The 10 Most Expensive Mistakes Small Business Owners Make

A practical business education and networking event designed for new, established and future business owners Join the Fort Lee Regional Chamber of Commerce and The Fort Lee Athletic Club for a practical business education and networking event designed for new, established and future business owners. Tuesday, October 27, 2026 at 5:30 PM Fort Lee Athletic Club 2029 Lemoine Avenue, 3rd Floor Fort Lee, NJ Includes light dinner, beer & wine. Presented by Brandon J. Broderick, Attorney at Law, the evening will feature Chris T. Karounos, Esq., Certified by the N.J. Supreme Court as a Civil Trial Attorney and Director of Commercial Litigation & Business Counseling at Brandon J. Broderick. Chris is a NJBIZ “Leaders in Law” Honoree. The 10 Most Expensive Mistakes Small Business Owners Make will offer real-world guidance, plain-English answers and practical steps you can put to use immediately. Topics will include: ownership and partner agreements, employees vs. contractors, contracts, vendors and collections, insurance gaps and crisis response, AI, marketing and business data, and cash flow and smart growth. Whether you already own a business, are building one, or are considering taking the leap, this program will help you identify common, and potentially costly, mistakes before they become bigger problems. And, of course, it’s also a Chamber event! Come ready to network, meet fellow business owners and professionals, make new connections, and enjoy all this over a light dinner, beer and wine. $15 Includes light dinner, beer and wine.