Women Business Leaders Breakfast Series
2nd Friday of each month
7:30 - 9:00am
Chatham University
Cost:$25.00 per breakfast
The Breakfast Series features prominent women business leaders speaking on a variety of business topics. The series will run the second Friday of each month at Chatham University from 7:30a.m. - 9:00a.m. Networking and a continental breakfast will precede a presentation on such topics as marketing, financing, social media, negotiation, sustainability, and innovation. The cost per session is $25.
To register for individual sessions, please click the links below.
September 9, 2011October 14, 2011
November 11, 2011
December 9, 2011
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FastTrac® – Listening to Your Business
Date: Friday, May 6, 2011
Time: 8:30 a.m. till 12:00 noon
Venue: Chatham University Gatehouse
Cost: $40.00
Developed by FastTrac® and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, the "Listening to Your Business" workshop is based upon the successful FastTrac® business development programs that have been taught throughout the United States for over 10 years.
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 workshop takes participants through a four-step evaluation and action process to enhance their company's performance now and in the future including: setting your three-year vision; taking a snapshot of your business; translating your goals into action steps.
Women business owners in particular get caught up in the daily operations of their business and do not take time to plan for the future. The "Listening to Your Business" workshop is a fast, inexpensive way to gain better control of business to take maximum advantage of future opportunities. In addition, the workshop provides a comprehensive introduction into the FastTrac® business development programs and is a good feeder for the programs.
Sponsored by the Bridgeway Capital www.bridgewaycapital.org
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FastTrac® NewVenture™
10 Mondays
January 31 to April 11, 2011
6:30-9:30 p.m.
Chatham University
Cost: $295 (includes all course material)
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 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.
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Mentoring for Women Business Owners
Accepting Applications for Spring 2011 Program
We all need mentors in life, especially in business. In this seven-month program, women business owners are matched with seasoned, successful, business mentors in the region. Each women business owner (mentee) is matched with a mentor through a process that ensures good "chemistry" to foster a learning environment. Mentees attend monthly workshops to gain the knowledge and skills needed to grow their businesses.
More information about the program
Peer-to-Peer Mentoring Roundtables
Second Thursday of each month
8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Cost: $500 for 12 facilitated roundtables
Roundtable format limited to 12 women business owners from non-competing industries. National research conducted (Weeks, Riebe, 2006) on women growing their businesses indicates a strong interest for women to join a peer group with other women at their same sales level.
The Peer-to-Peer Mentoring Roundtable program offered by the Center for Women's Entrepreneurship at Chatham University is a dynamic forum, consisting of moderated roundtable discussions limited to 12 women business owners within non-compete industries. Women business owners exchange ideas, explore ways to answer challenges, gain insight on growing their business and learn from other women about successful business practices over monthly roundtables. Current participants describe the roundtables as "empowering," "stimulating," and "rejuvenating."
Peer-to-Peer Mentoring Roundtables currently meet once a month at the Chatham University campus in Shadyside. Free parking is available.
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6th Annual Think Big Forum
Friday, October 21, 2011
Chatham University
Cost : $45.00
