Pittsburgh Business Events .

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February 9 -- 7:30 A.M..- 10:00 A.M.
     The First Step: Mechanics of Starting a Small Business  - University of
Pittsburgh Small Business Development Center, University of Pittsburgh,
Mervis Hall; RSVP/Info: 412.648.1542http://www.sbdc.pitt.edu,  Reservations
required;   Free 

February 9 -- 7:30 A.M..- 10:00 A.M.
     The First Step: Mechanics Of Starting A Small Business  - Michael Wholihan
- Pennsylvania Small Business Development Center, Mervis Hall Rm. 209,
University of Pittsburgh Campus, 15260; RSVP/Info: Michael Wholihan,
412.648.1542 mrwholihan at katz.pitt.edu,
http://http://www.pittentrepreneur.com/, (No Dress Code) Reservations
suggested by February 8th;  Free 

February 11 -- 1:00 P.M..- 3:00 P.M.
     Graduate & Adult Student Open House  - Chatham College, Woodland Road,
Pittsburgh, PA 15232; RSVP/Info: Dory Perry, 412.365.2758
dperry at chatham.edu, http://www.chatham.edu/admissions/openhouse.cfm, 
Reservations suggested by February 9th;  Free  : Provides an opportunity to
meet with representatives from faculty, admissions, financial aid and
housing.  Refreshments served and campus tours provided.

February 12 -- 11:00 A.M..- 1:15 P.M.
     Business Women First  - Debbi Fields, founder of Mrs. Fields Cookies -
Pittsburgh Business Times, Westin Convention Center; RSVP/Info: Michele
Broda, 412.481.6397 mbroda at bizjournals.com,
http://http://pittsburgh.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/event/2690?mp=1, 
Reservations suggested by February 5th;  Fee:  All$65.00 - No AT-DOOR
payment -  Payment with: Cash, Check, Credit Card

February 12 -- 5:30 P.M..- 7:30 P.M.
     EnterPrize: Put it in Writing…Build Your Business Plan  - Paul Petrovich,
Senior Technology and SBIR Consultant, University of Pittsburgh Institute
for Entrepreneurial Excellence - Pittsburgh Technology Council, James
Centre, 327 S. Main Street, Pittsburgh 15220; RSVP/Info: Council Events,
412.918.4229 events at pghtech.org, http://www.pghtech.org,  Fee:  Mem$25.00 
NM$40.00 (Prepay Req-d, @ the door $10.00)

February 13 -- 7:30 A.M..- 8:45 A.M.
     Business Referral Network Of Pittsburgh Sunset Hills Chapter  - Business
Referral Network of Pittsburgh , MoJoe Coffee, 380 Broadmoor Avenue  Mt.
Lebanon ; RSVP/Info: Sue Lauer , 412.388.1250 sue at getgreatreferrals.com ,
http://www.getgreatreferrals.com ,  Free 

February 13 -- 8:30 A.M..- 12:00 P.M.
     Doing Business with the Commonwealth of PA  - Gayle Nuppnau - PA Dept. of
General Services, 425 6th Avenue, 31st. Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219;
RSVP/Info: Gayle Nuppnau, 412.442.5872 gnuppnau at state.pa.us,
http://www.dgs.state.pa.us,  Reservations suggested by February 11th;  Free
 : This workshop will provide information on state contracting procurement
process.

February 13 -- 9:00 A.M..- 12:00 P.M.
     Anatomy of a Business Plan  - Saint Vincent College SBDC Senior Business
Analyst, Peter Tulk - Saint Vincent College SBDC, Saint Vincent College,
Placid Hall, Foundations Room, 300 Fraser Purchase Road, Latrobe, PA;
RSVP/Info: Saint Vincent College SBDC, 724.537.4572 sbdc at stvincent.edu,
http://stvincent.edu/sbdc,  Reservations suggested by February 9th; 
Cancellations required by February  9th;  Fee:  $40 or $35 for two or more 
Payment with: Cash, Check, Credit Card

February 13 -- 12:00 P.M..- 1:30 P.M.
     Allegheny HYP Club & Harvard Club Of Western PA Lunch Lecture: Pittsburgh
Quarterly Magazine - First Birthday Report   - Mr. Douglas Heuck, Publisher
and Editor - Harvard Club of Western PA & Allegheny HYP Club, Allegheny HYP
Club Library - 3rd Floor, 619 William Penn Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15219;
RSVP/Info: Beth Kurcina , 412.281.5858 bkurcina at alleghenyhypclub.com ,
http://alleghenyhypclub.com,  Reservations required;   Fee:  Mem$20  NM$25 
Student w-ID $20  Fee includes hot lunch

