Chamber Events

Celebrate the Grand Opening of New Chamber member Valvoline Instant Oil Change and help us welcome them to West Chester.

Ribbon Cutting at 11:00 am.

Are You Too Busy Working In Your Business To Work On Your Business?

SCORE can help!

SCORE mentors have the expertise to:

• Evaluate business opportunities
• Develop or update your business plan
• Create an effective marketing strategy, including social media
• Improve sales
• Expand your business
• Optimize use of the Internet and create a dynamic web presence
• Manage and control expenses
• Project future revenues, expenses and establish realistic profit goals

Sign up today to meet with a SCORE mentoring team (two co-counselors) Monday mornings at 8 or 9 AM

Requests for can be made by going to the following link on the web and entering your information: Click Here

Please indicate that you belong to the GWCCC.

Requests can also be made by calling the SCORE office at 610-344-6910 and requesting a session at the GWCCC.

Are You or your Salespeople experiencing

• Painfully long selling cycles?

• Dealing with prospects that demand too much? 

• Providing too much information and consulting services to prospects that haven’t yet signed on the dotted line?

If you said “yes” to any of the above, this FREE WORKSHOP is for you!

This workshop is designed for salespeople, managers, business owners and CEOs who need to define the right strategy and empower themselves to execute the right tactics to get the job done

The fun and excitement begins at 3:30pm with the West Chester Dental Arts Kids’ Race, a series of age-determined sprints for children between 3 to 10. At 4:00pm the Kids’ Zone and Community Festival open with a great choice of family-friendly activities. Next up, 4:30pm finds adult-sized tricycles taking over Gay Street for the Tolsdorf Trike Challenge, a double-elimination tag-team tricycle race. The excitement continues to build, first with the Rothman Institute Amateur Criterium at 5:45pm, followed by the Brumbaugh Wealth Management Pro Women’s Criterium at 6:45pm, culminating at 8pm with the Iron Hill Pro Men’s Criterium.

For More Information on Times, Parking, Things to Do,......click here

The Tolsdorf Oil Lube Express Trike Challenge is a series of hot-handed, cold-blooded heats down Gay Street on tricycles. Any business, group or organization is invited to enter as many 5-member teams as they wish.  

Three Wheels, one winner! The victorious team members will be awarded VIP passes to the lavish Crit Club where they will enjoy a delicious buffet and a prime view of the racing action. In addition, the winning team will receive the coveted Twilight Trike Challenge Trophy, engraved with the victorious team’s name, a testament to their hard-won victory.

Are You Too Busy Working In Your Business To Work On Your Business?

SCORE can help!

SCORE mentors have the expertise to:

• Evaluate business opportunities
• Develop or update your business plan
• Create an effective marketing strategy, including social media
• Improve sales
• Expand your business
• Optimize use of the Internet and create a dynamic web presence
• Manage and control expenses
• Project future revenues, expenses and establish realistic profit goals

Sign up today to meet with a SCORE mentoring team (two co-counselors) Monday mornings at 8 or 9 AM

Requests for can be made by going to the following link on the web and entering your information: Click Here

Please indicate that you belong to the GWCCC.

Requests can also be made by calling the SCORE office at 610-344-6910 and requesting a session at the GWCCC.

Event Sponsored by:  

"Creating a Happy & Fulfilling Life"

with Danny Bader,  

Danny has distilled his philosophy of living a happy and fulfilling life into five principles, which he calls jckrbbt. Danny uses the five principles of jckrbbt as the basis of his thought-provoking, humorous and inspirational talk.

Danny Bader is a best-selling author and inspirational speaker whose life was transformed by a near death experience more than 20 years ago. He started his own company in 2007 that focuses on helping others truly understand themselves by creating a powerful vision for their futures. Read More...

"I had the great joy to attend a jckrbbt session presented by Danny. What a wonderful experience! He not only was an engaging presenter with a strong message regarding empowering my personal development, he also gave me tools that instantly made me more productive!
If you only have time for 1 day of personal development this year - It has to be presented by Danny, or you are wasting your money!" - Healy MacPhail 

Are You Too Busy Working In Your Business To Work On Your Business?

SCORE can help!

SCORE mentors have the expertise to:

• Evaluate business opportunities
• Develop or update your business plan
• Create an effective marketing strategy, including social media
• Improve sales
• Expand your business
• Optimize use of the Internet and create a dynamic web presence
• Manage and control expenses
• Project future revenues, expenses and establish realistic profit goals

Sign up today to meet with a SCORE mentoring team (two co-counselors) Monday mornings at 8 or 9 AM

Requests for can be made by going to the following link on the web and entering your information: Click Here

Please indicate that you belong to the GWCCC.

