The Sevier Chapter of ABWA normally meets every 3rd Thursday of the month at the Holiday Inn in Pigeon Forge.  However, there are exceptions to the rule, so please check out the calendar section after you have entered the site.

Wondering "What's in it for me"?  Well, you are off to a good start already!  Please be sure to check Nationals web site at www.abwa.org.

Development  - Knowledge is powerful.  Businesswomen need a resource they can turn to for information about a wide variety of topics.  They also need to know how to use that information to benefit themselves or their employers. 

To this end, ABWA members participate in the following professional development opportunities:

• Leadership development programs
• ABWA-KU MBA Essentials
• ABWA-KU Management Certificate Series
• In-depth business skills training
• Continuing education certificate programs
• Tuition reimbursement for approved accredited classes

Networking - Making contact with business-savvy professionals also puts women ahead.  But networking is an art that many people have not perfected.  That's why ABWA has made teaching its members this career-critical skill part of its mission.  Plus, when you join an ABWA chapter or network, you automatically become a member of a ready-made professional network with unlimited potential for expanding your own network of contacts.

Recognition - By its very nature, recognition is loaded with positive reinforcement.  It is an essential component of effective development.  Thus individual members are recognized for their efforts.  Each year, in addition to national awards and recognition, local chapters and networks honor members who make significant accomplishments in education, leadership, and professional and civic activities.

Women In Business - The Associations award-winning bimonthly national magazine, features informative articles covering a ranger of topics that are of interest to businesswomen and entrepreneurs.

The Mountain Echo - Our Chapter's own newsletter that is filled with lots of information.  The newsletter includes a "Letter from our President" and updates from the reports from the committees, as well as information on the previous months guest and vocational speakers.  There is always information about our members...who's getting married, who is having a baby, who's been on TV and so much more!

Still wondering?  What about those extra benefits from our national corporate sponsors, who support ABWA in its efforts to further the careers of women, offering discounts on everything from office supplies to car rentals to travel expenses.  HEY!  It's a wonderful organization!