February 13 -- 6:00 P.M..- 8:00 P.M.
     WorkQuest Networking evening Party - no morning meeting  - Workquest and
STC members and friends - STC  WorkQuest - sponsored by the Pittsburgh
Chapter of the Society for Technical Communication, Sharp Edge Creek House
- www.sharpedgebeer.com, 288 W. Steuben Street at the Thornburg Bridge,
Crafton/Thornburg area; RSVP/Info: Richard Lohmeyer,  rkloh at msn.com,
http://www.stcworkquest.org,  Free  : Free munchies, buy your own drinks.

February 13 -- 6:00 P.M..- 8:30 P.M.
     PE-101, A Primer on Polyethylene Pipe for Water & Natural Gas Distribution
Systems  - Dr. Eugene Palermo - ASME, Engineers Society of Western PA, 337
Fourth Av, Pittsburgh; RSVP/Info: Richard Horne, 412.521.4660
horner at asme.org, http://sections.asme.org/pgh/,  Reservations suggested by
February 8th;  Free  : Optional Dinner will be servered for $25

February 14 -- 7:30 A.M..- 8:45 A.M.
     Business Referral Network Of Pittsburgh South Hills Chapter  - Business
Referral Network of Pittsburgh , Max and Ermas Restaurant , 1910 Cochran
Road  Manor Oak ; RSVP/Info: Sue Lauer , 412.388.1250
sue at getgreatreferrals.com , http://www.getgreatreferrals.com ,  Free 

February 14 -- 8:00 A.M..- 9:00 A.M.
     Free Business Seminar "Sales for the Non Sales Person:  5 Easy Steps to
Closing Clients"  - Presented by Susan Adams, who has sold products and
services for some of the worlds most respected companies including: 
General Electric, Pitney Bowes and Bombardier Aerospace - Womens Business
Network - Waterfront Chapter    Seminar is open to all local women business
owners and those in sales.  this is a great opportunity to network with
successful business leaders and build new sales opportunities for 2007, Eat
and Park - Waterfront Location in Homestead; RSVP/Info: Marti Slagy,
412.879.2158 martha at mortgagesmartllc.com, http://www.wbninc.com, 
Reservations suggested by February 12th;  Free 

February 14 -- 8:00 A.M..- 6:00 P.M.
     Singing is Life - Valentines Day gift to your sweetheart at work  - Quartet
from Pittsburgh Championship Steel City Harmonizers -  , All over the city,
where your sweetheart works; RSVP/Info: Joe Fricker, 412.874.8991
wpowell at interLINKbusiness.com,
http://www.singingvalentines.com/showentry.asp?ID=4545,  Reservations
required;   Fee:  Only $40 for four guys in white tuxedos will arrive at
your sweethearts door at the location you specify, tell them you love them,
give your sweetheart a rose from you, sing "Heart of My Heart" and have a
photo taken with them.  - No AT-DOOR payment -  Payment with: Cash, Check,
Credit Card

February 14 -- 8:30 A.M..- 4:30 P.M.
     Finite Capacity Scheduling  - Bill Kirchmier - APICS - The Association of
Operations Management, APICS Castle in Wilmerding, 325 Commerce St.,
Wilmerding, PA 15148; RSVP/Info: Jim Dobos, 866.692.7427
james.dobos.wt04 at wharton.upenn.edu, http://www.apics-pgh.org/fcsem.htm, (No
Dress Code) Reservations suggested by February 8th;  Cancellations required
by February  9th;  Fee:  All$400.00(Prepay Req-d, @ the door $400.00) 
Payment with: Cash, Check, Credit Card

February 14 -- 10:15 A.M..- 11:00 A.M.
     College Savings And Investment Plans For Parents And Grandparents.  - Vic
Conrad, CPA, Pinnacle Financial Strategies. - Carnegie Library of
Pittsburgh - Squirrel Hill, Namm Business Center, 5801 Forbes Ave. (corner
at Forbes & Murray Avenues); RSVP/Info: 412.422.9650
squirrelhill at carnegielibrary.org,
http://www.carnegielibrary.org/locations/squirrelhill/namm/,  Free 

