September 2012 Events
Pittsburgh Professional Women partners with The Pittsburgh Social Exchange for: Send off To Summer!
Thursday, September 6th from 6-9pm
Jergel’s Rhythm House Grille
285 Northgate Drive
Warrendale, PA 15086
Cost: $10 for PPW Members, $35 for non-members
You must register by September 5th!
Register online here…and bring a friend!
http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e66fbsil0c5ad4fb&llr=g5woh4cab
The Grant Writer’s Café offers short programs on hot grant topics with discussion and networking held on the 1st Friday morning of the month at Panera restaurants.
This new professional development program features presentations by chapter members and invited guests on grant issues and practices for those who work in the field as grant writers and fundraisers, managers, independent contractors and consultants, and individuals who are interested in grant writing as a career. The cost to attend is $5 per person (paid at the door). GPA-WPA Chapter members free.
Friday, September 7, 2012, 7:30 - 9:30 am
Panera in Shadyside, 5430 Centre Ave, Pittsburgh 15232
Topic: Career Opportunities in the Grants Profession
Presented by: Laurie Anderson, Katherine F.H. Heart
This program will explore career and advancement options for grant professionals at nonprofit organizations and with independent grant writing/consulting. Information will be provided on the benefits of GPA national and chapter membership, and the grant professional certification (GPC) process.
Business Exchange Networking Lunch
* Give a 1-2 minute commercial for your business.
* Bring business cards, brochures, and samples.
* Make new business contacts.
Four Dates and Locations:
Sept. 5- Wexford, Atria’s, 12980 Perry Highway, Wexford
RSVP: email Michelle Zmijanac at
Michellezmijanac@bestpracticesdelivered.com
Sept. 12- Mount Lebanon, Atria’s, 110 Beverly Road,
Mt. Lebanon
RSVP: email Tina Noblers at
TinaNobers@CMNNutritionGroup
Sept. 19- Murrysville, Bella Luna Trattoria,
5060 William Penn Hwy, Monroeville, Pa 15146
RSVP Carol@CarolBrineyWorkFromHome.com
Sept. 26- Fox Chapel, Comfort Inn (Old Holiday Inn) in RIDC
Park, Ohara Twp
RSVP: 412-781-8773 or PlanBConsultant@comcast.net
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Cost: $18 (Bring cash; No-shows will be billed for the lunch)
RSVP: By Monday prior to the event
www.blxnetworking.com
The WSBA Network Lunch
A Networking Luncheon for Women Business Owners & Professionals
“Get Heard, Get Noticed, Get Leads”
A networking event open to any business woman who would like
to increase her business contacts/clientele. Our networking
format will be structured to provide participants with high
profile and networking. Bring 20-30 business cards/brochures,
cash for your lunch check, and be prepared to give a 60-second commercial about yourself.
Sept. 5 - 1:00 p.m. - Butler
Sept. 6 - 11:30 a.m. - Allegheny Valley
Sept. 12 - 11:30 a.m. - Shaler/Gibsonia
Sept. 14 - 1:00 p.m. - Robinson/Airport
Sept. 10 - 1:00 p.m. - Beaver County
Sept. 19 - 1:00 p.m. - South Hills
Sept. 20 - 1:00 p.m. - East End
Sept. 21 - 1:00 p.m. - Monroeville
Sept. 25 - 1:00 p.m. - North Hills
Sept. 24 - 5:15 p.m. - After Work Network (Washington, PA)
Sept. 26 - 5:15 p.m. - After Work Network (Smallman St. Pgh)
Sept. 28 - 12:00 p.m. - Westmoreland
Host: Women’s Small Business Association
Fee: $2 meeting fee (plus the cost of lunch)
RSVP: Required (Note: Any “Yes” RSVPs who do not show
will be charged a $20 no-show fee.)
