About the B.E.R.N. Network
“Volunteers spend a lot of time for free to give to the community, but we do not do much to give back to ourselves or create opportunities to increase our personal incomes that are impacted by our volunteer commitments.”
…said Ex-Chief Steve Cohen of the Jericho Fire Department.
That is until Ex-Chief Cohen’s creation of the not-for-profit entity he formed in September 2017 “Business-Emergency Responders Network, Inc.” or “B.E.R.N.” for short.
The mission of the B.E.R.N. Network is to utilize those long lasting relationships as a foundation to generate business opportunities for its members.
Ex-Chief Steve Cohen, Jericho Fire Department, Founder of the B.E.R.N. Network
“Networking is a continuous process that transcends the monthly meetings”
says Cohen, who notes that…
“…each of the B.E.R.N. members are always trying to think of ways to get business for one another or to make new business contacts.”
An updated member directory is provided to members for their desktops and cell phones for ready reference.
Don’t miss the opportunity to take the financial sting out of volunteer duty by joining B.E.R.N. and reaping the financial rewards.
The group began with three Jericho FD members, including Cohen, and now boasts some 20 members from fire departments in both Nassau and Suffolk Counties.
The meetings currently take place virtually on the last Wednesday morning of each month at 8:30 a.m. and last about one hour each. What occurs within that short time each month equates to a substantial financial windfall to those members who are actively involved.
The group includes a lawyer (Ex-Chief Cohen is a partner in the law firm of Franklin, Gringer & Cohen, P.C. in Garden City); a digital marketing business; an office equipment provider; a full-service IT business; a public adjuster; an insurance agent; a banker; a DJ/Entertainment business, and many others.