February 14 -- 11:15 A.M..- 1:00 P.M.
     What Helped Make Us Successful Family Business Consultants  - Jim and Ann
Marie Kwaiser - Greater Pittsburgh Coaches Association (GPCA), Grand
Concourse at Station Square; RSVP/Info:  grpghcoaches at aol.com,
http://www.greaterpittsburghcoaches.org,  Reservations suggested by
February 9th;  Cancellations required by February  12th;  Fee:  Mem$25.00 
NM$35.00 (Prepay Req-d, @ the door $35.00 Members ; $45.00 Non-members) 
Payment with: Cash, Check

February 14 -- 12:00 P.M..- 2:00 P.M.
     Renewable Energy Teleconference: Developing And Financing Wind Energy
Projects  - Babst, Calland, Clements and Zomnir, P.C., Two Gateway Center,
8th Floor; RSVP/Info: Joe Dawley, 412.394.5655 jdawley at bccz.com, 
Reservations required;   Free 

February 14 -- 3:00 P.M..- 5:00 P.M.
     Student Membership: Company Tour at Kennametal  - Pittsburgh Technology
Council, Kennametal, 1600 Technology Way, Latrobe 15650; RSVP/Info: Council
Events, 412.918.4229 events at pghtech.org, http://www.pghtech.org, 
Reservations required;   Fee:  NM$5.00 (Prepay Req-d, @ the door $10.00)

February 15 -- 7:30 A.M..- 8:45 A.M.
     Business Referral Network Of Pittsburgh Parkside Chapter  - Business
Referral Network of Pittsburgh ,  Panera Bread South Park Shops , 5243
Library Road  Bethel Park ; RSVP/Info: Sue Lauer , 412.388.1250
sue at getgreatreferrals.com , http://www.getgreatreferrals.com ,  Free 

February 15 -- 7:45 A.M..- 9:00 A.M.
     Business Referral Network Of Pittsburgh South Side Chapter  - Business
Referral Network of Pittsburgh , Tuscany Cafe , 1501 E. Carson Street 
South Side ; RSVP/Info: Sue Lauer , 412.388.1250 sue at getgreatreferrals.com
, http://www.getgreatreferrals.com ,  Free 

February 15 -- 11:30 A.M..- 1:00 P.M.
     Taking The Heat Out Of A Product Launch  - Robert J. Struble - Business
Marketing Association, Rivers Club, One Oxford Centre; RSVP/Info: Melissa
Jones, 412.394.5684 mjones at bccz.com, http://www.bmapgh.org,  Reservations
suggested by February 9th;  Cancellations required by February  14th;  Fee:
 Mem$25.00  NM$40.00  Student w-ID $15.00  Payment with: Cash, Check

February 15 -- 12:00 P.M..- 1:00 P.M.
     US Steel Tower Toastmasters Club  - Quell Your Nerves and Improve
Communication Skills - Toastmasters International - Meets Every Thursday,
Room 33c on 33rd Floor, 600 Grant Street - Downtown; RSVP/Info: William
(Bill) M. Cummings, 412.234.1836 cummings.wm at mellon.com,
http://ussteeltower.freetoasthost.us/index.html,  Reservations suggested by
February 15th;  Free  : Guests are free!  Please come visit and have fun
improving your public speaking skills in a friendly, warm environment.

February 15 -- 12:00 P.M..- 1:15 P.M.
     Business Referral Network Of Pittsburgh Lunch in the South Hills Chapter  -
Business Referral Network of Pittsburgh , Molly Brannigans , 660 Washington
Road   Mt. Lebanon ; RSVP/Info: Sue Lauer , 412.388.1250
sue at getgreatreferrals.com , http://www.getgreatreferrals.com ,  Free 

February 15 -- 12:15 P.M..- 1:00 P.M.
     Caring for Another and For Yourself  - Sue Erikson, Supervisor of Senior
Services, Hill House Senior Services - Carnegie Library Downtown &
Business, 612 Smithfield St., Pittsburgh, PA  15222; RSVP/Info:
412.281.7141 business at carnegielibrary.org,
http://www.carnegielibrary.org/locations/downtown,  Free 

February 15 -- 2:00 P.M..
     The Selection, Care And Feeding Of Crisis Management Teams  - Lee Fogarty,
Ph.D., Nancy Chubb, Ph.D., MBA and Pete McQuillin of Fourth River
Associates LLC -  Association of Contingency Planners - Pittsburgh Tr-State
Chapter, Federated Investors, 1001 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA;
RSVP/Info: Kathy Younkins, 412.358.6093 kyounkins at federatedinv.com, 
Reservations required;   Free  : Visitors may attend one meeting free
before joining ACP.

