Thursday, October 30, 2008

3rd Annual Pennsylvania Technology Conference at Duquesne University

3rd Annual Pennsylvania
Business Technology Conference
November 13th, 2008


Breakout Session I: 10:05 AM to 11:20 AM

Boosting Your Business With a Blog: How To Get Started & Get Noticed

A Behind the Scenes Look at Site Optimization: What You Need to Do for Higher Search Engine Rankings (SEM Part I)

When You Need It, When You Don’t: Evaluating the Value, Cost & Usability of New Business Technologies

Websites That Work: Tips for Turning Your Site Into a Lead Generating Machine
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Breakout Session II: 11:30 AM to 12:40 PM

Search Engine Marketing: How to Use Pay-Per-Click SEM to Outrank Your Competitors (SEM Part II)

Making e-Connections: How To Engage Your Prospects, Employees & Customers with Real-Time Voice and Web Conferencing

E-Commerce Websites for Small Business: Pitfalls, Possibilities & Profitability

Using Social Media and Viral Marketing To Increase Brand Awareness & Sales
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Breakout Session III: 2:00 PM to 3:15 PM

Master of Multitasking: Killer Tools For Organizing Your Business, Boosting Your Productivity & Saving Time

Your Employees and The Internet: Is Your Company and Bottom Line At Risk?

Never Lose A Lead: Top Sales & Lead Management Solutions For Optimizing Opportunities

The ABCs of e-Mail Marketing: The Latest Trends, Best Practices & Fundamentals to Maximize Your Online Opportunities
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Full-day registration includes:
Tradeshow, Lunch, Roundtable Discussions
www.conference.duq.edu

Thursday, October 16, 2008

PosPittLive Host and others at Entrepreneurial Thursday, Social Media Entrepreneurs

Firewater's Grill, 412.323.4688

LIVE RHYTHM, JAZZ & BLUES
Musical Networking Happy Hour
EVERY THURSDAY!!!
5:30 PM - 8 PM
Firewater's Grill,
120 Federal Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212

Across from PNC Park

Hosted by Jazz/R&B Vocalist - Jessica Lee

Cover Charge: Only $10.00!
Hors d'oeuvres included

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The "ENTREPRENEURIAL THURSDAYS" Happy Hour Show
Live Music by City's Great Jazz/R&B Artists!
Interviews @ Musical Break with City's Leading Entrepreneurs/Innovators!
Great Business & Professional Networking!
November 6, 2008
"Social media Entrepreneurs"

Featuring Interviews with:
Joanne Quinn-Smith, CEO - Dreamweaver Marketing Associates & Publisher - Positively Pittsburgh Live Magazine (www.positivelypittsburghlivemagazine.com)
Bill Weil, LovePong International, LLC
(www.LovePong.com)
Jill Kummer, President - Blacktie-Pittsburgh
(www.blacktie-pittsburgh.com)
Donna Baxter, Founder & Web Mistress - The Soul Pitt (www.thesoulpitt.com)
Dave Nelson, Founder and CEO - TalkShoe (www.talkshoe.com)

www.jessicaleesong.com
"Entrepreneurial Thursdays" Partners
Gold Sponsors
Pittsburgh Gateways
ABG Capital

Marketing PartnersMarketing Partners

AFTRA
BarSmart
BIOSAFE, Inc.
Chrysler Corp. (SBDC) Duquesne University
Eagle Ventures Inc.
George Mendel Photography
HDJ Assoc., Inc.
Help Startups
Human Connections
Latin American Cultural Union
MAKK Strategies
MIT Enterprise Forum
National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO)
Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Pittsburgh Technology Council
Pittsburgh Urban Magnet Project (PUMP)
Pittsburgh Young Professionals
Positively Pittsburgh Live
Sales Star Enterprise
Seton Hill University's E-Magnify®
Sigma Pi Consulting
STAAR Funds
Technical Products & Supply
TiePGH-Pittsburgh Chapter of The Indus Entrepreneurs
Vistage
Women's

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Blend for Both Candidates at Hard Rock Cafe, October 23, 2008

Berlin International presents...
BLENd© VOTE!
"A TOTALLY ECO-CONSCIOUS GLOBAL DIVERSITY
"POLITICAL" EVENT

At The Hard Rock Café', 230 West Station Square Drive,
Pittsburgh, PA (412.481.7625)
THURSDAY OCT 23, 2008 @ 5PM

IT'S YOUR CHOICE...SO CHOOSE!

