The Australian Businesswomen's Network
Growing You, Growing Your Business
The Australian Businesswomen's Network (ABN) teaches women skills to start, manage and grow their business. ABN inspires women in the workplace to enhance their career paths. The ABN connects women with peers and role models so that they can be inspired by each other.
We raise your profile, promote your business and help you achieve your goals by providing you support, information and resources to help you do business better. And, you'll find our peer-to-peer and mentor-to-mentoree support just what you need to keep you on track to your goals.
As a peak organisation supporting women, we provide advocacy so that your voice is heard where it counts.
Education • Inspiration • Networking
The Australian Businesswomen's Network (ABN) is a national community of nearly 20,000 like-minded businesswomen who want to grow their business, enrich their knowledge and expand their network.
ABN is a membership organisation that sees women participate in web-based training, mentoring, virtual networking events, publications, a business directory, website and business forums. The Business Directory showcases members and provides an easy reference to visitors looking to network and to do business with other women.
INSPIRING WOMEN OF AUSTRALIA
Our charter is: INSPIRING WOMEN OF AUSTRALIA. Through our products and services we provide:
Education: Our national web-seminars, mentoring program and workshops allow you to increase your knowledge on the subjects that matter most.
Inspiration: You'll meet inspiring women who are making an impact on the business landscape. These women are not all high-profile success stories. They are also those that go against all odds to go for their dreams.
Networking Opportunities: Limitless ways to foster inspired connections with woman locally and globally.
Access to role models: Subject matter experts and mentors, women who have 'walked in your shoes' are available for you to learn from and with.
Advocacy: We are honoured to be able to represent you and to give our community a voice about issues that impact on its members’ business, lifestyle, interests and wellbeing.
Resources: We provide resources and tools to help you grow your business. Some of these are from other community members, others are from partner organisations. We also research and notify you about tools that can help you do business faster, smarter, easier.
Community: A national (and increasingly, international) community of inspiring women. See them in our Member Directory. Meet them at our events. Network with them.
Support: Forums (both face to face and online) for you to ask the questions that YOU need answered.
Friendship: Approachable, friendly yet professional environments to network and connect and learn.
Acknowledgement: Recognition of a job well done. Awards, publicity, promotion.
Peer Support: Like-minded women acting as sounding boards to help each other grow. Our Goals Groups and Mastermind Groups give you access to your own team of supportive advisors.
Opportunities to grow and learn: Education every step of the way, regardless of the stage of business maturity.
Recognition and Awards
Since 2000 the ABN has recognised its members and other women in the wider women's community through awards and initiatives such as:
- International Women's Day events
- Inspiring Women of Australia Award
- Businesswomen's Hall of Fame
- Member Awards
- Public Relations opportunities to profile member businesses
- Members in the spotlight on our web-seminars, in our publications, on our website
The ABN is also a keen supporter of the Telstra Businesswomen's Awards and the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards both of which have seen ABN members nominated, as finalists and as winners.
Company History
Since 1989 the Australian Businesswomen's Network has provided networking, business education and access to mentors to women in business across Australia. Started in Melbourne, today this national organisation has members in all the corners of rural, country and urban Australia. Originally an association-style organisation with local chapters, today the ABN is a national online organisation that gives women all over the country access to education, inspiration and networking, often without them having to leave home.
