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IVBNG Minutes for 10/21/2009

Written by Craig Wiggins
Wednesday, 21 October 2009
SPEAKERS: Craig Wiggins - Keystone Technical: ~ Creating & managing your technology plan Technology gets old, breaks, business & home situation changes Saves $$$ ~ Desktop life 4-6 years. With complicated programs - decreases life. Laptop life 3-5 years. ~ Include your technology firm in working out a plan. They help to address your needs and goals on where you are and where you want to go. Website: www.keystonetechnical.com Good referral: small to medium businesses desiring a business-focused technology firm. John Ralston - Sitecats Web Development: ~ Sitecats creates the web site with client's input, then trains client to maintain the web site ~ Working with the Joomla system over 3 years ~ Offers 6 hour course to clients to learn the contact management software ~ Customer service (live person) from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Website: www.sitecats.com Good referral: Anyone needing a web site or web site support OTHER BUSINESS: We will be voting for a treasurer in the beginning of November. If interested in this position, please contact Craig Wiggins, President. UPCOMING EVENTS: October 24th - Harleysville Parade October 25th - Beef & Beer at the Reliance to benefit breast cancer awareness October 29th - Indian Valley Chamber Breakfast November 1st - Manna On Main Street Fund Raiser Benefit November 4th - Indian Valley Chamber Maximizing Your Membership December 13th - Lansdale Theatre Works Fund Raiser Other BNGroups: Monday Collegeville Business Networking Group 8:00 - 9:00 am Collegeville Diner 290 Main Street Collegeville Contact Barbara at 610-489-6881 Cost is $10.00 for Breakfast. Visit http://www.collegevillenetwork.com for more information. Tuesday Quakertown Business Networking Group 7:30-8:30 am Karlton Café, 310 W. Broad St. Quakertown Contact Tracy McGovern This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Cost is $10.00 for Breakfast. Visit http://www.qbng.org Wednesday Phoenixville Business Networking Group 7:45 -9:00 am PJ RYAN’S 231 Bridge St. Phoenixville. Cost of breakfast is $12 Visit (http://www.pbng.org )

IVBNG Minutes for 10/14/2009

Written by Craig Wiggins
Tuesday, 20 October 2009
*SPEAKERS:* Julie Booz - Yoli: ~ Drinks on the shelf - boiled, processed with all thegood nutrients gone. ~ USA - obesity problem is sugar. 40-80 grams of sugarin most drinks. ~ Artificial sweetners - get them out of your diet. Not good for you. ~ Caffine is addictive. Yoli - not chemically treated. Freeze dried. 100%natural flavoring. Sweetened with Stevia (plant) Check out her website for more information: www.mydrinkblast.com Good referral for Julie: Anyone looking to improvewhat you put in your body. Tastes like Tang. Dawn Harvey - Lansdale Theatre Works: ~ The Miser - March 26 & 27 and April 9th & 11th. ~ Goal is to bring socially relevant theatre ranging fromclassical to contemporary plays to audiences of all ages. ~ They are a 501c3 non-profit arts organization ~ The Miser will be casting professional actorsand director of the highest calibur. You will be entertained. Dawn has performed professionally in New York andPhiladelphia among many other avenues (Saturday Night Live), being involved intheatre most of her life. The plan is to offer 2-3 plays each year, includingclassical and contemporary. December 13th will be a book reading/fund raiser at theLansdale Center for Performing Arts 3 p.m. How to get involved: attend performances, purchasetickets for holiday gifts, sponsorships, join Facebook group and spread theword, Twitter. Website: http://lansdaletheatre.org Good referral for Dawn: Anyone looking for a greatevening out locally, inviting others along. *UPCOMING EVENTS:* October 17th - International Handicap Divers "DiveIn" Festival October 20th - Senior Resource Network Seminar October 21st - Peter Becker Senior Expo & Health Fair October 21st - Gold Star Launch Party October 24th - Harleysville Parade October 25th - Beef & Beer at the Reliance to benefitbreast cancer awareness October 29th - Indian Valley Chamber Breakfast November 1st - Manna On Main Street Fund Raiser Benefit November 4th - Indian Valley Chamber Maximizing YourMembership December 13th - Lansdale Theatre Works Fund Raiser *Other BNGroups:* Monday Collegeville BusinessNetworking Group 8:00 - 9:00 am Collegeville Diner 290 Main Street Collegeville Contact Barbara at 610-489-6881 Cost is $10.00 for Breakfast. Visit http://www.collegevillenetwork.comfor more information. Tuesday Quakertown Business NetworkingGroup 7:30-8:30 am Karlton Café, 310 W. Broad St. Quakertown Contact Tracy McGovern This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Cost is $10.00 for Breakfast. Visit http://www.qbng.org Wednesday Phoenixville BusinessNetworking Group 7:45 -9:00 am PJ RYAN’S 231 Bridge St. Phoenixville. Cost of breakfast is $12 Visit (http://www.pbng.org)
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 20 October 2009 )