OR


Berlin International presents BLENd Vote. Get ready for the most historical election in American history. BLENd VOTE will be Pittsburgh's own National Republican and Democratic Convention/Debate rolled into one evening of politics, art, live entertainment, drink, food, networking, fun, plenty of laughter and more politics.



We cordially invite everybody to BLENd VOTE, BLENd and make new friends. BLENd is waaay more than a happy hour…
It’s a cultural political experience!

Thursday October 23, 2008 beginning at 5pm
The Debate will begin at 6:15pm



Host Aki Durham

Aki Durham the host of BLENd will turn the evening over to
“The Pittsburgh Comet” Blogger Bram Reichbaum.
Mr. Reichbaum will facilitate the civilized debate between Obama/Biden and McCain/Palin Campaign headquarters’ here in Pittsburgh, PA.

Special Guest Opera Tenor Rob Pruitt performs
God Bless America and the Star Spangled Banner


Pick your party and let the debate begin. Election Day will be right around the corner.
Have you decided? Are you registered to vote?

Bring your political signs passion, energy and attitudes. Express your party’s personality while connecting with like minded people from different cultural backgrounds. Let's really celebrate the uniqueness of our political differences.

Who will bring change to AMERICA, Obama or McCain, John or Barack?

BLENd is designed to acknowledge what must be done to bridge cultural differences locally, nationally and globally. We can and must work together to help save our environment around the world and we will begin in Pittsburgh, PA. Coming together is the key. These exciting events are the bridge to creating the business culture of the future!


HRC will put out a light buffet to feed the political appetite.
There will be drink and food specials and $1 off Coors Light beginning at 5pm.
The Coors Light guys/girls will be in the HRC to make this event memorable.

BLENd VOTE begins at 5pm

PositivelyPittsburghLive, Pittsburgh Private Schools, Ellis School and Eden Christian Academy

“Pittsburgh Private Schools”
Show Date: August 18, 2008

Click on title to listen to archived show to learn more about these two great Pittsburgh Area Private Schools.

Two private schools in the area joined Positively Pittsburgh Live to share news about their institutions. Eden Christian Academy President Sam Siple and The Ellis School Director of Upper Schools Robin Newham were on the call.

Due to some technical difficulties, we lost Sam early on, but here is some of what he did share:

Eden Christian Academy is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year and is the largest Christian school in western Pennsylvania, with 600 students and three campuses (K-12). Sam is the second President of the Academy, and was formally a Vice President at Geneva College in Beaver Falls.

He will return on the next episode to continue his discussion on Eden Christian Academy, so be sure to tune in. The show still went on and it was an informative one at that.

Robin of The Ellis School gave some great information into the ins and outs of her school. Founded in 1916, the school is independent with no religious affiliation. They are a college preparatory school for girls (pre K-12) and they are located in Shadyside.

Robin shared how motivated and active her students are, and how that keeps her there (she’s been there for 27 years!). Her expertise really makes this episode exciting as she talks about financial aid options, how private schools differ from public schools, the creative faculty at Ellis, and the unique courses offered. Below are some fast facts, but listen to the show to get the entire scoop!

FAST FACTS ABOUT ELLIS
• Total Enrollment: 470 students
• Student to faculty ratio: 6:1
• Faculty: 77, of whom 65% hold advanced degrees
Six faculty members hold PhD’s and two have J.D’s
• 22% of students receive need-based financial aid
• Students represent 62 zip codes and 35 school districts
• 25% of the student body are people of color
• Over 50 clubs are available to middle and upper school students
• Approximately 50% of the senior class is recognized as an Advanced
Placement Scholar by the College Board.
• In addition to financial aid, 1.3 million dollars of merit aid for college was
awarded to the class of 2005

Contact the school at 412-661-5992 or visit www.theellisschool.org for more information.

Saturday, October 11, 2008

Non Profit Innovators at Entrepreneurial Thursdays, Firewaters

Firewater's Grill, 412.323.4688

LIVE RHYTHM, JAZZ & BLUES
Musical Networking Happy Hour
EVERY THURSDAY!!!
5:30 PM - 8 PM
Firewater's Grill,
120 Federal Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212

Across from PNC Park

Hosted by Jazz/R&B Vocalist - Jessica Lee

Cover Charge: Only $10.00!
Hors d'oeuvres included

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The "ENTREPRENEURIAL THURSDAYS" Happy Hour Show
Live Music by City's Great Jazz/R&B Artists!
Interviews @ Musical Break with City's Leading Entrepreneurs/Innovators!
Great Business & Professional Networking!
October 16, 2008
"Non-profit Innovators"

