North Shore Business Expo

DANVERS, MA—The North Shore Chamber of Commerce will hold it’s annual North Shore Business to Business Expo on Tuesday, March 6 from 8am to 4pm, at the CoCo Key Hotel, 50 Ferncroft Road in Danvers.  The theme for this year’s expo is “Meet your Next Customer at the Corner of Business & Opportunity.”

With over 100 Exhibiting Firms and over 2,200 business professionals, this event is the largest B2B Expo North of Boston.  Business Expo Sponsorships and Booths are still available for companies wanting to exhibit and showcase their firms. Expo Platinum Sponsors include: Eastern Bank and The Salem News. Expo Title Sponsors include: Boston Business Journal, Comcast Business Services, North Shore 104.9FM, Salem Five Bank, TD Bank and The Daily Item.

The Expo is a unique way to meet hundreds of qualified potential customers or clients, examine hundreds of business products and services on display, test products, ask questions and make decisions – right on the spot. Admission to walk the Exhibit Hall is free with a business card and is geared for business professionals.

The 7:45 a.m. Economic Forecast Breakfast will feature a talk on “What Trends Will Drive the Economy in 2012?” Presenters include: Robert Lutts, president & CIO of Cabot Money Management and John Traynor, Chief Strategist, Wealth Management, People's United Bank. The Breakfast is corporately sponsored by Cabot Money Management.  Tickets must be reserved in advance and are available at (978) 774-8565 or online at: www.northshorechamber.org/expo.

The 12:00 p.m. Executive Luncheon Meeting will feature a talk by seven College Presidents from the Region, who will address “ Retaining a Talented & Educated Workforce.” The Panel will include: Dr. Richard Wylie, president, Endicott College, Dr. D. Michael Lindsay, president, Gordon College, Dr. Ghazi Darkazalli, president, Marian Court College, Dr. Christopher Hopey, president, Merrimack College, Dr. Stephen Immerman, president, Montserrat College of Art, Dr. Wayne Burton, president, North Shore Community College and Dr. Patricia Maguire Meservey, president, Salem State University. The Luncheon is corporately sponsored by Merrimack College and TD Bank. Tickets must be reserved in advance and are available at (978) 774-8565 or online at: www.northshorechamber.org/expo.

The Business Expo will conclude with a 3:00p.m. B2B Networking Reception. Meet, Connect and Network with several hundred exhibitors and business executives at this powerful reception. There is No-Charge, however Attendees must Pre-Register before March 6th online at www.northshorechamber.org/expo to attend.

Expo Platinum Sponsors include: Eastern Bank and The Salem News.

Expo Title Sponsors include: Boston Business Journal, Comcast Business Services, North Shore 104.9FM, Salem Five Bank, TD Bank and The Daily Item.

Expo Corporate Sponsors include: Azores/SATA Express, The Boston Globe, CoCo Key Hotel, Electric Insurance, Encore Images, Land Computer, North Shore Community College, North Shore Bank, Northshore Magazine, People’s United Bank, Parent, McLaughlin & Nangle, CPA’s, Prince Pizzeria, R&L Associates, Universal Shredding, University of New Hampshire, WBZ News Radio 1030, Gatehouse Media, WickedLocal.com, Wilbraham College and Verizon Wireless.

Exhibiting Firms Include: Advance Reproductions, AT&T Mobility, Bank Gloucester, Bay Path College, Beverly Athletic Club, Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA, Bookkeeping Express, Boston Lobsters Professional Tennis Team, Business Solutions Unplugged, C.P. Berry Homes, Cambridge College, Covanta Energy, Endicott College, Environmental Compliance Services, Eurostoves, The Culinary Center, Ferncroft Country Club, Franson Family Chiropractic, H&R Block, Homeland Security Investigations, Lifestyle Health Systems, McDougall Interactive, Montserrat College of Art, My Print and Copy, New York Life, NMTW Credit Union, North Shore Recycled Fibers, North Shore Career Center, Northern Business Machines Inc., Paychex, Peabody Marriott Hotel, Rescom Exteriors, Rotary District 7930, Salem Waterfront Hotel & Marina, Securitas Security Services, SeniorCare, Sentenia Systems, Sheraton Colonial Boston North Hotel & Conference Center, The Children's Center for Communication, Beverly School for the Deaf, Tobin and Sons Moving & Storage, Triangle, Trilogy Financial Services, Vasiles Plumbing & Heating and Woodman's of Essex.

For more information about the event or to reserve a Booth or Sponsorship, contact the North Shore Chamber at 978-774-8565 or at info@northshorechamber.org. Visit the 2012 North Shore Business Expo Website at www.northshorechamber.org/expo. or on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/NorthShoreBusinessExpo.