Monday November 9<\/p>\n
Berks LaunchBox hosts \u201cBusiness 101 \u2014 A Six-Week Course for Entrepreneurs,\u201d 6 to 9 p.m., each Monday through Dec. 14 at the Berks LaunchBox, GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, Suite 105, 201 Washington St., Reading. Over the six- weeks, attendees will build a foundation to launch or grow their business while developing a business plan. Registration: https:\/\/sites.psu.edu\/berkslaunchbox\/updates\/<\/a>. Cost: Free to the public.<\/p>\n Tuesday November 10<\/p>\n The Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (GRCA) will host \u201cNon-Profit Roundtable: Collaborate, Connect & Grow,\u201d 8 to 9:30 a.m., Center for Business Excellence, 49 Commerce Drive, Womissing. Join this second nonprofit roundtable for 2026 for a collaborative conversation designed for nonprofit leaders to share ideas, challenges and strategies. During the session topics will include collaborative events and board engagement.\u00a0 Registration: greaterreading.org<\/a>. Cost: $50 for members, $60 for non-members, lunch included.<\/p>\n Thursday November 12<\/p>\n Berks LaunchBox hosts \u201c10th Anniversary Networking Event,\u201d 5 to 8 p.m., at the Berks LaunchBox, GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, Suite 105, 201 Washington St., Reading. Registration: https:\/\/sites.psu.edu\/berkslaunchbox\/updates\/<\/a>. Cost: Free to the public.<\/p>\n Friday November 13<\/p>\n The Small Business Resource Association hosts a \u201cBreakfast Referral Club at B2 Bistro,\u201d 7:30 to 9 a.m., at B2 Bistro, 701 Reading Ave., West Reading. Registration: https:\/\/www.sbrassociation.com\/register\u2014breakfast-club-at-b2-bistro<\/a>.<\/p>\n Friday November 13<\/p>\n The Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (GRCA) will host \u201cAI for Business: Get Started Before Your Competitors Do,\u201d 12 to 1:30 p.m., Center for Business Excellence, 49 Commerce Drive, Wyomissing. Attendees will see how AI handles everyday work like emails, questions and long documents, and they\u2019ll learn to use it without putting their business at risk. Registration: greaterreading.org<\/a>. Cost: $50 for members, $75 for non-members, lunch included.<\/p>\n Wednesday November 18<\/p>\n The TriCounty Area Chamber of Commerce hosts \u201cREACH High Tea Luncheon: The Power of Feedback,\u201d 12 to 2 p.m., Western Montgomery Career and Technology Center, 77 Graterford Road, Limerick. Keynote speaker Danielle N. Adams-Wiltshire, will present \u201cThe Power of Feedback: Building a Culture of Continuous Improvement.\u201d Attendees are asked to bring a donation to the YWCA Food Pantry. Registration closes Nov. 4: https:\/\/tricountyareachamber.chambermaster.com\/eventregistration\/register\/864548<\/a>. Cost: $55 for members, $90 for non-members.<\/p>\n Thursday December 3<\/p>\n The Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (GRCA) will host the 2026 Truist Economic Forecast Breakfast \u2014 \u201cEconomic Global Outlook: Balancing Growth Tail and Headwinds,\u201d 7:30 to 9:30 a.m., Redner\u2019s Event Center at First Energy Stadium, 2024 Centre Ave., Reading, 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Keynote speaker Eylem Senyuz, senior vice president and senior investment strategy analyst at Truist Advisory Services Inc., will share an overview of 2026 and expectations for 2027. Registration is required: greaterreading.org\/truist<\/a>. Cost is $45 for members, $60 for non-members.<\/p>\n Friday December 18<\/p>\n The Small Business Resource Association is hosting a \u201cJingle Mingle at Riverfront Federal Credit Union,\u201d 5:30 to 7 p.m., 2609 Keiser Blvd., Spring Township. Join SBRA for this annual holiday networking event. Bring a wrapped children\u2019s gift, and indicate the ages and gender it\u2019s intended for. Registration: https:\/\/www.sbrassociation.com\/register-jingle-mingle<\/a>. Cost: one or more wrapped children\u2019s gifts.<\/p>\n Email your news to drovins@pottsmerc.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Monday November 9 Berks LaunchBox hosts \u201cBusiness 101 \u2014 A Six-Week Course for Entrepreneurs,\u201d 6 to 9 p.m.,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":318916,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[60,1557,182,200,28,128,130,129,1444],"class_list":["post-318915","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-reading","tag-business","tag-chester-county","tag-local-news","tag-montgomery-county","tag-pennsylvania","tag-reading-city","tag-reading-city-headlines","tag-reading-city-news","tag-top-stories-lan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318915","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=318915"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318915\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/318916"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=318915"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=318915"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=318915"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}