Author: NAWRB
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NAWRB Launches Women’s Global Resource Center
Click Here to Join the Free Resource Center Irvine, CA – May 12, 2016 The National Association of Women in Real Estate Businesses (NAWRB) is proud to present the NAWRB Women’s Global Resource Center. The NAWRB Women’s Global Resource Center provides a women’s depository for vendors and clients to grow their diverse spend and increase…
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Resources for Mom-Owned Businesses
With Mother’s Day around the corner, it is important to consider mothers and their businesses. Are you aware that in the U.S., more than 1 in 4 families with children under the age of 18 are headed by a single parent, and more than 3 out of 4 single parent families are headed by a…
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SBA Makes Certification Easier with Online Tools
Earlier this week, ChallengeHER—which assists women in federal contracting—announced that the SBA’s new Certification Website is open and functional for WOSB Procurement Program Participants. This new site allows users to certify their business, fill out WOSB and EDWOSB applications, submit questions/feedback online and more. The SBA also released a webinar that walks you through the…
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Sylvia Gutierrez & Sheree Coates
Sylvia Gutierrez & Sheree Coates, Economic Development Specialists from the Small Business Administration- Santa Ana District Office, discussing SBA programs and resources for small businesses!
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NAWRB Women’s Global Resource Center
There are resources for women and women-owned businesses that aren’t being utilized. Contracts are literally being lost because entities cannot find women-owned businesses to which to award them. Money is being returned to the government or diverse spend not met because these opportunities are not being seized. The NAWRB Women’s Global Resource Center will provide…
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Small Business Week Day 3
National Small Business Week continues today as the Small Business Administration (SBA) travels to Atlanta, where Deputy Administrator Doug Kramer and small business experts address the current and future small business field, and New York, as Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet and Mike Muse connect with and describe the opportunities for millennial entrepreneurs.
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SBA Selects Desiree Patno, NAWRB CEO – 2016 Women in Business Champion of the Year
Santa Ana, CA, April 27, 2016 — The U.S. Small Business Administration, Santa Ana District Office has selected Desirée Patno, Chief Executive Officer, National Association of Women in Real Estate Businesses (NAWRB), as the 2016 Women in Business Champion of the Year Award. Patno was nominated for the award by Shideh Balali, Director of Strategic…
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Will Bank of America’s New Loan Program Boost Homeownership?
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) offers home loans that allow low down payments, as low as 3.5 percent; these loans however, need to be backed by private mortgage insurance, meaning an additional cost to already overextended homebuyers. Bank of America is set to launch a new program that will let homebuyers make a down payment…
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Diversity & Inclusion: Effects on Homebuyers
Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) is receiving more attention in the business world, as a greater number of companies are increasing their efforts to include women and minorities in their workforce. A recent study, Women in the Workplace, conducted by LeanIn.org and McKinsey & Company reveals disappointing results; it shows that the American corporate world is…
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House Flipping in the United States
Indicative of a competitive housing market with stable demand, house flipping is a practice with a lasting effect throughout the country. According to Business Insider (BI), despite comprising a steady amount of all home sales, the current national flip rate of 5 percent is comparable to non-housing bubble years and significantly lower than the 8.6…