NORTH SHORE BUSINESS JOURNAL VOLUME 27 NO. 7
SEPTEMBER 2011
Executive Breakfast Forum - Wed., September 7 “Health Care Reform and What Lies Ahead” Networking begins at 7:15am - Danversport YC
North Shore Chamber Annual Dinner Meeting
North Shore Chamber of Commerce • 5 Cherry Hill Drive, Suite 100 • Danvers, MA 01923 • (978) 774-8565 • Fax (978) 774-3418 www.northshorechamber.org
Talk by Hospital CEOs (from l to r): Robert Norton, President & CEO, North Shore Medical Center, Dr. Howard Grant, President & CEO, Lahey Clinic, Ken Hanover, President & CEO, Northeast Health System and Sandra Fenwick, President, Children's Hospital.
Executive Breakfast Sponsors (to-date) • Call (978) 774-8565 for info
Business Reception & Young Professionals
Thursday, Sept. 15, 2011 Burton's Grill Northshore Mall, Peabody, MA 5:00-7:00pm The North Shore Chamber of Commerce involves Young Professionals. The Young Professionals program of the North Shore Chamber of Commerce is dedicated to promoting the importance of retaining young professionals in the Region and to help young professionals connect with firms in the business community.
Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011 • 5-8pm CoCo Key Hotel (Formerly Sheraton Ferncroft) 50 Ferncroft Rd. Danvers, MA
Keynote Speaker U.S. Senator Scott Brown
North Shore Distinguished Leadership Awards Honoring the Regionʼs Leaders in Business and Industry
Executive Breakfast Forum
The Future of Technology by Donna C. Cupelo Region President – New England Verizon
Executive Breakfast Sponsorships - (978) 774-8565 Wed., October 5th CoCo Key Hotel Danvers, MA 7:30-9:00am
Networking begins at 7:15am Encourage Young Professionals to attend. Call (978) 774-8565
The Awards will be presented after Senator Brown’s speech. Visit: northshorechamber.org/awards for a nomination form. Annual Dinner Sponsorships Presenting Sponsor - $10,000 Platinum Sponsor - $5000 Title Sponsor - $2500 Tables of Ten - $1350 Individual Tickets $150 Call (978) 774-8565 for Sponsorship and Ticket Info
The North Shore Chamberʼs photos are also now on Facebook Visit: www.facebook.com/northshorechamber and Tag your pictures
Attorney General Martha Coakley at a recent Executive Breakfast Forum. To her right, Rosalin Acosta, TD Wealth Management, talks with Attorney Jim Rudolph, Rudolph & Friedmann. Also shown are Bahar Uttam, Boston Lobsters and Joe Riley, Eastern Bank.
State Auditor Suzanne Bump (r) poses for a picture after her talk to the Board of Directors Meeting. To her right is North Shore Chamber Chairman John Hall (l), Salem Five Bank and Jay Henderson, Boston Private Bank & Trust Co.
Shown at a recent Executive Breakfast Forum are Howard Grant (l), president of Lahey Clinic and Ken Hanover (r), president, Northeast Health System. They will be speaking on “Health Care and What Lies Ahead” at the Executive Breakfast Forum on September 7 at the Danversport Yacht Club.
Congratulations to Ellen Dunn (l) on her new position at Salem Five Bank. Chairman John Hall, Salem Five Bank, welcomes her at the Executive Breakfast Forum at the Hawthorne Hotel. The Breakfast was sold-out and featured the new president and CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Andrew Dreyfuss.
Board Member, Steve Immermann (middle), president of Montserrat College of Art at an Executive Breakfast with Dianne Palter-Gill (l) North Shore Community College and Philanthropist Henry Bertolon (r). One of the North Shore Chamber’s top priorities is retaining our college graduates and young professionals and helping them to connect with firms in the business community.
Shown at the July North Shore Chamber Boston Lobsters Business Reception (back row l to r) Jamie McManus, David Ryder, Craig Strauss, Beth Norris, Eric Allon, Gia Page, tennis legend Chris Everett, Bob MacDonald, Karen Andreas, Stevie Woodman, Rhonda Craig, Robert Bradford, Jo Broderick, Karen Pinelli, Cathy Julien, Maggie Durfee. Front Row (l to r): Brendan Reilly, Peter DiNardo, Amanda Greaves, Donald Kelley and DeWayne Davenport. Thank you to all who attended.
Small Business Friday
Coming This Fall... North Shore Chamber Danvers, MA
If you are a small business owner or have small business interests, spend a Friday morning at the North Shore Chamber.
