Business and Professional Women/Upper Keys

Business and Professional Women/Upper Keys

Civic and Social Organizations

Supporting and inspiring women, professionally, personally and politically in the Upper Florida Keys.

About us

The Upper Keys Business and Professional Women (BPW) is a local affiliate of the Florida Federation of Business & Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc. (BPW/FL). We come together to support our members and the community as a whole. Our goal is to achieve equity for all women in the workplace through advocacy, education and information. For more than 50 years, the Upper Keys BPW’s efforts have made a tangible difference in the lives of working women and their families in the Florida Keys. The BPW achieves its mission to empower working women to achieve their full potential by partnering with employers to build successful workplaces and by providing scholarships for education and career advancement. The National Foundation of Business and Professional Women’s Club, Inc., founded in July 1919, is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, nonsectarian, self-governing, and member supported organization. Working women benefit from the efforts of this organization in Education Foundation, Scholarships, Public Policy, Equal Pay and Lobbying for Women’s Rights.

Website
http://www.upperkeysbpw.org/
Industry
Civic and Social Organizations
Company size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Key Largo
Type
Nonprofit

Locations

Employees at Business and Professional Women/Upper Keys

Updates

  • We're getting news about this hands-on workshop on digital design out there early... because the new year is right around the corner and because this is going to be a great event! Join us in Key Largo on Jan. 11 to learn the fundamentals of impactful design and the critical questions to ask digital designers before you hire them. You'll put these concepts into practice through collaborative exercises with fellow attendees, and learn from real-world scenarios during the Q&A portion.

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  • Next week's Speed Networking luncheon is one of our most popular events of the year! So far we have amazing Upper Keys professionals from all of these areas (and more!) signed up: > Health and health care: Courtney Smith, MS, RD, LDN, CDCES, Margie Smith, MPA, C.M. ,ACE OPS, ABCP, > Accounting and bookkeeping > Higher education > Insurance: Mary Houston (Roth), CPIA, Vianey Diaz > Marketing and local media: Jill Miranda Baker, Patricia Milian > Retail and business development: Bonnie Barnes, YUDITH GADEA > Banking and financial planning > Public health and social services > Real estate: Lauren Hoefert Dunn, > Education and marine science > Nonprofit and fundraising: Vivian Morrison, Elizabeth Brown, Suzi Youngberg Do you work in one of these areas? Would you like to??? All are welcome to join this event -- but please register online by Monday, November 13 (unless we sell out earlier!)!

    Whether you seek to expand your personal or professional connections in the Upper Florida Keys - or both - this event is for you. The structured, "speed dating"-style approach makes it fun and comfortable for all -- including new members, guests and even the most introverted among us! We'll start with a fun group exercise and then move into facilitated one-on-one chats, with suggestions to make it easy AND extra rewarding. The room will remain available until 1:30 to allow for informal networking after the structured program ends, so plan to stick around as long as you can!

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  • Happy November to everyone following Business & Professional Women (BPW)/Upper Keys here on LinkedIn! In case we haven't met you yet, here's a few things to know about us: 1. We're a nonprofit volunteer-run organization open to all who support our mission of supporting working women in the Upper Florida Keys. Our 100 + members include women at every age, stage and sector of working life, including real estate, finance, hospitality, health care, education, nonprofits, small business and big business. We even have some men! 2. We offer a number of programs every month. On November 9 we have an online presentation about advocating for policy issues we care about at the state level. On November 15 we'll be hosting another one of our super-popular 'speed networking' luncheons. You're welcome to all of our events, whether or not you're a member… just be sure to register online before the deadline! 3. Our website upperkeysbpw.org contains a ton of information about our programs, including event details, sponsorship opportunities, our Women's Scholarship Program and our newsletter. We even have a community Job Board highlighting jobs available in the Upper Keys. 4. Business and Professional Women/Upper Keys has been active in our community since 1957 and we're still going strong. On behalf our entire Board of Directors (pictured here at our November Board meeting at the Reef Environmental Education Foundation center in Key Largo), we hope to see you soon! #empoweredwomenempowerwomen #BusinessandProfessionalWomen #floridakeys

