For the 2015 Desert Diamonds awards, more than 100 NAWBO members and their guests celebrated the success of the past year and recognized the extraordinary contributions of NAWBO members. Congratulations to all the winners, as well as the finalists and nominees, who were recognized for their service. Here’s a look at the winners: Corporate Partner of the Year: SRP was … [More]
PhXX Forward: Empowering Women Business Owners
According to Shelnvestments.com, for every $1 a woman earns, 90 cents are given back to her family and back into her community. The power of investing in women’s economic development has been proven around the globe and is currently the foundation of several of our leading global initiatives on entrepreneurship. One of our community’s greatest strengths is our women business … [More]
Foundations for Growth, NAWBO Style.
Whoever coined the phrase “time flies when you’re having fun” totally nailed it. This past year has been fun, challenging, exciting and incredibly rewarding. One of the best parts of being the president of NAWBO is getting to know our members and corporate partners better. They come from different backgrounds and different places, and whether they work for themselves or someone … [More]
You Don’t Have to Be a Big Fish to Make a Splash
I, as founder, owner and CTO of Ping! Development, was recently elected to a seat on the Tempe Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. This is a great honor and it made me think about the impact joining the Chamber has had on my business. To be perfectly honest, without the Chamber, I wouldn’t have a business. Very often, people look at me like I’m out of my mind when I say … [More]
Tempe Chamber Honors Outstanding Business, Community Leaders
The Tempe Chamber of Commerce recognized businesses and community leaders at the inaugural Beacon Awards on February 26 held at the Embassy Suites in Tempe. Business Excellence Awards: The award celebrates companies that have a proven record of success and growth, community involvement, dedication to employees, leadership, reliability and commitment to customer … [More]
Tempe Chamber Names Jodi Polanski Business Woman of the Year
The Tempe Chamber of Commerce has named Jodi Polanski as its 2015 Business Woman of the Year. She was honored at the 20th Annual Women in Business Conference on May 20 at the PERA Club in Tempe. Polanski is the founder and executive director for Lost Our Home, an animal rescue organization founded in 2008 as a grassroots response to the thousands of pets in need as a result … [More]
July 2015 President’s Message
Who would have thought a clever, even simple solution to help restore Arizona’s ailing K-12 education system actually lies in something we often take for granted: our untouched land? The business community is excited about Gov. Doug Ducey’s plan for increasing the amount of distributions from the state land trust to support our schools. But even earlier, he had been putting … [More]
Coming Up Short
When it comes to coming up with science and technology ideas that can change lives, Arizona is fortunate to have a wealth of talent that could make practically anything possible. But when it comes to finding the money needed to make these ideas reality, the state can be viewed more like a poor stepchild waiting for its turn to get its share. Arizona lacks an adequate supply … [More]
Making a Mark
Leaders from education, defense and technology have been named the four finalists for the OneNeck IT Solutions People’s Choice Lifetime Achievement Award that will be presented at the 12th annual Governor’s Celebration of Innovation on Nov. 12. The event is the Arizona Technology Council’s awards gala held in partnership with the Arizona Commerce Authority to honor leaders … [More]
Enterprising Minds
For student Jessica Calfee, becoming the chief science officer at Chandler Early College is more than just something to add to her resume. Being part of an online-based program, students are missing out on support for such subjects as science, especially from outside organizations and companies. “I’m really interested in getting some fundamentals needed for our school to … [More]
