For Current Members
You built this.
Here's what we're building next.
If you are already a NAWBO Columbus member, this page is for you. You don't need a pitch. You need clarity on what's changing, what's continuing, and what your membership will look like during this presidential term.
What's continuing
Everything you already love about this chapter stays.
Monthly Meetings. Women, Wisdom & Wine. The Visionary Awards. The Roundtables that connect you with peers across non-competing industries. The committees doing the quiet work that keeps a 50-year-old organization running. The Foundation. The advocacy work in Columbus and at the Statehouse.
None of that goes away. It is the foundation we are building on.
What's changing
Sharper questions. More intentional opportunities. A louder voice.
Sharper Questions
Not "did you enjoy the event?" but "did this event help you grow?" Not "did you network?" but "did the right introduction happen?" Not "how many members?" but "how many can point to a measurable business outcome from being part of this chapter?"
More Intentional Opportunities
Industry-specific roundtables. Curated introductions. Small-group strategic dinners with peers who can actually move your business forward. Programming designed around outcomes, not attendance numbers.
A Louder Voice
Your work, your wins, your milestones — we are going to tell those stories more deliberately. Members join organizations where they can see themselves succeeding. That starts with seeing your peers succeeding.
What we're asking of you
Three things. None of them require a big time commitment.
- 01
Bring her in.
When you meet a woman business owner whose business would grow faster if she had access to this community, tell her about us. Or better — bring her to an event. The strongest membership pipeline we have is your word.
- 02
Be honest with us about value.
If your membership is creating measurable impact, we want to know so we can amplify it. If it isn't, we want to know that too so we can fix it. Vague gratitude is not feedback.
- 03
Consider going deeper.
A committee. A roundtable. A speaking opportunity. Mentoring a newer member. The members who get the most out of NAWBO are the ones who put the most in — that pattern has held for decades.
A Note on Cohorts
New connection structures, additive to what already exists.
Over the coming term, we will be building new connection structures around specific stages of business and specific identities — including newer members in their first 90 days, businesses preparing for major growth, and intentional space for women of color in leadership. These cohorts will be additive to the Roundtables you may already be part of, not replacements.
If you're interested in helping shape what these look like, let us know.
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