PAST BREAKFAST MEETINGS
Date: Wednesday, April 10th, 2024
Speaker: Judge Andrea Duffy
Topic: D.A.R.A - Drug Addiction Resource Alliance
FREE BREAKFAST!
Location: Fusion Kitchen
4275 County Line Rd Suite 7A
Chalfont, PA 18914
Time: 8:00 am
UPCOMING BREAKFAST MEETINGS
Our monthly meeting are held on the 2nd Wednesday of every month.
Below is a list of upcoming and past breakfast meetings along with information about our speaker.
CHALFONT NEW BRITAIN BUSINESS ALLIANCE
LIVE • WORK • SHOP • CONNECT
Date: Wednesday, March 13th, 2024
Location: Fusion Kitchen, 4275 County Line Rd Suite 7A Chalfont PA
Open networking meeting and breakfast by Chef Walt Marshall
Time: 8:00 am
Cost: FREE BREAKFAST
Date: Wednesday, February 14th, 2024
Location: Fusion Kitchen, 4275 County Line Rd Suite 7A Chalfont PA
Open networking meeting and breakfast by Chef Walt Marshall
Time: 8:00 am
Cost: FREE BREAKFAST
Date: Wednesday, January 10th, 2024
Location: Fusion Kitchen, 4275 County Line Rd Suite 7A Chalfont PA
Open networking meeting and breakfast by Chef Walt Marshall
Time: 8:00 am
Cost: FREE BREAKFAST
Date: Wednesday, November 15th, 2023
Location: Fusion Kitchen, 4275 County Line Rd Suite 7A Chalfont PA
Open networking meeting and breakfast by Chef Walt Marshall
Time: 8:00 am
Cost: FREE BREAKFAST
Date: Wednesday, October 11th, 2023
Topic: Open networking meeting and innovative and delicious breakfast creations made by Chef Walt Marshall, owner of Fusion Kitchen.
Location: Fusion Kitchen
4275 County Line Rd Suite 7A, Chalfont, PA 18914
Time: 8:00 am
Cost: FREE
Date: Wednesday, September 13th, 2023
Topic: Leah Stallings, Executive Director of Aark Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center educated us about Aark and how to balance employees and volunteers. Leah is a lifelong practitioner of wildlife rehabilitation and assumed the role of Executive Director in 2008.
Location: Chalfont Borough Hall, 40 N. Main St, Chalfont PA
Time: 8:00 am
Cost: FREE
Date: Wednesday, August 9th, 2023
Location: Chalfont Borough Hall, 40 N. Main St, Chalfont PA
Time: 8:00 am
Cost: FREE
Date: Wednesday, July 12th, 2023
Topic: Having trouble figuring out your next move with your business? This month's meeting is an open forum to help! Tell us about your business, your concerns, problems, and questions - we will brainstorm with you and share all ideas to help you successfully move your business in the right direction!
In Person Meeting.
Location: Chalfont Borough Hall, 40 N. Main St, Chalfont PA
Date: Wednesday, May 10th, 2023
Speaker: Central Bucks Police Department
Details: Learn how to be aware of and prevent fraud.
In Person Meeting.
Date: Wednesday, April 12th, 2023
Speaker: Terri Levine, Business Mentoring Expert
Details: Terri has over 30 years of business, sales and marketing experience, and has helped over 6000 business owners reach revenue goals they never thought possible. In Person Meeting.
Date: Wednesday, March 8th, 2023
Speaker: Beth Allen, Founder of HIP Chicks - A DIY Resource for Women. She is also a Licensed Contractor, Media Contributor, Author and Registered Nurse.
Details: In Person Meeting.
Date: Wednesday, February 8th, 2023
Speaker: Meredith Buck, Bucks County Coroner
Details: Topic: Tales from the Beyond: What the deceased cannot tell you...a better understanding of the Coroner's job. In Person Meeting.
Date: Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Speaker/Details: Presentation by local historian, Bob Showalter sharing stories and showing vintage photos of Chalfont and New Britain. He also offered signed copies of his book "Postcard History Series Chalfont and New Britain” for purchase.
Date: Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Speaker: 3 Borough/Township Managers/Mayors Update
Details: In Person Meeting. We will be following all CDC guidelines.
Date: Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Speaker: Open Networking
Details: In Person Meeting. We will be following all CDC guidelines.
Date: Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Speaker: Jason K. Peterka, CPA from Baum, Smith & Clemens, LLP. He will be discussing tax law changes for 2022 and tips for individuals and businesses.
Details: In Person Meeting. We will be following all CDC guidelines.
Date: Wednesday, February 9, 2022
Speaker: Pete Bednarek, Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He will focus on market trends for 2022 and financial tips for businesses and individuals.
