October 2020
October 7th Meeting
Speaker: David Berstein, Exit Planning for Small Business Utilizing his vast knowledge on topics relating to mergers, acquisitions, corporate finance, business development, venture capital, and financial analysis, David's talk will cover: Exit Planning and Strategies for Optimizing Your Exit Understanding Internal and External Exit/Succession Options Develop and Determine Owner’s Preferences and Objectives Preparing for Ownership Transfers and Engineering for Salability Maximize, Grow and Protect Business Value Assembling the Team How to Exit David Bernstein is a Principal of RLS Associates,…
Find out more »November 2020
November 4th Meeting
Speaker: Jay Stong, Salter's Fireplace & Patio Having worked for Salters for three years, Jay Stong began to manage all aspects of the fireplace business for the Salter's Family and under his guidance, sales grew from $700,000 in sales to $1.4 million annually in just 7 years. And in that year, 1999, he was offered the opportunity to purchase the fireplace portion of the business. Although in the worst financial position of his life at that time, he managed to…
Find out more »December 2020
December 2nd Holiday Zoom
Program: Holiday Happening Networking Fun 1. Virtual Scavenger Hunt Attendees will be divided into teams and sent to find a list of items within 6 minutes and return to the screen with their finds. Items will range from standard household items to holiday items to networking items. There will be up to 4 rounds and the size of each team will depend on attendance. Prizes awarded to top team!! 2. Best Holiday-themed Commercials Contest Incorporate a holiday theme into your 30-second commercial…
Find out more »January 2021
January 6th Lunch Meeting
Speaker: Steve Butler, KYW News Reporter/Program Manager How Covid Changed Media Forever – In Less Than a Year (Plus a No-Holds-Barred Q&A on Philly TV and Radio) Steve will provide insights and updates on how the current pandemic has changed media forever .. who knew? But let's find out and then hit him with our best shots about Philly TV and Radio .. come prepared!!!! Steve Butler is a 40-year veteran of Philadelphia media, primarily as a reporter for KYW…
Find out more »February 2021
February 3rd Lunch Meeting
Speaker: Art Werner, Tax Laws, What You Need to Know for 2020 Filing. Our annual Tax Law update with Art Werner. This year's program hopes to include updates on the impact of Biden/Harris tax law revisions if enough information is available in time for our meeting, and, as always, Art will guide us on what to be aware of for 2020 filing. Arthur Joseph Werner, J.D., M.S. (Taxation) is currently a shareholder in the lecture firm of Werner-Rocca Seminars. His…
Find out more »March 2021
March 3rd Lunch Meeting
Speaker: Michael Einbinder-Schatz, Cybersecurity, What You Need to Know. “Critical IT Security Protections Every Business Must Have In Place Now To Avoid Cyber Attacks, Data Breach Lawsuits, Bank Fraud And Compliance Penalties.” In today’s hyper-connected world, it is easy to become inured to reports of hackers, ransomware and cybercrime in general. So many reports should have everyone on edge, but instead, many individuals and businesses remain complacent, mistakenly thinking, “it could never happen to me.” In this session, Michael Einbinder-Schatz…
Find out more »2nd Chance Saint Patties Virtual Event
Program: 2nd Chance St. Patties Multi-Group Networking Fun Virtual Scavenger Hunt Attendees had so much fun with our Holiday Hunt, we've been asked to do it again, but this time we are teaming up with 2 chambers to add to the fun! We'll be co-sponsored by: Perkiomen Valley Chamber of Commerce Springford Chamber of Commerce Attendees will be divided into teams and sent to find a list of items within 6 minutes and return to the screen with their finds. Items…
Find out more »April 2021
April 7th Lunch Meeting
Speaker: John Durso, How to Excel at Virtual Networking John Durso, of Brilliant Sales Strategies will speak about Virtual Networking and share 7 reasons / tips / tricks that may show how Virtual networking has the potential to be even BETTER than in person networking! John Durso, a former banker and non-profit leader in the Suburbs of Philadelphia, is an expert in culture creation, hiring for culture, leadership and sales training. A life long student of the Disney Institute for…
Find out more »May 2021
May 5th Lunch Meeting
Jack Dobbyn: A Continued Success Story 1. When Jack Dobbyn spoke to us in September of 2017, he shared his story of transitioning from Boston trial lawyer and Professor of Law at Villanova University to successful author with 4 mystery novels published. Now he'll be back to review that story and speak of his ongoing successes ... a new mystery novel which focuses on the 1460s world of the real Vlad Dracula - known as Vlad the Impaler and basis…
Find out more »June 2021
June 2nd Lunch Meeting
Speaker: Mike Savage, Serial Entrepreneur Mike Savage has built several companies over the past 30 years. He is battle tested from the school of hard knocks and fully understands the emotional & financial roller coaster of building multi-million-dollar businesses from scratch. One of these companies ultimately grew into a 50- employee business with $25M in annual sales. There is a formula that ALL successful entrepreneurs follow and there are CRITICAL steps that you can take for success! In this presentation, Mike…
Find out more »