January 2013 Events
Class - January 4th class at South Park Library. FREE. 7 - 9 PM… 5
Ways to reduce stress in less than thirty seconds.
Like to sing? Sweet! Women of all ages are invited to sing with Greater Harmony Chorus. GHC will host 3 weeks of free vocal lessons, beginning Tuesday, January 8, at 7 p.m., and continuing for the following Tuesdays, January 15 and January 22. These Open House sessions are part of Sweet Adelines International Campaign of Global Open Houses throughout the world in the month of January. Greater Harmony Chorus rehearses at Winchester Thurston School, 4225 Middle Road, Allison Park, PA 15101.Call us at 412-613-9800 or contact us and our Membership Chair will be happy to discuss this great hobby with you.
Brown Bag Lunch
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
12:00 – 1:00pm
Speaker: Cindy Rack, Social Voice Marketing
Topic: You have a LinkedIn Account. Now what?
Join us to learn fast and easy ways to stay connected to your target audience. Simple steps will improve your profile to look professional, will optimize it be found by search engines. Also learn how to share information so you can to be known as an expert in your niche.
Volunteers of America of Pennsylvania
1650 Main Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15215
FREE
RSVP: 412.782.5344 x 209 or volunteersofamerica@voapa.org
Business Exchange Networking Lunch
* Give a 1-2 minute commercial for your business.
* Bring business cards, brochures, and samples.
* Make new business contacts.
Four Dates and Locations:
Jan. 2 - Wexford, Atria’s, 12980 Perry Highway, Wexford
RSVP: email Michelle Zmijanac at
Michellezmijanac@bestpracticesdelivered.com
Jan. 9- Mount Lebanon, Atria’s, 110 Beverly Road, Mt. Lebanon
RSVP: email Tina Noblers at
TinaNobers@CMNNutritionGroup
Jan. 16- Murrysville, Bella Luna Trattoria, 5060 William Penn
Hwy, Monroeville, Pa 15146
RSVP Carol@CarolBrineyWorkFromHome.com
Jan. 23- Fox Chapel, Comfort Inn (Old Holiday Inn) in RIDC
Park, Ohara Twp
RSVP: 412-781-8773 or PlanBConsultant@comcast.net
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Cost: $18 (Bring cash; No-shows will be billed for the lunch)
RSVP: By Monday prior to the event
For more info, go to: www.blxnetworking.com
Friday, January 11, 2013 (7:30 AM - 9:00 AM )
Women Business Leaders Breakfast Series
Speaker: Kim Schwabenbauer, RD, LDN, Founder of Fuel Your Passion LLC
Topic: “Let Your Passion Be Your Guide: How a Healthy Hobby Became a Healthy Business”
BRENTWOOD BALDWIN WHITEHALL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
WOMEN’S NETWORKING LUNCHEON
January 11, 2013
Noon
Salvatore’s
5001 Curry Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15236
The monthly luncheon meeting* of the Women’s Networking of the Brentwood Baldwin Whitehall Chamber of Commerce will meet on Friday, January 11 noon, at Salvatore’s, due to renovations at South Hills Country Club . Please plan on attending and bring a friend. We welcome members and non-members. Tables are available for ladies who would like to display products or merchandise. Everyone will pass out cards and brochures and present a one-minute “commercial.”
Guest Speaker
Teena Masters
Hands of Life Massage Therapy
Lunch for Chamber Members - $15 - Bring a friend!
Lunch for Non-Members - $18
Display Table $10
Please make a reservation by contacting
Mary Dilla at: 412-884-1233
secretary@bbwchamber.com
Ready to Run
Campaign Training for Women coming up on Saturday, January 12th: http://www.chatham.edu/pcwp/education/readytorun/pittsburgh.cfm
January NAWBO Mixer!
Learn about the benefits of NAWBO
Date: Tuesday January 15, 2013
Time: 4:30-6:30pm
Cost: $20.00
Location: Martys Market
2301 Small Street Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Bring a friend.(or 2 or 3)
Prizes for the women who brings the most friends. Food Taste testing & Networking
Learn the benefits of NAWBO including the various member only programs.Martys Market is a women owned business. Marty’s Market is the place for Pittsburghers who demand fresh, full flavor, high quality food as well as the retailer of choice for regional farmers who are committed to growing it. By building strong partnerships with producers down the street as well as across the country, Marty’s Market is a unique connecting piece in our inter-regional food system.
For further information contact Mary Pam Kilgore at 412-854-4827 or email nawbopittsburgh@gmail.com
GrowBiz Media and SmallBizDaily.com CEO Rieva Lesonsky to Engage Pittsburgh Entrepreneurs in January 2013 #SmallBizPgh TweetChat
PITTSBURGH – Los Angeles-based entrepreneur, speaker and small business expert, Rieva Lesonsky (@Rieva) will provide insights and answers to questions from Pittsburgh-area small business owners via Twitter in Building Bridges for Business’ (@bridges4biz) monthly TweetChat on January 15, 2013 at 7 PM EDT. The Tweetchat is sponsored by True Fit.