Details: In Person Meeting. We will be following all CDC guidelines.
*January in person meeting was postponed due to rising Covid-19 cases
Date: Wednesday, December 8th, 2021
Speaker: OPEN NETWORKING
Please join us for our last meeting of 2021! Mingle and network with your fellow members and of course, a light FREE breakfast will be provided.
Details: In Person Meeting. We will be following all CDC guidelines.
Date: Wednesday, November 10th, 2021
Speaker: Focus on Veterans
Representatives from our local VFW, along with Rob Bender, Director of Advancement at Travis Manion Foundation will educate us on how local businesses and the community can get more involved and help out local veterans.
Details: In Person Meeting. We will be following all CDC guidelines.
Date: Wednesday, October 13th, 2021
Speaker: Dee Hampel from Dee Hampel & Associates Consulting
Dee has a simple 3 step proprietary and proven system called Maximize, Marketing & Money that helps busy and frustrated business owners keep more of the money they make - Guaranteed!
Details: In Person Meeting. We will be following all CDC guidelines.
Date: Wednesday, September 8th, 2021
Speaker: Tri-Municipality Update
Come meet Shawn Curran, Manager of Chalfont Borough,
Amanda Zimmerman, Manager of New Britain Borough,
and Matt West, Manager of New Britain Township.
They will update us on current status and future plans for our area.
Details: In Person Meeting. We will be following all CDC guidelines.
Date: Wednesday, August 11th, 2021
Speaker: Representatives from:
- Aark Wildlife Rehabilitation & Education Ctr.
- Peace Valley Nature Center
- Kitty Junction Rescue
These are the 3 non-profits that we will be supporting with proceeds from Bingo. They will explain more about what they do.
Details: In Person Meeting. We will be following all CDC guidelines.
Date: Wednesday, July 14th, 2021
Speaker: Howard Perloff, Founder and Artistic Director of the Bucks County Center for the Performing Arts. Howard is currently producing 3 professional shows - The Irish, Goodnight Gracie and South Pacific.
Details: In Person Meeting. We will be following all CDC guidelines. We will meet outdoors if weather permits.
Date: Wednesday, June 9th, 2021
Speaker: We will be meeting OUTSIDE in person for open networking
Details: A light breakfast will be provided and we ask everyone to bring non-perishable food, cleaning and personal care items to the meeting to be donated to New Britain Baptist Food Larder.
Location: Covered Bridge Park, 229 Keeley Ave, New Britain, PA in the pavilion
Date: Wednesday, May 12th, 2021
Speaker: Karl M. Kraus
Manager, Temple Ambler Campus SBDC, Senior Business Consultant
Manufacturing & Technology Commercialization Specialist
Karl Kraus manages the TU SBDC site located at the Ambler Campus and provides consulting services to companies primarily involved in the commercialization of new technologies and in the manufacturing sector. He also serves as adjunct faculty in the Fox School’s Strategic Management Department, focusing on the areas of innovation and entrepreneurship, including the Fox School’s MS in Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship program.
Location: Via Zoom
Date: Wednesday, April 14th, 2021
Speaker: Please join us! In addition to our short commercials, our speakers this month are the Managers from Chalfont Borough, New Britain Borough and New Britain Township. They will update us about everything we need to know about what is happening in our area!
Location: Via Zoom
Date: Wednesday, March 10th, 2021
Speaker: Cindy Field, Director of The New Britain Baptist Food Larder
The Food Larder provides food for both individuals and families in need of assistance in the Central Bucks and New Hope School Districts.
Location: Via Zoom
Date: Wednesday, February 17th, 2021
Speaker: Erin Besse, CPA
Erin is a senior accountant with Hayden Nelson & Yoder who handles a wide variety of service work, including corporate and individual taxes, payroll taxes, and nonprofit returns. Erin will give us a brief tax update, focusing on the employer retention credit and answering any questions regarding Payroll Protection Program or other stimulus aid.
A graduate of Messiah College, she has specialized in providing integrated tax services for small businesses and business owners. Erin is currently pursuing a Masters of Taxation at Villanova University, and will do her best to keep her cat out of the zoom call. She lives in Telford and enjoys kayaking on Bucks County’s lakes.
Location: Via Zoom
Wednesday, January 20th, 2021
Spotlight/Focus on you and your business. New and current members will be given an opportunity to discuss their business with other CNBBA members.