For more info and to register online,
www.wsba.ws
Kauffman FastTrac NewVenture 10-Week Course
September 11, 2012
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Place: Chatham University Shadyside Campus
Cost: : $375.00 (includes textbook, online materials, and class sessions)
Register Online at www.chatham.edu/cwe or call 412-365-1253 for more information
Have you always wanted to start your own business? Before you quit your job or invest your life savings, FastTrac NewVenture will help you identify whether or not your business idea has merit. You will write a feasibility plan, examining the market potential of your business from every angle. This step-by-step hands-on program is taught by seasoned entrepreneurs who will help you craft your business idea. If you are a micro-business, home-based business, part-time business, mompreneur, or just interested in turning your hobby into a business, this program is ideally suited for you.
09/14/2012
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Women’s Business Leaders Breakfast
From Scientist to Entrepreneur
Presented by Dr. Susan Catalano,
Chief Science Officer, Cognition Therapeutics Inc
Alzheimers disease affects more than 5.4 million Americans, and will soar to more than 11 million by 2040. The direct costs associated with caring for AD patients in the U.S. alone are $183 billion annually. Seventy percent of the 5.4 million U.S. Alzheimers patients live at home, where 14.9 million Americans, most of them women, provide 17 billion hours of unpaid care for them at a total cost of $202 billion. There are no disease-modifying treatments available to fundamentally halt the progress of Alzheimers disease. Dr. Catalano will describe her journey from scientist to entrepreneur, and outline the cutting edge science being done by Cognition Therapeutics right here in Pittsburgh to discover drugs to halt or reverse the underlying pathological changes in the brain that cause Alzheimers disease.
Volunteers of America’s Brown Bag Lunch.
Brown Bag Lunch
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
12:00 – 1:00pm
Speaker: Jean Nagy, The Bottom Line Doctor
But am I making money?
You can’t take profit to the grocery store. They only take cash. Let the Bottom Line Doctor show you how to ensure that you get the most cash/profit from your business?
Volunteers of America of Pennsylvania
1650 Main Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15215
FREE
RSVP: 412.782.5344 x 209 or volunteersofamerica@voapa.org
Date: September 14, 2012
Time: 7:30 - 9:00 a.m.
Place: James Laughlin Music Hall, Chatham University, Shadyside
Host: The Center for Women’s Entrepreneurship at Chatham University
Cost: $25 (includes continental breakfast)
RSVP: Suggested by September 11
Register online at: www.chatham.edu/cwe
BBW Chamber Women’s Networking Luncheon
September 14, 2012
Noon
South Hills Country Club
4305 Brownsville Road, 15236
The monthly luncheon meeting* of the Women’s Networking of the Brentwood Baldwin Whitehall Chamber of Commerce will meet on Friday, September 14, noon, at South Hills Country Club. Please plan on attending and bring a friend. We welcome members and non-members. Tables are available for ladies who would like to display products or merchandise. Everyone will pass out cards and brochures and present a one-minute “commercial.”
Speaker,Wendy O. Lydon, LPBC
“10 Areas to Accelerate YOUR Business”
Wendy is Vice President at ThistleSea Business Development, LLC., and is a Licensed Professional Business Coach. Wendy’s background and expertise combines astute strategic, business and project/program management skills with over 25 years experience in business, association management, consultancy and analysis that enables her to assist clients to generate revenue and profit growth.
Lunch for Chamber Members - $15 - Bring a friend!
Lunch for Non-Members - $18
Display Table—$10
For reservations
secretary@bbwchamber.com
September 17, 2012
Clever Connections Dinner - Wexford
How to Create an Office Environment for Success
Guest Speaker: Interior Designer Catherine Montague
Is your office space supporting your professional goals of success? Are your employees proud of working there? Does your office design represent your business image?
Whether working from home or in an office environment, you will learn tips on how to transform your office into an environment that promotes productivity, efficiency and success.
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Place: Bella Frutteto, 2602 Brandt School Road, Wexford
Host: Pittsburgh Professional Women
Cost: Members-$36; Non-member-$49 (includes dinner)
(After Sept. 10: Members-$39; Non-members-$59)
RSVP: Suggested by September 10
Register online at: www.PittsburghProfessionalWomen.org
September 20, 2012
Please join us for “A Message of Hope” on Thursday, September 20, 2012, 6pm to 8pm at the Sewickley Heights Golf Club, 126 Backbone Road, Sewickley, PA 15143. A Message of Hope is presented by the PA Alliance for Safe & Drug Free Children. The Master of Ceremonies is Tunch Ilkin. Listen II, a video produced by Michael Bartley, Managing Editor of WQED, will be premiered. Listen II features powerful stories about families affected by addiction.