IVBNG Minutes for 10/7/2009

Written by Craig Wiggins
Tuesday, 20 October 2009
*SPEAKERS:* Greg McGovern - Edward Jones: ~ Where are you financially today? Meet with Greg toget a baseline of your current investments. ~ Financial advisors ask questions. What are your long-termgoals? What are your short-term goals? ~ Greg will show you how to reach your goals. Set up an appointment with him to discuss your options. Edward Jones is the largest broker firm in number ofoffices. They are located in the U.S., UK and Canada. Alyson Wentz - Geiger Promotional Items: ~ Gifts - everyone likes to receive gifts. Clientsappreciate them. ~ Many options t get the right gift for the right client. #1 gift right now is the recyclable tote bags, padfolios,pens. You can purchase any quantity from Alyson. The largerthe quanitity you save $$$. See Alyson for the many options of gifts for your clients!! Order early for Christmas. *Shared Ideas to help each other'sbusinesses:* Call each other for one-on-ones. Have alist of members to use as you go about your business, recommending othermembers in the group. Reach out to others you haven't seen in awhile. Give out the IVBNG business cards to spread the word. *UPCOMING EVENTS:* October 17th - International Handicap Divers "DiveIn" Festival October 20th - Senior Resource Network Seminar October 21st - Peter Becker Senior Expo & Health Fair October 21st - Gold Star Launch Party October 24th - Harleysville Parade October 25th - Beef & Beer at the Reliance to benefitbreast cancer awareness October 29th - Indian Valley Chamber Breakfast November 1st - Manna On Main Street Fund Raiser Benefit November 4th - Indian Valley Chamber Maximizing YourMembership *Other BNGroups:* Monday Collegeville BusinessNetworking Group 8:00 - 9:00 am Collegeville Diner 290 Main Street Collegeville Contact Barbara at 610-489-6881 Cost is $10.00 for Breakfast. Visit http://www.collegevillenetwork.comfor more information. Tuesday Quakertown Business NetworkingGroup 7:30-8:30 am Karlton Café, 310 W. Broad St. Quakertown Contact Tracy McGovern This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Cost is $10.00 for Breakfast. Visit http://www.qbng.org Wednesday Phoenixville BusinessNetworking Group 7:45 -9:00 am PJ RYAN’S 231 Bridge St. Phoenixville. Cost of breakfast is $12 Visit (http://www.pbng.org)
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 20 October 2009 )

Minutes for 09/16/2009

Written by Craig Wiggins

Friday, 18 September 2009

SPEAKERS:
One Life One Chance/Justina:
~ Justina lost her son, Ronnie Powell, October 13, 2008 to prescription drugs
~ One Life One Choice:
Ø brings awareness of prescription and over-the-counter drug abuse
Ø Educates parents and others concerning this community-wide crisis
Ø Provides a forum for resources for parents and kids.
Ø Provides real stories of hope for individuals and families experiencing the pain of abuse and recovery
Ø Addicts - "Can't get help until you admit you have a problem."