February 15 -- 2:00 P.M..- 4:00 P.M.
     Tax Considerations for Small Businesses  - Emmanuel Ike, CPA, CFE -
Diversity Business Resource Center, 700 River Avenue, First Floor
Conference Room; RSVP/Info: 412.322.3272http://dbrc.ecenterdirect.com, 
Reservations required;   Free  : Learn the importance of compliance as well
as tax planning strategies

February 15 -- 5:30 P.M..- 8:30 P.M.
     2007 Pittsburgh CIO of the Year Awards  - Diane Watson of MEDRAD -
Sponsored by ON, Raeder Landree, The Last Passionate Astronaut and UPMC,
with additional support from Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC, Highmark and
KFORCE Technology Staffing., Westin Convention Center; RSVP/Info: Council
Events, 412.918.4229 events at pghtech.org, http://www.pghtech.org, 
Reservations required;   Fee:  Mem$50.00  NM$75.00 (Prepay Req-d, @ the
door $10.00)

February 15 -- 6:00 P.M..- 9:00 P.M.
     The Open Source Summit  - Ray Lane, Keynote Speaker, Chris Dibona of
Google, Dr. Tom Jones of Tolven, Inc., Joan Soat of Information Week, Susan
Altman of K&L Gates - TiE Pittsburgh, The Lexus Club at PNC Park, 115
Federal Street, Pittsburgh; RSVP/Info: http://www.tiepgh.org/events.shtml, 
Reservations suggested by February 14th;  Fee:  NM$25.00  Student w-ID
$10.00

February 17 -- 8:00 A.M..- 11:00 A.M.
     Marketing and Financing for Small Business  - SCORE Pittsburgh, Point Park
University, Blvd of the Allies and Wood Street, Pittsburgh, PA; RSVP/Info: 
info at scorepittsburgh.com, http://scorepittsburgh.org/workshop.html, 
Reservations suggested by February 14th;  Fee:  All$40.00

February 17 -- 12:00 P.M..- 4:00 P.M.
     South Side Mid-Winter Soup Contest presented by Iron & Glass Bank  - South
Side Local Development Company, Shops on the South Side; RSVP/Info: Amy
Camp, 412.481.0651 amy at southsidepgh.com, http://www.southsidepgh.com, (No
Dress Code) Fee:  $5 plus a canned good for the Brashear Association Food
Pantry  Payment with: Cash

February 20 -- 7:30 A.M..- 8:45 A.M.
     Business Referral Network Of Pittsburgh Sunset Hills Chapter  - Business
Referral Network of Pittsburgh , MoJoe Coffee, 380 Broadmoor Avenue  Mt.
Lebanon ; RSVP/Info: Sue Lauer , 412.388.1250 sue at getgreatreferrals.com ,
http://www.getgreatreferrals.com ,  Free  : Bring plenty of business cards

February 20 -- 8:30 A.M..- 4:30 P.M.
     Globally Harmonized System (GHS) Course   - ChemADVISOR, Inc., Stone Quarry
Crossing, 811 Camp Horne Road, Suite 220, Pittsburgh, PA 15237; RSVP/Info:
Connie Kramarz, 412.847.2000 training at chemadvisor.com,
http://www.chemadvisor.com/Training_Ghs.aspx,  Reservations required;  
Fee:  All$500.00 - No AT-DOOR payment -  Payment with: Cash, Check, Credit
Card

February 20 -- 9:00 A.M..- 12:00 P.M.
     QuickBooks Made Easy  - Dennis Piper and Associates - Saint Vincent College
SBDC, Saint Vincent College, Placid Hall, Foundations Room, 300 Fraser
Purchase Road, Latrobe, PA  15650; RSVP/Info: Saint Vincent College SBDC,
724.537.4572 sbdc at stvincent.edu, http://stvincent.edu/sbdc,  Reservations
suggested by February 16th;  Cancellations required by February  16th; 
Fee:  $40 or $35 for two or more  Payment with: Cash, Check, Credit Card

