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Cathy Fishman, president of CMF Small Business Accounting, a consulting firm in Newtown that provides high-level accounting and planning to businesses, has been appointed to the new Advisory Board of the Women’s Business Forum™ (WBF). WBF is a nonprofit organization that educates, mentors and inspires women to build and grow successful businesses. In its 11th year, WBF established an Advisory Council of six leading business owners to provide strategic direction for the 1,000-member organization. Formerly a VP of Finance at CIGNA, Fishman holds an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin and is a certified QB Pro Advisor. She has a history of volunteerism on the boards of various local non-profits, including Twilight Wish and Kids with Food Allergies. Her business evolution mirrors the goals of WBF: “The company where I worked was sold. I became unemployed and rather lost. Someone suggested I attend a WBF meeting and see what it had to offer. I began attending meetings, even though I had no company to promote. It was an inspiration to learn that other women had successfully made career changes, and were successful and happy. WBF gave me the confidence and determination to start my own company.” Fishman joined the Advisory Board because she wanted to give back to an organization that had helped her. She is also interested in helping develop strategies to ensure its continued success for the future. “There is no other organization which allows you to just show up at meetings, pay no fees and have discussions with a wide variety of people who are solely interested in helping you,” she says.