Sacramento to Host NAWBO California Women Business Conference

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - March 5, 2014 - PRLog -- SACRAMENTO, Calif., March. 5 – On Monday, March 10th, 2014, hundreds of California women business owners will gather in California's capital city for the ‘Propel Your Business’ National Association of Women Business Owners California (NAWBO-CA) Business Conference.

The event to be held at the Sheraton Grand Hotel, located in downtown Sacramento, will kick off with opening remarks from Tina Loza, President of NAWBO-CA and attorney and managing partner with the law firm of Loza & Loza, LLP.

Immediately thereafter, Anne Staines, nominee for the NAWBO-CA Woman Business Owner of the Year, and President of NAWBO Sacramento Chapter (NAWBO-Sac), will deliver a special welcome address.

The conference will then be underway with panel sessions that have the immediate effect of improving women owned businesses in California. Topics addressed during the two-day conference will include the Affordable Care Act & Covered CA, Work-Life Balance; the State of Business Climate in California and Resources for California businesses; Cyber Security, Social Media for Businesses, Women on Corporate Boards, and a panel discussion with women legislators including Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson, Holly Mitchell, Jean Fuller, Cathleen Gagliani and Assembly members Beth Gaines, Cheryl Brown and Shirley Weber; on the cerftification process to gain both public and private contracts.

There will also be opportunities throughout the event for guests to network, including at the NAWBO-Sac hosted Women’s History Month Reception.

For complete details on the conference, including registration, please visit www.nawbo-ca.org. For media credentials to the NAWBO-Sac hosted reception, please contact media@nawbo-sac.org.

ABOUT NAWBO Sacramento Valley

NAWBO- Sacramento is the region’s premier organization and voice for women business owners.Our goals are to provide women business owners with appropriate educational, social, economic and political programs to assist them in making effective changes in their business culture, including, building strategic business alliances and affiliations, influencing opinion makers and strengthening the wealth building capacity of our members. We value and seek a diverse and inclusive membership no matter how large or small your business.

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Interviews with Anne Staines, President of NAWBO-Sac are available by request. Please contact Uduak Oduok, Esq. for interviews and media request at media@nawbo-sac.org.

ABOUT NAWBO- California

The National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) (http://nawbo.org/) is the only dues-based national organization representing the interests of established and emerging women entrepreneurs who own all or part of their businesses. NAWBO California represents the issues and interests of more than 1.3 million women business owners in the state. California ranks No. 1 nationally in the number of woman-owned firms, number of employees (1.9 million) and revenues generated ($318.2 billion annually).

NAWBO members own diverse industry companies including manufacturing, construction, agribusiness, energy, retail, technology, high-tech, life science, biotechnology, transportation, health and professional services. NAWBO also is affiliated with Les Fermmes Chefs d' Entreprises Mondials (World Assoc. of Women Entrepreneurs) in 33 countries.

Contact: Uduak Oduok, Esq.

Chair Media Relations & Publicity

media@nawbo-sac.org