• Running/Starting a Business • Business Leads Group • Sales Training • Social Media & SEO • Chamber Orientation • Young Professionals • International Trade & More
Major Initiative of the North Shore Chamber Municipal Health Care Reform Signed into Law
Governor Deval Patrick signed municipal health care reform legislation into law, that will provide significant and immediate savings to cities and towns, while preserving a meaningful role for organized labor in the process.
This bill, "An Act Relative To Municipal Health Insurance," builds on the PatrickMurray Administration's success in reducing rising health care costs for thousands of small businesses and working families across the Commonwealth, and is an important step in the Administration's efforts to bring health care system costs down. Article continued on North Shore Chamber Public Policy Blog.
NS Chamber encourages involvement of Young Professionals continued from front page Continued inside on Page 3 According to John Hall, chairman, "Since there has been a decline in the number of young people who stay on the North Shore after college, we feel it is important to reach out and work with area schools and colleges to encourage graduates to get involved with the local North Shore business community."
He also added, “The North Shore Chamber of Commerce believes that the more involved and informed our young professionals are, the more likely they will remain in the Region and become involved, positively influencing the quality of life."
Encourage Young Professionals from your firm to attend North Shore Chamber meetings and programs - help introduce them to the numerous organizations working to improve the quality of life in the Region. Everyone needs a business
mentor.
Our next Chamber Meeting is an Executive Breakfast Forum on September 7 featuring a talk by North Shore Hospital Presidents on "Health Care and What Lies Ahead". There is also a Business Reception on September 15 from 57:00p.m. at Burton's Grill in the Northshore Mall.
Through partnerships and the development of strong business community ties, the North Shore Chamber's Young Professionals Initiative will be established as a valuable resource to businesses and organizations throughout the Region.
For questions about our young professionals initiave, please call the North Shore Chamber office at (978) 774-8565 or visit northshorechamber.org/ypn.
2011 Membership Drive
November 15, 16 & 17 North Shore Chamber Danvers, MA Get Involved, Be Successful.
Build the Chamber, Build Your Network.
Gain Exposure and Win Prizes & Recognition Call (978) 774-8565 Executive Breakfast Sponsorships “Takeoff” with New Program
The North Shore Chamber of Commerce offers exceptional opportunities designed to give you the most value out of your membership. One way to have your firm be seen and heard is to sponsor an Executive Breakfast.
Our Executive Breakfast Forums feature timely topics and important community speakers. Over 250 North Shore business leaders attend each event. Currently, October & November Sponsorships are open. • $799 Corporate Sponsorship • $499 Presenting Sponsorship
Visit: northshorechamber.org/breakfastsponsor or Call (978) 774-8565 to Sponsor.
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• Available in Print and Digital eBook Download
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Production has begun on the 2011-2012 North Shore Chamber of Commerce Membership Directory. Several thousand copies are printed each year and Last Year's eBook Directory was viewed and downloaded an astonishing 19,000 times so far this year!
The North Shore Chamber of Commerceʼs Membership Directory is the most complete listing of its members, featuring contact names, companies, titles, addresses, telephone numbers, fax numbers and website addresses.
Every Ad in the Directory is "hyperlinked" to your website. So when a reader wants to find out more about your company, they are instantly taken there with one touch. Call (978) 774-8565 to Reserve or visit: www.northshorechamber.org2011directory
North Shore Chamber Members can Advertise on Chamberʼs Email Blasts Web Banners, Leaderboards and Button Sponsors tised in the banner. The North Shore Chamber site receives thousands of hits a month and is now accepting submissions from members who wish to advertise on: northshorechamber.org, which also copies to our Facebook, Twitter, Blog and more.
MANY SMALL BUSINESSES ARE STARTING TO ADVERTISE ONLINE through purchasing buttons and banners to drive traffic to their sites and to increase new revenue streams in the trying economy on websites and email sponsorships.
Web Banners are simply constructed images that are displayed when a web page is loaded in visitor’s internet browser. When the viewer clicks on the web banner, the viewer is directed to the website adver-
Standard Sizes are: *Leaderboard (728w x 90h pixels) Web Banner (468w x 60h pixels) Button/Logo (120w x 60h pixels) Pricing for each are: *Leaderboard $129/month Web Banner $99/month Button/Logo $79/month
* Also on 3 Email Blasts to Membership
Please call the North Shore Chamber of Commerce at (978) 774-8565 for more information or email Erik Smith at erik_smith@northshorechamber.org
The North Shore Chamber of Commerce means Business. View All of the Chamberʼs Photos at our Apple Gallery iCloud
Over 100 golfers and their colleagues rallied at Ipswich Country Club for the North Shore Chamber July Tournament. Shown above is golfing foursome from l to r; Todd Tanger, North Shore 104.9FM, Jay Saunders and Jay Herson, Manchester Athletic Club and Patrick Belmonte, also with North Shore 104.9FM.
