Karen Driscoll owns <em>Luna Mare Vegan Chocolate</em>, a company that creates smooth, creamy chocolate that stands alongside the best chocolates in the world and is free from all animal products, gluten, soy, nuts and sugar.<br /><br /><em>Download your own free raw chocolate recipe and bonus report on the benefits of raw cacao. <a href="http://veganchocolate.com.au/" target="_blank">Visit Karen's website and enter your details on the homepage</a>.</em>

Sally Symonds has many strings to her bow � healthy life mentor, motivator, speaker, corporate consultant, company director and more. <br><br>As one of Australia�s leading health, fitness and weight loss experts, she arms people with whatever it takes to inspire, motivate and educate them to embark on their own healthy life journey.

Yelda Adal runs two businesses, <em>A Sense of Style</em> and <em>Pinnacle Residential</em>, specialising in luxury home construction and interior decoration. She can help other members with general interior decoration or refurbishment advice.<br /><br /> <em>Special Offer: Yelda offers all members a free one-hour interior design or building renovation consultation. Contact her for more details.</em>

Adelaide Wellbeing is an online marketplace for people promoting wellbeing services and products to the local community. It is a place where they can express the passion and purpose behind their business.<br /><br /> Adelaide Wellbeing is a map for people to come and become more informed about ways to support their wellbeing.

Cindy Luken is an entrepreneur, who is now creating her next business (think beauty and food) and is very bravely and honestly sharing the startup biz experience online.<br /><br /> <a href="http://www.abn.org.au/site/article/live-what-you-love-work-life-balance-for-the-modern-mumpreneur-cindy-luken-video">Watch our two-part In Her Shoes interview with Cindy Luken</a> where she discusses her experience building a new business, social media as a marketing tool and the benefits of outsourcing.

The Australian Businesswomen's Network is pleased to announce that member Kristy-Lee Johnston of Footprint Recruitment has been recognised as the <strong>2011 Member of the Year</strong>.<br /><br />We congratulate Kristy-Lee and thank her for her contribution to the Australian Businesswomen's Network community.

Copywrite Matters is focused on making your marketing as effective as possible using language that really connects to your target market. <br><br>Belinda provides business copywriting for SEO webpages; social media page; press releases; articles and editorials; brochures and flyers; case studies; newsletters; press advertising; direct mail, sales letters and email.

Marsha Byron is an entrepreneur who runs <em>1st Choice Appointments</em> and <em>DesignerShowcase.com.au</em>. She's been in the 'people business' for 25 years and offers her clients outsourcing and VA's at great rates to perform any tasks from SEO to copywriting, admin and more.<br /><br /> <em>Starting an online business? Marsha can offer you advice based on her experience. She also offers discounts on fashion accessories for fundraisers and charity events.</em>

Monica Brewer is the Inner West Director of <em>She Business Australia</em>, a community designed by women for women. She Business offers a monthly Working Lunch to generate new business relationships and share ideas.<br /><br /><em>ABN Members: Monica offers a Free Foundations Review for your business. It takes 30 minutes and is valued at $475. She also offers a Kolbe Report for half price at $95. </em>

Gemma Manning runs boutique marketing and PR consultancy Manning & Co.<br /><br /> NETT Magazine recently profiled Gemma on her decision to leave the corporate world behind to start her own company. She talks about running a growing business while raising young children.<br /><br /> <a href="http://blog.abn.org.au/media-abn/media-members/gemma-manning-nett-magazine" target="_blank">Read the full article from NETT Magazine on our blog</a>.

Member Sharon Williams, CEO of <em>Taurus Marketing</em> was recently featured on Channel 9's <em>Weekend Today Show</em>, explaining the need for young people and CEOs alike to be vigilant in protecting their brand by watching what they say online.<br /><br /> <a href="http://blog.abn.org.au/media-abn/media-members/taurus-ceo-sharon-williams-channel-9-today-show" target="_blank">See what Sharon had to say about online branding</a>.

Johanna Baker-Dowdell owns and runs Strawberry Communications, a writing and public relations service that generates amazing publicity. Strawberry Communications is based in Launceston and was launched in 2007.<br><br> Johanna is also a freelance journalist and blogger. Strawberry Communications generates amazing publicity!

AKA Group (previously A Kyri & Associates) was founded in 1997 by Anna Kyriacou, who at the age of 25 wanted to create a firm that approached accounting and business advisory with a difference. <br><br>Having worked at larger firms of Chartered Accountants where the client was merely a number and someone that only visited their accountant once a year, Anna embarked on a grassroots approach with her own firm.

Full of energy, dynamic and focussed, Rae founded Inspire Success, a team of Human Resource Consultants on the Central Coast of NSW who assist business to implement effective people practices. <br><br>She works with businesses to help identify their key business drivers and develop a strategy which consists of practical and adaptable people focussed solutions.

Journey Jottings helps holidaymakers simply enjoy their travel memories by offering their unique pictorial Australia Map Journal.<br><br>Whereas most maps tell you where to go, Journey Jottings helps you remember where you�ve been. Journey Jottings provides a great visual complement to written journals and travel blogs, and for the non-travel writer offers the perfect solution for enjoying those travel memories.