Lots of excitement today as LeTip Chester County East (CCE) met with Greg Cazillo, Website Designer, in place as our newly installed President. Congratulations Greg! We had a great day today, with 12 members present along with 1 guest. George Scherbak of Harvey Insurance Group visited with us. Harvey Insurance Group is an Insurance Broker company providing services to businesses and individuals.

Our Speakers today included:  Mike Clark of the Wireless Zone, an authorized retailer for Verizon Wireless; and Greg Cazillo of DX Creative. Mike’s stores sell all the latest cellular/wireless phones, GPS navigation, wireless accessories, Verizon FIOS High Speed Fiber Optic Network, Wireless Data Devices and pre-paid cellular services. Stop by any one of his stores for a consultation or to upgrade your phone. Greg spoke about some of his goals as the new President of LeTip CCE including adding 4 to 5 new members to the group by year end, and up to 25 total by 2010. He also suggested that members link their business Websites to LeTip CCE’s – contact Greg and he’ll get you connected. He mentioned the number of monthly Internet searches performed around the world have increased to 113 BILLION – wow! This puts into perspective how important it is to establish strong keywords for a Website, which helps get a business at the top of organic search results and in front of prospective new clients.

***Reminder:  Our Quarterly Business Mixer will be held on Tuesday, September 22, from 7:30-9:00am. Each LeTip CCE member will have a table to “display their wares” and discuss what products or services you offer, while explaining why you joined LeTip and how it has benefited you/your business. Please be sure to follow-up with your invitees, and also work on your display materials and give-aways!***

Our Showboater today was Marco De Girolamo of Marco Electric , our unknown greeters were Dave Johnson, hardwood floors pro, and Dieter Enz, interior/exterior painting specialist. Our “Lucky Devil” was presented by Marco for Marc Bamford, our accounting guru.

Gary Siano, our financial advisor, has organized the next “Lunch Bunch “ as a “Happy Hour” – to be held on Wednesday, September 23^rd at the Iron Hill Brewery in West Chester, 5:30pm. Please mark your calendars, and bring a friend, family member or colleague!

Another great day at the Downingtown Country Club and the weekly LeTip Chester County East (CCE) meeting. We had a great showing on Tuesday, with all 16 members present along with another set of 3 guests.

Our guests included: Brandon Berger who recently joined LeTip member Mark Burkholder’s landscaping company as Sales Representative; Ron Carulli of Brandywine Graphic Associates which provides services in direct mail, print and graphic design – guest of LeTip member Susan Dykas, Computer Consultant; and Nancy Doane of Masterpiece Franimg, custom framer specialist and guest of LeTip member Scott Darling, Realtor extraordinaire. Welcome to all!

Two badges were presented today:  one white badge to our newest member - Patrick Grace of Patrick J. Grace Carpentry Inc., our general contractor and custom cabinet maker; and one green badge to Marco De Girolamo of Marco Electric and Master Electrician – for sponsoring Patrick as his first new member.

Congratulations to Scott Brown of James Brown Plumbing for being awarded the “Top Tipper” designation for the month of August, and to Mark Burkholder of Burkholder Brothers Landscaping for coming in second place.

***Reminder:  Our Quarterly Business Mixer will be held on Tuesday, September 22, from 7:30-9:00am. Each LeTip CCE member will have a table to “display their wares” and discuss what products or services you offer, while explaining why you joined LeTip and how it has benefited you/your business. Please be sure to follow-up with your invitees, and also work on your display materials and give-aways!***

Our Speakers today included:  Sue Bullock of Tuttle Marketing Services and promotional products specialist; and Mark Burkholder of Burkholder Brothers – landscaping, irrigation specialists and snow removal experts. Mark was accompanied by Brandon, the newest member of his team. Sue highlighted the ecommerce store offered by Tuttle Marketing, which services many local schools with this feature. Sue works with the organization to get their ecommerce site setup while also helping select and purchase the premium logo’d products to be displayed online. They also take care of fulfillment. Brandon discussed Burkholder’s proactive “Customer Relationship Management Process” which targets both commercial and residential properties, along with the company’s account management system to cater to clients’ needs. They can design, build and maintain any property.

