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The Center for Women's Entrepreneurship at Chatham University, in conjunction with BizChicks, invites you to attend:
“Business on the Links”
Date: Tuesday July 13, 2010
Time: 12 noon to 1:30pm
Venue: Mellon Board Room, Chatham University - Campus Map [PDF]
Cost: $20 (Includes lunch & seminar)
REGISTER ONLINE
Presenter: Sandy Thomas, LPGA, Personal Business Golf Coach
If you’ve wanted to hit the links, but don’t understand the lingo “gimme, hazard, bogey, scramble” then this is the seminar for you!!
Lose your fears about the golf course - come and learn
- Golf rules, etiquette, scoring and course management.
- Equipment: Do your clubs fit? Are you using the right golf balls?
- How to practice with purpose and efficiency.
- How to play faster - helpful skills and playing hints.
- The advantages of developing business through golf.
- When are you ready for business golf?
- How to contribute in a corporate scramble event without intimidation.
- 13 things you can learn about a client from a round of golf.
- Opportunities to learn the game - how and where to get instruction.
- The 19th hole and beyond!
This seminar is designed for players of all levels, and will help you build the skills and confidence to play golf and do business at the same time.
We encourage players to bring their golf clubs (7 iron & putter) so you can test your equipment.
Sponsored by the Pittsburgh Business Times
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Law and Business Seminars
The Center for Women’s Entrepreneurship at Chatham University, in conjunction with Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP, invites you to attend our Law and Business Seminars in June, 2010.
When: First 4 Wednesdays in June (2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd)
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Where: Chatham University, Shadyside Campus
Cost: $20.00 per seminar, or $65 for all 4 seminars
Each seminar will consist of a 1 hour information session followed by a ½ hour “ask the attorney” session.
To register for individual sessions, please click the links below.
June 2, 2010
June 9, 2010
June 16, 2010
June 23, 2010
More information on Law and Business Seminars
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“Small Business Basics” Workshop
Saturday, August 14, 2010
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Chatham University
Mellon Board Room
Cost: $30.00 ($20.00 for female veterans, call to register)
REGISTER ONLINE
Offered in partnership with SCORE Pittsburgh, this workshop is for women interested in starting their own business or expanding their current business. Industry experts will discuss business planning, financing, marketing, and legal issues pertaining to small business.
The “Small Business Basics” workshop will be held in the Mellon Board Room, bottom level of Mellon Center at Chatham University, Woodland Road, Pittsburgh, PA, 15232 on Saturday, August 14, 2010 from 8:30am to 12:30pm. Continental breakfast will be available at 8:30am. Parking is free.
The cost of the workshop is $30.00 .
Female Veterans $20 (call to register)
More information on Small Business Basics
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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.
May 14, 2010
June 11, 2010
September 10, 2010
October 8, 2010
November 12, 2010
December 10, 2010
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FastTrac® - Listening to Your Business
Date: Friday, November 5, 2010
Time: 8:30 a.m. till 12:00 noon
Venue: Chatham University Gatehouse
Cost: $40.00
REGISTER ONLINE
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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
More information about the workshop.
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FastTrac® NewVenture™
10 Tuesdays
September 14 to November 23, 2010
6:30-9:30 p.m.
Chatham University
Cost: $295 (includes all course material)
REGISTER ONLINE
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.
More information about the program
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Mentoring for Women Business Owners
Begins Thursday, December 9, 2010
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Chatham University
Cost: $295 for 7 month program*
REGISTER ONLINE
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. Workshops will be held on the following dates in 2011: 1/20, 2/17, 3/17, 4/21, 5/19 and 6/16.
More information about the program
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Peer-to-Peer Mentoring Roundtables
Second Thursday of each month
8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Cost: $500 for 12 facilitated roundtables
Registration is ongoing
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.
More information about the program
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5th Annual Think Big Forum for Women
"Sales and Innovation - Keys to Success and Growth"
Friday, October 22, 2010
Chatham University
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