Mill River BNI

Mill River BNI hits 30 Members!

Friday 8, July 2011
Holyoke, MA

HOLYOKE - Attorney Karen G. Jackson of Jackson & Torrone, P.C., will lead a presentation on July 13 at 1 p.m. at the Amherst Senior Center, 70 Boltwood Walk, Amherst, called “Taking Care of Business: Planning for the Future.”

She will offer the same talk on July 20 at the Enrichment Center, 19 Union St., Easthampton, also at 1 p.m.

Jackson, a lawyer since 1978, will discuss Medicaid planning at both sessions and explain the importance of each document in the basic estate plan: the will, health care proxy, advance directive, durable power of attorney and homestead.

Both presentations are free and open to the public.

Early registration is encouraged. Contact the Amherst Council On Aging at (413) 259-3060 and the Easthampton Council On Aging at (413) 527-6151.

Jackson and her partner, John Torrone, have been practicing law for many years. Their firm, Jackson & Torrone, was established six years ago and has been voted the third best law firm by the Valley Advocate for all but one of those years.

Jackson said the honor, recently awarded again this year, acknowledges compassionate service.

“We’re very passionate about our work for our clients. We take responsibility,” Jackson said.

For more information, contact Karen Jackson at (413) 532-1200.

Friday 13, May 2011
Easthampton, MA

While many people consider Friday the 13th to be an unlucky day, the Mill River BNI Chapter in Easthampton, Massachusetts hit a milestone they have been pursuing for the last 18 months. During that time, the Mill River Chapter has increased in size from 17 Members to 30 Members.

"The effort that everyone has put into this has been inspiring." says Jason Turcotte, Chapter President and owner of Turcotte Data & Design, as website design company. "Our Members decided that they wanted to be more successful in BNI and through education from our Executive Director Tim Roberts as well as the Chapter's Educational Coordinator, Mark NeJame have reached the level of 30 Members. NeJame, whos profession is Real Estate Law at his firm NeJame & Kling, has been working with Turcotte and Roberts in showing the value of a larger Chapter. "As more people join the Chapter, our overall network increases. We have access to more people, which logically leads to us being able to pass and receive more referrals." said Turcotte.

But the group is not done yet. "In October of 2010 our Chapter set a goal of 40 Members by October of 2011. I have to admit that I thought it was going to be quite the challenge. That was a really big gain from our level of 20 or so at the time." Turcotte explained. However, through some successful Visitor Day events and focused efforts on everyone's part, here they are with only 10 new Memebrs to go to hit their goal.

During the time period of October 2010 through March 2011 the Mill River Chapter was responsible for passing over $98,000 in business referrals to their Members.

If your business would like to experience one of the best BNI Chapters in Western Massachusetts, visit them and see what the success is all about.

Meeting Location:
Eastworks Building
116 Pleasant St.
First Floor, Suite 160
Easthampton, MA, 01027