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Greetings!
The MPBPA will hold its monthly luncheon meeting this Thursday, June 17th at noon at the Holiday Inn in Mount Pleasant. People generally start arriving by 11:45 to network and the meeting will start around 12:10. The luncheon is $12 for members and $18 for guests. DON'T FORGET: As always, we require an RSVP. Reply to this email no later than 10 a.m. Wednesday morning and let us know if you and any guests will be attending. PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT AND RSVP RIGHT NOW so you'll have that part done! Click on the RSVP link or email our membership chairperson, Brian Sherman at BriSherm@bellsouth.net |
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This month's speaker:
JK Harris
JK Harris & Company
 Be sure to
make plans to attend this
Thursday's Mount Pleasant Business and
Professional Association meeting, as it is sure to be a good one!JK (John) Harris, founder and president of JK Harris & Company, has written a book aimed at entrepreneurs and business managers, Flashpoint: Seven Core Strategies for Rapid Fire Business Growth (Entrepreneur Press, April, 2010).Harris, a self-described serial entrepreneur will discuss the seven strategies essential for business growth, regardless of the company or industry. He illustrates his points with real life examples-some humorous and some painful-from his own business experiences. The strategies are interrelated and work together to help any entrepreneur build an unstoppable company.Crediting much of his success to lessons learned from other entrepreneurs as well as his own experience, Harris has made it his mission to share his knowledge and expertise with business owners and managers across the country through his books and speeches. Having started and run 18 companies in a variety of industries and during every type of economic cycle, his speech (and his book) will provide valuable and immediately useful information for readers looking to start or grow their business in the current economic environment. John is a native Charlestonian and a graduate of the Moore Business School at the University of South Carolina. He currently resides in Mount Pleasant and runs JK Harris and Company, LLC located in Goose Creek, SC.More information about JK Harris, as well as Flashpoint, is available at www.theflashpoints.com.About JK Harris & CompanyJK Harris & Company, LLC, (www.jkharris.com) based in Goose Creek, S.C., is the nation's largest tax representation firm and has served over 250,000 customers since its founding in 1997 by John K. Harris. JK Harris consultants are available to meet with consumers in over 325 locations nationwide by appointment only. The company also provides services for fee-based financial planning, tax return preparation, and audit representation.About Flashpoints Consulting, LLCFlashpoints (www.TheFlashpoints.com) is a comprehensive information resource for business owners and managers. Our mission is to provide innovative, useful ideas delivered through print and electronic media supported by customized consulting services that will equip entrepreneurs with the tools they need to start, grow, and effectively run an efficient and profitable company.Harris has combined his own business savvy along with his partners to create a resource that will allow any business owner or manager to put a company on the fast track to its Flashpoint.
For more on our speaker, click here!
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Meeting sponsor:
We are grateful that one of our annual Association sponsors -
94.3 WSC FM has decided to sponsor the June meeting as well.
There is almost too much about the station to list here, but most of us are familiar with it's well-known and highly popular talk programming, including shows and personalities including Glen Beck, Rush Limbaugh, The Schnitt Show, Dave Ramsey, Michael Savage, Kim Komando, Dr. Dean Edell... and the list goes on. Many of us also enjoy the morning news with Kelly Golden.
To learn more about our Mount Pleasant-based talk radio station, part of the Clear Channel network of stations, take a moment and check out their website at:
www.wsccfm.com
And for information on how they can help you reach out to the thousands listening daily to this station and others in the local Clear Channel family (including WALC-FM, WEZL-FM, WLTQ-AM, WRFQ-FM, and WXLY-FM), please call our good friend Shane Griffin at 884-2534 - or email him at shanegriffin@clearchannel.com
News
Radio 94.3 WSC-FM
950 Houston Northcutt Blvd.
Suite 201
Mount Pleasant, S.C. 29464
Phone Numbers:
office: (843) 884-2534
fax: (843)
884-1218
94.3 WSC Talk Line: (843) 721-TALK (8255)
94.3 WSC News Line: (843) 721-NEWS (6397)
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President's Corner - June 2010
"It's all about perspective...
First, I'd like to thank those who turned out last Tuesday for our members only happy hour at the 17 NORTH restaurant.
The outdoor dining area was a great place to wrap up an afternoon of work with friends and colleagues from the Association. It was also election day, so it was a good chance to chat about local politics as well.
All who attended had a great time. We'll plan another happy hour in the near future.
And many thanks to 17 NORTH for some outstanding food. They put out more than we could eat and covered that cost themselves. If you get a chance to spin by for a meal or a drink sometime, be sure to thank them for their support of the Association.
