Pittsburgh Business Events .

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October 5 -- 1:00 P.M..- 3:00 P.M.
     North Hills Network Lunch  - 10-20 business ladies attending - Hosted by
Pittsburgh Candle Co., Panera Bread, 7217 McKnight Rd. Pittsburgh, Pa.
15237; RSVP/Info: Susan Miller, 412.415.3584 pittcandle at aol.com,  Free  :
Bring your business cards. Tell us about your business, and do intense
networking! Cash for your lunch.  Payment with: Cash

October 8 -- May 1.
     Emerging Speakers Program  - National Speakers Association of Pittsburgh,
Pittsburgh Human Resources Office, Regional Enterprise Tower, Downtown
Pittsburgh; RSVP/Info: Cathy Jennings , 814.266.5123
cathy at careerscanbefun.com, http://www.nsapittsburgh.org/MentorProgram.htm,
(No Dress Code) Reservations required;   Cancellations required by July 
31st;  Fee:  Mem$897.00  NM$1072.00  - No AT-DOOR payment -  Payment with:
Cash, Check, Credit Card

October 9 -- 8:30 A.M..- 10:30 A.M.
     The 9 Mistakes New Managers Will Make  - Jeff Canter - Step 1 Management
Services, Radisson Hotel Green Tree; RSVP/Info: 
rjcanter at step1management.com, http://www.step1management.com,  Reservations
suggested by October 5th;  Free  : A Must Attend for Anyone On The
Management Track!

October 9 -- 9:00 A.M..- 12:00 P.M.
     QuickBooks Made Easy  - Dennis Piper and Associates - Saint Vincent College
Small Business Development Center, Saint Vincent College, 300 Fraser
Purchase Road  Latrobe, PA  15650; RSVP/Info: Saint Vincent College SBDC,
724.537.4572 sbdc at stvincent.edu, http://www.stvincent.edu/sbdc, 
Reservations suggested by October 5th;  Cancellations required by October 
5th;  Fee:  $40 or $35 each for two or more  Payment with: Cash, Check,
Credit Card

October 9 -- 9:30 A.M..- 12:30 P.M.
     The First Step: Business Start-Up Essentials  - Duquesne University
Chrysler Corporation Small Business Development Center, Duquesne University
Rockwell Hall; RSVP/Info: Duquesne University SBDC, 412.396.6233
sbdctraining at duq.edu, http://www.sbdc.duq.edu,  Free 

October 9 -- 12:00 P.M..- 1:30 P.M.
     Allegheny HYP Club & Harvard Club Of Western PA Lunch Lecture - Educational
Change In Today’s University  - Harry R. Lewis, Harvard College Professor
and former Dean - Allegheny HYP Club & Harvard Club of Western PA ,
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  Fee includes hot lunch, gratuity, and tax.
 Payment with: Cash, Check

October 9 -- 5:30 P.M..
     Pgh.NET: .Net and ArcGIS  - Pittsburgh Technology Council, Microsoft
Offices; RSVP/Info:
http://http://www.pghtech.org/Networks/InformationSystems/dotnet.asp,  Free


October 9 -- November 20.
     Quick-start Networking: How To Launch Profitable Relationships Faster Than
You Thought Possible  - Sam Wieder - Express Success, Held via
teleconference; RSVP/Info: Sam Wieder, 724.832.7459 Samsalive at aol.com,
http://www.JetToSuccess.com,  Reservations suggested by September 28th; 
Fee:  All$159.00 $179 after September 28th  - No AT-DOOR payment -  Payment
with: Check, Credit Card

October 9 -- November 27.
     ASQ CERTIFIED QUALITY PROCESS ANALYST  WEBINAR  - Joseph Caylor - American
Society for Quality (ASQ), ON-LINE; RSVP/Info: .. Cancellations required by
October  5th;  Fee:  All$495.00 Book $75  - No AT-DOOR payment -

October 10 -- 9:00 A.M..- 12:00 P.M.
     Succession Planning: Ensuring Leadership Continuity in Family Run
Businesses  - Presented by Representatives from Urish Popeck and Co., LLC -
Duquesne University Chrysler Corporation Small Business Development Center,
Duquesne University Rockwell Hall; RSVP/Info: Duquesne University SBDC,
412.396.6233 sbdctraining at duq.edu, http://www.sbdc.duq.edu,  Fee: 
All$45.00 $35.00 for two or more attendees from the same company

