Candidate forum
APRIL 11—The African American Chamber of Commerce of Western Pennsylvania will host a Candidate Forum from 4:30-7 p.m. at the Rivers Club, One Oxford Centre, Downtown. This will be an opportunity to hear from candidates running for Pennsylvania State Representative District-24 about how they will impact small businesses in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Rod Doss, editor & publisher of the New Pittsburgh Courier, will be the facilitator. This is open to the public and light refreshments will be served. Registration is requested by April 10. For more information, call 412-392-0610 or email information@aaccwp.com.
401(k) seminar
APRIL 11—The Squirrel Hill Branch of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh will host “401(K)’s: What are the options and inherent flexibilities in your 401(k)?” at 6:30-7:30 p.m. at 5801 Forbes Ave., Squirrel Hill. Also Pomposini and Mike Corcetti, financial representatives from Northwestern Mutual Financial Network, will discuss how to maximize one’s profits from their 401(k). For more information, call 412-422-9650.
Business Series
APRIL 12—The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh will host their Business Program Series at 12:15 p.m. at the Downtown & Business branch, 612 Smithfield St., Downtown. The topic is “Best Organizing Tips from the Pros.” A panel of members from the Pittsburgh Chapter of the National Association of Professional Organizers will discuss how to get organized at home, manage one’s time and increase one’s productivity at work. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 412-281-7141 or email business@carnegielibrary.org.
Business Leaders Breakfast
APRIL 13—The Chatham University Center for Women’s Entrepreneurship will host its Women Business Leaders Breakfast Series from 7:30-9 a.m. at the university’s James Laughlin Music Hall, Woodland Rd., Shadyside. Julie Hera DeStefano, a filmmaker, will be the guest speaker and will speak on the topic, “The Business of Documenting History: One Woman Filmmaker, 100,000 Women in the Military.” She will discuss how one woman developed the business behind the art and building a business behind one idea. Registration is requested. For more information, call Hui Wang 412-365-1253 or visit www.chatham.edu/cwe.
Networking Conference
APRIL 13—Talk Magazine will host the 2012 Pennsylvania African-American Network Convention at the Holiday Inn University Center, 100 Lytton Ave., Oakland. The two-day convention will address employment opportunities in healthcare, finance and energy to foster networking and dialogue between African-Americans and other minorities across the state of Pennsylvania with employers and training providers to improve quality of life and more. Registration is required by April 3. For more information, call 412-823-4007 or email talk.events@ljspublishing.com.
Business With Allegheny County
APRIL 17—The Business Institute of the African-American Chamber of Commerce of Western Pennsylvania will host “How to Do Business With Allegheny County” from 9-11 a.m. at the Regional Enterprise Tower, 425 Sixth Ave., Downtown. Ruth Byrd-Smith, director of Allegheny County Department of Minority, Women and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises, will discuss the Pennsylvania Unified Certification Program, Electronic Bidding at Allegheny County and the MWDBE Loan Program. Registration is required by April 13 and the cost is $5 for members and $10 for non-members. For more information, call 412-392-0610 or email information@aaccwp.org.
Business Opportunity Fair
APRIL 25—The Western Pennsylvania Minority Supplier Development Council will host its 36th Annual Business Opportunity Fair from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. at the Monroeville Convention Center, 101 Mall Blvd., Monroeville. There will be entrepreneurs from every industry, panel discussions featuring experts, seminars, live music and more. Guest speakers will include Marsha Jones, of PNC, and Demetri Zervoudis, of Bayer. For more information, call 412-391-4423 or visit www.WPMSDC.org
(To have information on Business Calendar, send information at least two weeks in advance to: 315 E. Carson St., Pittsburgh, PA 15219; Fax: 412-481-1360 or e-mail: newsroom@newpittsburghcourier.com.)
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