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Events for the next two weeks 
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February 25 -- 11:45 A.M..- 1:00 P.M.
     CHAMBER U: BUDGET BRANDING FOR SMALL BUSINESSES  - Jill Yahnite from Zoltun
Design - Pittsburgh Airport Area Chamber of Commerce,  Location: Pittsburgh
Airport Area Chamber of Commerce Conference Room, 850 Beaver Grade Rd, Moon
Twp, PA 15108  RSVP/Info:  412.264.6270 info at paacc.com,
http://paaccpaassoc.weblinkconnect.com/cwt/External/WCPages/WCEvents/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=827,
 Reservations suggested by February 18th;  Cancellations required by
February  20th;  Fee:   All$15.00 Payment with: Cash, Check, Credit Card,
Online

February 25 -- 7:00 P.M..- 8:30 P.M.
     INTERVIEWING, PREPARING FOR THE CHALLENGE  - Lynnette Taylor-Criego - LTC
Consulting,  Location: Dormont Public Library, 2950 W. Liberty Avenue,
Pittsburgh, PA  15216 RSVP/Info: Patricia Serafani, Dormont Public Library,
412.531.8754 Reservations suggested by February 21st;  Free 

February 26 -- 9:00 A.M..- 12:00 P.M.
     "THE SINCERITY FACTOR: PART II" (MARKETING TO THE AFRICAN AMERICAN
COMMUNITY)  - Sponsored by Bynums Minority Marketing Group (A Division of
Bynums Marketing & Communications, Inc),  Location: The Arrott Building,
401 Wood Street (3rd Floor Conference Room), Pittsburgh, PA 15222; 
RSVP/Info:  Ask for Crystal or Russell, 412.471.4332 russell at bynums.com, 
Reservations suggested by February 21st;  Fee:   All$ Mem$  NM$  Student
w-ID $  $75 for large businesses/nonprofits (100+ employees); $40 for small
businesses/nonprofits (less than 100 employees).

February 26 -- 10:00 A.M..- 12:00 P.M.
     JOB SEARCH SUPPORT  - Group discussion - Janis Ramey leads - STC WorkQuest
- Sponsored by the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Society for Technical
Communication,  Location: Panera Cafe - Penn Center, 400 Penn Center Blvd.,
Pittsburgh, [ Wilkins Twsp. ]   RSVP/Info:  http://www.stcworkquest.org, 
Free 

February 27 -- 7:45 A.M..- 9:15 A.M.
     OCCUPATIONAL FRAUD:  WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW IS COSTING YOU!  - James A.
Loeffler, CPA, CFE - North Hills Community Outreach,  Location: Millvale
Community Center, 416 Lincoln Avenue;  RSVP/Info:  Wendy Gordon,
412.487.6316x3112, wbgordon at nhco.org, http://www.nhco.org,  Reservations
suggested by February 22nd;  Free 

February 27 -- 8:30 A.M..- 10:30 A.M.
     UPGRADE YOUR SALES FORCE  - Sean Coyle - Peak Performance Management, 
Location: Diamond Run Golf Club, 132 Laurel Oak Drive, Sewickley PA 15143 
RSVP/Info:  Debbie Nahm, 412.928.9933 debbienahm at superiorselling.com,
http://www.superiorselling.com/briefing/,  Reservations suggested by
February 25th;  Free 

February 27 -- 9:00 A.M..- 12:00 P.M.
     ORGANIZING YOUR OFFICE FOR GREATER PRODUCTIVITY AND EFFICIENCY  - Jody
Adams, In Its Place, Greensburg, PA - Saint Vincent College Small Business
Development Center,  Location: Saint Vincent College, 300 Fraser Purchase
Road , Latrobe, [ Westmoreland ]   RSVP/Info:  Saint Vincent College Small
Business Development Center, 724.537.4572 sbdc at stvincent.edu,
http://www.stvincent.edu/sbdc,  Reservations suggested by February 25th; 
Cancellations required by February  25th;  Fee:   $45 or $40 for two or
more (Prepay Req-d, @ the door $45)  Payment with: Cash, Check, Credit Card

February 27 -- 10:00 A.M..- 2:00 P.M.
     SEEDS FOR SUCCESS: NAVIGATING LEGAL MINEFIELDS  - University of Pittsburgh
Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence,  Location: Holiday Inn
Meadowlands, Washington Pa,   RSVP/Info:  724.223.5415
ieeregistration at katz.pitt.edu,  Reservations required;   Fee:   NM$25.00  -
No AT-DOOR payment -  Payment with: Cash, Check