Congratulations to North Shore Chamber Board Member Scott Vandersall (r), TD Bank and his foursome who won the July Ipswich Country Club Tournament. Also shown in the photo above are Mark Goldstein (l), Dan Griggs, TD Bank and Armie Sancartier from Clipper City Car Wash. Congratulations to all firms who played.
Over 200 attended the May Executive Breakfast Forum, including Jerry Bovardi (l), Century Bank and Bahar Uttam (r), Boston Lobsters Professional Tennis Team. Increase your sphere of influence with new leads by attending one of the North Shore Chamber’s Executive Breakfast Forums.
Chairman John Hall (l), Salem Five Bank and Secretary of Economic Development, Gregory Bialecki congratulate founder of Crystal Systems, Fred Schmid (r) on his addition of nearly 100 local jobs and his $460 million deal to sell advanced sapphire crystallization furnaces to a manufacturer in China at the July Executive Breakfast.
Robert Lutts (l), Cabot Money Management and Scott Vandersall (r), TD Bank pose for a shot after the July Executive Breakfast. The next Executive Breakfast will take place at the Danversport Yacht Club on September 7th will a talk on “Health Care Reform and What Lies Ahead” by North Shore Hospital Presidents and CEOs.
Robert Bradford, North Shore Chamber of Commerce welcomes and congratulates Julie Livingston, Marblehead Bank on their new branch expansion at the Cummings Center in Beverly.
Honoring the Region’s Distinguished Leaders in Business, Industry, Community and Profession The North Shore Chamber of Commerce will launch the first Annual “North Shore Distinguished Leadership Awards” at the North Shore Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Dinner Meeting on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 with Keynote Speaker, U.S. Senator Scott Brown (R). This Awards Program will recognize leading individuals from the Region. Members of the Chamber are invited to nominate an individual or individuals for this most prestigious acknowledgment. Eligible candidates must be active in the North Shore business community and the Chamber. The following criteria should be used to nominate the candidate.
1. Demonstration of leadership 2. Commitment to social responsibility. 3. Strong community involvement. 4. Proven economic impact and/or social impact on the Region. 5. High level of creativity, innovation & determination. 6. Sustained enhancement of the quality of life in our community.
Do Business on the North Shore with our Trusted, Reputable Members Nominate Online at: www.northshorechamber.org/awards
Thank You Renewals
ACT ONE Mailing List Services, Inc. Appleseed's Balsam Technologies, Inc. Bay Path College Blue Coast Financial Brightview Danvers Budget Pools Capt's Waterfront Grill Cherry Farm Creamery CoCo Key Hotel & Water Resort - Boston Cohn & Dussi, LLC Delta Electronics Mfg. Corp. Events for Rent Ferncroft Country Club Fidelity Investments Gauthier & Boardway, CPA's, Inc. Gordon College Green Meadows Farm Hannaford and Dumas Commercial Printers Home Health Foundation Hotshots Advertising Photography, Inc. Hunt Nursing & Rehabilitation Center ITW Devcon Ipswich Country Club Kortec,Inc. Landmark School Latitude Sports Clubs Peabody Longview at Georgetown Looney & Grossman LLP Lorraine Roy Designer Collections & Bridal Boutique
Lynn Shelter Association MacLean Holloway Doherty Ardiff & Morse, Marian Court College Microdial Moynihan Lumber of Beverly, Inc. NMTW Community Credit Union Neighborhood Health Plan (HMO) Net Atlantic, Inc. North Shore Music Theatre North Shore Technical High School PFM+ PayChoice Peabody Historical Society & Museum Pingree School Regnante, Sterio & Osborne LLP Resource Management, Inc. Rubin and Rudman, LLP Safeway Overhead Crane Service, Inc. Salem State University Sheehan, Sheehan and Sheehan, Inc. Stadium Oil Heat Terrace Estates/Brickpoint Properties, Inc. The Landing Restaurant The Main Company, Inc. The Salem Partnership Townsend Oil Company Triangle Inc. Used Book Superstore Winter Street Architects, Inc. Woodman's
Welcome New Members
B2B Mentor Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Boston Children's North Business Solutions Unplugged Cbeyond Compass Facility Services, Inc. Debra Crosby's Talent Show TV Show Fred C. Church Inc. Hilton Boston Logan Airport Institution for Savings LVCC, Inc. MoneyLogic NorthEast Community Bank Northwestern Benefit Associates Paychex, Inc. T-Mobile Von Weiss Dermatology
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