June Edition, CBA Events, News and Announcements
Member News and Events
JUNE ANNUAL COOKOUT AT TAVERN ON THE WATER, TUES. JUNE 26TH, 530 PM |
The Charlestown Business Association will be holding it's Annual Tavern on the Water Cookout, Tuesday June 26th at 530 pm. The cookout will be a buffet dinner and cash bar at a cost of $27 per person.
To register please go to our web site at http://www.charlestownbusiness.com
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FIRST ANNUAL CHARLESTOWN OPEN MARKET A HUGE SUCCESS |
The Open Market was a grand success! There was something for everyone and there was incredible traffic!
Thanks to all who worked so hard on the event! Betsy Baker, Diane Grant, Ann Kelleher, and Issie Shait from New England Development were particularly helpful! It was a very successful day! There was lots of talk about putting on another Open Market next year. This event was organized and sponsored by the Charlestown Business Climate Committee.
 We can't make this happen without you!
If you are interested in volunteering your time in the efforts of future Charlestown Open Markets, we'd love to hear from you. We need help with promotions, organization, recruitment and more...please contact us if you are interested! We need your talents!
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CHARLESTOWN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION HOLDS SUCCESSFUL MAY EVENT - LUNCH WITH PRESIDENT FIFIELD AT BUNKER HILL COMMUNITY COLLEGE |
 It was a great luncheon at Bunker Hill Community College with President Mary Fifield speaking to the crowd about BHCC, it's successes and future projects.
BHCC catered and sponsored the luncheon which was attended by over 30 members. The event was held in the Culinary Arts Dining Room, which was a lovely location and was brightly decorated with flowers. The meal was delicious and included 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
 Members were able to address the President on many issues and questions they had. She also went into some detail about how the CBA and BHCC could work together. One area addressed was an initiative with the Warren Prescott School to have students gain future credits. For more information on this program please contact Dr. Amara at the Warren Prescott School.
The College rents out the room for events, and catered events. It's availability varies, but if you are looking to hold and event in Charlestown, the room comfortably seats approximately 40 people and all the catering is done in house. For more information about renting out the room, please contact Kevin Wery Catering and Event Coordinator at Bunker Hill Community College.
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NASE OFFERS MEMBERS SMALL BUSINESS/SELF EMPLOYED A COST EFFICIENT HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM |
After much research into benefits for the self-employed, the NASE (The National Association for the Self-Employed) can offer small business owners access to health and business benefits among many other benefits. The NASE was started in 1981 as an organization that offers support, benefits and consolidated buying power. Today, the NASE is over 200,000 members strong, and is the largest nonprofit, nonpartisan association of its kind. The NASE works hard to ensure that Congress consider issues important to the members, with a full time advocacy team located in Washington D.C.
Through the NASE membership, we are able to benefit in many ways like large corporations by banding together to have power in numbers. This has primarily affected the small business owner by offering access to tax savings programs and affordable health insurance among many other discount programs.
The NASE's No. 1 most requested benefit is access to health coverage. Securing affordable health coverage is a top priority for micro-business owners. This coverage is underwritten by The MEGA Life & Health Insurance Company* The health insurance plans can be enhanced with optional benefits and are designed for the self-employed. These plans also provide NASE Members with some valuable features. First, you have the freedom to see any doctor and go to any hospital, without network restrictions. There are many options to choose from including dental, vision, prescription and disability.
For information on how to access this benefit, contact our representative:
Michael Fashjian
Licensed Agent
MEGA Life & Health
781-799-0418
Email: fashjianm@aol.com
Naseweb.com/michaelfashjian
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2007 DIRECTORY TO BE PUBLISHED THIS SUMMER |
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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MEET OUR NEW CBA MEMBERS |
Urban Concierge
Marianne Miller Lacey
11 Mt Vernon St
Charlestown, MA 02129
Email: urbanconcierge@hotmail.com
Phone: 857-222-1157
Fax: 617-242-1885
Personal Services for the urban professional. Virtually anything from window box, design and 4 season maintenance and urban gardening to party planning or move coordination.
