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WHEREAS, the National Association of Women Business Owners is an organization designed to strengthen the wealth creating capacity of their members while promoting 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; and,
WHEREAS, the Pittsburgh Chapter of NAWBO is aimed at helping women business owners through networking and learning opportunities in the Pittsburgh region; and,
WHEREAS, the Pittsburgh Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners is celebrating its 31st anniversary, having been the fifth NAWBO chapter established in the country and having sent two local members on to serve as President of NAWBO/USA ; and,
WHEREAS, the Pittsburgh Chapter of NAWBO will be holding its second annual NAWBO DAY, called "Where Opportunity and Preparedness Meet" on Friday, September 19, 2008, where its President, Jill Kummer, will host women business owners for a day of seminars, speakers, a trade show, entertainment, food and a fashion show and will feature NAWBO National President Cynthia McClain Hill and keynote speaker, million dollar entrepreneur and author of From Entrepreneur to Big Fish, Lorin Beller Blake; and,
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NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh celebrates the 63,000 women business owners in the Pittsburgh region and recognizes the important National Association of Women Business Owners, Pittsburgh Chapter; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare September 19, 2008, to be "NAWBO DAY" in the City of Pittsburgh.