Bren Norris
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Articles Published |
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January 2004
California Small Business Association, meeting with Senator Jackie Speier on
small business issues (technology, workers comp, healthcare)
December, 2003
Virgin Records CEO Richard Branson receives Teach Me Music CD in person from
Bren.
December 19, 2003
British American Chamber of Commerce
Annual 1000 person Christmas Lunch. Bren was invited to sing the British and
American National Anthems.
November 2003
Teach Me Music released by Bren for parents, teachers and children of all ages
(educational CD see )
August, 2003
California Small Business Association, committee which meets with Senator
Jackie Speier on small business issues.
November 21, 2001
"One's in Blue" CD audio release by Bren Wrona Norris.
"One's in
Blue" In The News....
April 21, 2001
Mystery Writers Association of Northern California
High Tech Crime, focus on computer forensics and reality.
March 21, 2001
British American Chamber of Commerce and Genus Corporation.
"High Tech Sleuths" panel member and moderator on High Tech Crime
and how to solve the mysteries.
June 21, 2001
SBA, San Francisco
Importance of WEBSITES to small businesses.
July, 1999
Featured article on BNA taken from speech given at the Federal Reserve Bank
entitled, "SECRETS (Gaining access to Capital)"
June 1999, Speaker, Mentor
WITI Conference Santa Clara June 8-11
Winning IT strategies: Aligning business goals and information
technology
June 1999
Invited Guest for Campaign dinner with Senator Jackie Speier
Fairmont Hotel San Francisco.
May 1999
Interviewed by Wired Women News/ with ABC news for the upcoming
Women in Technology Conference.
April 1999
Gore 2000 Event in Silicon Valley
Reception with Vice President Al Gore.
March 1999
San Francisco Book Signing with the authors of "The Women
who Broke all the Rules." Bren is one of the case studies in this book
that deals with women breaking barriers and how the choices of a
generation Changed our lives.
October 1998
Charleston SC Keynote Speech "What I learned along theway"
Conference with the National Association of Women Business Owners and
Federal Reserve Bank (Gaining Access to Capital Start to Finish).
September 1998
Charlotte NC Keynote Speech. "ShhhΙitΥs a Secret"
Conference with the National Association of Women Business Owners and
Federal Reserve Bank (Gaining Access to Capital Start to Finish).
June 1998, Speaker
WITI (women in technology conference) Santa Clara
June 24 -25th "Building a Consulting practice."
April 1998
London UK. UK US partners in Technology with the BACC.
BNA hosted the largest breakfast forum of the event with guest speaker
Herman Hauser from the UK.
April May 1998
London UK Nationsbanc Montgomery Securities High Tech
conference. Invited guest of Montgomery Securities.
November 1997
VEC from Tokyo Japan came to BNA to work with her regarding the setting up of an organization similar to SCORE in the SBA, which Bren used in the beginning of her business. VEC has invited Bren to visit Japan in 1998.
August 20, 1997
Recipient of Vice President Al Gore's Hammer Award with the team of the U S Business Advisor.
July 8, 1997 Speaker and Facilitator
SBA and NWBC have selected 40 women to work on policy recommendations for congress that will enhance women business owners access to credit and capital .
June 3-6, 1997 Speaker
WITI (Women in Technology International) Conference.
| Wednesday, June 4 | "Meet the Mentors" VIP reception |
| Thursday, June 5 | "The Business of Starting Your Own Business" |
| Friday, June 6 | "Small Business Roundtable". |
May 19, 1997
Bren is announced as one of the three finalists for Woman Owned Business of the Year.
May 12-16 1997
Britain Meets the Bay: UK /US Partners in Technology Conference.
BNA hosted the CEO breakfast for the kickoff of the conference open to the public. Bren introduced the guest speaker, Mr. Hermann Hauser, Britain's Top High Technology VC.
| May 12 1997 | Golf tournament and awards ceremony with HRH Prince Andrew, Duke of York. Bren was on the committee to introduce HRH Prince Andrew. |
| May 13, 1997 | Conference and evening cocktail party with HRH Prince Andrew. |
| May 14, 1997 | BNA hosted the CEO breakfast for the kickoff of the conference open to the public. Bren introduced the guest speaker, Mr. Hermann Hauser, Britain's Top High Technology VC. |
April 8, 1997
Bren was nominated for "NAWBO Woman Owned Business of the Year Award."
