CHARLESTOWN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION PRESENTS OUR APRIL BUSINESS SEMINAR LUNCHEON - WEB BLOGGING 101 |
Date: Wednesday, April 25th, 2007
Location: Regus Office, 40 Warren St.
Time: 12:00 noon
Cost: Free to CBA Members, $15 for non-members
CBA Member Amanda Watlington, an expert on Business Web Blogging will be giving a seminar to CBA Members on Wednesday, April 25th at 12 noon, at Regus, 40 Warren Street, Charlestown.
This Blogging Seminar will focus on what Web Blogging is, how it is currently being used and how it can help your current business.
Amanda will also give an introduction on how to get a web blog started and how to use the web blog. This is a hot topic, and Amanda is an "in demand" speaker, so we encourage you to register as soon as possible as this is a limited seating engagement. The business seminar is Free to CBA Members and $15 to non-members. The seminar also includes lunch which is sponsored by Regus. To Register please call 978-376-7878 or email us at info@charlestownbusiness.com
About Amanda Watlington, Ph.D., APR
 Amanda G. Watlington, Ph.D., is Owner of Searching for Profit (http:www.searchingforprofit.com) a marketing consultancy focusing on the interaction of the consumer with businesses using search engines, RSS, blogs, podcasting or other new media to deliver their message. An industry thought leader and an internationally recognized speaker, Amanda has led sessions on search marketing, web strategy and social media at Search Engine Strategies, Webmaster World, AdTech, and DMA. She shares her views of where marketing is headed as blogs and RSS/XML feeds continue to evolve at Blogs and Feeds (http://amandawatlington.typepad.com). She’s the author of three books and has written feature articles for over thirty magazines and journals. Her most recent book entitled: Business Blogs: A Practical Guide was published May 2005.
Amanda can be reached at Amanda@searchingforprofit.com
About Regus
 With 950 prime locations worldwide, Regus is the global leader in providing all types of businesses with professional, fully equipped office space and services. To the Home Based businesses, Mobile Professionals and Small Business owners a Regus solution gives you the leverage you need to pursue new opportunities without committing to a long-term lease, purchasing expensive equipment or hiring a full-time staff. A Regus Office or Virtual Office solution makes it easy and painless to find and book offices and meeting rooms on terms that fit your budget and schedule. Our customers use Regus locations to break into a new market or to put a professional face on their home based businesses. Regus business centers are equipped with state-of-the-art technology, are fully furnished and offer prime business addresses and services to your company, including professional phone and mail handling. With 17 locations in Massachussetts including our newest location at 40 Warren Street right in the heart of Charlestown access to a Regus business center is just steps away. Contact us in Charlestown at 617-342-7102 or on the web at www.regus.com. |
MAY LUNCHEON, TUESDAY MAY 22ND, BUNKER HILL PRESIDENT'S LUNCH WITH THE CHARLESTOWN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION |
Date: Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Location: E421, Culinary Art Dining Room
Time: 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m.
Cost: Free to CBA Members, $15 for non-members
 Bunker Hill Community College is sponsoring a luncheon for the Charlestown Business Association, Tuesday May 22nd, 2007 AT 12 noon with President Mary Fifield Ph.D., Presenting. The President will be addressing various issues including how the CBA and BHCC can work together.
Lunch will include, Grilled Marinated Chicken Breast, Italian Cold Cuts and Cheeses, Mixed Seasonal Greens with Grilled Asparagus, Marinated Mushroom and Marinated Artichoke Hearts and Heart of Palm; with a Balsamic Vinaigrette, Orzo Salad, Assorted Rolls and Breads, with Butter, Petite Pastries and Cookie Assortment, Fresh Coffees and Fancy Teas, Bottled Still and Sparkling Water and Assorted Bottled Sodas.
There is limited seating for this free event, so please sign up as soon as possible to reserve your spot at info@charlestownbusiness.com or by phone at 978-376-7878.
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JUNE ANNUAL COOKOUT AT TAVERN ON THE WATER, WEDS. JUNE 27TH, 530 PM |
The Charlestown Business Association will be holding it's Annual Tavern on the Water Cookout, Wednesday June 27th at 530 pm. The cookout will be a buffet dinner and cash bar at a cost of $25 per person.
