The ABWA mission is to bring together businesswomen of diverse occupations and to provide opportunities for them to help themselves and others to grow personally and professionally through leadership, education, networking support and national recognition.

Part One: Make the Mission Possible by using any of the ideas below to:

bring together businesswomen of diverse occupations

1. WELCOME guests and members at the door, at the table, …
2. LEARN the NAMES of guests and members quickly
3. EXPRESS GRATITUDE for attendees always
4. FIND HUMOR instead of despair or anger
5. TAKE RISKS
6. ENCOURAGE VARIETY in the occupations in your chapter
7. PROMOTE the association and events –Use the media to get them in the door
8. SCHEDULE good speakers and topics relevant for the audience you seek
9. RESEARCH the market demographics of the audience you seek to interest
10. ENCOURAGE members that bring guests to meetings
11. THANK members that bring guests
12. What occupations would benefit from representation and figure out how to meet them
13. HAVE FUN
14. Don’t take yourselves too seriously
15. DEVELOP relationships, building trust - we are more likely to do business with those we know and trust.
16. NETWORK effectively
17. SMILE – it brightens your face, can brighten your mood, and make you look younger
18. GENUINELY INQUIRE about what someone’s occupation involves

Ideas from Robin Neal's Mission Possible seminar.