Our Showboater today was Scott Darling of ReMax, our Unknow Greeter was Melanie Palubicki of Aflac, and our LeTip Drill was presented by Susan Dykas for Marco De Girolamo of Marco Electric and Master Electrician.

Gary Siano, our financial advisor from Next Financial Group, will provide us with the details for the next “Lunch Bunch “ or, should we say, “Happy Hour Bunch” – to be held on Thursday, September 17^th. Please mark your calendars for now!

What a gorgeous summer day…beautiful sunshine and perfect breeze. Life is good, and so is LeTip Chester County East (CCE)! We had a great showing on Tuesday, with 15 members present along with 3 guests.

Our guests included:  2^nd time visitor Gary Acers Sr. of Speedpro Imaging, a large format digital imaging firm; Lesley Notorangelo of LN Design, a graphic design firm (and guest of Scott Darling); and Tobias Mastriani Jr., a drywall specialist (and guest of Dieter Enz). Welcome to all!

Our Quarterly Business Mixer will be held on Tuesday, September 22, from 7:30-9:00am. Each LeTip CCE member will have a table to “display their wares” and discuss what products or services you offer, while explaining why you joined LeTip and how it has benefited you/your business. The ultimate goal here is to attract new members to the group. Please be sure to have a list of 10 invitees to submit to Greg Cazillo at our next meeting, along with envelopes for each invitee. You should have handwritten addresses on each envelope to help get the invitation noticed.

Our Speakers today included Jack Ansley, our Scenic and Portrait Photographer, and Marc Bamford, our Public Accountant.

Jack reminded us that he can help customers preserve their memorable summer photos by transforming them into a beautiful matte finish, which can then be hung on a “vacation wall” at home to be shared by all. Also, be sure to mark your calendars for the “Ansley Photo Finish,” an Art Show and Silent Auction Fundraiser to benefit the bike ride against Multiple Sclerosis. It will be held at Jack’s studio, 219 Lancaster Ave. in Devon, Saturday, September 12 (10am-4pm) and Sunday, September 13 (11am-3pm). Photographic art will be featured by several artists, including Jack as well as LeTip CCE member Greg Cazillo! All are invited – be sure to tell your family, friends and co-workers!

Marc discussed the variety of tax and accounting services he offers to companies. This includes Tax services for corporations, LLCs and partnerships. He also offers Bookkeeping tailored to the clients’ needs, providing financial statements on a monthly, quarterly or as-needed basis. In addition, Marc is a wiz at Quick Books but can also pick up on other software programs used by businesses, such as Peachtree. He provides Tax Planning in two scenarios:  1. Situational (for e.g., a father is transferring ownership of the business to his son) or 2. Year-End Planning which occurs in October / November – this is the time businesses should be forecasting their scenario to April 15 and making financial decisions accordingly. Whatever the situation for your business, March will work hard to help produce the best outcome for you!

Our Showboaters today were Mike Clark from The Wireless Store and Greg Cazillo of DX Creative, our Website design guru, and our Unknown Greet was guest Gary Acers.

We’re in the dog days of summer and, boy, it is HOT! Despite the heat and vacation schedules, LeTip Chester County East (CCE) had a great showing on Tuesday, with 16 members present and 3 guests.

Our guests included:  Gary Acers Sr. of Speedpro Imaging, a large format digital imaging firm; Doug Whalen of Esquire Business Brokers, which works with owners to sell their business; and a visiting LeTip member from the Center City Philly chapter -- John Bonnett of C.H. Bonnett & Company Business Insurance. Welcome to all.

Marc Bamford, Public Accountant, announced he will be stepping down as President of the Chapter due to other responsibilities. Greg Cazillo of DXCreative website design nominated to take the reins and will lead the group as President. Also, Scott Brown of James Brown Plumbing & Heating will serve as Vice President. Marc will remain on the Board. These changes will take effect in September. Congratulations to Greg and Scott!

And kudos to Marco DeGirolamo, Master Electrician, who will receive his green name badge. Members are upgraded from white to green once they recruit a new member to join. Thanks to Marco for bringing in Patrick Grace, Custom Home Renovations & Cabinetry.

This meeting focused on Visitation reports.  Once a month members are assigned to visit another member’s place of business to learn about their business and present a “commercial.” Stay tuned for a listing of the September Visitation schedule.