February 20 -- 4:30 P.M..- 8:00 P.M.
     ISM-Pittsburgh Forum and Dinner Meeting-Critical Business Skills Night  -
Forum: Excel for Supply Management Professionals with Mr. Charles Dominic.
Dinner: Emerging Procurement Activities in the Area of Services with a
panel of speakers   - ISM Pittsburgh, Sheraton Station Square; RSVP/Info:
Paula Massey, 724.508.0200 paulamis at comcast.net,
http://www.ism-pittsburgh.org,  Reservations suggested by February 15th; 
Cancellations required by February  19th;  Fee:  Mem$25.00  NM$35.00 
Student w-ID $15.00  $35.00 also applies to members who register after
February 15th, 2006.  Payment with: Cash, Check, Credit Card

February 20 -- 6:00 P.M..- 8:00 P.M.
     PittJUG: Migrating EJB 2.x to EJB 3.0 and Code Analysis  - Anders Ohlsson
from Borland’s Developer Tools Group - Pittsburgh Technology Council,
Council Training Room, 2000 Technology Drive; RSVP/Info: Council Events,
412.918.4229 events at pghtech.org, http://www.pghtech.org,  Reservations
required;   Free 

February 21 -- 7:30 A.M..- 8:45 A.M.
     Business Referral Network Of Pittsburgh South Hills Chapter  - Business
Referral Network of Pittsburgh , Max and Ermas Restaurant , 1910 Cochran
Road  Manor Oak ; RSVP/Info: Sue Lauer , 412.388.1250
sue at getgreatreferrals.com , http://www.getgreatreferrals.com ,  Free  :
Bring plenty of business cards

February 21 -- 8:00 A.M..- 9:00 A.M.
     Womens Business Network - Waterfront Chapter  - Open to area women business
owners or those in sales who are interested in networking and sharing ideas
to grow their business. - Meeting agenda includes: self-marketing, a
business presentation by an individual member or table topic discussion,
and networking.   , Meeting held at Eat N Park - Waterfront location in
Homestead; RSVP/Info: Marti Slagy, 412.879.2158
martha at mortgagesmartllc.com, http://wbninc.com,  Free  : Attend the first
two meeting at no charge

February 21 -- 8:30 A.M..- 4:30 P.M.
     Globally Harmonized System (GHS) Environmental Hazard Assessment Course   -
ChemADVISOR, Inc., Stone Quarry Crossing, 811 Camp Horne Road, Suite 220,
Pittsburgh, PA 15237; RSVP/Info: Connie Cramarz, 412.847.2000
training at chemadvisor.com,
http://www.chemadvisor.com/Training_GhsEnvHazAssessment.aspx,  Reservations
required;   Fee:  All$500 - No AT-DOOR payment -

February 21 -- 12:00 P.M..- 6:00 P.M.
     A Time For Change: Coaching Works  - Greater Pittsburgh Coaches Association
(GPCA), Regional Enterprise Tower, 31st Floor, 425 Sixth Avenue; RSVP/Info:
 grpghcoaches at aol.com, http://www.greaterpittsburghcoaches.org, 
Reservations suggested by February 16th;  Fee:  $20 for first coaching
session; $10 for each additional session (Prepay Req-d, @ the door $)

February 21 -- 1:00 P.M..- 3:30 P.M.
     Learn To Buy And Sell Items On Ebay - With Confidence And Ease.  - Nancy J.
Cheskey, Small Business Specialist, U.S. Postal Service. - Carnegie Library
of Pittsburgh - Squirrel Hill, Namm Business Center, 5801 Forbes Ave.
(corner at Forbes & Murray Avenues); RSVP/Info: 412.422.9650
squirrelhill at carnegielibrary.org,
http://www.carnegielibrary.org/locations/squirrelhill/namm/,  Free 