 Boston Baseball Field of Dreams, LLC
Alexander T. Bok, CEO
50 Franklin Street, Suite 406
Boston, MA 02110 USA
Email: alex@bostonballpark.com
Phone: 617.422.0009
Fax: 617.249.0772
Boston Baseball Field of Dreams, LLC, is working to bring minor league baseball to Boston. Please go to our web site for further information: www.bostonballpark.com
 NASE: National Association for the Self-Employed
Michael Fashjian, Field Service Representative
487 Grafton St.
Shrewsbury, MA 01545
Email: fashjianm@aol.com
Phone: 781-799-0418
With over 250,000 members, we are able to offer over 100 small business cost cutting benefits such as tax savings and affordable health insurance plans for the individual, small business owner, and self-employed.
Young Entrepreneurs Project/ PYD
Jennifer Ridder, Program Specialist
Email. jridder@pyd.org
Tel. 617-556-4075 x25
Jason Wheeler, Program Director
Email: jwheeler@pyd.org
Phone 617-556-4075 x19
Partners for Youth with Disabilities
95 Berkeley Street, Suite 109
Boston, MA 02116
 Young Entrepreneurs Project/PYD, in collaboration with the Boston Public Schools, teaches youth with and without disabilities to plan for their financial future by offering courses that teach career and business skills. Youth complete a year-long course, consisting of classroom learning, guest speakers, and field trips. Adult mentors from the business community work with youth to assist them in preparing business plans and an individual career portfolio. (Partners For Youth with Disabilities Young Entrepreneurs Project Class pictured right)
Crown Risk Management, LLC
 Mark C. Kowalczyk, Account Executive
17 Henley Street, Suite B
Charlestown, MA 02129
Phone: 617-337-5766
Email: kowalczykm2000@hotmail.com
Website: www.crownrisk.com
Crown Risk Management, LLC was formed to assist employers with the development and implementation of sound employee benefit programs, qualified retirement plans, and property and casualty programs.
Our firm is structured to compliment the general needs of employers in today's ever more challenging financial environment where product selection and implementation can have a significant impact on corporate profitability.
Our goal is to provide employers with the appropriate evaluations comparing both insured and self-insured alternative methods of handling risk to determine which method is most cost efficient based on the employer's own experience.
Our clients are provided an experienced service team manager for each line of coverage who has at least ten years of experience for the given product line.
Bunker Hill Residents Task Force
Raysa Ortiz, Chairperson
76 Monument St. 1st. Floor
Charlestown, MA 02129
Phone: 617.888.2160
Fax: 617.337.9149
Email: raysaortiz@gmail.com
We are a Non-Profit Organization under the Boston Housing Authority, dedicated to provide quality housing, support services and programs for the Self-Empowerement of the reidents of Bunker Hill Development.
HQ, a Member of The Regus Group
Kimberly Giles, General Manager
40 Warren Street
Charlestown, MA 02129
kimberly.giles@regus.com
Phone: 617-342-7102
Fax: 617-886-5105
Regus is the world’s largest provider of workplace solutions, offering the widest range of products and services that allow individuals and companies to work however, wherever, and whenever they need to.
Regus operates over 950 business centres across 400 cities in 70 countries. Products and services include fully furnished, equipped and staffed offices, world-class business support services, meeting conference and training facilities and the largest network of public videoconference rooms all serving over 200,000 clients daily.
Regus also supports the growing trend of mobile and home working. Supporting workers at home and on the road, with services such as Virtual Office and Virtual PA providing dedicated business addresses as their business base as well as mail and call handing services. Regus also operates business centres in airports and other commercial hubs to serve clients wherever they find themselves working.
Companies of all sizes use Regus solutions to reduce costs and remove the burden of property ownership and management and to have a workplace to suit however they want to work.
