The Niagara Business Associates meets the first and third Friday of each month at the Buffalo Club. Meetings run from 7:30am - 9:00am. On occasion meetings / tours are held at member company sites on the same schedule.
At each meeting, we invite a speaker to present on a relevant topic which is beneficial to our members. These presentations include "Member Updates" (informational sessions specifically related to an individual Member and their company), Guest Speakers (educational sessions that focus on business issues throughout the Buffalo-Niagara Region) and Site Tours (on-site visits to companies in Western New York that provide a "behind-the-scenes" look at interesting and compelling aspects of various industries.
Following is a sample of this year's presentations that benefit each Member of the Niagara Business Associates:
March 4, 2011 – Scott Beiler, West Herr
March 18, 2011 – Live Nation
April 1, 2011 – Ralph Vanner, Vanner Insurance Agency
April 15, 2011 – Ed Seebald, Seebald Group Intl.
May 6, 2011 – Gerry Murak, Murak & Assoc.
June 3, 2011 – Mary Owusu, PCA Group Internet Marketing Manager
June 17, 2011 – Fred House, Buffalo Sales Assoc.
July 1, 2011 – Stuart Harper, Buffalo City Mission
July 15, 2011 – Trace R. George, President/CEO VSP Marketing GRAPHIC Group, Inc.
August 5, 2011 – David Palmerton, Independent Oil and Gas Association of New York
August 19, 2011 – Michael Noville, Geiter Done
September 2, 2011 – Hugh Siegner, Sonitrol
September 16, 2011 – Dottie Gallagher Cohen, Visit Buffalo
October 7, 2011 – Dr. Genco, SUNY Buffalo
October 21, 2011 – Tim Lafferty, The PCA Group, Inc.
November 4, 2011 – Statler Hotel Tour
November 18, 2011 – Gerry Murak, Murak & Associates, LLC
December 2, 2011 – Dave Reilly, Manager of the Holimont Ski Area
December 16, 2011 – Geoff Boulden, Twelve/Three Marketing
January 14, 2012 – Christmas Party at Curley's
January 20, 2012 – Gary Arthur, Fiberglass Reinforced Plastics Institute, Inc.
February 3, 2012 – Pat Whalen, Buffalo-Niagara Medical Campus
February 17, 2012 – Ted Johnson Tour of Hadley Exhibits