Chamber Introduces Business

 Smarts Breakfast Series

 The Bedford Chamber of Commerce invites members and non-members to a new breakfast series designed to strengthen and inform the Bedford business community. Providing you with business advice from the best minds in the business, the series is a great opportunity to network over breakfast. Business topics range from marketing and technology to finances.

The first Business Smarts Breakfast event is scheduled for September 21, 2012 at Brightview Concord River in Billerica, MA. 7:30 AM -9:00 AM. The speaker will be Marc Wayshak, author of two books on sales and leadership, Game Plan Selling and Breaking All Barriers. He is a sales expert who created the Game Plan Selling System based upon his experiences as an All-American athlete, Ivy League graduate, startup entrepreneur and years of research, training and selling. He holds a Master's degree from the University of Oxford and a BA from Harvard University. Check out this promotional video and RSVP to bcoc@bedfordchamber.org by September 18.

Collectively, Massachusetts military bases and defense and aerospace industries employ more than 120,000 people in the Commonwealth. Defense contracts awarded to Massachusetts companies have almost tripled since 2000 because of our state's strong, innovation-based economy and world-class education, research, and engineering institutions. Understanding and promoting the jobs, strategic location, national security mission, and economic impact of all Massachusetts military bases must be a statewide initiative.

That's why Governor Patrick and I are taking steps to protect Massachusetts' military bases. On February 27, I signed an executive order creating the Military Asset and Security Strategy Task Force. As chair of the task force, I am working in partnership with our congressional delegation and also engaging industry and community leaders across the state to better position, promote, and protect each military base.

I recently completed a tour of the state's six bases with members of the Task Force, including visits to Hanscom Air Force Base, Fort Devens, the U.S. Army's Natick Soldier Systems Center, Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield, Westover Air Force Reserve Base in Chicopee, and the Mass Military Reservation (MMR) on the Cape.

As part of this statewide initiative, I have led roundtable discussions following each tour to gain local perspectives from the community. Chamber of Commerce leaders, members, and industry partners provided great insight during these conversations at each of the six sites. I have since expanded the Task Force to encourage business, industry, community and local officials to stay involved. Going forward, the Task Force will consist of four subcommittees:

1. Business, Industry, and Mission Alignment;
   1. For those chambers who would like to participate in the work of this subcommittee, interested Presidents/Directors or their one designee will have one seat per chamber.
2. Education, Innovation and Workforce Development;
3. Community and Municipal Support and Engagement; and
4. Military Mission, Operations, Opportunities and Efficiencies.

Through the leadership of the Task Force and our congressional delegation, our work to protect Massachusetts' military bases will continue. There are distinct missions and critical jobs associated with each base, playing a vital role to our local and state economies and national security. Here are some highlights:

Hanscom Air Force Base is the Commonwealth's 10th largest employer, supporting approximately 4,000 direct jobs and more than 10,000 indirect jobs across the region. As the digital nerve-center that helps make our Air Force the most advanced in the world, Hanscom's mission has national security and economic implications for us all.

Chamber President Josh Cohen is a member of Military Task Force's Business, Industry, and Mission Alignment Subcommittee

July's Catch The Net

 Thanks to Daisy Girifalco of The Bedford Children's Center for hosting this month's Catch the Net.

 

Roy Watson & Mike Lombard discussing what color hula hoop they want ...

 

Daisy Girifalco

 

John Monahan

 

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