February 27 -- 10:15 A.M..- 11:00 A.M.
     LEARN ABOUT KEY DATABASES ESSENTIAL FOR A WINNING BUSINESS PLAN.  - Dorothy
Kabakeris, Senior Librarian, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh - Carnegie
Library of Pittsburgh - Squirrel Hill,  Location: Carnegie Library – Sq.
Hill, 5801 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, [ Squirrel Hill ]   RSVP/Info: 
412.422.9650 squirrelhill at carnegielibrary.org,
http://www.carnegielibrary.org/locations/squirrelhill/namm,  Free 

February 27 -- February 28.
     BALANCED SCORECARD TRAINING  - Bob Paladino - Robert Morris
University-CARES,  Location: Robert Morris University,  Moon Campus, Sewall
Center for Leadership, , 6001 University Boulevard, Moon Township, [
Airport Area ]   RSVP/Info:  Dr. Czajkiewicz, 412.397.3692
czajkiewicz at rmu.edu, http://www.rmu.edu/cares,  Reservations required by
February  20th;  Cancellations required by February  20th;  Fee:  
All$1995.00 - No AT-DOOR payment -  Payment with: Cash, Check, Credit Card,
Online

February 28 -- 7:30 A.M..- 9:00 A.M.
     BREAKING NEWS: HOW TO EFFECTIVELY GET YOUR MESSAGES TO THE MEDIA  -
IABC/Pittsburgh,  Location: Engineers Society of Western Pennsylvania, 337
Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, [ Downtown ]   RSVP/Info:  Jean Nelson-Sims, 
iabc at iabcpittsburgh.com, http://www.iabcpittsburgh.com,  Reservations
suggested by February 25th;  Fee:   Payment with: Cash, Check, Credit Card,
Online

February 28 -- 12:15 P.M..- 1:00 P.M.
     THINKING ABOUT STARTING YOUR OWN BUSINESS?  REALITIES AND ADVICE FOR THE
NEW ENTREPRENEUR  - Joyce Pearl, SCORE (Service Corps of Retired
Executives) - Carnegie Library Downtown & Business,  Location: Carnegie
Library Downtown & Business, 612 Smithfield Street, Pittsburgh, [ Downtown
] RSVP/Info: 412.281.7141 business at carnegielibrary.org,
http://www.carnegielibrary.org/locations/downtown,  Free 

February 28 -- 4:00 P.M..- 6:30 P.M.
     "THE MAGIC FORMULA FOR ASKING AND HOW TO GET EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT!"  -
Becky Gomes - Up A Notch Marketing,  Location: Pittsburgh Marriott City
Center, 112 Washington Place, Pittsburgh, [ Downtown ]   RSVP/Info:  
kathy at upanotchmarketing.com, http://www.upanotchmarketing.com, 
Reservations required;   Free  : 1st visit is FREE

February 28 -- 5:00 P.M..- 8:00 P.M.
     EWOMEN NETWORK ACCELERATED NETWORKING EVENT--COME VISIT THE FASTEST GROWING
WOMENS NETWORK IN NORTH AMERICA.   - Speaker:  Lynda Stucky -
eWomenNetwork--the fastest growing womens networking group in the US., 
Location: Allegheny HYP Club, Red brick bldg on William Penn Place--next to
the Regional Enterprise Tower (formerly the Alcoa Building), 619 William
Penn Place, Pittsburgh, [ Downtown ]   RSVP/Info:  Alexa
Nayman--Pittsburghs eWomenNetwork Managing Director, 
alexa at ewomennetwork.com, http://www.eWomenNetwork.com,  Reservations
required;   Fee:   Mem$35.00  NM$45.00  - No AT-DOOR payment -  Payment
with: Cash, Credit Card, Online

February 28 -- 5:30 P.M..- 8:00 P.M.
     “GROW YOUR BUSINESS SUCCESSFULLY BY PUTTING EMPLOYEES FIRST!”  - Shami
Khorana, President of HCL Technologies America, Inc. - TiE-Pittsburgh, 
Location: Holiday Inn, Greentree, 401 Holiday Drive, Greentree, PA 15220; 
RSVP/Info:  Berni Bishop, Executive Director,  bbishop at tiepgh.org,
http://tiepgh.org/events.shtml,  Fee:   NM$25.00  Student w-ID $10.00 
Payment with: Cash, Check, Credit Card, Online

February 29 -- 7:30 A.M..- 10:00 A.M.
     THE SECOND STEP: DEVELOPING A BUSINESS PLAN"  - University of Pittsburgh
Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence,  Location: University of
Pittsburgh, Mervis Hall, Roberto Clemente Dr, Pittsburgh, [ Oakland ]  
RSVP/Info:  412.648.1544 ieeregistration at katz.pitt.edu,
http://www.pittentrepreneur.com,  Reservations required;   Fee:   All$25.00

