10 organizations have already joined BizCARES

Just a brief update to announce that 10 organizations have already joined BizCARES (Business Coalition to Advance Reform of the Education System). The deadline to sign-on as a founding member was November 2, at which point we will announce the formation of the coalition, begin our work to influence the Race to the Top application [...]

RSVP by September 15 for CWCC Riviera Maya All-Inclusive Vacation

Lift up your spirits – Bring a friend, co-worker, relative, sibling, significant other and get away for 5 days for royal treatment at the Riviera Maya, Mexico. Enjoy 5 nights of luxury October 25-30, 2009. Your all inclusive stay will include tasty meals, unlimited beverages (including alcoholic drinks), delightful entertainment,  free watersports, 4 restaurants, 4 [...]

Donna Evans named Girl Scout Woman of Distinction

Girl Scouts of Colorado, Denver Service Center announced that Westminster resident Donna Evans, president & CEO, Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce, has been named as a 2009 Woman of Distinction. Evans, along with 19 other outstanding women, was selected by her peers for her professional accomplishments, leadership and community contributions. Women of Distinction are positive [...]

Wednesday Nomination Deadline Approaching!

The Chamber is accepting nominations for a variety of awards until 5 p.m. this Wednesday, July 15. These awards are: Young Professionals Award, Lifetime Achievement Award, and CWCC Company of the Year Awards (small, medium, large companies). Don’t miss your chance to recognize outstanding individuals and businesses by nominating them for the Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce Awards. Nominators and nominees do not need to be members of the CWCC. For more information, call 303-458-0220.

Send us your employee of the month!

In honor of the upcoming Downtown Denver Partnership’s Employee Appreciation Week July 27-August 2, we would like Chamber members to submit the name of an outstanding employee for our Employee of the Month contest.  Comment on this blog post and submit their name, title and a few brief sentences about why they are an excellent [...]

Do You Twitter?

The Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce and the Young Professionals Group have both recently began Twittering.  Do you use Twitter?  One of our main goals for both Twitter pages is to highlight members in the news, so send us your news stories and we will highlight them on Twitter.  We also want to keep members [...]

Award Nomination Deadline Approaching

The Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for the Young Professional of the Year Award, Lifetime Achievement Award, and CWCC Company of the Year Awards for small, medium and large businesses until July 15.  Nominations are open to the public.  Honorees will receive the awards during the CWCC Annual Awards Luncheon in October.
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NAWBO-Denver to dissolve, members to join the Colorado Women’s Chamber

The members of the Denver Chapter of National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) voted unanimously to dissolve their local chapter during a special meeting on May 7. NAWBO-Denver members will now transition into the Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce. The effective date of the dissolution of NAWBO-Denver is June 30, 2009 and NAWBO-Denver members will become members of the CWCC effective May 11.

ATHENA Finalists Announced

The Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce (CWCC) will honor the outstanding, professional Denver woman of the year from a group of five finalists at the ATHENA Award Gala from 5:30 to 9 p.m. on April 30 at the Seawell Ballroom, 1101 13th Street in Denver.
The ATHENA Award honors the Denver woman who best exemplifies: exceptional [...]

CWCC Online Directory/Events/Jobs Pages Get a Makeover

This week, the Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce launched new components to its web site, including a redesigned member directory and events page.  The new directory is easy to navigate by category or alphabetically.  The member directory is available online at www.cwcc.org/index.php/directory/memdir.html.
The new events page is also easy to navigate and visitors can search by date or [...]