October 10 -- 9:00 A.M..- 4:00 P.M.
     Cold Call Boot Camp - Master The Cold Call And Supercharge Your Sales.  ! 
- Dan Hudock, Alexa Nayman - The Sandler Sales Institute, Training Center
in Wexford--Directions sent upon registration; RSVP/Info: Alexa Nayman,
724.940.2388x2, alexa at sandler.com, http://www.dan.sandler.com, 
Reservations required;   Cancellations required by October  7th;  Fee: 
All$350.00  OR $250.00 if you pay BEFORE 09/25/07  - No AT-DOOR payment - 
Payment with: Cash, Check, Credit Card

October 10 -- 6:00 P.M..- 8:00 P.M.
     Accounting Essentials for Community Service Organizations  - Dr. Charles
Fazzi, Professor of Accounting and Director of the Masters Degree in
Accountancy for the Saint Vincent College Alex G. McKenna School of
Business, Economics and Government - Saint Vincent College Small Business
Development Center and co-sponsored by the Latrobe Area Chamber of
Commerce, Saint Vincent College, 300 Fraser Purchase Road  Latrobe, PA 
15650; RSVP/Info: Saint Vincent College SBDC, 724.537.4572
sbdc at stvincent.edu, http://www.stvincent.edu/sbdc,  Reservations suggested
by October 8th;  Cancellations required by October  8th;  Fee:  $25 or $20
for two or more  Payment with: Cash, Check, Credit Card

October 10 -- 6:00 P.M..- 8:30 P.M.
     APICS (The Association for Operations Management)  Professional Development
Meeting  - BASF Functional Polymers Plant  - APICS (The Association for
Operations Management), BASF Functional Polymers Plant, 370 Frankfort Road
Monaca, Pa.; RSVP/Info: 866.692.7427x105, OctAPICSpgh at hotmail.com, 
Reservations required by October  5th;  Cancellations required by October 
5th;  Fee:  Mem$25.00  NM$30.00  Student w-ID $12.00  Payment with: Cash,
Check

October 11 -- 7:30 A.M..- 9:00 A.M.
     Wealth Management - Liquid Assets  - Chuck Potter and Andrew Evans - Pepper
Hamilton and Charles Schwab, HYP Club, 619 William Penn Place, Downtown
Pittsburgh; RSVP/Info: Pat Fustich, 412.392.4555x4514,
pfustich at alleghenyconference.org, http://www.babc-pittsburgh.org, 
Reservations required;   Fee:  Mem$30.00  NM$40.00  Student w-ID $  Payment
with: Cash, Check, Credit Card

October 11 -- 7:30 A.M..- 1:00 P.M.
     Digital Marketing Summit   American Marketing Association, DoubleTree
Hotel, One Bigelow Square, Pittsburgh, PA; RSVP/Info:
http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Invitation.aspx?e=449cb318-964f-4052-9d92-0fea7ac04e5e,
 Reservations required by October  10th;  Fee:  Mem$99.00  NM$149.00  Guest
of member $129.00  - No AT-DOOR payment -

October 11 -- 12:15 P.M..- 1:00 P.M.
     Humor in the Workplace  - Nancy Leff, Director, Leff-Laffs Communications -
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 

October 11 -- 5:00 P.M..
     Tech 50 Awards  - Pittsburgh Technology Council, Carnegie Music Hall;
RSVP/Info: http://http://www.pghtech.org/events/tech50.asp,  Fee:  See Web
site.

October 11 -- 5:30 P.M..- 8:00 P.M.
     Entrepreneurial Thursday - "Government & Grant Funding Opportunities" with
guest speakers  - Hosted by Jazz & R&B vocalist, Jessica Lee and
Pittsburghs finest Jazz and Blues artists. - Sponsored by Pittsburgh
Gateways Corporation and Pittsburgh Life Science Greenhouse, New Location
-The Altar Bar, 1620 Penn Avenue in the Strip District next to McDonalds;
RSVP/Info: For Information Only, 412.802.0988 gsarno at pghgateways.org,
http://www.jessicaleesong.com,  Fee:  All$10.00;  Student w-ID $7.00;  No
Jeans or tennis shoes; Free hors doeuvres; Food provided by Strictly
Business Catering.  $10 Dinners available;  Payment with: Cash, Check

October 12 -- 7:30 A.M..
     "The First Step: Mechanics of Starting a Small Business"  - University of
Pittsburgh SBDC, University of Pittsburgh Mervis Hall; RSVP/Info:
412.648.1542http://64.226.232.47/sbdc/calendar.php,  Reservations required;
  Free 

October 12 -- 11:30 A.M..- 1:00 P.M.
     Alle-Kiski Womens Networking Group  - Lisa Behe and Marla Green, Anchor
Inn, 2202 Freeport Rd., Natrona Heights ; RSVP/Info: Marla Green,
724.448.5476 autismgreen2001 at yahoo.com,  Reservations suggested by October
9th;  Free 