What's In A Name?
Speaking of the Association, I'd like to announce one small change that many of you may or may not notice (when implemented) if not specifically told about it.
As many of you know, this group was started in 1992 by a group of business owners and was initially called the East Cooper Merchants Association. Back in those days, we met in the dining room at Snee Farm country club and a meeting turnout of 20 people was considered a success! We've come a long way!
After several years, it was decided that the name was too retail-oriented and that local professionals who did not necessarily have a storefront (doctors, dentists, accountants, salespeople) would feel left out. So the name of the group was changed to the Mount Pleasant Business and Professional Association.
We often say MPBPA for short - although it can be a tongue-twister for those not accustomed to saying this. Heck, after all these years, some of us on the board still stumble over it from time to time.
So it was sort of a random conversation that took place during a recent meeting of the executive board about how cumbersome the name was. I'm not sure how it even started. But after some discussion, we realized that many people we know subconsciously shorten it to the "Mount Pleasant Business Association" when talking about the group. I find that I do it from time to time because the whole name of our group sometimes falls off the tongue like a bucket of mud. It's just too long a name...
All of the sudden (duh), it dawned on us that the shorter moniker many of us already use really says everything that the group is. Why years ago we felt the need to specifically include the word "professional" in the name - I'm not sure we could say. A "business association" includes everyone in business - merchants and professionals alike.
So after some lengthy discussion about it, we voted unanimously to shorten the name of our group to the far-more easily "say-able"
Mount Pleasant Business Association.
Yes, we will be changing the logos to match this shorter name. Yes, the acronym will become MPBA. Yes, we'll be updating our charter with the state to make it official.
It's really a small change, but one that made sense with some things we are recently working on to redefine our organization, including our new relationship with the Town both in terms of information sharing and economic development partnering, as well as our upcoming website redesign and our newer focus on educational business topics for our luncheon programs.
The name change will be officially implemented over the next month or so - most likely done in conjunction with the launch of our new website. We'll keep you up to date!
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Don't forget to RSVP for this Thursday's meeting if you'll be joining us for lunch. (Regrets not necessary.) Hope to see you Thursday at the Holiday Inn!
To email Chuck on any issue related to MPBPA, click here...
BUT... to RSVP for Thursday's meeting, please click here to email Membership Chair Brian Sherman!
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Upcoming Events / Speakers / Programs
June 17 - Regular Meeting
June 28 - Next Board Meeting - 11:30 a.m., Tidelands Bank
July 15 - Regular Meeting
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MPBPA is on FACEBOOK
 For those of you who have become involved with the hottest social network out there - Facebook - you can now join the MPBPA Facebook group. We intend to develop this as an adjunct to our website as a method to share information and communicate with one another. Because it has been asked, be aware that joining our Facebook group does not automatically make other MPBPA Facebook members your friends. It's simply a way to keep up with the MPBPA. Please join our Facebook group to network, stay informed and further extend the wonderful connections you've made at the meetings. Click the link below to go to our new page and contribute: Click Here To Go To The MPBPA Facebook Page |
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New/Returning Member Profiles
Are you interested in talking about what you do for a living to a group of 100 or so highly-motivated, entrepreneurial, forward-thinking business professionals? Are you blessed with the oratorical skills to state your case in a reasonably succinct manner, bravely fighting the urge to ramble or otherwise cloud your meaningful message? Can you explain everything anyone would ever want to know about you and your business in a minute-and-a-half? Are you a member of the Mount Pleasant Business and Professional Association?
If your answer to even one of these questions, including the last one, is yes, you are a prime candidate to make your "new member" or "returning member" presentation at an MPBPA meeting this year. You'll have 90 seconds to network with every influential business professional in the room.
We're booked through our March meeting, and a few slots already have been filled for the rest of the year. Please call, write or confront me at the next MPBPA meeting if you are interested in taking advantage of this great opportunity to market your business.
Brian Sherman
brisherm@bellsouth.net
(843) 388-9976 - office
(843) 437-8817 - cell
(405) 204-3543 - cell
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Have You Shared MPBPA with a Friend?
Remember how you felt after the first couple of MPBPA meetings that you attended? After several luncheons in which you met new people and realized what a great group you'd joined, did you think to invite some friends to share in the fun?
Be sure to do that this next meeting. Bring someone, or see the bottom of this email and you can forward the newsletter to friends and business contacts who might appreciate knowing more about this great organization!
See you at the next meeting!
MPBPA Board
Mount Pleasant Business and Professional Association
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