Location: Via Zoom
Wednesday, November 18th, 2020
Speaker: Michael J. Torchia, Esq. from Semanoff, Ormsby, Greenberg & Torchia, LLC presents "Coronavirus & Employment Law: The Latest"
Location: Via Zoom
Wednesday, October 21st, 2020
Speaker: Laura Templeton, Founder and CEO of 30 Second Success presents Zoom Best Practices
Location: Via Zoom
Wednesday, March 18th, 2020
Speaker: Come out and let’s get to know each other. No scheduled speaker, meeting purpose will be Open Networking.
Location: Chalfont Borough Building - 40 N. Main St, Chalfont PA
Wednesday, February 19th, 2020
Speaker: PA State Representative Todd Polinchock
Topic: District Update followed by Q & A Session
Location: Chalfont Borough Building - 40 N. Main St, Chalfont PA
Wednesday, January 15th, 2020
Speaker: Montgomery County District Judge Andrea Duffy, founder of Drug Addiction Resource Alliance (DARA)
Topic: Judge Duffy will discuss the reality of the Opioid Epidemic, the use of Naloxone and how our business community can get involved.
Location: Chalfont Borough Building - 40 N. Main St, Chalfont PA
We do not hold a breakfast meeting in December. Instead, we had an evening Christmas party.
Wednesday, November 20th, 2019
Speaker: April Donahue from QNB Bank
Topic: How you can protect yourself and your business from fraud and scams
Location: Chalfont Borough Building - 40 N. Main St, Chalfont PA
Wednesday, October 16th, 2019
Speaker: Robin Robinson, the Bucks Recorder of Deeds
Topic: Fraud alerts and the Adopt a Book Program to save historic Deed Books
Location: Chalfont Borough Building - 40 N. Main St, Chalfont PA
Wednesday, September 18th, 2019
Speaker: Municipalities Representatives
Topic: Update on what is happening in Chalfont, New Britain Borough and New Britain Township
Location: Chalfont Borough Building - 40 N. Main St, Chalfont PA
Wednesday, August 21st, 2019
Speaker: Open Networking
Location: Chalfont Borough Building - 40 N. Main St, Chalfont PA
Wednesday, July 17th, 2019
Speaker & Topic: A panel of bank representatives from American Federal Credit Union, Penn Community Bank, QNB and Univest will present information about themselves, their financial institutions, the products they offer and then will take questions from our attendees.
Location: Chalfont Borough Building - 40 N. Main St, Chalfont PA
Wednesday, June 19th, 2019
Speaker: The Honorable Wallace H. "Skip" Bateman Jr.
President Judge of the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas
Topic: The opiate crisis and its effect on our local community
Location: Chalfont Borough Building - 40 N. Main St, Chalfont PA
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Speaker: Nicholas Luczyszyn from Amplify OSM
Topic: LinkedIn
Location: Chalfont Borough Building - 40 N. Main St, Chalfont PA
Wednesday, April 17th, 2019
Open Networking/Round Robin
Learn more about your fellow members during our extended open networking meeting
Location: Chalfont Borough Building - 40 N. Main St, Chalfont PA
Wednesday, March 20th, 2019
Speaker: Darla Pompilio owner of Your Tasks Our Time
Topic: Mental Clarity in your Personal and Business Life
Location: Chalfont Borough Building - 40 N. Main St, Chalfont PA
Wednesday, February 20th, 2019
Speaker: William Maywood with The Boy Scouts
Topic: "Scouting in our Community" and how we as business owners can get involved with the Scouts.
Location: Chalfont Borough Building - 40 N. Main St, Chalfont PA
Wednesday, January 16th, 2019
Speaker: Guest Speakers: Mark Nelson, Executive Director – Advisory Services & Craig Belnick, CPA, Tax Manager from Hayden, Miller, Nelson & Yoder, PC
Topic: Discussing the impact of the recent tax law changes on businesses and individuals.
Location: Chalfont Borough Building - 40 N. Main St, Chalfont PA
Wednesday, November 21st, 2018
Speaker: Professor William Viel
Delaware Valley University; Soccer Coach, Professor, Distinguished Faculty Award Winner, and Director of the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Center
Topic: Business Development
Location: Chalfont Borough Building - 40 N. Main St, Chalfont PA
Wednesday, October 17th, 2018
Speaker: Lisa Peskin, Founder and CEO, Business Development University
Topic: "Maximizing Your Networking ROI"
Location: Chalfont Borough Building - 40 N. Main St, Chalfont PA
Wednesday, September 19th, 2018
Speaker: Lisa Martin, Costco
Location: Costco - 740 Upper State Rd, North Wales PA
Wednesday, August 15th, 2018
Speaker: Carol Bauer, Founder of Garden of Health, Inc.
Location: Chalfont Borough Building - 40 N. Main St, Chalfont PA