October 12 -- 1:00 P.M..- 3:00 P.M.
     Compunetix Company Tour  - Pittsburgh Technology Council, Compunetix
Headquarters; RSVP/Info:
http://www.pghtech.org/networks/education/events.asp,  Free 

October 12 -- 1:00 P.M..- 3:00 P.M.
     Network Lunch - West  - Womens Small Business Association (WSBA), Bahama
Breeze, 6100 Robinson Center Dr. (near Robinson Mall); RSVP/Info: Susan
Miller, 412.415.3584 pittcandle at aol.com,
http://http://smallbiz.meetup.com/656/,  Reservations required;   Fee: 
All$1.00 and pay for your lunch

October 16 -- 7:30 A.M..- 11:00 A.M.
     Great Leader Strategies  - Lee Cockerell, former Executive Vice President
of Walt Disney World Resorts - Pittsburgh Human Resource Planning Society
(PHRPS), The Duquesne Club, 325 Sixth Avenue; RSVP/Info: 412.848.9011
bertr2 at aol.com, http://www.phrps.org,  Reservations suggested by October
11th;  Cancellations required by October  12th;  Fee:  All$50.00 Payment
with: Cash, Check, Credit Card

October 16 -- 8:00 A.M..- 4:30 P.M.
     Growing America through Operational Excellence  - Various Industry
Professionals - Saint Vincent College Small Business Development Center
with the Kennametal Center for Operational Excellence, Mountain View Inn,
Route 30 Greensburg; RSVP/Info: Saint Vincent College SBDC, 724.537.4572
sbdc at stvincent.edu, http://www.stvincent.edu/sbdc,  Reservations suggested
by October 5th;  Cancellations required by October  5th;  Fee: 
$250/$225person for two or more (Early Bird Rates Available)  Payment with:
Cash, Check, Credit Card

October 16 -- 11:30 A.M..- 1:00 P.M.
     "Station Break" - WPXI Headquarters Tour  - IFMA/Pittsburgh, WPXI
Headquarters, 4145 Evergreen Road, Pittsburgh, PA  15214; RSVP/Info: Nancy
Guarino, 412.835.6595 ifmapgh at verizon.net, http://ifma-pgh.org, 
Reservations suggested by October 12th;  Cancellations required by October 
14th;  Fee:  Mem$25.00  NM$35.00  Student w-ID $20.00  Payment with: Cash,
Check, Credit Card

October 16 -- 5:30 P.M..- 6:30 P.M.
     "The Cornerstones Of Socially Responsible Investing"  - Ellen M. Marcus,
Financial Advisor - UBS Financial Services Inc, Carnegie Library of
Pittsburgh-Squirrel Hill Branch-Room "C", 5801 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh Pa
15217; RSVP/Info: Diane Slepski, 412.562.6781 diane.slepski at ubs.com,
http://www.ubs.com/fa/ellenmarcus, (No Dress Code) Reservations suggested
by September 4th;  Free 

October 16 -- 5:30 P.M..- 7:30 P.M.
     Womens Business Network - Fall Networking Event  - Sponsored by the
Pittsburgh West Chapter - Entertainment, Appetizers and Refreshments, and
Door Prizes at this fabulous womens networking event.  Come and network and
promote your business., Cefalos Restaurant and Nightclub, 430 Washington
Avenue, Carnegie PA 15601; RSVP/Info: Barb Meinen, 412.276.6328
bmw338 at verizon.net, http://www.wbninc.com,  Reservations required by
October  9th;  Fee:  Mem$25.00  NM$30.00  if RSVP received after 9/30 then
$30 members and $35 guests  - No AT-DOOR payment -  Payment with: Check

October 16 -- 6:00 P.M..- 8:30 P.M.
     Invest In Yourself And Own Your Own Business  - Charles Showalter -
FranchisePA.com, Regional Learning Alliance , 850 Cranberry Woods Drive
Cranberry PA 16066; RSVP/Info: 800.769.8575http://FranchisePA.com, 
Reservations required;   Free  : You must attend this event if you are
considering owning your own business

October 16 -- 8:00 P.M..
     PittJUG: Space-Based Architecture and the End of Tier-Based Computing  -
Pittsburgh Technology Council, Council Training Room; RSVP/Info:
http://www.pghtech.org/Networks/InformationSystems/pittjug.asp,  Free 

October 17 -- 8:00 A.M..- 1:30 P.M.
     Womens Economic Development Outreach (WEDO)  - Allegheny and Beaver
Counties, Westinghouse Research & Technology Park, 1382 Beulah Road,
Churchill; RSVP/Info: http://www.we-do.net,  Fee:  The cost for
registration is $35 and all paid attendees will receive a $25 gift card.  
$10 of the registration fee will be donated to ATHENAPowerLink®  - No
AT-DOOR payment -  Payment with: Check, Credit Card

