAN></P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'\,'sans-serif'\; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><FONT size=2>the national average. How does this </FONT></SPAN></P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'\,'sans-serif'\; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><FONT size=2>growth </FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'\,'sans-serif'\; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><FONT size=2>in women </FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'\,'sans-serif'\; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><FONT size=2>owned business affect </FONT></SPAN></P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'\,'sans-serif'\; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><FONT size=2>the local </FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'\,'sans-serif'\; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><FONT size=2>economy? </FONT></SPAN></P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'\,'sans-serif'\; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><FONT size=2>Are male and female entrepreneurs really </FONT></SPAN></P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'\,'sans-serif'\; 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mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><FONT size=2>largest NAWBO chapters in </FONT></SPAN></P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'\,'sans-serif'\; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><FONT size=2>the country. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'\,'sans-serif'\; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><FONT size=2>Celebrating 25 years of </FONT></SPAN></P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'\,'sans-serif'\; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><FONT size=2>serving as the voice </FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'\,'sans-serif'\; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><FONT size=2>and vision of the </FONT></SPAN></P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'\,'sans-serif'\; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><FONT size=2>women business owners of </FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'\,'sans-serif'\; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><FONT size=2>Phoenix\, </FONT></SPAN></P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'\,'sans-serif'\; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><FONT size=2>NAWBO Phoenix was recognized by </FONT></SPAN></P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'\,'sans-serif'\; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><FONT size=2><I>The Business Journal</I> as one of the top 5</FONT></SPAN></P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'\,'sans-serif'\; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><FONT size=2>&nbsp\;influential organizations in the Valley. </FONT></SPAN></P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'\,'sans-serif'\; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><FONT size=2>Shelly </FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'\,'sans-serif'\; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><FONT size=2>Winson\, a current member of the </FONT></SPAN></P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'\,'sans-serif'\; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><FONT size=2>Board of </FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'\,'sans-serif'\; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><FONT size=2>Directors of NAWBO Phoenix\, <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'\,'sans-serif'\; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><FONT size=2>will be talking about the differences </FONT></SPAN></P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'\,'sans-serif'\; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><FONT size=2>between male</FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'\,'sans-serif'\; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><FONT size=2>and female entrepreneurs </FONT></SPAN></P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'\,'sans-serif'\; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><FONT size=2>and the impact of</FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'\,'sans-serif'\; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><FONT size=2>women owned business </FONT></SPAN></P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'\,'sans-serif'\; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><FONT size=2>in Arizona<SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P><P style="TEXT-INDENT: -1in\; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in" class=MsoNormal align=left></SPAN></FONT><FONT color=#000000 size=2><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial\; COLOR: black\; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"></SPAN></B></FONT>&nbsp\;</P></SPAN></FONT><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=left><FONT size=2><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT color=#000000><STRONG>Guests are </STRONG></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT color=#000000><STRONG>welcome</STRONG>.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></P><P style="TEXT-INDENT: -1in\; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT color=#000000><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN><FONT size=2>&nbsp\;</FONT></P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\; mso-pagination: none" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial\; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><STRONG><FONT color=#000000 size=2>For more information contact </FONT></STRONG></SPAN></P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\; mso-pagination: none" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial\; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><STRONG><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=2><st1:PersonName w:st="on">Brad Ness</st1:PersonName> at 480-963-4571 <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></STRONG></SPAN></P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial\; FONT-SIZE: 11pt\; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'\; mso-ansi-language: EN-US\; mso-fareast-language: EN-US\; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><STRONG><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=2>or<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp\; </SPAN></FONT></FONT></STRONG><A href="mailto:brad@chandlerchamber.com"><STRONG><FONT size=2>brad@chandlerchamber.com</FONT></STRONG></A></SPAN></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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