Jun. 7—Tuesday, June 7

Berks LaunchBox presents the first of a two-part workshop "Business Accounting Basics," from 6 to 8 p.m. Do you need a crash course in business accounting to understand the finances of your startup? Taught by June Clougher, MBA, the class will review the basics of accounting every business owner should know. This is the first of a two-part class. The second class will be held on Thursday, June 16 from 6 to 8 p.m. To register: https://berkslaunchbox.psu.edu/project/accounting/. This workshop is free to the public.

Tuesday, June 7

The Real Estate Investors of Berks County will hold its monthly meeting starting in the community room at Bednar Funeral Home 2910 Pricetown Road, Temple at 7:30 p.m. Speakers will be Ron from Rothenberger Insurance speaking on the ins and outs of property insurance for investors and Jack Mueller speaking on appraisals. This event is open to the public. Information: Email Esther Leiby, eleibylibr@aol.com.

Thursday, June 9

A Berks Alliance Community Forum, "Penn State Berks LaunchBox" will be held from 12 to 1 p.m., virtually via Zoom. The Penn State Berks LaunchBox is a business accelerator located in downtown Reading working with entrepreneurs and new businesses. It offers business accelerator programs, mentoring, coworking space for startups, makerspace with equipment for prototyping, and webinars focused on developing a business. Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZErcOyqqzotEtBY76DUM4JBs7jLLEFmfNQS This meeting is free to the public.

Friday, June 10

kTown Hall is opening its doors for its second free Coworking Day on Friday, June 10, starting at 8 a.m. kTown Hall is a membership-based coworking office space located in the old Kutztown Town Hall building at 277 Fair Street. Coworking lets you keep all the flexibility of remote work while providing a space to work and make connections. Free Coworking Day is a perfect opportunity to check out what kTown Hall has to offer — for all or part of the day. Bookending the day will be a breakfast and coffee bar and a networking Happy Hour from 4 to 5 p.m. Participants are asked to register in advance to help manage capacity. For more information or to reserve your desk, contact Anne Timpe at 610-655-5419 or visit www.ktownhall.com/events.

Wednesday, June 15

The Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (GRCA) will host a Breakfast4Success, "3 Leaders, 30 Thoughts," from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the Rookery at Berks Nature, 575 St. Bernadine St. Ira Tauber, TRIOSE president; Justin Spannuth, VP & COO of Unique Snacks; and Michael Lannutti, senior director of human resources at EnerSys will each share 10 thoughts on leading in positive ways through creating the right culture, giving people their purpose and encouraging development through employee pathways. In addition, several long-standing GRCA members will be honored with Shining Star awards. Registration is required for this event: greaterreading.org/ Cost: $30 for members. This is a member-exclusive event.

Thursday, June 16

Berks LaunchBox presents the second of a two-part workshop, "Business Accounting Basics," from 6 to 8 p.m. Do you need a crash course in business accounting to understand the finances of your startup? Taught by June Clougher, MBA, the class will review the basics of accounting every business owner should know. This is the second of a two-part class. To register: https://berkslaunchbox.psu.edu/project/accounting/. This workshop is free to the public.

Thursday, June 30

A Berks Alliance Community Forum, "Imagine Berks: A Plan for Our Shared Future" will be held starting at 11:30, virtually via Zoom. Learn about the County of Berks' economic development strategic plan, IMAGINE Berks — an action plan for the county and its partners to identify key principles, goals and metrics to foster the future of the community. The planning process has continued to emphasize the importance of celebrating and supporting the county's diversity so that all Berks residents may prosper. Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYuc-qspzkqE91tebZDog4ZNzHp2upmD4. This meeting if free to the public.

Every second Tuesday

The SHRM Berks County Chapter will meet virtually from 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. Meeting includes a presentation on a relevant HR topic. Visit www.berkspa.shrm.org for details.

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