The "Voice of Business" Radio Program
"Voice of Business" Journal
Tune-in each and every Wednesday at 1:00p.m. for lively and
informative conversation on matters important to you, your
business, and our community. “The Voice of Business” is a
presentation of the Greater Fall River Chamber of Commerce &
Industry in partnership with 1480WSAR, and sponsored by
“Your Friend in the Business” Mr. Fernando Garcia and Fall
River Ford.
click here for Podcasts of past airings
Some
of our more recent editions included the following featured
topics:
September 9 Program:
“The 2009 Membership Drive Campaign”
“Workforce Development with
Bristol Community College, CBI”
Membership Recruitment Drive
Kick-Off, Features and Benefits of joining now!
Guests: Rich Beaulieu, Saint
Anne’s Credit Union, Linda Baker, Baker Sign Works, Paula
Harrison, HealthFirst.
Second half discussion of
co-op and internship programs at BCC and Diman Regional.
Guests: Ed Hill, John Long,
Nicole Heaney, Sue Raposa, Patrick Stone.
September 16 Program
“Getting an edge in Sales & Marketing”
Sales & marketing
conversation with successful industry veterans. Tips and
ideas. Upcoming Chamber Business Expo at White’s October
21st. Honored to have the presence of a “marketing original”
a gentleman who built an empire out of brains, chutzpah, and
a 10-cent kazoo!
Guests: Tony Pires, IMPACT
Solutions & Professional Business Printing, Mike Carriere,
WSAR 1480AM, Kimberly Corao Moniz, Fall River Chamber, and
“Low Price” Lenny Kaplan, Promotional Advertising
Associates.
September 23 Program:
“SMILES Mentoring” & “The Salvation Army”
The history and success of
“SMILES” with Founder/Director, Mr. James Mathes, and
Citizens~Union Savings Bank President & CEO, Mr. Nick
Christ. Citizens~Union is sponsoring the upcoming “SMILES in
the SKY” autumn mixer at The Sky Lounge 10-22-09.
The second half: Salvation
Army celebrates 125 years of service in our community.
Dinner/Concert Benefit at the Eagle on Friday, October 23rd.
Guests: Curt Nelson-Nelson
Insurance and Financial, Jo Ann Bentley, Architect, Major
Elmer “Butch” Demming, the Corps.
September 30 Program:
“The Charlton College of Business” &
“Southcoast Electric Power Group”
Princeton reviews Charlton
College as “one of the best business schools in the
country”.
Discussing the mission with
Charlton Dean Susan West Engelkemeyer, and Board Chair, Mr.
Fernando Garcia. Second Half: Southcoast Electric Power
Group rolling out a new Chamber collaborative offering more
members significant energy savings.
Guests: Bill O’Brien & Frank
Peraino of Risk Services Group, Inc.
OCTOBER 7 PROGRAM:
“Voice of Business Review & Retrospective” &
“Speed Networking”
Week 16: Reflection on the
purpose, mission, and accomplishments of the “VOB” with
program sponsor, Fall River Ford Owner, Mr. Fernando Garcia.
Joining “Our Friend in the Business” in the conversation,
Frank Cabral, SER Jobs for Progress Executive, and Jason
Rua, President of RDA Insurance. Show topics discussed: The
Business Parks, The FREE Initiative, Economic Development,
The Legislative Tour, Saint Anne’s Hospital-Regional Cancer
Care, FRCA, Beacon Hill-A Legislative Forum, Workforce
Training, Culture & Tourism, BCC-CBI, Sales & Marketing,
Smiles Mentoring, Salvation Army Anniversary, Leaders in
Education, Civic Pride & Corporate Responsibility, Chamber
Membership.
Also on-board were Sky
Lounge Entrepreneurs, Scott Fortuna & Josh Medeiros hosts of
the Chamber’s Fall Speed Networking Event, speaking to the
success of the city’s restaurant row.
OCTOBER 21 PROGRAM:
“Live from the 2009 SouthCoast Business Expo
and White’s of Westport"
Thanks to the technical
assistance of WSAR Program Chief, Happy Hec Gauthier and
show producers, Patrick Stone and Dennis Silva, the “Voice
of Business” had a successful remote broadcast from the WSAR
booth on the Expo floor.
The line-up included: Rob Mellion, Curt Nelson of Nelson
Insurance and Finanical Services, Sue Medeiros and Linda
Rodriguez, Citizens~Union Savings Bank, Eileen Wheeler
Sheehan, ABLE Associates, Matthew Dill, Stellar Web
Productions, Jeremy Woodsmall, Southcoast Greenlight, Lisa
Valentine, Bourne Mill Apartments, Kathy Pendergast, Mallard
& Pops Printing, and Frank Prescott, SouthCoast Financial
Services.
OCTOBER 12 & 28
PROGRAM:
WSAR 1480AM & the Fall River Chamber hosted
“Decision 2009”
“The Mayoral Debate”;
Candidates present were Will Flanagan and Cathy Ann
Viveriors.
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