January 17-21, 1997
Bren was invited to the Inauguration of President William Jefferson Clinton and Vice President Al Gore. She attended the California Ball.
January 13, 1997 Speaker
SBA Grand Opening of the Technology Center in San Francisco. Bren spoke on her hands-on experience using Microsoft Office 95 and Office 97.
January 8, 1997
BNA hosted a partner from Tokyo, Japan. Tempstaff came to visit BNA.
October 1996
Women Business Owners Corporation. Bren made additional comments on the draft of the National Certification Program Standards and Procedures.
August 21, 1996 Speaker
Asian Business Association 7th Annual Business Conference: Women Warriors.
Bren was one of four outstanding women business owners who have been successful in a male dominated industry.
June 1996
White House reception "Common Sense Government Works Better and Costs Less." This was the presentation to President Clinton from Vice President Gore, which included the US Business Advisor. Bren worked on the web site www.business.gov.
May 1996
Tech B ing Magazine in Tokyo, Japan, published an article on HighTech
Consulting which included a segment on BNA. (Japanese)
April 1996 Speaker
UC Berkeley: "International Business in the Middle East" with former Ambassador Nick Thatcher.
November 1995 Speaker
Governor's Conference for Women: Call to Action. Her topic was "Technology as a Tool for Growth." This prestigious conference is held annually in San Diego. Governor Pete Wilson introduced the main event.
October 23, 1995
Asian Business Association wrote an article on BNA. Business Bio of the week.
October 4, 1995
Association for Women In Computing: Panel Topic: Consulting Career Options Myth vs. Reality.
September 26, 1995
Asian Business Association: Virtual Offices Here There Everywhere, Sub Topic Leased and Contract Employees.
September 7,1995
BNA was acknowledged as a contributing business owner to the U.S. Business Advisor.
June 1995
White House Conference on Small Business.
Bren Norris was elected a delegate to this conference in Washington DC. Her area of expertise was technology/information systems. Her recommendation was voted first in the western region and 8th in the national poll. This is the first time a technology recommendation was included in the top ten issues for congress.
April 5, 1995 Speaker
Santa Clara University MBA Alumni Association Entrepreneurs Forum. Panelist.
March 28, 1995
As a new delegate, Bren was quoted in "Heading for the National Arena"
an article written in the San Francisco Chronicle.
March 16, 1995
Bren Norris is elected a delegate to the White House Conference on Small Business. She will be working on recommendations to congress in the area of technology and information systems.
March 6, 1995 Published article written by Bren
"The Major issues facing Small Businesses today." Business Journal.
May 12, 1994 Speaker
Women of Leadership, Power and Influence Professional Businesswomen's Conference. Topic: How to Access the Global Market.
April 4, 1994 Speaker
The Press Club of San Francisco, Panel Topic: "Women in Positions of Power."
February 1994 Published Article
NAWBOtime. Washington DC "International Alert" by Bren Norris.
December 1993
San Francisco Business Times Special Report: International Trade, features local businesses including BNA.
October 1993
Bren was featured in Entrepreneur Magazine. "Global Warming."
September 22, 1993 Speaker
Pacific Basin MBA Program, Dominican College of San Rafael
"Business in the Pacific Rim, American Style."
July 1993
Women in International Trade Cover Story Bren Norris: Computer Entrepreneur Goes Global.
April 1993
Featured article in San Francisco Business Magazine entitled "Global Woman."
March 4, 1993 Speaker
Golden Gate University Entrepreneur Forum: Entrepreneurs in High-tech Consulting.
January 8-14, 1993 Cover Story San Francisco Business Times. People on the Move: Bren Norris.
Bren Norris was an elected delegate to the White House Conference on Small Business in 1995 in Technology and the Information Revolution. (Intellectual Property Law.) Through her lobbying, this recommendation was voted first in the western region and eighth nationally. This is the very first time that a technology issue was included in the top ten recommendations nationally.
She has since worked with the National Performance Review under Vice President Al Gore working with focus groups on the WWW site entitled the US Business Advisor. http://www.business.gov In August of 1997 Bren and the NPR team won the prestigious Hammer Award from VP Gore.
Articles Published
| Spring 1996 | Eternelle Magazine, "High Tech Women" |
| | NAWBO, "International Alert" |
| March 6, 1995 | The Business Journal, "The Major Issues Facing Small Businesses Today" |
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