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MEMBER NEWS, ANNOUNCEMENTS AND EVENTS |
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BIG SISTER ASSOCIATION'S COMMUNITY GATHERING JUNE, 22ND, 9 AM - 11 AM
As Big Sister Association of Greater Boston reaches out to more girls in our community, we need your help in spreading the word about who we are and what we do. Please join us at our first “Community Gathering”:
Friday, June 22nd
9:00 – 11:00 AM
Big Sister Association of Greater Boston
161 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Big Sister is in a period of tremendous growth. Last year, we served nearly 2,700 girls and plan to serve 5,000 girls by 2010. As a gender-specific mentoring organization, we tailor our programs to meet the developmental and emotional needs of girls ages 7-15. Through our one-to-one and group mentoring programs, Big Sister is ensuring that Greater Boston’s girls have the confidence, competence and caring they need to do or become anything they dream.
As we continue to expand our programs, we need your help in reaching out to potential volunteers and champions of our work. Please come and hear about how you can make a difference in the lives of Greater Boston’s girls.
Please RSVP to Carla Christopher at 617.236.8060. We look forward to seeing you on June 22nd!
Community Needs Annoucement from Beth Rosenshien at CSAC
CHARLESTOWN LITTLE LEAGUE LOOKING FOR SPONSOR FUNDS TO HIRE STUDENTS
Charlestown Little League is looking for funds to hire Charlestown Teens for the spring and summer season, now underway, to referee Little League games. This is a great opportunity for teens and young adults to stay involved and learn another side of a sport they love. Such an opportunity may lead to career development and future goals. In addition it will help Charlestown Little League revamp a teen baseball league, and provide them with much needed staff and players to do so. Charlestown Little League is also a non-profit organization. For more information please contact Al Carrier at 617 775-2089.
BUSINESS OWNERS - SUMMER EMPLOYMENT NEEDED FOR PROMISING COLLEGE STUDENT
I am looking for an interesting summer position for a terrific young man from Charlestown. He has just returned for the summer form his first year and Bentley College where he is a straight A student studying Business. He is a super bright and engaging young man with enormous potential. I’d love to see in a position this summer that will expand his talents and experiences. Feel free to contact me about any opportunities you might have for him. I will get his resume and forward on.
The New England Fine Arts and Antiques Fair (NEFAAAF) at Bunker Hill Community College June 24th, 2007 at 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
The New England Fine Arts and Antiques Fair (NEFAAAF), the region's only juried exhibition of its kind, debuts on May 20th at Bunker Hill Community College. NEFAAAF was created to showcase only fine quality arts, crafts, and antiques and to bring artists, dealers and patrons together in a single venue. . Visitors will have the opportunity to meet artists who are selling their original fine arts or fine crafts and exhibitors who are selling fine antiques. Items will include paintings, jewelry, ceramics, handpainted silks, art glass, photography, first edition books, vintage textiles and more.
Featured guests of the grand opening are Boston native and internationally known painter, Paul Goodnight and Rhode Island School of Design faculty member Sharon Pollock who will conduct wheel throwing demonstrations throughout the day. Complimentary art activities for children will be provided by the Museum of Fine Arts.
Rain or shine, the fair will reoccur the 3rd Sunday of each month at BHCC unless otherwise specified. Each time the fair will showcase a different artist or antique dealer. Hours are 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Admission and parking are free. For more information, please call 781-961-1149 or go online to www.nefaaaf.com.
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VIEW PHOTOS
FROM THE CHARLESTOWN OPEN MARKET AND OUR MAY EVENT AT BHCC
CBA VOLUNTEER BOARD MEMBERS
Co-Chairs
Karl Hoyt (Whittemore Wright)
Tom Coots (Cooperative Bank)
Board Members
Jessica Cluff (Paychex)
Diane Grant (Diane Grant Design/Market America, CNC Chair)
Lynne Levesque (Lynne Levesque Consulting)
George Megaloudis (Roach Wise)
Lysa Miller (Ladybugz Inc.)
Editor/Designer/Writer
Lysa Miller, Ladybugz Inc.
Charlestown Business Climate Committee
Lynne Levesque
Diane Grant
June 2007 EVENT CALENDAR
June - Tavern on the Water Social
Tuesday June 26th 2007
Tavern on the Water, 5:30 pm
Cost: $27 CBA members, $35 non-member
Register at www.charlestownbusiness.com
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