July 2023 Newsletter
Announcements
Quickbooks
September 2023
In partnership with Thiel College and the SBDC, we will be hosting a three part course on quickbooks
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Chamber Golf Day
Friday, August 11th
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Real Business Podcast
Last Sunday in July, listen live on WGRP
Interview with Dr. Mahinis, CEO, Community Counseling Center
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Small Business Connection
Tuesday, August 29th
Cookout & Network atPennTeq Pavilion in Riverside Park
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Meet Me on Main
Saturday, September 23rd
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Digital Marketing Bootcamp
Wednesday, October 18, 25 & November 1, 8 at the Baughman Center
Space is limited. Reservations opening soon!
Annual Dinner
Thursday, November 9th
Mark your calendar and join us for the annual dinner! Not sure if a dinner ticket is included in your membership tier? Call us at 724-588-7150.
RSVP & Award Nominations
Eclipse Fest
Monday, April 8th, 2024
On Monday, April 8th, 2024, Greenville will be in the path of a total solar eclipse! We hope you will join us for ECLIPSE FEST that day at the amphitheater in Riverside Park from1 pm - 5 pm
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From the Office
The Art of Reductionism
Over the past decade, I have been exercising and honing a special skill. Reductionism.
I had been asked to read Nobel Prize winner, Eric Kandel's book Reductionism in Art and Brain Science. In it, Kandel compares how abstract or modern artists might reduce the complexity of a subject or image into its basic elements like color and form, and applies a similar reductionist approach to understanding the complexity of the brain. Although I read the book more recently, I realized that I have been working on applying a reductionism approach not only in my art but in other disciplines, including day-to-day business operations.
When considering reductionism as a practice in the world of business, here is what it does not mean:
Switching to just-in-time manufacturing and reducing inventory to it bare minimum when your product requires immediate turnaround.
Cutting back on the workforce in unnecessary ways or before thoroughly exploring the root of any deficit.
Limiting the tools and resources employees may need to be efficient due to cost.
So what is reductionism applied to running a business? Here are some examples:
A clear understanding of internal communication. This means you are communicating whatever message to the correct person or group. Go directly to the source. Prevent any misunderstanding and games of telephone. This also means becoming a master of articulation.
A regular review of policies and processes. Policies or work processes are only as good as they are implemented and reviewed. Too often work instructions are written by the wrong person, and although there may be a work responsibility hierarchy that determines who is writing and implementing instructions, they should be regularly reviewed by the writer and those carrying out the instructions to ensure accuracy, removing any unnecessary steps. This review will also open the floor to process improvements from the best source. The goal is to maximize the efficiency and efficacy of work processes and a regular analytical review of “how are we doing things and is it working” will help you move into the most effective mode.
Providing a 1000 ft view to every employee regardless of their entry-level. Does each department have its own function, metrics, and goals? Sure, but by providing every person in a business or company the same vision with a 1000 ft view, you can use reductionism to cast a clear vision and a common goal that every person and department must align to. It is also important that every person in your company has an understanding of what it is the company does, that means HR, Custodial, Business Services, Marketing, Sales, and Production could all give a brief description of what the company does to the board of directors.
Perfecting your mission. Businesses are complex and you have so many things to be mindful of when running a successful company. Human Resources, Finding Talent, and Retention. Forecasting, Quality Metrics, and Supply Chains. The more you are able to look at something so complex at its most fundamental level, the more you are able to skillfully hone your mission. Reductionism helps you refine and remove anything unnecessary or redundant, allowing you to have the most focused and clear objectives before you.
I hope you consider practicing reductionism where it makes sense and is worth implementing. You may already be a reductionist and never even knew it until now. My goal with this letter is to encourage you to simplify where you can and don’t be afraid to go back to basics, especially if it will help refocus your vision and maybe provide ideas of ways in which you can become more effective and efficient.
Sincerely,
Benjamin Beck, Executive Director
Member Spotlight
Celebrates 40 Years & Awards!!
Join us in celebrating the success of DJ's Greenhouse! In June, Dennis James, owner of DJ's, received the James E. Winner Tourism Initiative Award. We are blessed to have such an innovative business as a member. He has not just a green thumb, but ingenuity when it comes to business. He has built his greenhouse and gardens into an attraction for many to enjoy!
Welcome New Members!
Sara Golub, Office Manager
1404 Arlington Drive
Greenville, PA 16125
(724) 402-1326
Welcome to the NEW and improved Hurricane-Fans.com! Now, for the first time ever, both business wholesale customers and retail customers can order our top-of-the-line fans directly from our website. Whether you’re looking for 1 fan or 1000, order directly on our updated website. We’ve improved our operations and opened a new facility in Greenville, Pennsylvania to help get fans into our customer’s hands faster than ever before!
Linda Pinney, Administrative Assistant
2 North High Street
Greenville, PA 16125
(724) 588-4920
Hillside Presbyterian Church was founded in 1801 and was the first church in Mercer County. Our current mission statement is “Revitalizing Greenville by giving the lost and hurting new life in Christ.”
Peggy Fiedler, Manager
3706 N. Hermitage Rd.
Transfer, PA 16154
(724) 866-1266
We purchased Reynolds Drive-In after 7 years of being closed. We had to re-do everything from the concession stand building, screen, and the outside property. It is owned by Stephanie Davis and her father Jeff Fiedler. So exciting to see families enjoying the movies and property.
Barry Oman, Treasurer
45 Alan Avenue
Greenville, PA 16125
(724) 456-4870
Restore Riverside Park is a group of local citizens who are committed to restoring the 111-year-old park in Greenville. The projects that have been done are: the removal and replanting of trees; restoration of the amphitheater and stage; building a stage canopy; building a kayak launch; installing park benches; restoring one of the bridges. Projects being worked on now are restoring the basketball court, building three pickleball courts, and building handicapped parking spaces. "Music Mondays" is another project that this group has instituted to bring people into our community and the park.
Paige Boesch, VP Marketing
2357 Perry Highway
Hadley, PA 16130
(814) 476-7717
At Plyler Entry Systems, we are a family-owned and operated business with over 55 years of experience in the industry. Established by Ernie Plyler in 1967, and now in its third generation of family ownership, our company has a long-standing reputation for providing top-quality products and services.
Ben Beck, Owner
Greenville, PA 16125
(724) 456-9667
Beck X Co provides unique and professional branding design and web solutions to businesses and organizations in the US, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
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In Other News
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