NAWBO National releases book – get your copy today!

NAWBO’s new book, Taking an Idea to Market – How to turn your idea into a successful business venture is now available! The book, sponsored by NAWBO visionary partner OPEN: The Small Business Network™ from American Express, is a response to an ongoing demand for practical, actionable advice on how to start and run a successful business. If you have not yet ordered a copy of the book, please visit www.nawbo.org or call 800.55.NAWBO to purchase your copy today! If you have already received your copy of the book, please let us know what you think! NAWBO has created a community in the members only section of the NAWBO National Web site. Please go to https://memberservices.nawbo.org and visit the Taking an Idea to Market - Discussion Forum. If you don’t know your login information, please e-mail national@nawbo.org to receive this information.

Use of NAWBO Member Information for Business Promotion

While marketing is an integral component of the success of all business ventures, it has come to our attention some members are soliciting business through the use of the NAWBO On-Line Directory. Please note the following policy regarding any use of the NAWBO Directory, in either its on-line or printed form:

This Directory shall be used for individual, personal and confidential reference purposes only, and may be used only pursuant to the terms of this license agreement. This Directory and the contents hereof are proprietary products of NAWBO. The contents of the directory may not, in whole or in part, be reproduced, copied, disseminated, entered into a computer database, used as part of, or in connection with, a mailing list, or otherwise utilized, in any form or manner or by any means, except for the user's individual, personal and confidential reference.

We understand the complexity of this sensitive topic as it relates to your membership in NAWBO. We request that all members follow the policy as listed above. Not only are we concerned about protecting the rights and privacy of our members, we are concerned that members who have elected to use the directory to send out e-mails for the purposes of business solicitation are compliant with the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003. Individuals who are not compliant with this act can be fined up to $11,000 per violation. For more information on the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 please go to http://www.spamlaws.com/federal/108s877.html. Thanks for your cooperation - please contact Eileen Moore at emoore@nawbo.org with any questions related to this issue.