Ø AWARENESS WALK AND FORUM - Saturday, September 19th 10 am - 2 pm Souderton Community Park
o Many speakers sharing how this has effected loved ones
Ø Facebook group: "onelifeonechance Souderton/Telford
Ø Justina 215-256-0901 or 215-896-3043

SPECIAL NOTE: Help needed (basket donations and decoration ideas) for IVBNG's booth at the Indian Valley Business Expo. See Alyson Wentz.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
September 19th Awareness Walk and Forum for prescription and OTC drug abuse 10 am - 2 pm Souderton Community Park
September 24th Joint Chamber Luncheon "Going Green" Indian Valley Country Club 11:30 am - 2:00 pm
September 25th Geiger Expo at Franconia Heritage 10 am - 2 pm
September 29th Harleysville Savings Bank Mixer - Ridge Pike & Township Line Road, Royersford 5:00 - 7:00 pm
October 4th Ken Crest Relay for Life Team hosting a Basket Bingo
October 7th Indian Valley Chamber of Commerce - Indian Valley Restaurant Tasting Festival $35 IV Country Club
October 8th Indian Valley Chamber Business Expo
October 21st Peter Becker Senior Expo & Health Fair

Other BNGroups:
Monday Collegeville Business Networking Group 8:00 - 9:00 am Collegeville Diner
290 Main Street Collegeville
Contact Barbara at 610-489-6881
Cost is $10.00 for Breakfast.
Visit http://www.collegevillenetwork.com for more information.

Tuesday Quakertown Business Networking Group 7:30-8:30 am Karlton Café,
310 W. Broad St. Quakertown
Contact Tracy McGovern This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Cost is $10.00 for Breakfast.
Visit http://www.qbng.org

Wednesday Phoenixville Business Networking Group 7:45 -9:00 am PJ RYAN’S
231 Bridge St. Phoenixville.
Cost of breakfast is $12
Visit (http://www.pbng.org)

Jean Wieder
Business Services Specialist
Harleysville Savings Bank
(215) 256-7611
"Your Trusted Financial Partner"

