(Photo provided) People participate in a past Small Business Breakfast Club at Captain Richard’s in New Martinsville. This year’s club series will begin again on Feb. 27 Captain Richard’s.

The Wetzel Tyler County Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business Breakfast Club is preparing to reconvene with its first meeting at Captain Richard’s restaurant, 198 W.Va. 2, New Martinsville from 9-10 a.m. Feb. 27.

Chamber Executive Director Sharon Campbell said the breakfasts are a networking opportunity for people across the region.

“All businesses and organizations are invited. It’s an open forum. … We sit down, exchange business cards and talk about whatever is happening,” she said. “There are five sessions. Attendance ebbs and flows, but there is always a meaningful exchange.”

In addition to Captain Richard’s, upcoming club meetings include:

– Valley Diner, located along W.Va. 20 in Pine Grove, on March 6;

– Speedway Diner, located along W.Va. 18 in Middlebourne, on March 20;

– Tasty Freeze, 512 Fourth Ave., Paden City on April 10; and

– Route 250 Corner Cafe, 2 Pennsylvania Ave., Hundred on May 8.

All breakfast club meetings are from 9-10 a.m. Participants are encouraged to bring business cards and handouts, to exchange information and ideas and, of course, enjoy a delicious meal at the local eatery.

The meals are not free; participants order what they want off the menu and each person pays for their own breakfast.