Check Out Our Website!

PWC is heading in a different direction with its online efforts. Effective immediately, we are discontinuing the blog but our website is alive and well and chalked full of great information! Please visit us at:

http://pwcjax.org/

It's grant time!!

One huge benefit of PWC is the grant program. Once a year, members may apply for up to $500 to enhance or improve their business. Appropriate uses include seminars, workshops, or other educational activities that apply to the business, chamber membership, marketing your business, equipment or technology, or finance and accounting.

In the past, members who have won a scholarship have been creative in their requests. One member asked for a scholarship to take a class on public speaking. Another, a personal chef, used her scholarship for a meat cutter.

An application and rules for grants may be downloaded by clicking on http://www.pwcjax.org/pwcjax/Downloads.aspx.

I’ve joined PWC…now what?

The first thing you should do is get involved! PWC offers lots of opportunities to showcase your talents allowing you to participate in areas that you enjoy. There are also several levels of involvement, from helping in various capacities at the meetings to really jumping in and making a difference. Below is a list of the committees currently underway:

Auction Committee
Community Involvement
EXCEL-erated Events Committee
Finance Committee
Get Involved Committee
Hospitality Committee
Marketing and Communications
Membership Committee
Programs
PWC University
Short Term Committees
Spotlight Speaker and Featured Business

If any of these look interesting, please visit http://www.pwcjax.org/pwcjax/Committees.aspx find out how to join!

Why should you join the Professional Women’s Council?

There are lots of reasons to join the Chamber of Commerce’s Professional Women’s Council…new friends, awesome networking and the opportunity to showcase your business. But in addition to that you’re entitled to many other benefits:


    -PWC’s nomination for Small Business Leader of the Year
    -Reduced lunch prices
    -A listing in our website directory, including a link to your company’s website
    -Scholarship programs and board positions
    -Participation in trade shows
    -Spotlight member and meeting Sponsor
    -Participation in the Military Appreciation Program
    -Representation at the Board of Governors

With the annual membership cost of only $35 per person, why wouldn’t you join?

How can I promote my business?

The PWC blog is going to focus on educating our members. On a regular basis, we’re going to cover common questions and issues that members ask on a regular basis.

In the Professional Women’s Council there is a number of ways to get your business’s name out there. Spotlight Speaker, Featured Business and EXCEL-erated Event Sponsors are all great ways to promote your business.

The Spotlight Speaker opportunity gives you five minutes to talk about your business at our bi-monthly meetings. Only the Spotlight Speakers can also display company information on the tables. Your bio and photo will appear on the website for two weeks and you’ll be promoted through the PWC social media efforts.

This unbelievable opportunity is just $75 and all proceeds go to the PWC Grant Fund. To sign up go to http://www.pwcjax.org/pwcjax/SignUp.aspx.

JA Girls

Tonight’s event for the JA Girl$ has been postponed. The girls are enjoying a field trip today.  

A later date will be announced.

PWC works with JA Girl$

It’s summertime and usually organizations start to slow down…but not PWC! 

In addition to our trade show next week, our Community Involvement Committee is hard at work and will be hosting JA Girl$ Career Share Community Connections on Wednesday, June 20^th from 5-6 p.m. This event will be held at the AL Lewis Center located at 3655 Ribault Scenic Drive.

For more information on the Community Involvement Committee, please visit http://pwcjax.org/pwcjax/Committees.aspx?id=11.