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ABOUT THE CHARLESTOWN BUSINESS
ASSOCIATION (CBA)
Left to Right: CBA Board Members: Back - Lysa Miller, Ladybugz Inc, Jessica Cluff, Paychex
Front: Lynne Levesque, Consultant, Karl Hoyt, Whittemore Wright, Tom Coots, Cooperative Bank, Diane Grant, Diane Grant Design. Missing, George Megaloudis, Roach Wise.
The Charlestown Business Association is the community's prime business network. The organization gives a strong voice to business both within the community and the city. It is an effective support for member businesses and their products and services and offers many opportunities for business networking. Founded in 1986, the Association has grown from a small core of businesses to more than 200 members today. This growth mirrors the economic vitality of Charlestown.
The Business Association's Mission is to better the community through commerce. This means that the Association offers benefits directly to its own members and to the community. Membership benefits include monthly meetings with an exciting array of educational, community, and social and networkikng events; promotional outreach with new Association Membership Directories, Newsletters, Website, and brochures; Health Insurance Partnership to aid small business owners with health insurance, a Membership discount program, a Webblog and timely information about important activities and trends that affect business operations in Charlestown, such as parking, new developments, and special local events. In addition, one of the Directors sits as the Association's representative on the Charlestown Neighborhood Council and is involved in decision-making that directly affects the community and businesses.
Over the past several years, one of the Business Association's goals has been to increase the organization's visibility within the Charlestown community and beyond. In addition to the newsletter, directories, brochures, and website, the organization also sponsors: raising funds and decorating lightpoles with greens along its commercial streets during the festive holiday season; supporting the Warren Prescott Holiday Sale and supporting local non-profits with issues related to crime and youth.
If you would like to learn more about the Charlestown Business Association, please contact Lysa Miller 978-376-7878. If you would like to join the organization, please request an application form by contacting the Membership Committee (see The Business Association Committees and Board of Directors below).
The Association's Calendar of Meetings
The Business Association's monthly educational, community, and social events run on a 10 month schedule, from September through June. Meetings are typically held at lunchtime or in the evening at any one of Charlestown's numerous well-established restaurants.
The meeting calendar contains several popular annual events. These include: The Fall Kick-off Meeting occurs in September; The Warren Prescott Holiday Sale falls in November, the Annual Holiday Party in December; A General Membership Meetign and Social in January; and Summer Cookout in June. Meetings in October, November, March, April, and May cover timely subjects of importance and interest to local businesses in Charlestown.
Copyright 2007 Charlestown Business Association
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The Board of Directors
Click on the Board Members Name for their Bio
Karl Hoyt, chairperson
Whittemore Wright Co., Inc.
Tom Coots, 2nd vice chairperson
The Cooperative Bank
Board of Directors - Members
Diane Grant
Grant Design and Consulting
Jessica Cluff
Paychex
Lysa Miller
Ladybugz Inc.
George Megaloudis
Roach Wise Law Firm
Charlestown Business Climate Committee:
Lynne Levesque
CNC Representative:
Diane Grant
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