Upcoming Events
In addition to public events, the WBA also sponsors several speaker and networking events per year for their members. We welcome entrepreneurs, who are starting or managing small businesses, as well as business professionals, to join our network!
German Holiday Market
Willkommen zum Weihnachtsmarkt!
Join us for the inaugural German Christmas Market (Weihnachtsmarkt) in the commuter lot of Lycoming College on Friday, December 6th, 2024, 12pm-9pm. Our market will feature craft vendors, traditional eats, music & more!
Catch a ride on the trolley and visit other nearby attractions such as the Brandon Park lights, Salvation Army Festival of the Trees, Christmas Parade and Downtown Shopping.
Purchase our signature stein onsite and get (1) drink ticket for a FREE Beer or Wine!
Fill up your downtown shopping passport that night and receive an inaugural event pin!
Brought to you by Lycoming College, Lycoming Arts, City of Williamsport and Williamsport Business Association.
We are still accepting vendor applications through August 31st, 2024!
1️⃣ This is an APPLICATION and does not guarantee placement at the event. All applicants will be reviewed by the selection committee and vendors will be contacted directly if accepted.
2️⃣ Serious inquiries only as all applicants will be required to pay the full $100 vendor fee via check or Venmo within 5 days of acceptance.
3️⃣ Application will close August 31st, 2024.
Fill out the application Here.
Downtown Halloween Trick or Treat - sponsored by Horizon Federal Credit Union
The Williamsport Business Association presents a night of trick or treating in downtown Williamsport, sponsored by Horizon Federal Credit Union.
How to Write a Press Release
We're all about educating the small business owners of Williamsport. For our next educational event, we are bringing in a representative from the Williamsport Sun Gazette titled "How to Write a Press Release." You have some amazing news to share, but how to you posture the information so its both informative and engaging? And where do you send it?
Join us on Monday, October 21st, 2024 at 5:30pm at the Otto Bookstore to take part of this event. The Otto Bookstore is located at 107 W. 4th Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
New to the Williamsport Business Association (WBA)? Attendance is free for first time attenders who want to check us out. Even if the topic of a given event doesn't interest you, the value of networking is priceless.
Interested in joining the business association? At only $5/month ($60/year) you will be hard pressed to find better value for your money. Check out the member benefits and signup here: https://williamsportpa.org/join
Check out our facebook event for the most up to date information.
Networking Event at Nomad
A few times each year members of the Williamsport Business Association gather for an evening of networking. At each event, we highlight 3 of our member businesses and give them a platform to say a few words about their product or service.
In addition to this event being at the new location of Nomad Distilling in Williamsport, we will also be highlighting Teddy Laine Candle Co., River Valley Transit and Trivial Trivia with Chase.
Never been to Nomad or a WBA Networking event? Want to learn more about either of these 3 entities? Join us! First time attenders are free to come and see what we are all about.
Nomad will have their bar open to purchase drinks or light snacks.
Interested in joining the business association? At only $5/month ($60/year) you will be hard pressed to find better value for your money. Check out the member benefits and signup here: https://williamsportpa.org/join
Check out the facebook event for the most up to date information.
Welcome Weekend
Home to both Pennsylvania College of Technology and Lycoming College, Williamsport has enormous opportunity for both economic and population growth as a result of students establishing residency in Williamsport post graduation. One way we can encourage this is by making sure that students are engaged in our local community and economy during their time on campus. If we work together, we can help them to feel the charm of our city that will last a lifetime.
With Pennsylvania College of Technology returning to classes on 8/19, and Lycoming College returning 8/26, this is the perfect weekend for the students to get out and start exploring, post the Labor Day holiday when on campus welcome activities are slowing down.
Examples of Ways to Get Involved:
-Send us any special discounts or offers you have for college students throughout the year. Please note if this is year round or date specific.
-Host a special event/sale during this weekend to help the students feel welcomed into the city. If you already have something going on, let us know!
Weekend Happenings
9/6 - Lycoming Arts First Friday, Downtown, 5-9pm
9/7 - Small business tour of Williamsport for select Freshmen as a part of the Lycoming College first-year seminar passport program and Pennsylvania College of Technology office of Student Engagement.
**Please email us at info@williamsportpa.org if you would like to get involved.
Trails & Tourism Speaker Event
The Williamsport Business Association invites you to join us for a "Trails & Tourism" talk presented by representatives from the Susquehanna Greenway Partnership and the Lycoming County Planning office. PA State Representative Jamie Flick will also be onsite to give an update on his recent Recreational and Tourism Committee appointments.
Tables will be setup to gather more information from each presenting entity.
A cash bar and appetizers will be available. Please RSVP by emailing info@williamsportpa.org with your name and contact information.
SPEAKERS:
Poppy Breining, Director of Trails and Recreation, Susquehanna Greenway Partnership
"The Trails Mean Business" by Mark Murawski, Assistant Lycoming County Transportation Planner
PA State Representative Jamie Flick, Game and Fisheries/Tourism/Economic and Recreational Development Committees
DIRECTIONS: Enter using the Welch Family Place entrance of the James V. Brown Library, adjacent the parking lot, take the elevator to the 3rd floor and follow signs to the Lowry Room.
Networking Event at Make Art Supplies
Networking events are a great opportunity to bring along non-member friends in a low pressure environment so they can mingle and consider membership!
Maximizing Social in Your Marketing: Practical Tips to Apply Today
Time for marketing seems non-existent to a small business owner. Kalin Palmatier from KP Marketing will be onsite to teach you how to be the most efficient with your marketing time and dollars.
A Workshop in Social Enterprise
They will address questions like "What is a Social Enterprise?" and "What tools are available to help my business become more cause and community focused, while still earning a profit?"
Reduce Operating Costs in 2024
Featuring representatives from Career Link, CLEVER Energy Management and Merchant Payments Group LLC
