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SCORE Offers Free June 24 Webinar on How to Make Social Media Work for Your Small Business
On Wednesday, June 24, at 1 p.m., Jenna Schaeffer will lead a SCORE webinar on “A Simple Recipe for Social Media Success.” Social media can be overwhelming and often feels like you’re just spinning your wheels. In a time of such uncertainty it’s important to know where to be, how to be engaging, and how…
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Trauma and the Brain: Signs You Might Be Living in ‘Survival Mode’
The ongoing pandemic and the isolation at home may mean you and your children are feeling the effects of the “survival brain.” During times of crisis, chaos, and traumatic experiences we enter “survival mode.” Normally, our prefrontal cortex, or the thinking brain, handles executive problem solving, organization, emotional regulation, critical thinking, and decision making. It…
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SCORE Asks: Reopening? Plan your work. Work your plan. Tips for Small Businesses
Now is the time to take action to swiftly move toward recovery in 2020. Different industries will have different requirements, and there will be important considerations as a ‘new normal’ evolves. SCORE offers a portfolio of checklists and action plans by industry to guide you through the reopening process. Download these business tools to find…
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This Centenarian Has Lived Through Two Pandemics
This is Helen Edwards McHenry’s second pandemic. The longtime Springfield resident, who is now 100 years old and lives at Lima Estates, lost her father to the Spanish flu in 1921 when she was 16 months old, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. The Spanish Flu, caused by the N1N1 influenza A virus, infected…
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His Facebook Post Revived a Local Pizza Shop. Now, Two Business Owners Have Awarded Him $3,000
A recent Ridley High School graduate who helped revive a struggling Ridley pizza shop has been rewarded by a pair of local businessmen for his efforts, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. Nick Mniecznikowski was recently presented a $3,000 check before his graduation. The money will help fund his education at the Williamson College…
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SCORE Offers Free Seminars in June to Help Small Business Owners
The following free small business webinars are offered in June by SCORE and SCORE Chester & Delaware Counties: JUNE 16 How Female Founders Can Innovate and Disrupt the World of Business On June 16 at 11 a.m., four women entrepreneurs will lead a SCORE webinar on “How Female Founders Can Innovate and Disrupt the World…
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Villanova’s Jay Wright Recalls Flyers Winning Their First Stanley Cup
Villanova basketball coach Jay Wright was in middle school when the Flyers won the Stanley Cup, he tells Glen MacNow and Ray Didinger on 94WIP’s “Tell Us Your Story with Glen and Ray.” “It was so big the first time they won it because we hadn’t won anything in a long time,” Wright said. “Everyone…
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SCORE Reopening Toolkit for Small Businesses
America is beginning to reopen again. Are you ready? Whether or not to reopen your business as restrictions are lifted is a choice that only you can make for your small business. One thing is certain: doing business in a post-pandemic world is just different! The goal right now should be all about how you…
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SCORE Offers Free Seminars in June to Help Small Business Owners
The following free small business webinars are offered in June by SCORE and SCORE Chester & Delaware Counties: JUNE 9 Simple Ways to Boost Your Productivity While Working Remotely On Tuesday, June 9, from 1 to 2 p.m., SCORE Chester & Delaware Counties presents a free live webinar, “Simple Ways to Boost Your Productivity While…
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WCU’s Resource Pantry Receives Gateway to Equity Award
The WCU Resource Pantry was selected for a third year to receive the Gateway to Equity Award from the American Association of University Women (AAUW). AAUW previously chose the pantry as its beneficiary in 2017 and 2018. The award brings support by the local AAUW branch, which will dedicate this coming academic year to providing…
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WCU Grad to Participate in Army’s Virtual National Commissioning Ceremony
On June 12, newly minted West Chester University graduate Joseph D. Bittner will represent the ROTC Dauntless Battalion during the virtual National Commissioning Ceremony, one of the most prominent adaptations to conducting Army ROTC training during COVID-19. Bittner – a native of Delta, a borough in York County – was awarded the Dauntless Battalion Saber…
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Child Guidance Resource Centers: Talking to Our Children About Race and Violence
The last few months have produced many challenges in all of our lives. As a society, we have been more isolated than ever before due to the pandemic. COVID-19 has given us a new perspective on what others are going through, from the loss of family members and friends, to the loss of jobs. Now,…
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With SCORE, You Don’t Have to Go It Alone in Your Small Business
Where can you get help when you’re starting up a business or trying to get your small business off the ground? How do you plan to re-start your business in a post-pandemic marketplace? SCORE, the largest volunteer business expert network in the nation, is here for you. SCORE, established in 1964, is a resource partner…
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SCORE Offers Free Seminars in June to Help Small Business Owners
SCORE Chester & Delaware Counties is offering several free online seminars in June. JUNE 2 10 Principles to Running a Virtual Company Extremely Well On Tuesday, June 2, from 2-3 PM, SCORE Chester & Delaware Counties presents a free live webinar, “10 Principles to Running a Virtual Company Extremely Well,” hosted by best-selling business author…
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WCU’s 1871 Award Honors High-Achieving Upperclassmen
Undergraduate students across the country missed out on celebrations of their achievements due to the pandemic, but West Chester University continues to honor students with virtual celebrations. One of the honors is the 1871 Award, established in 2018 to recognize WCU juniors and seniors who are high-achieving in both the academic and co-curricular realms. Each…
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The Power of Play: How Five Minutes a Day Can Change Your Parent-Child Relationship
Children stuck at home during the pandemic are feeling stressed by changes in routine, but often have trouble expressing their feelings. This leads to increasingly negative behaviors like crying, tantrums and not listening. That, in turn, leaves parents stressed and overwhelmed. But there are strategies found in Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) you can use…
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WCU Computers Churn Out Quantum Chemistry Computations to Help Fight COVID-19
West Chester University’s Information Services and Technologies (IS&T) has integrated 52 computers located in Schmucker Science Center South into a grid-computing consortium known as the World Community Grid. The Scripps Research Institute will harness this consortium’s immense computational resources to look for possible treatments for COVID-19. Since IS&T joined Team WCU, its contribution has consistently…
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Virtual Success: WCU’s Cottrell Center Announces Business Idea Pitch Finalists
In April, entrepreneurs pitched their ideas in a Virtual Fast Pitch Competition hosted by West Chester University’s Dr. Edwin Cottrell Entrepreneurial Leadership Center, the Keiretsu Forum Mid-Atlantic, and the Greater West Chester Chamber of Commerce. Instead of the live pitch event traditionally held each spring, the Cottrell Center recruited judges who evaluated the projects remotely…
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