Benefits of joining WBN

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What are the benefits of joining WBN?

You will be able to attend ten meetings a year, and other WBN events, free of charge or at a reduced rate.
Meetings offer both informal networking and formal presentations by members and business experts. They also allow you to network with other businesswomen from the region, and to present your business to the group.
You will have the opportunity to schedule a 10-minute, in-depth presentation of your business to the group during a meeting.
Your business will be listed on the WBN website at www.wbnsema.org.
You can market your products, services, events and offers directly to the WBN mailing list through its regular biweekly newsletter. The WBN newsletter email list includes both members and others who have an interest in WBN services. Currently, our list consists of over 250 contacts. WBN members also use this list to offer member-to-member discounts.
You will have the opportunity to build relationships through our group social media outlets such as LinkedIn and Facebook.
You will have the opportunity to gain exposure for your goods, services or expertise on the WBN blog.
You will be able to list your business events, seminars or classes on the WBN online calendar.

How can WBN help me in the long run?

In addition to the exposure you receive for your business, you will benefit from the personal advice and mentoring of other women in business. WBN members operate a variety of businesses and run the gamut of experience from "highly seasoned" to "just starting out". They belong to many other networking organizations that you can learn about and join as well.
You can expand your leadership skills by volunteering to assist in organizing WBN’s activities or by becoming a Leading Lady.

How do I join WBN?

Complete our online Membership Form.
Send your annual dues of $75.00 (make check to WBN SE MA) to our Membership Coordinator, Marietta Courtney, CPA , 8 Shady Brook Lane, Mansfield MA 02048. (617- 416-2096) (Alternately, you may bring your membership check to the next WBN meeting.)
The WBN membership year runs from September to the following August.

What if I am not sure I want to join?

Come visit us at one of our WBN meetings for a $10.00 guest fee, or contact our Membership Coordinator at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with your questions. Your guest fee will be credited toward your $75.00 membership fee for that year if you become a member by the following meeting.

Meetings:

We meet on the second Tuesday of each month, September through June, at the Harbor One Credit Union, 131 Copeland Drive, Mansfield, MA from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM. Members attend for free, and guests are welcome for $10.00 per meeting, which can be applied toward membership dues when joining by the subsequent meeting. RSVPs or questions about meetings may be directed to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Agenda:

Members and guests are welcome to bring a small supply of their business cards and other information about their businesses for the display table at each meeting (plan on about 30 to 40 attendees per meeting). Coffee and water are provided. The agenda generally follows this format:

9:15 - 9:30: Registration

9:30 - 9:45: Casual Networking

9:45 - 9:58: Welcome, WBN News and Announcements

9:58 - 10:00: *Product Spotlight Introduction

10:00 - 10:10: *Spotlight Speaker #1

10:15 - 10:25: *Spotlight Speaker #2

10:30 - 11:30: Thirty-Second Introductions: Each attendee presents their business to the group, limited to THIRTY seconds. Acknowledgments: Attendees may thank those members of the group who have helped them over the past month.

(*)Member or Guest Speaker Presentations: Members sign up in advance with Associate Director to make 10 minute in-depth presentations about their businesses; may use handouts, visual aids, etc. We also schedule a few business experts a year who may be of interest and value to the group as a whole.

WBN Mailings:

WBN's mailing lists consist of its paid members and a list of those who have asked to be informed of WBN events and information. We do not share our lists outside of WBN.
Members enjoy the benefit of being able to post information about their own businesses to WBN’s mailing list and website calendar. We also publish information from anyone about business networking events that would be of interest to our members. We do not post announcements from non-members' businesses if they are not directly related to woman's business development or networking.
We use Constant Contact® for our mailings, and limit them to once every other week on Wednesdays. To provide an item to post, members can email their request and the text to be posted to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . If it needs to be posted immediately, we can include it on our website calendar or members may use the WBN blog or Facebook group.

WBN Online Presence:

Website: Our website is a compendium of information about WBN and about anything of value to women businesses and business networking, especially in our region. www.wbnsema.org
LinkedIn: We urge all members to register with LinkedIn and join the WBN LinkedIn group. To maximize its usefulness to their business goals.
Facebook: This is a closed facebook group where WBN members are encouraged to reach out to our WBN community to share news, ask for advice, and more.
WBN Blog: This is a source of information to deepen members' knowledge of each others' products, services and expertise. Each member is encouraged to provide us with a paragraph or two about a current project they are working on for posting. Members are encouraged to share their own newsletters or blog posts with the WBN membership. Check out the WBN Blog.