Disability Employment Summit Registration Deadline
SEPT 30—The Governor’s Cabinet for People with Disabilities reminds everyone that this is the deadline to register for its annual Pennsylvania Disability Employment & Empowerment Summit. This year’s summit will take place Oct. 17 & 18 at the Bayfront Convention Center in Erie. Pa. Presentations will include information and trends on PA high-demand occupations, advancements in adaptive technology, no-cost on-boarding supports to insure employment success, and making state government responsive to the needs of businesses and workers with disabilities. Participant cost for the two-day event is $20. Exhibitor space is $200. Register online by Sept. 30 at https://www.padesummit2016.org.
Exit Planning Seminar
SEPT. 30—Duquesne University’s Small Business Development Center will host a full-day Exit Planning For Your Business Seminar, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at Rockwell Hall, rm. 108, 600 Forbes Ave. Subjects covered include: Establishing a value for your business; pros and cons of ESOP, owner financing, succession, leverage buy-outs; How to preserve value in the business, and How to make or break the transition deal. The cost for the seminar is $599. Breakfast and lunch are included. To register, call 412-396-6233.
Black Economic Empowerment Summit
OCT. 1—Stop The Violence-Pittsburgh presents Pittsburgh’s Black Economic Empowerment Summit, from 5 to 8:30 p.m. at the Kelly Strayhorn Theater, 5941 Penn Ave. in East Liberty. The summit will feature presentations by real estate guru Jay Morrison and “the People’s Scholar” Boyce Watkins. Areas of discussion will include: Building and Restoring Credit; Real Estate Investing, and Marketing Your Business for Success, among others. Tickets are $30, $40 for VIP. For more information, or for vendor opportunities, call 724-205-9376, or online at StopTheViolencePittsburgh@yahoo.com
Inbound Marketing Seminar
OCT. 7—Duquesne University’s Small Business Development Center will host “How to run an inbound marketing campaign,” 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., at Rockwell Hall, rm. 108, 600 Forbes Ave. The workshop present a framework for overcoming common marketing problems related to launching a first inbound marketing campaign, and will include tools and methods to measure the performance of an online marketing campaign. Cost is $25. To register or for more information, call 412-396-6233.
MyBusiness Training Sessions
OCT. 8, 15, 22, & 29—The Chatham Women’s Business Center will present “MyBusiness Startup to Product Fall 2106, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Braun Hall, Woodland Road, Pittsburgh, PA. 15232. This program includes intensive entrepreneurial training and is designed for women in the early stages of starting a product-based business. The deadline to apply is SEPT. 30. Cost is $300, $250 for members. Apply Online at https://www.survey
monkey.com/r/startuproduct.
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