About The Working Women's Network

Welcome to your local business networking community.

I'm Angela Raspass, the Founder of the Working Women's Network, and I'd like to take a moment to share with you how our Business Network came about.

I'm a small business owner, wife and mother and I often feel rather stretched in juggling all of these roles! I work from a home office and whilst I love the flexibility and variety of my work, I do miss the opportunity to regularly connect with other business women. Those times when you can bounce around ideas, share challenges, have the support of your peers and find out what's going on in the larger marketplace are invaluable.

The idea developed to create a connection point for working women that could provide a link to resources, workshops, speakers and presenters that could add value to the business and personal lives of women on the North Shore and the Northern Beaches. And, just as importantly, provide a welcoming networking environment for business women in which to connect with, learn from and do business with each other.

The Working Women's Network is the result of that idea. Launched in October of 2007, we hold networking evenings and skill development workshops that have been attended by over 500 women. Our membership is diverse and growing everyday and I look forward to introducing you to the dynamic, successful, supportive and motivated women that are at the heart of our Network.


Last night was my first event and I thought it was fantastic. A colleague had talked about how good your network is and I was impressed by how professional and welcoming everyone was. I will definitely see you in 2009 and thanks so much! Congratulations on putting together a terrific service for entrepreneurs".
Guest - December 2008

"The WWN Awards night was fantastic and a boost that I certainly needed. Hearing all the doom and gloom about the economy and the world gets to you after a while. Being a naturally positive person it was great to meet some like minded women. I have joined the WWN just last week and am really looking forward to the workshops next year".

Our Team

	Kylie Taylor - Co-ordinator Kylie  is our Network Co-ordinator, taking care of all event bookings and membership registrations as well as all general Network enquiries. Kylie is the one to call if you have any questions about the Network, need to update your online business profile, have misplaced your password, have any special dietary requirements - she will take care of you!
	Karen Morris - Media Officer Karen Morris is our Network Media Officer, crafting the blog posts and compiling the press releases that ensure women in our community are aware of the events and workshops we are staging that can assist them in their professional life. In addition to being actively involved in the Network, Karen is a Mum of 3 energetic boys and also owns and manages Inscriptions Writing, offering tailored copywriting and PR solutions for promoting small business services and products.
	Gaye Belbin - Graphic Designer Gaye is our Network graphic designer, creating the branding that has built our visual identity since we launched in 2007. Gaye is repsonsible for all of our advertising, promotional material and photography for all of our events and our website. As well as being such an active contributor to the success of our Network, Gaye is also a Mum of two teenage daughters and also owns and manages Box Car Graphics, creating cost-effective and innovative graphic design and branding services for small businesses right across Sydney.
	Sophie Andrews - Accounts Manager Sophie is our Accounts Manager, who has over a decade's experience in the financial and administrative management of small businesses. She launched her bookkeeping agency www.accountsstudio.com.au in 2005 and has a number of clients who have been using her services on an ongoing basis for several years. If you need accounts assistance for your small business Sophie is the one to call!
	Jennie Keogh - Floral Designer Jennie is our personal florist, creating all our presentation bouquets for our monthly networking events and bimonthly workshops. Merci Bouquet is a floral design business that really cares about its customers and producing the wow factor by going that little bit further. Jennie works from her design studio so all flowers are custom purchased and arranged purely with the client in mind.  She has a reputation for thoughtful design, creativity and attention to the details.  For all your floral needs, give Jennie a call, she'd love to help you.