    • Group of 8 women standing in front of a mural of reef fish
  • Whether you seek to expand your personal or professional connections in the Upper Florida Keys - or both - this event is for you. The structured, "speed dating"-style approach makes it fun and comfortable for all -- including new members, guests and even the most introverted among us! We'll start with a fun group exercise and then move into facilitated one-on-one chats, with suggestions to make it easy AND extra rewarding. The room will remain available until 1:30 to allow for informal networking after the structured program ends, so plan to stick around as long as you can!

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  • Here's another easy-ish way to celebrate National Women's Small Business month this October: Join our Our Celebration of Working Women program on the evening of Oct. 18 at Baker's Cay Resort. We'll be announcing the BPW Woman and Business of the Year, as well as recipients of our fall Women's Scholarship Program awards. See details and register on our website. All are welcome!

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  • Looking for an easy-ish thing to do in honor of National Women's Small Business month this October? 💃 Join us in congratulating the 2023 nominees for Upper Keys BPW Business of the Year!! Houston Insurance Agency Inc. / Mary Houston (Roth), CPIA Jellyfish Daydreams / Cassandra Clark MountainTop Financial Florida Office / Alissa Reckard Voyage Blue Travel / Ilja Chapman Each of these businesses is run by one of our members and they are truly inspiring. They embody what our Business & Professional Women organization is all about and have had some incredibly positive impacts on our community over the past 12 months. Read all about the 2023 nominees for Upper Keys BPW Business of the Year on our website! https://lnkd.in/e87wWA9T *Extra credit* > If you're a BPW member and haven't voted -- please log into our website to make your selections before we close the poll on Monday evening. ✅ > If you're not a member or you voted already -- why not take another minute to congratulate the nominees with a quick email or social media shout-out?! 🤗 #empoweredwomenempowerwomen #businessandprofessionalwomen #workingwomen #floridakeys

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2023 Upper Keys BPW Business of the Year Nominees
Houston Insurance Agency Inc. 
Jellyfish Daydreams 
MountainTop Financial 
Voyage Blue Travel
  • There are only 6 spots left for next week's luncheon and panel discussion about succeeding as a female entrepreneur in the Florida Keys. Register online today!

    Registration is now open for our Sept. 20 luncheon! This month it's all about succeeding as a female entrepreneur in the Florida Keys. Secure your spot now to get the scoop on starting and running a business from four Business and Professional Women/Upper Keys members who are also successful entrepreneurs! Our panelists will discuss their motivations and challenges in working for themselves, and pass along their best advice on getting started, lessons learned the hard way, and their personal secrets to success. All are welcome to attend but space is limited at our beautiful Playa Largo Resort & Spa venue in Key Largo, so register on our website right away!! Special thanks to our event sponsor: Voyage Blue Travel!

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  • Registration is now open for our Sept. 20 luncheon! This month it's all about succeeding as a female entrepreneur in the Florida Keys. Secure your spot now to get the scoop on starting and running a business from four Business and Professional Women/Upper Keys members who are also successful entrepreneurs! Our panelists will discuss their motivations and challenges in working for themselves, and pass along their best advice on getting started, lessons learned the hard way, and their personal secrets to success. All are welcome to attend but space is limited at our beautiful Playa Largo Resort & Spa venue in Key Largo, so register on our website right away!! Special thanks to our event sponsor: Voyage Blue Travel!

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  • The August "BPW Connection" newsletter is now online from Business and Professional Women/Upper Keys! This month we've got a fun take on how BPW is kind of like Barbieland (and a cute photo of us at the movie)... details on our Aug 16 Networking event in Key Largo... and a whole bunch of other events, opportunities and members in the news! Members and subscribers, look for it in your email inbox... or read online here: https://lnkd.in/emwSWcAc

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