February 29 -- 8:30 A.M..- 10:30 A.M.
     MANAGING YOUR FORMER PEERS  - Jeff Canter - Step 1 Management Services, 
Location: Radisson Hotel Pittsburgh-Green Tree, 101 Radisson Dr.,
Pittsburgh, [ Green Tree ]   RSVP/Info:  Jeff Canter,
http://www.step1management.com/step1/,  Reservations required;  
Cancellations required by February  25th;  Fee:   All$89.00 - No AT-DOOR
payment -  Payment with: Online

February 29 -- 8:30 A.M..- 11:30 A.M.
     PRMPC SUPPLIER DIVERSITY SUMMIT  - Hon. Jake Wheatley, iGate Corporation
and the Eaton Corporation - Highmark and UPMC,  Location: Regional
Enterprise Tower, 31st Floor, 425 Sixth Avenue, Pittsburgh, [ Downtown ]  
RSVP/Info:  Natisha D Frye, 412.391.4423 nfrye at prmpc.org,
http://www.prmpc.org,  (Business Formal Req-d) Reservations suggested by
February 20th;  Cancellations required by February  26th;  Fee:   NM$50.00 
Government/Associate Members-$25.00  - No AT-DOOR payment -  Payment with:
Cash, Check, Credit Card

February 29 -- 9:00 A.M..- 11:00 A.M.
     EXECUTIVE WORKSHOP:  TIRED OF SALES BEING A NUMBERS GAME?  LEARN SOME
PROVEN & EFFECTIVE SKILLS TO BECOME MORE SUCCESSFUL IN SALES!   - Dan
Hudock - The Sandler Sales Institute,  Location: The Sandler Training
Center, 2593 Wexford-Bayne Road, Suite 104, Sewickley, PA 15143; 
RSVP/Info:  Alexa Nayman, 724.940.2388x2, alexa at sandler.com,
http://www.dan.sandler.com,  Reservations required;   Free  : Free for
those who are SERIOUS about taking their sales to the next level

March 4 -- 8:00 A.M..- 4:00 P.M.
     LEAN SIX SIGMA INTRODUCTION   - Robert Morris University Center for Applied
Research in Engineering and Sciences,  Location: Robert Morris University, 
Moon Campus, Sewall Center for Leadership, 6001 University Boulevard, Moon
Township, [ Airport Area ]   RSVP/Info:  Marilyn Peters, 412.397.2597
petersm at rmu.edu, http://www.rmu.edu/cares,  Reservations required;  
Cancellations required by February  22nd;  Fee:   All$385 - No AT-DOOR
payment -  Payment with: Check, Credit Card

March 4 -- 11:45 A.M..- 1:00 P.M.
     CHAMBER U: QUICK AND EASY IT TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS  - Rich Hamilton, Eaton
Corporation - Pittsburgh Airport Area Chamber of Commerce,  Location:
Pittsburgh Airport Area Chamber of Commerce Conference Room, 850 Beaver
Grade Rd, Moon Twp, PA 15108  RSVP/Info:  412.264.6270 info at paacc.com,
http://paaccpaassoc.weblinkconnect.com/cwt/External/WCPages/WCEvents/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=834,
 Reservations suggested by February 26th;  Cancellations required by
February  29th;  Fee:   All$15.00 Payment with: Cash, Check, Credit Card,
Online

March 4 -- 4:00 P.M..- 6:45 P.M.
     MISSION DRIVEN LEADERS - IS THERE REALLY A DIFFERENCE?  - Vincent
Cerasuolo, President, Century Heritage Federal Credit Union - CoREM
(Council on Realizing Excellence in Management),  Location: Forbes Road
Career & Technology Center, 607 Beatty Road , Monroeville, [ Monroeville ] 
 RSVP/Info:  Brien Palmer, 724.733.5007 bpalmer at interlinkbusiness.com,
http://corem.org,  Reservations required;   Free 

March 4 -- 6:00 P.M..- 8:00 P.M.
     THE FIRST STEP TO SMALL BUSINESS SUCCESS  - SBDC Consultant - Small
Business Development Center , State Senator Bob Regola , Latrobe Chamber of
Commerce, Location: Saint Vincent College, SBDC, Latrobe PA. RSVP/Info: 
Educational Programs, 724.537.4572 sbdc at stvincent.edu,
http://www.stvincent.edu/sbdc,  Reservations suggested by March 2nd; 
Cancellations required by March  2nd;  Fee:   All$25.00 $20 each if  2 or
more attending (Prepay Req-d, @ the door $25.00)  Payment with: Cash,
Check, Credit Card

