Hang up those beach towels and let’s get back to work!

•  The BOC Women’s Business Center is holding its fifth annual “21st Century Business Woman” conference on September 10th in Staten Island.  For more information, click here.
• The American Business Woman’s Association is holding a number of events in September.  On September 15th, there’s a neat-looking conference about building your business - “Building a Business You can Sell.”  Click here for the complete calendar of events.
• On September 16th,  NYC Small Business Services  is holding a workshop targeted to Latina-run businesses, about selling your services/products to the government.  Click here for more information.

Have a productive Fall!

Women business owners are well poised to do well during the recession if they are resourceful and can keep their expenses low. If you want to know how, then you may want to attend the Women in Business 2009 Conference in San Francisco from June 9th through June 11th.

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“I just think now is the perfect opportunity,” Adams says.

So long, she says, as you have a good idea for a product that fills a niche, persistence and patience.

“People often get discouraged if they get a ‘no,’ but it often just means ‘not right now,’” Adams says.

Adams hopes to convey that message to other women business owners and would-be entrepreneurs at the Women in Business 2009 Conference next month in San Francisco.

The annual conference, which runs June 9-11, is organized by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council. It is one of the largest gatherings of women business owners in the country.

Attendance may have dipped at other kinds of conferences. But some 2,000 people have registered for this event. (For registration information visit, www.wbenc.org/)

A great way to show off your expertise and make connections is to attend conferences. Even better is to appear on or submit yourself to panel discussions. Here are some upcoming conferences. If the cost of the panel is out of your budget, apply for a press pass or inquire if there is a friend/family discount.

Chicks Who Click -Social Media Conference in Boulder, Co on January 9-10.

Fem 2.0-Feminism Conference in Washington, DC. on February 2.

Mom 2.0- Moms, bloggers and marketers more in Houston, TX is February 19-21.

SXSW- Tech, Music, Film in Austin, TX.  The interactive part is from March 13-17. [I am attending and will be on a panel, Finance 2.0]