Announcements and Opportunities

Ernst & Young Business Competition. Are you (or do you know) a woman entrepreneur with big plans, and the vision and passion for growing? If so, nominate that outstanding entrepreneur for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneurial Winning Women program. Winners will be connected “with the advisors, resources and insights they need to accelerate the growth of their businesses.” Deadline is June 30, 2010. Click here for further information: www.ey.com/us/winningwomen.

NAFE Top Companies: Video Now Online! Want to see how much fun we had celebrating this year’s winners of NAFE’s Top Companies for Executive Women? Click here: http://www.workingmother.com/BestCompanies/nafe/2010/04/
nafe-top-companies-2010-video. And be sure to mark your calendar for next year’s event on March 30, 2011.

Want to promote your business? A square display ad (120x120 pixels) in one issue of NAFE News & Notes is just $75.00. Larger skyscraper ads (600x120 pix) are a bargain at $175. Contact newsletter editor Paula Damiano to place your ad.

Member News

Robbie Motter -- whose motto is “Just show up!” -- continues to show up all over southern California. Robbie is founder and advisor of the For You local networks in California, and also serves as Western and Mid-Atlantic Regional coordinator for NAFE. In the photo, she staffs a NAFE booth at a recent women’s event in San Diego. Last month, Robbie was on the “Chicks Rule” panel at the LA Show Biz Expo. To learn more about Robbie’s speaking engagements, click here: http://www.rmotter.com/html/speaking.htm.

Network News

The For You Networks of Southern California are local NAFE affiliates with multiple organizations/locations. Regardless of which one you join, you can attend meetings at any location and establish more of those ever-valuable connections. See the network’s website for information and links: http://www.foryounetwork.org/localconnections.php.

5 Tips… on Getting Credit for Your Accomplishments
by Betty Spence, President of NAFE

We all need reminding from time to time that little comes to those who wait. Even as women gain greater success in business, they still hesitate to talk about their achievements, and that means women often don’t get the credit they’ve earned. Modesty, though charming, will not get you ahead.

Ellen Hancock, the first female senior executive at IBM, pointed out that “Women tend to say, ‘These are my roles and responsibilities’ and just take care of those. But part of the management process is sharing with other people the decisions and risks you’re taking.” Following are five tips on nice ways to make your accomplishments known in order to propel your success. [Adapted from Be Your Own Mentor by Betty Spence and Sheila Wellington.]

1. Keep your manager informed. Working quietly and leaving it on your manager’s desk won’t bring you much credit. Share your zeal about your progress with your boss. Don’t be afraid to ask questions about a project: that way your boss knows you’re keeping on top of it and that he or she can trust you. When you’ve completed the work, talk about any noteworthy results with your boss, and let your enthusiasm do the crowing.
2. Keep those you’re working with informed as you make good progress on a project. Updating them gives them the big picture, while at the same time offering a discrete way to ensure awareness of your achievements.
3. Meet with your mentor when you have accomplished something you’re proud of, describe what you’ve done, and ask for input. Your mentor will end up talking about you to others.
4. Don’t rely on your performance review. That will document your success (a good thing), but probably won’t be viewed by those making assignments. The goal is to get people talking about you in public.
5. In your outside work in the community, talk to people about what you’re doing at work, like the successful project launch, the acquisition you made, or the grant you received. Ask for advice from the people you volunteer with. This lets them know not only what you’re involved in, but how you think and that you know the right questions to ask. This will spread the word about you while building your network – and you never know when you might want to call on them later.

New profile posted! Learn all about your fellow business women on nafe.com under Member Profiles. WalMart’s Dottie Mattison is currently featured, as well as Vikki Pryor, Robbie Motter and Teriilee Harrison. Click here: http://www.nafe.com/web?service=vpage/268.

Know another outstanding NAFE member you’d like to see profiled on nafe.com? Send details to NAFE News & Notes editor Paula Damiano at pauladamiano@hotmail.com.

Upcoming Events

For a complete list of events, see our online Calendar!

New York, NY
June 3, 2010
Workshops in Business Opportunities presents a FREE Legal Clinic for entrepreneurs. Whether you’re still in the planning stages or already doing business, bring your questions here. More details: http://www.nafe.com/web?service=direct/1/ViewCalendarPage/
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Atlanta, GA
June 4, 2010
Transforming Women Entrepreneurs (TWE) presents a panel program of women who have demonstrated tremendous success in their careers. Each panelist will share career strategies that have helped her make it to the top. Learn more here: http://www.nafe.com/web?service=direct/1/
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New York, NY
March 30, 2011
Save the date! NAFE’s Top Companies for Executive Women annual event will be held again at the famed Cipriani’s in Manhattan. Stay tuned for more information.

• Go to nafe.com to view our ever-expanding Calendar of Events for opportunities around the country. The new Search function makes the Calendar even more useful and accessible.
• Use the Event Submission Form online to let us know about events in your area. Events submitted for the website will also be considered for the NAFE News & Notes– twice the exposure for one listing!

Check the NAFE Calendar of Events for network meetings, workshops and other happenings around the country.