NAWRB: Membership & Certification
NAWRB’s Membership Services Gets a Makeover A new look for the new market. N AWRB is always looking for new ways to stay up-to-date and be of service to our industry professionals. On that note, we are very excited to be able to share with the women of real estate our new structure of membership and certification services. With the growing positive outlook of the housing market, we are now able to offer our memberships for only $45/month.Additionally, our real estate specific, third-party, womenowned business certifications are only $495. Being a member of NAWRB will broaden your business possibilities and allow you access to a myriad of marketing and networking opportunities such as, but not limited to: •NAWRB member-only logo representation on your website and signature line; your company logo on our website (Don’t have one? We can create it for you.) •Discounts to industry conferences, seminars and conventions •Discounts on industry publications, services and products NAWRB’s official publication, N Magazine digital subscription • Opportunities to be featured in the magazine (CEO Center(fold), columns, Q&A’s and more) •Direct referrals on leads/listings and other business opportunities •Tri-weekly E-newsletter to keep you up-to-date on breaking industry news and special member-only promotions •Access to member-only webinars to provide educational training •Monthly mixers for networking and new business connections as well as guest speakers on educational topics 30 | N Magazine
Whether you’re a real estate agent, lawyer, title company, insurance or a consultant in real estate, you can become a member of NAWRB and take advantage of these opportunities that continue to grow. Be a part of NAWRB’s Exclusive NEXUS — a closed memberonly forum where our members are able to interact, compare business opportunities,
“…we are very excited to be able to share with the women of real estate our new structure of membership and certification services.”
ask questions and discuss business solutions. Women open businesses at a rate 1.5 times the national average. Those 8.6 million firms are generating more than $1.3 trillion in revenue and employing nearly 7.8 million people, according to the 2013 State of Women-Owned Businesses Report from American Express OPEN, a small-business arm of the company. California leads the nation with an estimated 1.1 million businesses owned by women, employing 983,000 people and generating about $198 million in sales, according to the report. One in three of those were minority-owned, researchers said. The report is based on data from a U.S. Census Bureau survey of businesses conducted every five years. American Express used information from 1997, 2002 and 2007 surveys to predict the 2013 figures. There is an advantage to representing a
By Lauren Felechner business as women-owned. Not a member and just want to bring in the business with a women-owned business certification in real estate? You can still explore the possibilities of a certification only for $495. NAWRB advocates for federal initiatives to increase the utilization of women-owned businesses, works with financial institutions encouraging more visibility for certified women-owned businesses in vendor networks and partners with organizations to foster a stronger and better connected community of women business owners. Certified businesses can tap into a multitude of public and private sector contracts and support client initiatives. The federal government is required to award 23 percent of federal prime contract dollars to small businesses. Five percent of its prime and subcontract dollars must be awarded to women-owned small businesses. The purpose of the WOSB program is to enable contracting officers to meet the goals listed above by limiting, or setting aside, certain requirements for competition solely amongst WOSB’s. It helps to ensure a level playing field for small businesses to compete. In order to be eligible, a firm must meet certain requirements: To take advantage of this opportunity, inquire at info@nawrb.com for more information, details, questions and/or comments. We look forward to hearing from you and serving you in your membership and/or certification needs! Lauren Felechner is the media and membership relations coordinator at NAWRB. She may be contacted at lauren.felechner@nawrb.com.