February 21 -- 5:30 P.M..- 8:00 P.M.
     What Men Dont Tell Women About Business! -  - Oditza Carasca—1st Vanguard
Mort,  Mary Ann Barnes—Barnes Assoc. Real Estate , Jo Ann Forrester—SI
Business Assoc ,Suzan Lami--Lami Grubb Architects LP ,Grace Robinson—State
Farm Ins,  Patty Jennings, --#1 Cochran  , Debra Mason, Moderator:  Victory
Mgt  - NAWBO - Pittsburgh, JIMMY GS RESTAURANT & CATERING;  ,  1822 Main
Street;  Pittsburgh, PA 15215;  (just off the Highland Park
Bridge)412-781-4884 ; RSVP/Info: Ann McKenna,
412.537.3533http://www.nawbopittsburgh.org,  Fee:  Mem$35.00  NM$45.00 
$50.00 at the door

February 21 -- 5:45 P.M..- 9:30 P.M.
     No Technology - No Problem - A Real-life Case Study  - John Merriman -
APICS - The Association for Operations Management, APICS Castle in
Wilmerding, 325 Commerce St., Wilmerding, PA 15148; RSVP/Info: Ed
Giacchino, 866.692.7427 ed.giacchino at timet.com,
http://www.apics-pgh.org/pdmmtg6.htm,  Reservations required by February 
16th;  Cancellations required by February  19th;  Fee:  Mem$25.00  NM$30.00
 Student w-ID $12.00  Students must be members of APICS  Payment with:
Cash, Check

February 21 -- 6:00 P.M..- 8:00 P.M.
     IS Peer Network: Searching for High-Value Information within the Enterprise
 -  Raul Valdes-Perez, CEO of Vivisimo - Presented in partnership with the
Pittsburgh Regional Knowledge Management Consortium and the Special
Libraries Association., Council Training Room, 2000 Technology Drive;
RSVP/Info: Council Events, 412.918.4229 events at pghtech.org,
http://www.pghtech.org,  Reservations required;   Free 

February 21 -- 6:00 P.M..- 9:00 P.M.
     IMA Pittsburgh Chapter Monthly Meeting  - Perry A. Minnis - Institute of
Management Accounting - Pittsburgh Chapter, Engineers Society of Western
PA, 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222; RSVP/Info: Linda Lewis, 
Linda.Lewis at jeffersonregional.com, http://www.pittsburgh.imanet.org, 
Reservations suggested by February 16th;  Fee:  All$25.00 Payment with:
Cash, Check

February 22 -- 7:30 A.M..- 8:45 A.M.
     Business Referral Network Of Pittsburgh Parkside Chapter  - Business
Referral Network of Pittsburgh , Panera Bread South Park Shops , 5243
Library Road  Bethel Park ; RSVP/Info: Sue Lauer , 412.388.1250
sue at getgreatreferrals.com , http://www.getgreatreferrals.com ,  Free  :
Bring plenty of business cards

February 22 -- 7:30 A.M..- 10:00 A.M.
     "Toxic Leaders: What Are They? Who Are They? And What Can We Do About
Them?”   - Dr. Julie Smith, Peter Berner, Donna Billings and Dr. Gay
Fogarty - Pittsburgh Human Resource Planning Society (PHRPS), Rivers Club,
One Oxford Centre, 301 Grant Street, Pittsburgh; RSVP/Info: Roberta,
412.831.1188http://www.phrps.org,  Reservations required by February  16th;
 Cancellations required by February  19th;  Fee:  Mem$40.00  NM$70.00 
Payment with: Cash, Check

February 22 -- 7:45 A.M..- 9:00 A.M.
     Business Referral Network Of Pittsburgh South Side Chapter  - Business
Referral Network of Pittsburgh , Tuscany Cafe , 1501 E. Carson Street 
South Side ; RSVP/Info: Sue Lauer , 412.388.1250 sue at getgreatreferrals.com
, http://www.getgreatreferrals.com ,  Free  : Bring plenty of business
cards

February 22 -- 8:00 A.M..- 12:00 P.M.
     Creating A Strong Value Proposition For Your Business Or Product   -
Half-day Executive Workshop - ClearBrands, Inc., Cranberry Regional
Learning Alliance, 850 Cranberry Woods Drive; RSVP/Info:
http://www.clearbrands.com/workshops,  Reservations required by February 
5th;  Fee:  All$150.00 For half-day workshop. **You may register one
additional employee at no cost.

