Business Women Network

Mission Statement:
The Business Women’s Network (BWN) is the network for women interested in a career in business and/or entrepreneurship.  BWN seeks to engage, support and connect pro-choice Democratic women in business across industries.

BWN's sponsored events provide networking opportunities with local industry leaders, business development specialists, local officials and WIN members.

For more information, email business at winonline.org today!

Co-chair Bios:

Sabrina Hersi Issa currently runs the media firm Be Bold Media, founded Podcauses.com and is a writer in Washington, DC. Previously she was the Program Advisor for Afghans for Civil Society, an NGO where she did online organizing and developed women's programs, global health initiatives and independent media in southern Afghanistan. While at Oxfam America, she helped produce and edit the multimedia project, Fairness in the Fields, for the organization's Farm Bill campaign. Prior to that, she worked for WOSU Public Media where she regularly covered politics, health, education and other issues. Sabrina has served as a staffer for the United Nations Association at both the United Nations Headquarters and the US Dept. of State and has served as a volunteer teaching global affairs to DC public school students. She is the Technology Director for Young Women’s Task Force and founded the DC Chapter of Young Women Social Entrepreneurs. She is an alumna of the Women & Politics Institute's WeLEAD program and earned the 2008 Political Ambition Award from the program. Sabrina graduated from Ohio State University with a triple major in International Relations & Diplomacy, Political Science and Women Studies.

Jennifer Berk  is Director of Marketing and Internet Strategy at Amplify Public Affairs, balancing client and project management with
leading Amplify’s marketing efforts and building websites, blogs, and other new media platforms that help clients (corporations,
associations, and nonprofits) conduct integrated advocacy campaigns. She is also a volunteer project manager with the Taproot Foundation, providing pro bono services to nonprofits to improve their marketing and overall capabilities.  Before joining Amplify, Jennifer worked at Purple Monkey Studios in Chicago as an information architect, defining clients' business and user needs and translating those needs into website structures.  Her work background includes web development for companies, nonprofits, and associations of all sizes, and she has extensive experience with a variety of web technologies.  Jennifer holds bachelor's degrees in computer science and mathematics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Visit Jennifer's personal website at http://www.jcberk.com/

Resources:

Pink Magazine
www.pinkmagazine.com

The first national business magazine for women, PINK has an empowering message and insightful content.

"PINK exists to promote this new generation of women who are making a significant impact on the world through their work and their lives-while being true to themselves.

PINK´s time has come. A record number of women now lead top companies in America and millions more (15.6 million) have started businesses of their own-at a rate twice that of men. Women are excelling in other fields, too-from medicine to education, philanthropy, politics and the arts. Women now wield trillions of dollars and account for more than 80 percent of all consumer spending.

It is time these influencers had a national magazine that addresses their unique needs, interests, ambitions and accomplishments; while providing a road map for others who aspire to do great things with their lives too."

WomenEntrepreneur.Com
www.womenentrepreneur.com

From the publishers of Entrepreneur Magazine, WomenEntreprenur.Com is an excellent starting point for any women with a business idea wondering what the next step should be. Features columns written by women across a wide variety of industries, toolkits, message boards and other resources.

StartUpNation
www.startupnation.com

StartupNation is a free service founded by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs. We created this site to be your one-stop shop for entrepreneurial success, and we're thrilled that StartupNation has grown to be the leading online content and community resource for entrepreneurs.

BizWomen.Com
Bizwomen is a growing and emerging online community for women business executives and entrepreneurs to connect, support, learn and grow. Share and explore ideas with women across the country or in your neighborhood to help grow your business.