What's New at WBE?

  • We would like to welcome Boeing as our new Platinum Sponsor – our highest level of sponsorship. We are very grateful for their support and look forward to a long relationship with them.
  • Business growth program Make Mine A Million $ Business selected Ann-Marie Archer of Archer & Associates as one of the 8 winners of an awards package at their Seattle event on June 11. The event featured entrepreneurs from Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana who competed for business development packages that included money, marketing, mentoring, and technology assistance to help their businesses grow into million-dollar enterprises. WBE congratulates Ann-Marie on this very notable accomplishment.
  • The Member Directory has been made public.

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Monthly Featured Member

Each month, at the WBE Breakfast, a Member is chosen from a drawing to be the next month's Featured Member. Our featured member for April 2007 was:

Denise Downs

 

 

 

 


www.ddownsfinance.com

2720 Nob Hill Ave. N
Seattle, WA 98109

206-352-2821
510-388-9305 (cell)
email: Denisedowns@ddownsfinance.com

I've had the pleasure of meeting many of you by working the registration desk at our WBE breakfasts. I am inspired by so many talented, powerful and beautiful women.

My name is Denise Downs and I've been helping individuals, families and small business owners with their financial and insurance needs since 1991. I am the owner of DDownsfinance and I provide a spectrum of financial services to help clients improve their wealth positions, protect their assets, and identify tax savings opportunities. Together we to take a snapshot of their current situation, identify their needs, and put a plan in action to reach their goals. Services I offer include financial planning, life insurance, health insurance, long term care, and disability coverage.

When I meet with clients, we cover five main points:

  1. Money and happiness: Money doesn't make you happy, but it gives you options. Putting values first before your goals, lets you live richly vs. expensively.
  2. Pay yourself first: You will always have bills-pay yourself first: This is particularly tough for the self-employed with varying paychecks, but it's even more important for us to set up a consistent contribution schedule.
  3. Retirement sources: Will you have a pension other than social security or is it all up to you?
  4. Are you banking on your house? Is your personal residence an inheritance or a Long Term Care policy?
  5. Who's counting on you? Do you have insurable need? Children, debt, liabilities, business partners …who might be burdened if you die or become disabled?
Contact me any time for additional information.

Get Inspired!

 

The August Breakfast is reserved for our wonderful Volunteers. This is an annual, invitation only, event where we pamper and acknowledge those who have volunteered for WBE in the recent past. We will be back to our regular breakfast meeting in September. We hope you will join us then.

 

 

Breakfast Sponsors:

 

Kathryn Perry – Commanding Wealth
Rev. Trini Evans – StrataLife Services
Susan Moen – Cookie Lee Fine Jewelry
Diane Cubell – Arbonne International
Shauna Pearson – Shauna Pearson Graphic Design
Lucinda O’Halloran – Spirit Garden Design
Carlanne McCrystal – Top Dawg Travel
Lee Kaplanian – Promotional Products
Liz Latham – Seattle Cleaning Service
Marybeth Spector – Yoga For Our Times
Paul Raish – Paths of Health
Megan McGeowin – Harmonizing with Spirit
Sally Ghormley – Loan Source

 

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