Requests can also be made by calling the SCORE office at 610-344-6910 and requesting a session at the GWCCC.

Nonprofit + Business Partnerships = Stronger Community. Everybody Profits.

Please join us for GWCC’s “Everybody Profits from Nonprofits” Discussion Series,
 especially designed for nonprofit board leaders.

Topic: Effective Altruism: Passionately

       Promoting Your Nonprofit Cause

Altruism comes naturally to some; but not all. What are effective ways to help people to care? To volunteer? To give a little? To give a lot? Join us as we talk through some surprising thought experiments. Our discussion will help you balance emotional and practicality, so you can make the biggest impact as you passionately promote your nonprofit cause.

Featuring 17 min. TedTalk video of Peter Singer, philosopher, The How & Why of Effective Altruism

https://www.ted.com/talks/peter_singer_the_why_and_how_of_effective_altruism#t-209391

Discussion Panelists:

• Cynthia Ericson, Owner at Ericson Strategic Marketing Solutions, LLC

• Michael B. Karwic, CFP, CRPC, AEP, Simone Zajac Wealth Management Group

• Noel M. Stanek, Co-Founder and Principal, Stanek Associates

Moderated by Mark Yoder, President/CEO, Greater West Chester Chamber of Commerce

Celebrate the Grand Opening of New Chamber member and new downtown business Appalachian Brewing Co. and help us welcome them to West Chester.

Ribbon Cutting at 5:00pm.

Join West Chester and Chester County's other classic towns in celebrating

Park(ing) Day! On September 21, from 11 AM to 2 PM come together to enjoy West Chester's transformed parking spaces into park(ing) spaces: temporary public spaces. The mission of Park(ing) Day is to call attention to the need for more public space and improve the quality of human habitat!

The park(ing) spaces can be anything! A public park, an open library, a concert venue, dog park, chess tournament....the opportunities are endless!

Come out to enjoy a temporary park(ing) space near the corner of High and Gay St. (between Jaco Taco and Kildare's) in downtown West Chester!

Celebrate the Grand Opening of New Chamber member and new business Wide World West, the new Indian Motorcycle/Vespa Scooter dealer and help us welcome them to West Chester.

Grand Opening All day Event - 10:00am - 6:00pm 

Ribbon Cutting at 4:00pm.

Are You Too Busy Working In Your Business To Work On Your Business?

SCORE can help!

SCORE mentors have the expertise to:

• Evaluate business opportunities
• Develop or update your business plan
• Create an effective marketing strategy, including social media
• Improve sales
• Expand your business
• Optimize use of the Internet and create a dynamic web presence
• Manage and control expenses
• Project future revenues, expenses and establish realistic profit goals

Sign up today to meet with a SCORE mentoring team (two co-counselors) Monday mornings at 8 or 9 AM

Requests for can be made by going to the following link on the web and entering your information: Click Here

Please indicate that you belong to the GWCCC.

Requests can also be made by calling the SCORE office at 610-344-6910 and requesting a session at the GWCCC.

The Chamber Alliance of Chester County presents the

Multi-Chamber Mixer

Tuesday, October 2, 2018

5:00pm – 7:00pm at Infiniti of West Chester, 1265 Wilmington Pike, West Chester, PA 19382

Join the Chamber Alliance for a casual after-work social including food, refreshments, multi-Chamber networking, raffle prizes and E-A-G-L-E-S fun! Stop by to network and enjoy a presentation by Eagles great Mike Quick and Eagles Insider Dave Spadaro. Mike and Dave will talk about the Super Bowl run, the upcoming season and give you an opportunity to take an up-close look at the Eagles Super Bowl ring. Enter drawing to win autographed Eagles merchandise, gift cards to local merchants and gift baskets—raffle tickets available for purchase at the event.
 

Open to the public. Registration fee: $10/person.

To purchase your ticket(s), visit your local Chamber’s website or pay at the door.
 

About the Chamber Alliance of Chester County:

The nine Chambers of Commerce in Chester County have proudly formed an alliance working together to

communicate openly and effectively support member businesses and their communities throughout Chester County.

A popular autumn tradition! Visit more than 30 "one-night-only” art shows and galleries throughout downtown West Chester on First Friday. Bring a group of friends and make a night of it in downtown West Chester! 

For a list of participating businesses and galleries, click here

A fun and relaxing way to start your day and a fine opportunity to grow your network! Enjoy a cup of coffee and a pastry while connecting with other engaged Chamber members.