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SBA Small Business Awards–Meet Our National Winner!

SBA Small Business Awards–Meet Our National Winner!

By Nina Kaufman, Esq.

Women-owned companies that need help with small business need look no further than software engineer Laurie Simon and her Kirkland, Washington Ombrella Consulting.  I had the pleasure of encountering Laurie because she beat me. 🙂 No, not literally, but figuratively in this year’s SBA Small Business Awards.  As some of you may recall, I had the honor of being chosen as the SBA’s regional Women in Business Champion of the Year … and Laurie Simon was the National winner! When I first heard that she won (and I lost), I spent about 27 seconds moping about. And then I went on to the Ombrella Consulting website, where I learned what a rock star Laurie really is (and why she is so deserving of the national award).  She’s passionate about supporting women in technology and preventing the brain drain (paying 100% of the benefits she offers, even to her part-time employees), and an advocate for bringing technology to rural areas so that business there can have a presence.  And that’s not even the half of it! Listen in…

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Nina Kaufman

Flying solo doesn’t have to mean going it alone.

I’m Nina Kaufman.

I know first-hand that running a knowledge-based service business has unique challenges. It’s so much easier when you have an advocate in your corner. Over the past 25 years, I’ve worked with thousands of New York business professionals who want a legal advisor to guide and support them as they navigate the business world.

With wide-ranging experience as a business attorney, strategist, and media authority, I bring the added power of a business lens to the legal issues my clients are facing.

And because I’ve been a business owner myself, I’ve lived through the soaring highs and devastating lows – like when my first law firm failed. So I understand what’s involved to serve great clients, detect business risks early and build a true legacy.

I can’t get those 12 years back. That’s why I have made it my mission to ensure that business professionals like you can become wise and discerning leaders, build a solid business, and live your best life.