What a gorgeous summer day…beautiful sunshine and perfect breeze. Life is good, and so is LeTip Chester County East (CCE)! We had a great showing on Tuesday, with 15 members present along with 3 guests.

Our guests included:  2^nd time visitor Gary Acers Sr. of Speedpro Imaging, a large format digital imaging firm; Lesley Notorangelo of LN Design, a graphic design firm (and guest of Scott Darling); and Tobias Mastriani Jr., a drywall specialist (and guest of Dieter Enz). Welcome to all!

Our Quarterly Business Mixer will be held on Tuesday, September 22, from 7:30-9:00am. Each LeTip CCE member will have a table to “display their wares” and discuss what products or services you offer, while explaining why you joined LeTip and how it has benefited you/your business. The ultimate goal here is to attract new members to the group. Please be sure to have a list of 10 invitees to submit to Greg Cazillo at our next meeting, along with envelopes for each invitee. You should have handwritten addresses on each envelope to help get the invitation noticed.

Our Speakers today included Jack Ansley, our Scenic and Portrait Photographer, and Marc Bamford, our Public Accountant.

Jack reminded us that he can help customers preserve their memorable summer photos by transforming them into a beautiful matte finish, which can then be hung on a “vacation wall” at home to be shared by all. Also, be sure to mark your calendars for the “Ansley Photo Finish,” an Art Show and Silent Auction Fundraiser to benefit the bike ride against Multiple Sclerosis. It will be held at Jack’s studio, 219 Lancaster Ave. in Devon, Saturday, September 12 (10am-4pm) and Sunday, September 13 (11am-3pm). Photographic art will be featured by several artists, including Jack as well as LeTip CCE member Greg Cazillo! All are invited – be sure to tell your family, friends and co-workers!

Marc discussed the variety of tax and accounting services he offers to companies. This includes Tax services for corporations, LLCs and partnerships. He also offers Bookkeeping tailored to the clients’ needs, providing financial statements on a monthly, quarterly or as-needed basis. In addition, Marc is a wiz at Quick Books but can also pick up on other software programs used by businesses, such as Peachtree. He provides Tax Planning in two scenarios:  1. Situational (for e.g., a father is transferring ownership of the business to his son) or 2. Year-End Planning which occurs in October / November – this is the time businesses should be forecasting their scenario to April 15 and making financial decisions accordingly. Whatever the situation for your business, March will work hard to help produce the best outcome for you!

Our Showboaters today were Mike Clark from The Wireless Store and Greg Cazillo of DX Creative, our Website design guru, and our Unknown Greet was guest Gary Acers.

We’re in the dog days of summer and, boy, it is HOT! Despite the heat and vacation schedules, LeTip Chester County East (CCE) had a great showing on Tuesday, with 16 members present and 3 guests.

Our guests included:  Gary Acers Sr. of Speedpro Imaging, a large format digital imaging firm; Doug Whalen of Esquire Business Brokers, which works with owners to sell their business; and a visiting LeTip member from the Center City Philly chapter -- John Bonnett of C.H. Bonnett & Company Business Insurance. Welcome to all.

Marc Bamford, Public Accountant, announced he will be stepping down as President of the Chapter due to other responsibilities. Greg Cazillo of DXCreative website design nominated to take the reins and will lead the group as President. Also, Scott Brown of James Brown Plumbing & Heating will serve as Vice President. Marc will remain on the Board. These changes will take effect in September. Congratulations to Greg and Scott!

And kudos to Marco DeGirolamo, Master Electrician, who will receive his green name badge. Members are upgraded from white to green once they recruit a new member to join. Thanks to Marco for bringing in Patrick Grace, Custom Home Renovations & Cabinetry.

This meeting focused on Visitation reports.  Once a month members are assigned to visit another member’s place of business to learn about their business and present a “commercial.” Stay tuned for a listing of the September Visitation schedule.