IVBNG Minutes for February 18, 2009

Written by John Ralston
Wednesday, 18 February 2009
IVBNG Minutes for February 18, 2009 Wednesday, February 18, 2009 11:30 a.m. Greg McGovern, President called the meeting to order and welcomed everyone. Announcements: We currently have 56 members!! Rich Marion, Social Chairman – February 26th 6:00 p.m. at the Reliance Inn. It will be open to the other BNGs. RSVPs and money is due in today. Quakertown BNG meets on Tuesday mornings Phoenixville BNG meets on Wednesday mornings Collegeville BNG meets on Monday mornings Senior Resource Network is going to be looking at our bi-laws. Greg McGovern is our President. Rich Marion is serving as our Social Chairman Craig Wiggins from Keystone Technical is our Vice President. Jean Wieder from Harleysville Savings Bank is our Secretary. Guest Speakers: Sherri Gill from Patriot Benefits and Greg McGovern from Edward Jones. Sherri Gill is an account executive at Patriot Benefits Group, located in Hatfield. Patriot Benefits provides insurance benefits for small (sole proprietor or 2 people) to mid-sized companies. The owners, Carsten Pedersen and Flemming Pedersen, started the business in 2003. Carsten is a former executive in the insurance industry. Flemming is a CPA and former executive in the public accounting industry. They specialize in group benefits, which offers lots of options for companies searching for insurance benefits for their employees. Besides health insurance, they also offer disability, dental and life insurance. Sherri can help you cut costs by looking at the way you structure your benefits package. Patriot Benefits is a customer service oriented company. They do all claims administration. They work one-on-one with their clients’ problems and issues relating to billing, enrollment, etc. They are one of the few brokers to offer Builders Benefit. This is offered to builders, realtors and businesses within a certain SIC code. The health insurance is a PPO, not an HMO. Questions: Universal healthcare – it will be difficult due to each state having different rules. Within each state, each county has different rules. Also there would be underwriting issues. There are pros and cons for this. Will one employee’s health issue increase premiums? One employee won’t make rates increase. If there are several underwriting issues, it goes to Blue Cross. Stimulus – on the news it was stated there will be money for COBRA for newly laid off employees. There are no details about this incentive as of yet. Health Savings – it is a good deal if you have the money up front. HMO – Health Maintenance Organization – you pick a primary care doctor. Specialists need a referral. PPO – Personal Choice. You can go anywhere at any time. Greg McGovern – If someone is laid off in your home, see an advisor. Get advice before making any steps in regard to health insurance, 401Ks, etc. Greg McGovern with Edward Jones You need a recovery plan for investments. Review your portfolio. The news media reflects a negative aspect on the economy. You need to diversify, a well thought out plan!! Weddings are thought out well in advance. It takes time and planning. The vacation you are taking, takes time and planning. So should retirement. What planning have you done to reach your date to retirement? Where is your income going to be coming from when you retire? 401K? Social Security? Pension? Will those things be there when you are ready to retire? Do you have a will? If not, the state has one for you. Life insurance is money passed on tax free to the next generation. Set up the next generation. Look into estate tax considerations, see an accountant (Sue Bevil). Greg works with local attorneys, accountants to service all his client’s needs. Stretch IRAs – keep money away from Uncle Sam, giving it to children and grandchildren instead. Where are you today? Where do you want to be? Can you get there? HAVE A PLAN!! Your advisor can get you there and help. How do you stay on track? Greg will make sure you stay on track to reach your goals! Other Announcements/Events: ~ Greg welcomed our visitors Amy and Tom. ~ JOANNE MOY DELIVERED A BABY GIRL!! ~ Kelly McPeak announced she will be handling the speaker schedule. She will call you prior to the day you are scheduled. ~ February 20th – Indian Valley Chamber Legislative Forum ~ Arts n Sparks is having their Cool Sculptures Festival this Saturday!! ~ Rita Woodward announced the Hilltown Fire Company is having a fund raiser this weekend at the Franconia Heritage to benefit one of the fire fighters. ~ March 4th – Indian Valley Chamber Member Luncheon featuring information on Willow Grove Military Station ~ March 18th - Greg McGovern will be having a Grand Opening from 12:00 – 7:00 p.m. ~ March 20th Indian Valley Chamber Senator Legislative Forum at Franconia Heritage ~ March 21st 6 – 9 p.m. Mike Greer & Friends performing at Country Creek Winery. Food provided by Lederach Tea Room ~ March 26th Wine Social at Brazzo’s featuring Country Creek Winery 7 p.m. ~ March 28th 6 – 9 p.m. Liquid Fringe will be performing at Country Creek Winery. Food provided by Lederach Tea Room Testimonials: Molly Fisher from the Indian Valley Chamber of Commerce mentioned how the women’s networking group (TEAMS) met at New Life Youth & Family Services last year for lunch. Prior to that event, neither she nor Harleysville Savings knew anything about New Life. Since that time Harleysville Savings has donated furniture, time in painting one of their rooms and their employees got together to get some of the youth Christmas presents. Greg McGovern from Edward Jones is part of the Harleysville Rotary. They meet each Wednesday morning for breakfast. They have “Change for Change”. Each Rotarian empties the change in their pockets weekly. The recipient for the next few months will be Manna on Main Street. We are looking for ways to reach out to Antonio Lombardo’s family. Antonio was killed at his pizza shop down the road a few days ago. The IVBNG’s purpose is supporting businesses in the Indian Valley. If you need an advisor or a group of advisors for your business, tap into the IVBNG members. Use each other! Kelly McPeak from Arbonne International thanked Bev Gwozdz from An Extra Hand Organizing for her help in getting organized! Kelly also mentioned her children loved Arts n Sparks! Justin Stranere from Walter Financial encouraged everyone to register on our site. Justin also mentioned about setting up a profile in Linked In. As you send each other testimonials through Linked In, it builds your credibility. John Ralston of SiteCats thanked Bev Gwozdz from An Extra Hand Organizing for helping to organize John’s new office and getting a system in place. 12:30 p.m. Greg McGovern adjourned the meeting. Respectfully Submitted by: Jean Wieder Jean Wieder Business Services Specialist Harleysville Savings Bank (215) 256-7611 "Your Trusted Financial Partner"

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