March 6 -- 8:00 A.M..- 10:30 A.M.
     THE ART OF SUCCESSFUL SELLING  - University of Pittsburgh Institute for
Entrepreneurial Excellence,  Location: Pittsburgh Athletic Association,
4215 Fifth Avenue , Pittsburgh, [ Oakland ]   RSVP/Info:  Brad Steenblock,
412.648.1542 ieeregistration at katz.pitt.edu,  Reservations required;   Fee: 
 All$35.00 Payment with: Cash, Check

March 6 -- 8:00 A.M..- 10:30 A.M.
     THE ART OF SUCCESSFUL SELLING  - University of Pittsburgh Institute for
Entrepreneurial Excellence,  Location: Pittsburgh Athletic Association,
4215 Fifth Avenue , Pittsburgh, [ Oakland ]   RSVP/Info:  412.648.1542
ieeregistration at katz.pitt.edu, http://www.pittentrepreneur.com, 
Reservations required;   Free 

March 6 -- 12:15 P.M..- 1:00 P.M.
     HOW TO FILE YOUR TAXES ONLINE  - Diana Smith, Tax Specialist, Internal
Revenue Service - Carnegie Library Downtown & Business,  Location: Carnegie
Library Downtown & Business, 612 Smithfield Street, Pittsburgh, [ Downtown
] RSVP/Info: 412.281.7141 business at carnegielibrary.org,
http://www.carnegielibrary.org/locations/downtown,  Free 

March 7 -- 7:30 A.M..- 9:30 A.M.
     BREAKFAST BRIEFING: STATE OF AVIATION - FOCUS ON PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT   - Brad Penrod, Executive Director of the Allegheny County Airport
Authority - Pittsburgh Airport Area Chamber of Commerce,  Location:
Radisson Hotel Pittsburgh-Green Tree, 101 Radisson Dr., Pittsburgh, [ Green
Tree ]   RSVP/Info:  412.264.6270 info at paacc.com,
http://paaccpaassoc.weblinkconnect.com/cwt/External/WCPages/WCEvents/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=794,
 Reservations suggested by March 1st;  Cancellations required by March 
4th;  Fee:   Mem$25.00  NM$35.00  Payment with: Cash, Check, Credit Card,
Online

March 7 -- 7:30 A.M..- 10:00 A.M.
     THE FIRST STEP: MECHANICS OF STARTING A SMALL BUSINESS  - University of
Pittsburgh Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence,  Location: University
of Pittsburgh, Mervis Hall, Roberto Clemente Dr, Pittsburgh, [ Oakland ]  
RSVP/Info:  412.648.1544 ieeregistration at katz.pitt.edu,
http://www.pittentrepreneur.com,  Reservations required;   Free 

March 7 -- 9:00 A.M..- 12:00 P.M.
     INTRODUCTION TO MARKETING  - SBDC Consultant - Small Business Development
Center ,  Location: Saint Vincent College, SBDC, Latrobe PA RSVP/Info:
Educational Programs, 724.537.4572 sbdc at stvincent.edu,
http://www.stvincent.edu/sbdc,  Reservations suggested by March 5th; 
Cancellations required by March  5th;  Fee:   All$45.00 $40 each if  2 or
more attending (Prepay Req-d, @ the door $45.00)  Payment with: Cash,
Check, Credit Card

March 7 -- 11:00 A.M..- 4:00 P.M.
     MICRO MARKET  - YWCA Greater Pittsburgh,  Location: YWCA Greater
Pittsburgh, 305 Wood Street, Pittsburgh, [ Downtown ]   RSVP/Info: 
Jennifer Heiskell, 412.255.1164 jheiskell at ywcapgh.org,
http://www.ywcapgh.org,  Free 

March 8 -- 9:00 A.M..- 1:00 P.M.
     SCORE SMALL BUSINESS BASICS WORKSHOP  - Various business professionals -
SCORE Pittsburgh, First Commonwealth Bank, Location: DeVry University,
ARIBA Building, 2nd. floor, ARIBA Building, 2nd. floor, 210 Sixth Avenue ,
Pittsburgh, [ Downtown ]   RSVP/Info:  SCORE Pittsburgh Office,
412.395.6560x130, info at scorepittsburgh.com, http://www.scorepittsburgh.com,
 Fee:   All$45.00 Veterans-$35  Payment with: Cash, Check, Credit Card,
Online



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