Local First Arizona founder is keynote speaker for April 8 NAWBO meeting

PHOENIX - March 11, 2015 - PRLog -- How does your personal and business spending affect the Arizona economy? Join members of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), Phoenix Chapter, and their guests for the luncheon meeting on April 8. Guest speaker is Kimber Lanning, an entrepreneur and the founder of Local First Arizona.

“Let’s Get Down to Business—Cultivating Economic Prosperity for Your Business and Your Community” will be held in Phoenix beginning at 10:45 a.m.

“Kimber is a dynamic speaker and has great ideas about how to cultivate strong, vibrant and creative communities across our state,” says Dorothy Wolden, NAWBO Phoenix president.

Cost for the April 8 luncheon meeting is $38 for members, $48 for guests. For more information about the meeting location and to make reservations, please visit www.nawbophx.org.

NAWBO University will precede the luncheon meeting (9:30 to 10:45 a.m.) and will feature Nancy Sanders, president-elect of NAWBO Phoenix and regional director of the Maricopa Small Business Development Center. She will focus on “How your NAWBO membership can pay you.” NAWBO University is free for members and $30 for guests. Register at www.nawbophx.org.

NAWBO is an organization that works to: strengthen the wealth-creating capacity of its members and promote economic development; create innovative and effective changes in the business culture; build strategic alliances, coalitions, and affiliations; and transform public policy and influence opinion makers. For more information about the Phoenix Metro Chapter, visit www.nawbophx.org .