To register please email us at info@charlestownbusiness.com
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CBA HOLDS NETWORKING SOCIAL - "A Taste of Copia" |
Left to right: Heather Meister (Regus), MaryLee Tretterno (Boston Intuitive), Maria Paitchel (Regus), Judith Neufeld (Big Sisters) and Krista Hoggard (Regus)
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CBA members came out in numbers on a Tuesday night for "A Taste of Copia", the March Event for the CBA. Copia offered a menu of appetizers and desserts that included Tuna Tartare, Zucchini and Mint Fritters, Rosemary Rubbed Pork Ribs, Wild Mushroom Toast Points, and a selection of Copia Desserts such as Tiramisu and Canolli that were out of this world.
Left to right: Dr. Kevin Morgan (Charlestown Chiropractic), Martha Hardiman (Elements Salon) and Annette Quail (Inner Harmony Accupuncture)
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Attending the event were many new CBA members including Annette Quail owner of Inner Harmony Acupuncture, Dr. Kevin J Morgan from Charlestown Chiropractic, Paul Doherty from Boylston Capital Management, Ryan Duffy Sullivan of Bodoff & Associates, Lynn Kimmel of Des Rosiers Design, Jennifer Taves of Sovereign Bank, and Councilman Sal Lamattina. Guests from local businesses also attended including Chris Welch, Krista Hoggard, Maria Paitchel, Kim Giles and Heather Meister from Regus Offices and Executive Suites, Martha Hardiman from Elements Salon, and Judith Neufeld from Big Sisters.
Left to right: Meredith Bryan (Cold Stone Creamery), Erin Shield (Copia) and Jeb Bryan (Cold Stone Creamery)
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Other CBA members in attendence included CBA Board Member George Megaloudis from Roach-Wise, Dean Katsoris, Mark Daly and Bill McCarthy of McCullough Stievater Polvere Law Firm, Carol Bratley of Bratley and Associates, Meredith and Jeb Bryan of Cold Stone Creamery, Andrew Miller of Citizens Bank, CBA Board Member Jessica Cluff of Paychex, George Morton of Architrade and a member of the Charlestown Business Climate Committee, Vahid Nickpour from Nova Trust, Dan Doherty, Annette Tecce of Annette Tecce Design, Carol Adoloph of Otis O'Hearn, MaryLee Tretterno of Boston Intuitive, Beth Rosenshein of CSAC, CBA Board Member Lynne Levesque of Lynne Levesque Consulting and a member of the Charlestown Business Climate Committee, CBA Board Member Lysa Miller of Ladybugz Inc. and CBA Co-chair Karl Hoyt of Whittemore Wright Company.
Heather Meister (Regus) left, wins the door prize from Margaret Grace Handbags. Presented by Lysa Miller (Ladybugz Inc.) right.
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Copia gave out gift cards and information packets to those in attendance, and a door prize was given out to Heather Meister from Margaret Grace Handbags. It was a great networking event, thanks to all in attendance and thanks to Erin at Copia for helping the CBA Coordinate this event!
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2007 Directory to be published in May 2007! |
This year the CBA is publishing it's own Business Directory. In previous years the directory was published in the Charlestown Neighborhood Guide. The goal of this year's directory is to create a "Visitors Directory" that can be used not only by members to do business with each other, but to be shared with residents and visitors. We need your help to make this a successful promotion tool for Charlestown, so please renew your dues today.
Please make sure that your information is up to date on the Web site, and if it's not let us know as soon as possible!
Your dues must be paid in full to be included in the Directory. The CBA has recently added the ability to pay your dues online to make this more convenient for members. To do so, please click here http://www.charlestownbusiness.com/join.html to update any of your listing information, and to pay online.
The Directory is being produced by the CBA Board, with Lysa Miller, Editor and Diane Grant, Designer.
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DUES MUST BE RECEIVED BY APRIL 15TH TO BE INCLUDED IN MAY DIRECTORY |
The 2007 Dues have been mailed out! Please return your dues and your membership directory update to the CBA so YOU can be included on the Web site Directory and our printed Directory to be published in May 2007. If we don't receive your dues by April 15th, we will not be able to include your listing in the directory, so PLEASE return on a timely basis.
This year we are hoping to create a "Visitors Directory" that can be used not only by members to do business with each other, but to be shared with residents and visitors. We need your help to make this a successful promotion tool for Charlestown, so please renew your dues today.
We hope you are enjoying your membership benefits, such as our Web site, Web site Updates, Online Email Monthly Newsletter, Free and Paid Meetings, Web site promotion of your events and much more!
