Calendar

Mar
25
Mon
ANCA Buyer Days Wholesale Trade Show @ Saratoga Springs City Center
Mar 25 @ 9:00 AM – Mar 26 @ 5:00 PM
ANCA Buyer Days Wholesale Trade Show @ Saratoga Springs City Center

Own a business? Have a storefront? Visit ANCA’s Buyer Days and meet over 100 artisans selling wholesale for your retail location! This show is for qualified buyers only and houses some of the finest crafted goods and specialty foods in the Northeast. It’s completely free for buyers to register – so why not visit Saratoga in the spring?

Nov
15
Fri
Chapman Museum Wine & Chocolate Gala @ The Queensbury Hotel
Nov 15 @ 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Chapman Museum Wine & Chocolate Gala @ The Queensbury Hotel

It’s back! The Wine and Chocolate gala sponsored in part by Barkeater Chocolates is a night of…well, wine and chocolates. This is Chapman Museum’s most important fundraiser.

Jan
18
Sat
Kelly’s Angels Wine & Chocolate Tasting @ Canfield Casino
Jan 18 @ 6:00 PM – 11:30 PM
Kelly's Angels Wine & Chocolate Tasting @ Canfield Casino

Join us for this fundraising gala to raise money to help local kids who are dealing with financial difficulties after the loss of a parent. We’re teaming up with ADK Winery to bring you an event within an event: a wine and chocolate pairing session.

Mar
13
Fri
Lunch To Learn @ Crandall Library
Mar 13 @ 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Lunch To Learn @ Crandall Library

The Myths About Scaling Up

What the Big Players Won’t Tell You
At this Lunch To Learn, Deb Morris, Co-Founder & President of Barkeater Chocolates, LLC will walk you through her journey from start-up to getting by to getting ahead. Since 2008, Barkeater Chocolates has been making the world’s most FlavorWow™ chocolates, and had to find out the hard way that getting ahead is a different journey for every business. Doing things the way everyone else does often leads to failure (and Barkeater has made many mistakes). Learn about the pitfalls of scaling up and how “making it big” is sometimes code for “losing your shirt.” Whether you’ve already figured this out or are just starting out, we’ll share & discuss how to avoid the common mistakes many businesses make by trying to be all things to all people.