There will be food stations, live and silent auctions. The cost is $100 per person or $750 per table of 8. Please RSVP by September 4, 2012. All proceeds will be used for educational programs and presentations at 30 member schools, faith based and community sponsors.
For questions and reservations, please contact Debra Kehoe at 724.612.5554.
September 20, 2012
Treasure House Fashions is presenting Stylin’ Inside and Out on Thursday, September 20th, 2012 at the Holiday Inn-Pittsburgh North on McKnight Road from 6 to 9PM with food sampling, fashions, auction items, and inspiring stories of women touched by our mission– affirming the treasure within each one! Consider gathering a table of 8 to support our mission. Tickets are $60 each – and each ticket underwrites two gift certificates for women we serve. Order online at www.thfashions.org at the SPECIAL EVENTS tab. See you there!!
Disability Resource Breakfast
Thursday, September 20, 2012
8:30 – 9:30 AM
SPEAKER: Terri Seidman, Associate Director, American Diabetes Association of Western Pennsylvania.
Diabetes 101 and work.
What is Diabetes and how does it affect employment? Learn about the potential complications, care
and treatments to better understand how to prevent being sidelined from your chosen career.
Volunteers of America of Pennsylvania
1650 Main Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15215
FREE
RSVP: 412.782.5344 x 209 or volunteersofamerica@voapa.org
Entrepreneurial Thursday Networking Event
Creative Entrepreneurs
A casual weekly networking event for those interested in what’s
innovative and positive in Pittsburgh. A jazz, soul & blues happy
hour show plus open-mike interviews with local executives.
Date: September 20, 2012
Time: 5:30 - 8 p.m.
Place: Little E’s, 949 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh
Host: Jessica Lee
Cost: $5 (hors d’ouevres included)
For further info, email smarshall@pghgateways.org
The Entrepreneurial Thursday networking event is held each Thursday evening. For information on upcoming events and featured themes, visit : www.entrepreneurialthursdays.com
Kauffman FastTrac Listening To Your Business Workshop
September 21, 2012
Time: 8:30 am to Noon
Place: Chatham University, Gatehouse
Cost: $40.00
Student Rate: $20.00 with valid ID
Register online at www.chatham.edu/cwe or call 412-365-1253 for more information
The Listening to Your Business workshop is a hands-on, facilitated workshop designed to provide women business owners and managers with the critical evaluation tools and action steps they need to maximize the growth and profitability of their business. The Listening to Your Business workshop is a fast, inexpensive way for you to listen to your business and develop a strategic direction for the future.
Saturday, September 29, 2012 from 1-3pm
Fundraiser benefiting The Ward Home for Teenage Girls
Onyx Salon for Nails, Body & Soul
510 Station Street • Norwood Center
Bridgeville • PA • 15017
Featuring WTAE TV 4 News Anchor Michelle Wright. Enjoy light refreshments and a presentation by Michelle
The proceeds from this event will benefit the Ward Home for Teenage Girls, located in Shadyside.
Register online no later than Wednesday, September 26th.
Registration Link:
http://www.onyxfornails.net/Salon-Events.html
Beth Caldwell
Executive Director
Pittsburgh Professional Women
412.202.6983
Start-up Funding Workshop
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
8:00am - 10:00am
Chatham University Shadyside Campus
Cost: $15.00
Find out about SBA loans and non-profit lenders to acquire start-up funding for your business idea. Networking and continental breakfast will be followed by a panel with representatives from the groups listed below.
