{"id":102156,"date":"2026-02-01T09:36:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T09:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/102156\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T09:36:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T09:36:07","slug":"business-weekly-agenda-for-february-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/102156\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Weekly Agenda for February 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thursday Feb. 5<\/p>\n<p>The Smart Energy Initiative of Southeastern PA, a program of the Chester County Economic Development Council will hold its \u201c14th Annual SEI Energy Briefing,\u201d 8 to 10 a.m., at the Chester County Economic Development Council, 737 Constitution Drive, Uwchlan Township, Chester County. This year\u2019s event will address the Investment Tax Credit changes taking effect that will significantly reshape the landscape for energy project development across the region. Registration: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/14th-annual-sei-energy-briefing-tickets-1977983540014\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/14th-annual-sei-energy-briefing-tickets-1977983540014<\/a>\u00a0 Cost: $37.74<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday Feb. 10<\/p>\n<p>The TriCounty Area Chamber of Commerce will host a \u201cREACH Luncheon: Strong Hearts, Strong Women,\u201d 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., LaMassaria at Bella Vista, 2901 Fagleysville Road, Gilbertsville. Dr. Carol Henwood-Dahdah, of Lehigh Valley Health Network will share how women can advocate for themselves, offer practical guidance for managing wellness, and sharing meaningful ways to support friends, loved ones and colleagues. Registration: <a href=\"https:\/\/tricountyareachamber.chambermaster.com\/eventregistration\/register\/864502\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/tricountyareachamber.chambermaster.com\/eventregistration\/register\/864502<\/a>. Cost: $50 for members, $90 for non-members.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday Feb. 12<\/p>\n<p>Berks LaunchBox presents \u201cSoutheast PA Cybersecurity Professional Meetup,\u201d 6 to 8 p.m., in-person, Goggleworks Center for the Arts, Suite 105, 201 Washington St., Reading. The session will feature Zac Davis and Erkin Djindjiev of DomainGuard, who will lead a combined technical talk and hands-on activity: \u201cPreventing and Detecting IDOR + Hands-On Hacking with LogSnare.\u201d Registration: <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.psu.edu\/berkslaunchbox\/updates\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/sites.psu.edu\/berkslaunchbox\/updates\/<\/a>. Cost: Free to the public.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday Feb. 18<\/p>\n<p>Berks LaunchBox presents \u201cLinkedIn for Startups,\u201d 6 to 7:15 p.m., virtually via Zoom. This workshop will provide attendees with practical LinkedIn strategies they can use immediately. The instructor is Brooke Miles, founder of Delaware ShoutOut, a LinkedIn strategy and training firm. Registration: <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.psu.edu\/berkslaunchbox\/updates\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/sites.psu.edu\/berkslaunchbox\/updates\/<\/a>. Cost: Free to the public.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday Feb. 19<\/p>\n<p>The Berks Family Business Alliance, a special program of the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance is launching the first of a 2026 Storytelling Series, 7:30 to 9:30 a.m., Edward J. Kuhn Funeral Home, 739 Penn Ave., West Reading. The first installment \u201cLife, Death &amp; Business: The Kuhn Family Story,\u201d features Edward Kuhn, Jr., Michael Kuhn, Rachel Kuhn and Michael Kuhn, Jr., providing multi-generational perspectives on leadership, succession and sustaining a business where trust and compassion are everything. Registration is required: <a href=\"http:\/\/greaterreading.org\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">greaterreading.org<\/a>. Cost is $35 for members, $50 for non-members.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday Feb. 19<\/p>\n<p>Berks LaunchBox presents \u201c3D Printing for Beginners \u2013 Level 2,\u201d 6 to 8 p.m., at the Berks LaunchBox, GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, Suite 105, 201 Washington St., Reading. The class will vote to choose one of three projects to work on, which will be completed in class. Registration: <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.psu.edu\/berkslaunchbox\/updates\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/sites.psu.edu\/berkslaunchbox\/updates\/<\/a>. Cost: Free to the public.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday Feb. 24<\/p>\n<p>Berks LaunchBox presents \u201cAI for Business (in Spanish),\u201d 6 to 7:30 p.m., at the Berks LaunchBox, GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, Suite 105, 201 Washington St., Reading. Led by Frael Reinoso, this course will help you understand real ways to apply AI in your business. Registration: <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.psu.edu\/berkslaunchbox\/updates\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/sites.psu.edu\/berkslaunchbox\/updates\/<\/a>. Cost: Free to the public.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday Feb. 25<\/p>\n<p>The Small Business Resource Association is hosting an \u201cSBRA Mingle at B2 Bistro,\u201d 5:30 to 7 p.m., at B2 Bistro, 701 Reading Ave., West Reading. Registration: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sbrassociation.com\/register-b2-bistro\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.sbrassociation.com\/register-b2-bistro<\/a>. This event is free for members, $25 at the door for non-members.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday March 4<\/p>\n<p>Berks Women2Women (W2W), a special program of the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance, will host its \u201c15th Annual Conference &amp; Expo,\u201d 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., PLEX at Alvernia, 465 St. Bernardine St., Reading. Join Women2Women and for networking, inspiration and a look at female-owned businesses in Berks County. The event also will honor the 2025 ATHENA Award recipient as well as the recipient of the EmpowHER Award. Registration is required by Sunday, Feb. 21: <a href=\"http:\/\/greaterreading.org\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">greaterreading.org<\/a>. Cost: $120 for an all-day pass for members, $135 for non-members; keynote only $55; afternoon ATHENA celebration and lunch only $60.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday March 26<\/p>\n<p>The TriCounty Area Chamber of Commerce with present its \u201cBoyertown Area Progress Dinner,\u201d 5 to 8:30 p.m., La Massaria at Bella Vista, 2901 Fagleysville Road, Gilbertsville. Join the chamber in celebrating the Boyertown area. The chamber will present the James K. Boyer Quality of Life Award. Registration: <a href=\"https:\/\/tricountyareachamber.chambermaster.com\/eventregistration\/register\/864504\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/tricountyareachamber.chambermaster.com\/eventregistration\/register\/864504<\/a>. Cost: $100 for members; $200 for non-members.<\/p>\n<p>Every second Tuesday<\/p>\n<p>The SHRM Berks County Chapter meets from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Meetings feature a speaker presenting on a relevant HR topic. Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.berkspa.shrm.org\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.berkspa.shrm.org<\/a> to see the meeting and event schedule.<\/p>\n<p>Email your news to money@readingeagle.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Thursday Feb. 5 The Smart Energy Initiative of Southeastern PA, a program of the Chester County Economic Development&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":83882,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[349,60,182,28,128,130,129,706],"class_list":["post-102156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-reading","tag-berks-county","tag-business","tag-local-news","tag-pennsylvania","tag-reading-city","tag-reading-city-headlines","tag-reading-city-news","tag-top-stories-reg"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102156"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102156\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/83882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}