NAWBO Membership Application
Congratulations for choosing to join the only dues-based organization representing the interests of all women entrepreneurs across all industries! Choose your membership level:
Membership Eligibility For Premier and Basic Membership
For the purpose of NAWBO membership and eligibility, a business owner is an individual who identifies as a woman, owns an equity interest and actively participates in a business as a sole proprietor, an active partner of a partnership or active member of a limited liability company, an independent contractor, or a 5% or greater shareholder in a corporation and who:
- Subscribes to the mission and vision of NAWBO; and
- Files a schedule C or F, receives IRS Tax Form 1099 from client(s), or files corporate, LLC or partnership tax returns; and
- Maintains an office (including home offices) or a business facility; and
- Is involved in the policy-making process and overall day-to-day management of the business.
We have membership categories for everyone—including NextGen members, male business owners and male and female representatives from corporations and other non-profits who wish to engage with our dynamic community and support our mission! Choose the category that’s right for YOU!
Membership Eligibility For NextGen Membership
- Women business owners who meet the eligibility above and are a NextGen
- Within the first 1-3 years of your first business startup
- Your first time being a NAWBO member
Membership Eligibility for Supporting Membership
- Any representative from a corporation or nonprofit who wishes to engage with our dynamic community and support our mission
- Male business owners
Learn more about all our membership categories below to choose your best fit:
Join as a Premier Member if you want
- To be a leader locally and nationally
- To be eligible to speak on national webinars or podcasts
- To be eligible to submit content for an e-publication that has 30,000+ subscribers
- To know about legislation that can affect your business
- To be listed in the online member directory
- To have access to local and national member rosters
- To be among the first to get discounts on national events
- To receive news and information that affects your business and industry
- To save money with members only discounts on major brands
- To have access to health and insurance benefits
This membership empowers women business owners to directly impact the movement of the organization with voting rights and the opportunity to serve on their local chapter or NAWBO National Board.
$479.40 annually plus one-time application & setup fee of $50
Optional annual membership installment plan:
$49.95 per month for 12 months for a total of $599.40 per year
*all memberships are for an annual term and if terminated early all outstanding dues, if any, are immediately due and payable. See terms and conditions.
Join as a Basic Member if you want
- To know about legislation that can affect your business
- To be listed in the online member directory
- To have access to local and national member rosters
- To get discounts on national events
- To receive news and information that affects your business and industry
- To save money with members only discounts on major brands
- To have access to health and insurance benefits
This membership is for women business owners who are ready to join the NAWBO community.
$359.40 annually plus one-time application & setup fee of $50
Optional annual membership installment plan:
$39.95 per month for 12 months for a total of $479.40 per year
*all memberships are for an annual term and if terminated early all outstanding dues, if any, are immediately due and payable. See terms and conditions.
Join as a NextGen Member if you want
- To know about legislation that can affect your business
- To be listed in the online member directory
- To have access to local and national member rosters
- To receive news and information that affect your business and industry
This category gives what’s traditionally thought of as NextGen—women in high school, college or graduate school who are on an entrepreneurship education track—as well as women of any age within the first 1-3 years of their first business startup.
$120 annually No application or set up fee. No installment plan available.
*This membership is limited to first time NAWBO members and is available for your first two years of continuous membership. After two years you are required to upgrade to Basic or Premier.
Join as a Supporting Member if you want
- To support the mission and work of NAWBO
- To be eligible to speak on national webinars
- To be eligible to submit content for an e-publication that has 30,000+ subscribers
- To know about legislation that can affect businesses
- To be listed in the online member directory
- To have access to local and national member rosters
- To be among the first to get discounts on national events
- To receive news and information that affects business and industry
- To save money with members only discounts on major brands
- To have access to health and insurance benefits
This option is for any representative from a corporation or nonprofit, or any male business owner, who wishes to engage with our dynamic community and support our mission.
$795.00 annually plus one-time application & setup fee of $50
Optional annual membership installment plan:
$76.25 per month for 12 months for a total of $915.00 per year
*all memberships are for an annual term and if terminated early all outstanding dues, if any, are immediately due and payable. See terms and conditions.