The CBA has recently added the ability to pay your dues online. To do so, please click here http://www.charlestownbusiness.com/join.html to update any of your listing information, and to pay online.
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CBA WEB SITE NOW TAKING REQUESTS FOR ADVERTISING in 2007! |
In order to support the operations of the CBA, an entirely volunteer organization, the CBA is now accepting ads for one of the most visited Web sites in Charlestown!
The CBA Web site is a great way to advertise your business. From more ad information email us at info@charlestownbusiness.com!
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MEET OUR NEW CBA MEMBERS |
Big Sister Association of Greater Boston
Judy Neufeld
Recruitment and Community Partnerships Coordinator
161 Massachusetts Ave
Boston, MA 02115
Phone: 617-236-8057
Fax: 617-236-8075
Email: jneufeld@bigsister.org
For more than 50
years, the Big Sister Association of Greater Boston has been helping girls achieve
their full potential through positive mentoring relationships with women.
Because our Community-Based, School-Based and Group Mentoring programs
operate in a variety of settings and communities – schools,
after-school programs, juvenile detention centers and other community sites,
we are able to reach a large number of girls who can benefit from one of our
programs. All of Big Sister’s programs share a fundamental purpose: to
nurture girls’ innate strengths and validate girls’ unique
experiences. Our programs help girls cultivate the confidence, competence and
caring they need to make healthy, responsible decisions in their lives and
for their futures.
 Charlestown Chiropractic
Dr. Kevin J Morgan
Chiropractor
4 Dexter Row, suite B
Charlestown, 02129
Tel: 617 242 2930
Email: KJMDC@verizon.net
Dr. Morgan's mission statement is to provider quality healthcare through Chiropractic care for the residents of Charlestown as well as the surrounding communities.
Boylston Capital Management
Paul F. Dougherty
Managing Director
3 Essex Street, Suite 1
Charlestown, MA 02129
Tel: 617-519-8156
Email: pauldcm@msn.com
Investment Management for private accounts. Registered Investment Advisor in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
SuperShag Dance Studios
42 Eighth Street - Suite 100
Charlestown MA 02129
Tel. 617-337-1500
Fax. 781-894-7425
Email: chris@supershag.com
Website: http://www.supershag.com
SuperShag Dance Studios offers ballroom and Latin dance training along with DJ and entertainment services. Our dance teachers are UKA certified and provide instruction for a variety of dance styles in both the private lesson and group class settings.
Bodoff & Associates
Ryan Sullivan
225 Friend Street, 7th Floor
Boston MA 02114
Tel.617-742-7300 ext. 207
Fax.617-742-9969
Email: rsullivan@bodofflaw.com
Web site: http://www.bodofflaw.com
Full service law firm offering representation in commercial litigation, construction law, bankruptcy and more.
Mary Ann Chase
437 Main Street
Charlestown, MA 02129
tel. 617.242.8111
fax: 617.242.8911
email: Email: maryannchase1@comcast.net
Mary Ann Chase, attorney at law, is located at 437 Main Street. She has a general practice with emphasis on real estate and contracts as well as a variety of administrative law, such as discrimination and unemployment, before State agencies. Additionally, as a family law practitioner, she was recently successful in the Massachusetts Appellate Court in establishing new law relative to domestic restraining orders. Prior to practicing law, Mary Ann received an MBA degree from Simmons College and particularly enjoys her representation of a number of small businesses because her work often combines her expertise in business with serving the legal needs of clients. Mary Ann is committed to personalized, low cost service to the local community.
General practice with full-service representation for small businesses;
domestic relations; real estate; contracts; administrative law
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John McCullough, McCullough Stievater Polvere, was recently awarded the Celtic Cross for his work with Massachusetts Special Olympics.
 The Celtic Cross Society was founded in 1996 by Fr. Robert Doherty, currently the Pastor at Saint Mary of the Assumption Church in Revere and Spiritual Director of the Society. The Celtic Cross is awarded annually to individuals for their courage, faith, and simplicity of life.
John has been active with Massachusetts Special Olympics (MSO), serving on its Board of Directors since its formative years and continues to be a factor in the success and status that MSO enjoys today. In 1989 he was elected President and Chairman, serving in that capacity for two years. He is responsible for designing the original organizational structure which is still in place today and for setting up the volunteer screening program. In 1987 he was the Massachusetts head coach at the International Special Olympics games held at Notre Dame, Indiana. John currently sits on the Building Committee working to develop a Central Massachusetts Training and Administrative Center.
