Happy Holidays!

Thank you to all of the NAWBO Boston Board Members, Advisory Board Members, Chapter Members and Guests! We could not have had such a successful year without you.

I personally wish all of you wonderful holidays with family and friends and all of the best of 2010!

Cheers. Deborah J. Carducci

Thank you Ellen Kaplan!

The NAWBO Boston Chapter spent an evening at the Boston Design Center in the beautiful Ailanthus, Ltd. showroom. Thank you Toni and Maria!

Our special guest, Ellen Kaplan, engaged us in a wonderful discussion around changing your business GPS. Ellen encouraged us to stay informed. 1. Knowledge is a valuable resource: stay connected, attend programs, carefully watch your industry and be aware. 2. Differentiate yourself: find a niche - something that you can specialize in to make yourself different from your competition. 3. Make sure your products and services are all of high value. 4. Have a strategic plan (always) and continually re-adjust your plan. 5. Become proactive rather than reactive.

If you are interested in learning more about Ellen Kaplan, please contact her at www.linkedin.com/in/possibilitesatwork

Thank you Ellen for joining us for this lively discussion.

Holiday Networking Event

We recently sent out an invitation that had the wrong day, but the right date. I'm so glad so many of you were paying attention! Our corrected invitation reads - Tuesday, December 1 at the DoubleTree Guest Suites Hotel at 400 Soldiers Field Road, Boston. The event will take place from 6-8pm. Our Programming Elves have come up with a wonderful menu and a cash bar will also be available. There will be no guest speaker for this event. We wanted to make sure you had plenty of time to network with each other and have some holiday fun.

Please join us as we celebrate the holidays! We scheduled this early in the month so you wouldn't have any conflicts with other holiday events.

Wishing you all the best,

Debbi Carducci
President - NAWBO Boston Chapter

Greetings from NAWBO Chicago!

Thank you, Deborah!
It was a pleasure to welcome you to the Boston Chocolate Walking Tour, and I am grateful for your belief and enthusiasm.
Having gone to college and law school in the area, I love Boston and just can't stay away! So it's a dream come true to open my new business there, which is a sister business to my company Chicago Chocolate Tours.
Thank you too for connecting me to NAWBO Boston member Amy Mastrobattista for her outstanding assistance with my local legal needs. NAWBO Boston members are first class.
Best wishes to you and the wonderful NAWBO Boston Chapter, and keep eating chocolate!
Onward and upward,Valerie
Valerie BeckNAWBO Chicago President Electwww.bostonchocolatewalkingtours.com