February 22 -- 8:30 A.M..- 10:30 A.M.
     Entrepreneurs Network: The Commercialization of Startup Technology
Companies  - Bruce Smith, Principal from Achieving Sales Results -
Pittsburgh Technology Council, Council Training Room, 2000 Technology
Drive; RSVP/Info: Council Events, 412.918.4229 events at pghtech.org,
http://www.pghtech.org,  Reservations required;   Fee:  Mem$20.00  NM$35.00
 Student w-ID $10.00 (Prepay Req-d, @ the door $10.00)

February 22 -- 12:00 P.M..- 1:15 P.M.
     Business Referral Network Of Pittsburgh Lunch in the South Hills Chapter  -
Business Referral Network of Pittsburgh , Molly Brannigans , 660 Washington
Road   Mt. Lebanon ; RSVP/Info: Sue Lauer , 412.388.1250
sue at getgreatreferrals.com , http://www.getgreatreferrals.com ,  Free  :
Bring plenty of business cards

February 22 -- 12:15 P.M..- 1:00 P.M.
     Driving More Traffic to Your Website  - Robbin Steif, LunaMetrics -
Carnegie Library Downtown & Business, 612 Smithfield St., Pittsburgh, PA 
15222; RSVP/Info: 412.281.7141 business at carnegielibrary.org,
http://www.carnegielibrary.org/locations/downtown,  Free 

February 22 -- 5:30 P.M..- 8:30 P.M.
     Discover Pittsburgh  - Pittsburgh Urban Magnet Project (PUMP), Circuit
Center & Ballroom, 5 Hot Metal Street, Southside; RSVP/Info: Jennifer
Black, 412.338.2133 jennifer at pump.org, http://www.pump.org,  Reservations
suggested by February 16th;  Free  : There is no charge to attend. 
Exhibitors pay $50 for a table.  Registration information is available at
www.pump.org.  Click on "Discover Pittsburgh"

February 23 -- 7:30 A.M..- 10:00 A.M.
     The Second Step: Developing a Business Plan  - University of Pittsburgh
Small Business Deveopment Center, University of Pittsburgh, Mervis Hall;
RSVP/Info: 412.648.1542http://www.sbdc.pitt.edu,  Reservations required;  
Fee:  All$25.00 Payment with: Cash, Check

February 23 -- 7:30 A.M..- 10:00 A.M.
     The Second Step: Developing A Business Plan  - Michael Wholihan -
Pennsylvania Small Business Development Center, Mervis Hall Rm. 209,
University of Pittsburgh Campus, 15260; RSVP/Info: Michael Wholihan,
412.648.1542 mrwholihan at katz.pitt.edu, http://www.pittentrepreneur.com/,
(No Dress Code) Reservations required;   Fee:  All$25.00 Payment with:
Cash, Check

February 23 -- 8:00 A.M..- 12:00 P.M.
     Lean Marketing: How To Gain Leverage From The Most Under-measured Function
Of Your Business To Produce Tremendous Sales Results  - The Cornucopia
Group, The Duquesne Club; RSVP/Info: David Hindman, 412.325.0040
dhindman at cornucopiagroup.com, http://www.cornucopiagroup.com/seminar/, 
Reservations required;   Cancellations required by February  9th;  Fee: 
All$75.00 - No AT-DOOR payment -  Payment with: Credit Card

February 23 -- 11:30 A.M..- 1:00 P.M.
     HR and Finance Networks: Shape Up Your Benefits  - Pittsburgh Technology
Council, Council Training Room, 2000 Technology Drive; RSVP/Info: Council
Events, 412.918.4229 events at pghtech.org, http://www.pghtech.org, 
Reservations required;   Free 

February 24 -- 1:00 P.M..- 11:00 P.M.
     Women Think PINK - A Day of Pampering, Indulgence, Nurturing and Kinship  -
Benefits the Hillman Cancer Patient Assistance Fund in memory of Dee Dee
Sacco, Crowne Plaza (across from South Hills Village); RSVP/Info: Cara
Caruso, 412.580.4517 cara192 at psualum.com, http://www.womenthinkpink.com, 
Fee:  All$5

February 24 -- 7:00 P.M..- 12:00 A.M.
     Masquerade & Casino Fundraiser  - The National Association of Women
Business Owners, Pgh Chapter, Jimmy Gs Restauant, 1822 Main Street,
Sharpsburg 15215; RSVP/Info: Donna Baxter,
412.828.7891http://www.nawbopittsburgh.org,  Reservations required;   Fee: 
All$40.00 - No AT-DOOR payment -