October 17 -- 8:30 A.M..- 1:30 P.M.
     Influencing Your Audience: Crafting Messages that Motivate People to Say
"Yes"  - Ken OQuinn - IABC/Pittsburgh, The Engineers Society of Western
Pennsylvania, 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222; RSVP/Info: Jean
Nelson-Sims,  iabc at iabcpittsburgh.com, http://www.iabcpittsburgh.com, 
Reservations suggested by October 12th;  Cancellations required by October 
11th;  Fee:  Mem$99.00  NM$149.00  Student w-ID $69.00  - No AT-DOOR
payment -  Payment with: Cash, Check, Credit Card

October 17 -- 12:00 P.M..
     PSSUG: Report Delivery Made Simple  - Pittsburgh Technology Council,
Council Training Room; RSVP/Info:
http://www.pghtech.org/networks/informationsystems/ssug.asp,  Free 

October 17 -- 1:00 P.M..- 3:00 P.M.
     Network Lunch - South  - Womens Small Business Association (WSBA), Jamies,
3220 West Liberty Ave.; RSVP/Info: Susan Miller, 412.415.3584
pittcandle at aol.com, http://http://smallbiz.meetup.com/656/,  Reservations
required;   Fee:  All$1.00  and pay for your lunch

October 18 -- 8:00 A.M..
     "Planning for Profits: Defining and Capturing Your Customers  - University
of Pittsburgh SBDC, Monroeville Chamber of Commerce; RSVP/Info:
412.856.0622 Reservations required;   Free 

October 18 -- 8:00 A.M..- 10:00 A.M.
     "The First Step: Mechanics of Starting a Small Business"  - University of
Pittsburgh SBDC, Ft. Jackson Building, 19 S. Washington St., Waynesburg,
PA; RSVP/Info: 724.627.9054 Free 

October 18 -- 8:30 A.M..- 12:00 P.M.
     Must-Have Marketing Tools for the Small Business Owner  - Duquesne
University Chrysler Corporation Small Business Development Center, Duquesne
University Rockwell Hall; RSVP/Info: Duquesne University SBDC, 412.396.6233
sbdctraining at duq.edu, http://www.sbdc.duq.edu,  Fee:  All$45.00 $35.00 for
two or more attendees from the same company

October 18 -- 12:15 P.M..- 1:00 P.M.
     Leadership: Everything Else You Need to Know  - Lisa L. Catlin, CPA, PMETH
Consulting - 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 

October 18 -- 5:30 P.M..- 8:00 P.M.
     Entrepreneurial Thursday - "Innovation Works" with guest speakers  - Hosted
by Jazz & R&B vocalist, Jessica Lee and Pittsburghs finest Jazz and Blues
artists. - Sponsored by Pittsburgh Gateways Corporation and Pittsburgh Life
Science Greenhouse, New Location -The Altar Bar, 1620 Penn Avenue in the
Strip District next to McDonalds; RSVP/Info: For Information Only,
412.802.0988 gsarno at pghgateways.org, http://www.jessicaleesong.com,  Fee: 
All$10.00; Student w-ID $7.00;  No Jeans or tennis shoes; Free hors
doeuvres; Food provided by Strictly Business Catering.  $10 Dinners
available;  Payment with: Cash, Check

October 18 -- 5:30 P.M..- 9:00 P.M.
     The Magic Of Mentoring  - Bill Isler - The Mentoring Partnership of
Southwestern Pennsylvania, Heinz Field, East Club Lounge, 100 Art Rooney
Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA  15212; RSVP/Info: John Gates, 412.281.2535x226,
jgates at mentoringpittsburgh.org, http://www.mentoringpittsburgh.org,  Fee: 
All$125.00 Payment with: Cash, Check, Credit Card

October 20 -- 8:00 A.M..- 1:00 P.M.
     Sponsor Your Way to Success!Create Win-Win Partnerships  - Edward Leigh,
M.A. - National Speakers Association of Pittsburgh, Embassy Suites,
Pittsburgh Airport; RSVP/Info:  nsapgh at aol.com,
http://www.nsapittsburgh.org, (No Dress Code) Reservations required;  
Cancellations required by October  15th;  Fee:  All$ Mem$45  NM$60  Student
w-ID $ (Prepay Req-d, @ the door $75)  Payment with: Check, Credit Card

October 20 -- 8:30 A.M..- 12:00 P.M.
     Money Matters 2007  - Pamela Krueger - PA Securities Commission & AARP of
PA, Radisson Monroeville; RSVP/Info: Susan J Zerbe, 800.600.0007
szerbe at state.pa.us, http://www.psc.state.pa.us/moneymatters, (No Dress
Code) Reservations required;   Free