Get Involved
Pick the door that fits
where you are.
This is a vision. It only becomes real if people show up to build it.
Current Member
The most useful things you can do this year
Bring someone.
When you meet a woman business owner whose business would grow faster with this community, invite her to an event. Word-of-mouth from current members is the chapter's strongest pipeline.
Join or deepen committee involvement.
Every committee — and the Roundtables — has work that needs more hands. See where you fit →
Tell your story.
If your business has grown because of a NAWBO connection, the Communications Committee wants to know about it. Member storytelling is the engine.
Give us honest feedback.
What is working. What is not. What we should stop doing. What we should start.
Considering Membership
The simplest first step is to come to an event before you join.
Women, Wisdom & Wine is the welcoming event for guests. The monthly meetings are also open to non-members.
Corporate Partner
Current or prospective
Partnership conversations start with the chair of the Corporate Partners Committee.
Partnership opportunities →Board · Committee · Volunteer
The leadership page is for you
The Leadership page is for you. The work this term will be unified, coordinated, and focused — and the work will be respected. If you are not already plugged in but want to be, talk to your VP or the Chapter Manager.
The Foundation
If you want to support women business owners more broadly
The NAWBO Columbus Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that raises funds to conduct research and provide educational programming for women business owners.
Learn about the Foundation →Contact
For everything else
For everything that does not fit neatly into one of the categories above, the Chapter Manager is the right starting point.
Arien Lawless
Chapter Manager
arien@nawbocolumbusohio.com 614-636-2926
NAWBO Columbus1201 Dublin Road, Suite 627
Columbus, Ohio 43215
A Final Word
A presidency is a year. The work of building an economic force for women business owners in central Ohio is the work of decades. This year is a contribution to that longer arc, and the contribution is only meaningful if many people make it together.
From connection to growth.
From visibility to influence.
From surviving to scaling.
Thank you for reading. Thank you for being part of this.