Featuring Interviews with:
Justin Brown, Executive Director, Storehouse for Teachers (www.plf.org)
Jerry Cozewith, Excutive Director, NFTE (www.nfte.com)
Chris Whyle, Western Pennsylvania Human Society (http://www.wpahumane.org)
Linsay Patross, Pump Board Member, PUMP (Pittsburgh Urban Magnet Project) (www.pump.org)


Bonny Diver Hall, Founder - Hair Peace Charities (www.ingomarumc.org/Missions/HairPeace.htm)



Community Interview

Garbage Bag Gala
benefiting The Salvation Army Family Caring Center
with
Julie Yarzebinski and Katherine L.W. Norton



www.jessicaleesong.com
"Entrepreneurial Thursdays" Partners
Gold Sponsors
Pittsburgh Gateways
ABG Capital

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AFTRA
BarSmart
BIOSAFE, Inc.
Chrysler Corp. (SBDC) Duquesne University
Eagle Ventures Inc.
George Mendel Photography
HDJ Assoc., Inc.
Help Startups
Human Connections
Latin American Cultural Union
MAKK Strategies
MIT Enterprise Forum
National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO)
Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Pittsburgh Technology Council
Pittsburgh Urban Magnet Project (PUMP)
Pittsburgh Young Professionals
Positively Pittsburgh Live
Sales Star Enterprise
Seton Hill University's E-Magnify®
Sigma Pi Consulting
STAAR Funds
Technical Products & Supply
TiePGH-Pittsburgh Chapter of The Indus Entrepreneurs
Vistage
Women's Independent Press



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Wednesday, October 8, 2008

We Do Tour- Resource for Women Business Owners

WE-DO Leadership Conference
Womens Economic Development Outreach
Creating Connections, Building Business

Local Leadership Invitation for
Business Women in Allegheny and
Beaver Counties



Business Women! You Don't Want To Miss The 2008 WE-DO Conference being held this year at Robert Morris University's Moon Campus on Tuesday, October 21st! Along with a Fantastic National Program, We'll have These Inspiring Local Leaders:


The 2008 Local Pittsburgh WEDO Tour is pleased to present this years conference:

BreakThrough!

Impact through Innovation:

Your Competitive Advantage

The only event of its kind for women executives and entrepreuners the WEDO Tour is a resource rich program that will energize your business.  ; It's packed with invaluable business advice from nationally acclaimed business women and our own local experts in business leadership. Shaped by Women's Business Advocates, women executives and entrepreneurs, along with organizations representing women business owners the WEDO Tour is your most relevant resource.

Attend this years workshop and gain key insights that will help you:

Introduce an innovation framework that sets realistic goals, leverages cumulative gains and carefully accommodates experimentation.
Create an innovation toolbox that accelerates new product and service developments in an ever-changing business environment.
Snych up company culture and customer demands with a holistic approach to nurturing employee's creativity, responding to new opportunities, and channeling the voice of the customer.

Surround Yourself with Pittsburgh's Smart and Savvy Women Leaders as they connect with Business Women across the Nation by Video Conference.

Enjoy the local panel of Pittsburgh Area Leaders who will help you gain your competitive advantage with Leadership and Innovation!


National City WEDO Tour 2008 for Allegheny & Beaver Counties:
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Robert Morris University
Sewall Center Executive Conference Center, Moon Township, PA 15108

Agenda: 9:00am to 3:00pm

Keynote Presenter:


Maria Berdusco
Author, Leadership Consultant & Executive Coach

Kathy Buechel
President, Alcoa Foundation

Oditza Carrasco
President, American Bank FSB


Kristie Guthrie
Professional Counselor Hope Counseling Services

Deanna Tucci-Schmitt
Owner BNI Western PA

2008 WEDO Allegheny & Beaver Counties Local Committee:

Beth Caldwell
Pttsburgh Professional Women

Ann Callen
National City

Jenn Carr
Credit Justice Services

Lindsay Cost
National City

Christian DeSarbo
National City

Barbara Fisher U.S. Small Business Administration

Suzanne Froehlich Froehlich & Associates Insurance

Sarelle Gross
National City
Donna Herrle Drawing Conclusions
Daniel Hooper
National City
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Kristi Hosko
ADP

Tamara Howard
National City

Betty Karleski Home Instead Senior Care

Michele Mook
National City

Janette Schafer
National City

Jill Yahnite
Zoltun Design

10:00 Satellite Video Conference

11:30 Lunch & Leadership Presentation, Maria Berdusco

Author: How To Think Like A Leader
12:30 Breakout Sessions: Small Group Round Table Discussions with Local Leaders

3:00 Door Prize Drawings And Adjourn

Register at: WE-DO.net