Special Olympics, Inc., was founded in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver to work with athletes with intellectual disabilities. The first International Special Olympics games were held in 1968 in Chicago's Soldier Field where 1,000 athletes from 26 states and Canada competed. Today Special Olympics is the largest amateur sports organization in the world with more than 223 Special Olympics programs in 161 countries with 2.25 million athletes. Massachusetts alone has more than 10,000 athletes, 14,000 volunteers and 180,000 supporters.
SuperShag Dance Studio Comes to Charlestown
 SuperShag Studio owner Chris Johnston, an internationally-recognized figure in the world of competitive Latin and ballroom dancing, literally brought his business home when he opened his Navy Yard studio in January. With the well-established success of the Waltham Mega Dance Complex under his belt, Chris wanted to open a second Boston studio—but for this one he wanted a location with city-center appeal. Moving from his Back Bay home last year led him right to the spot. Finding the waterside location, building services, and Ian Schrager styling of his new Parris Landing triplex suited him perfectly, he jumped at the chance to purchase commercial space there for his new studio.
 Ballroom and Latin dancing at SuperShag is not your grandmother’s ballroom dancing. Chris’s unique vision for 21st C. ballroom and Latin dancing might be summarized as “world-class technique served up with an urban night-life twist.” While during the week students and teachers work to perfect their skills to competition-winning levels, as likely as not on weekends these same dance skills are transformed into high-octane partying to music mixed in signature SuperShag style.
Born and raised in Northern Ireland, Chris’s competitive dancing career got off to a rapid start when he won the adult-level Irish national Latin championships at the age of 15, the youngest person ever to do so. He moved to Liverpool for better access to coaching by top dancers in “International-style,” known for its athleticism and precision. This propelled Chris to a world-class dancing career, including winning national Latin championships in several countries, such as the U. S. championships at the age of 21. Years of rigorous competitive dancing and dance training, not to mention physical training with the Finnish Olympic team, is the impeccable underpinning for the extraordinary results Chris currently achieves in Pro-Am “American-style” competition dancing.
 Envisioning a business opportunity more expansive than the 1990’s British “dancesport” arena, it took a personal move to America for Chris to start developing his concept of ballroom and Latin dancing into a lifestyle business along the lines of a “late-night ‘movable feast’ to new classics in dance music.” Discovering that the quality of American social dancing was much higher than in England—since Americans have traditionally viewed it as a social, rather than athletic activity—Chris recognized that America, and better yet, Boston with its youthful population, was the ideal home-base for his business concept. And thus, SuperShag Productions was born
Chris’s third studio in the Boston area, the new Charlestown studio takes the SuperShag vision—and the party—to the next level. Another happy collaboration of Chris and Artisan Builders, the new space is not your grandmother’s pink-and-white ballroom, either. With exposed brick walls evoking the building’s origins as a factory for ship’s boilers, to structural columns-turned-sculpture paved in tiny lights like diamond jewelry, to a killer sound-system custom-designed for the studio by Sonovo, the industrial-glitz ambience shouts out SuperShag.
Nearly ten years after its inception, the SuperShag party has grown dramatically in scale and offerings. Not content that social dancing be limited to dance studios, every Saturday night SuperShag serves up at Ryles Jazz Club in Cambridge a dance experience recalling the classic era when partner dancing in night clubs was the centerpiece of American social life. The 2006 opening of a SuperShag studio in Las Vegas took the concept directly to the world capital of entertainment glamour. Top competitions in America and Europe not only seek SuperShag’s participation for the quality of its students, but savvy organizers also hire SuperShag to run, with its signature flair, their VIP closing parties in such far-flung locales as London, Helsinki, Barcelona, Liverpool, Las Vegas, and New York:
Initially fueled by Chris’ own personal energy and zest for training and partying to the highest standards, over the past decade SuperShag itself has developed an identity that attracts a body of clients and business relationships who gladly embrace a lifestyle that is simultaneously energizing, glamorous, and contemporary. SuperShag’s innovative approach has influenced the dance business not only across the U. S. but in Europe as well, where they are only beginning to see the opportunity to expand “dancesport” into something bigger. When all is said and done, the essence of SuperShag has a deep and ageless appeal that is well beyond a traditional “dance studio.” Although the clientele is primarily young professionals, whatever biological age they may be, after getting top results at national competitions, SuperShag students continue to party on into the wee hours. Somewhere in the SuperShag experience there seems to be a secret formula for being forever young.
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