Featured lending organizations to be on the panel and host an informational table at the event include:
Stephen Drozda, SBA
Dane Yancic, Allegheny County Department of Economic Development
Dwayne Rankin and Aaron Aldrich, Bridgeway Capital
Sarah Francis, Southwestern PA Commission
Rebecca MacBlane, Regional Development Funding Corporation
Carolina Pais-Barreto Beyers, Urban Innovation21
Sue Malone, Strategies for Small Business
Kevon Copeland, Urban Redevelopment Authority
SAVE THE DATE
October 8, 2012
Building Bridges for Business to host For Sale: Opportunity, a Franchising Event
Building Bridges for Business is hosting For Sale: Opportunity, a Franchising event,
on October 9 between 4:30pm and 8:00 pm EST at the Fairmont Hotel in downtown
Pittsburgh. This event, which will be built around networking opportunities for small
business owners and entrepreneurs, is intended to connect established franchisors,
funding on the spot with a new loan program, finding space, and potential franchisees.
Rich Fitzgerald, executive, Allegheny County, will deliver a message on the current state
of locally owned small businesses.
In addition to providing franchises with an established presence in the Pittsburgh region with
growth opportunities, the event will also target new opportunities for franchises outside of the
Pittsburgh market and potential local franchisees.
Interested participants can register for the event on Building Bridges for Business’
website : www.buildingbridgesforbusiness.org
Class: Self-Defense for Women
Dates: October 7-28 (four Sundays)
Time: 10 - 12 noon
Place: Falk School, Oakland
Hope to see you in October!
Mona and Sue
…………
Lioness Martial Arts
412.241.6519
info@lionessmartialarts.com
www.lionessmartialarts.com
www.facebook.com/LionessMartialArts
Wednesday October 10th, 2012
Celebrate Oakmont
The Oakmont Chamber of Commerce
Cordially Invites You to Attend
“Celebrate Oakmont”
Celebrate Oakmont is an evening out to Celebrate Oakmont and
an opportunity for business members and members of the community to meet other business members and members of the community.
Come taste samples of signature dishes from all of your favorite area restaurants and bakeries.
Two Halls, One Incredible Night
Time: 4pm to 8pm
Where: Greek Orthodox Social Hall and Riverside Landing
Oakmont, Pennsylvania
Tickets: $10.00
RSVP: Please contact Summer at 412-828-3238 to receive your ticket
Enter to Win One of These Great Prizes!
Kindle Fire
Keurig Coffee System
Free Food, Fantastic Door Prizes, Incredible Grand Raffles, and More!
Regional arts festival set for Mt. Lebanon Oct. 2-7
More than two dozen of the best Plein Air painters from around the country will fan out across Mt. Lebanon as part of the inaugural Plein Air Mt. Lebanon festival October 2 through October 7.
Painters will plant themselves outside, among Mt. Lebanon’s historic homes, business districts, parks, sunset vistas or anywhere they see a scene to capture, paint quickly and submit the work for a juried show with more than $6,000 in prize money. The gallery-quality paintings will be for sale.
Plein Air, which is French for “in the open air,” is a painting style made popular in Europe in the 1800s as paint first became available in tubes, allowing artists to leave their studios and paint outside. Mt. Lebanon’s festival, modeled after tremendously successful events like the one in Easton, Maryland, is expected to draw art enthusiasts from around the region.
On Friday, October 5, the public is invited to a gala at the municipal building, where guests will see the winning paintings, meeting the painters, and view and purchase the artwork. Tickets, which are $125 each and include a $50 voucher to be used toward the purchase of artwork, are available at www.mtlebanon.org or www.pleinairmtl.com
On Saturday, October 6, Uptown along Washington Road will feature the Mt Lebo Paint-Out!, a competition open to novice and expert painters, who will have only two hours to complete their best work to win cash prizes. Those paintings also will be for sale. The festivities will include music, food, textile arts, theater and artist demonstrations. Concurrently, patrons may browse Art in the Park in the Academy Avenue parking lot, which runs both Saturday and Sunday.
A portion of the proceeds from Plein Air Mt Lebanon will provide funding for the Mt Lebanon Arts Initiative, which will offer a mini-grant funding support for funding future art initiatives in Mt. Lebanon.
For more information, schedules and artist profiles: www.pleinairmtl.com .
lpace@mtlebanon.org