Mingle at the Mansions on Fifth When 16 Jan 2013 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM: Location 5105 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15232For more information or to register Click Here www.PittsburghSocialExchange.com
Join us for an upscale evening of networking in this historic location - the last among the grand mansions of Pittsburgh’s storied “Millionaires Row,” that was home to many great turn-of-the-century industrialists and financiers. Enjoy an elegant evening of refreshments and networking. Register Early to take advantage of the early bird rate! See below:
Fully catered with delicious hors d’oeuvres
Mix and mingle with hundreds of the Greater Pittsburgh Area’s business owners, corporate level executives, entrepreneurs, and other professionals
Chinese auction, Door prizes, and Drawing
Special guests and local/regional celebs TBA
Business Professional please, and Cash bar
Disability Resource Breakfast
Thursday, January 17, 2013
8:30 – 9:30 AM
Speaker:Representative from The Pennsylvania Training Partnership with ACHIEVA.
Topic: How working affects disability benefits.
Know the facts about returning to or maintaining employment with a disability.
Understand the cash and healthcare benefits, the basics about Work Incentives and Ticket to Work and what resources are available to keep you working.
Volunteers of America of Pennsylvania
1650 Main Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15215
FREE
RSVP: 412.782.5344 x 209 or volunteersofamerica@voapa.org
Saturday, January 19, 2013 (8:00 AM - 1:00 PM)
Small Business Basics Workshop
Industry experts will discuss business planning, financing, bookkeeping, marketing, and legal issues pertaining to small business. The workshop is informal, and questions from the participants are solicited and encouraged throughout to help each participant receive the knowledge they need.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Unity Breakfast
Monday, January 21
“Honor Diversity in Our Community” at the 13th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Unity Breakfast on Monday, January 21, at La Roche College, Zappala Student Center.
www.ywcapgh.org
January 22, 2013, 12 p.m. EST
WIN-Pittsburgh Member Webinar
Meeting Topic: How to Become a Better Communicator
Brief Description:
This seminar will teach you the most valuable skill of all – how to communicate effectively with people.
- You will gain powerful communication skills like these…
- How you can increase the levels of collaboration and mutual support among team members, co-workers and managers
- How to express your ideas in ways that gain the attention, support and respect of others
- How to quickly “fit in” with any group of people
- How to make an unforgettable, positive first impression on anyone
- How to minimize conflict and reduce friction on the job and in personal life
Registration Form URL: http://www.anymeeting.com/PIID=E951D887824739
Cost: Non WIN - Pittsburgh Members $49.00, Members - Complimentary (must use discount code for registration) To receive the discount code, please contact info@winpitt.org
Heat Up the Cold Calls
(A Business for Breakfast Networking Event)
Featuring: Jim Gaffney, Peak Performance Management
Discover how to improve your sales effort in the new year by
improving your prospecting efforts. This interactive presentation
will include strategies to help you:
• Learn how to increase your opportunities over the phone
• Understand the process that gets results
• Discover how to overcome call reluctance
• Learn voicemail messages that get call backs
Date: January 23, 2013
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 90:30 a.m.
Place: Sigmas Conference and Event Center, 1717 Babcock
Blvd., Pittsburgh, PA 15209
Hosts: Pittsburgh Business Times
Cost: $22.50 Subscribers; $25- Others
RSVP: Suggested by January 18
Register online at:
http://pittsburgh.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/event
For more info, contact Kelli Komondor at 412-208-3845 or
komondor@bizjournals.com.
Entrepreneurial Thursday Networking Event
Featured Theme:
Branding Your Venture
A casual weekly networking event for those interested in what’s
innovative and positive in Pittsburgh. A jazz, soul & blues happy
hour show plus open-mike interviews with local executives.
Date: January 24, 2013
Time: 5:30 - 8 p.m.
Place: Little E’s, 949 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh
Host: Jessica Lee
Cost: $5 (hors d’ouevres included)
For further info, email smarshall@pghgateways.org.
The Entrepreneurial Thursday networking event is held each Thursday evening. For information on upcoming events and featured themes, visit http://www.entrepreneurialthursdays.com
January Luncheon
Pittsburgh Women’s Network
Added by Sarann Fisher
Thursday, January 24, 2013
12:00 PM
The Devonshire of Mt. Lebanon
1050 McNeilly Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15226
Price: $10.00 per person
Please join us for our first event of the New Year! Meet & Network with local business women and have a bite for lunch.
Our own Marlene Will Knapp of Reddinger,Will Gallagher & Dickert will speak on Tax changes and how they’ll affect y…
http://www.meetup.com/DWC-Pittsburgh-Womens-Network/events/93188472
Moonstruck: Full Moon Hike - Wolf Moon
Saturday, January 26
6:00 - 7:00 PM
$4 per person over age two.
Why is it a wolf moon? Are there wolves in the park? Of course not! But the Native Americans named each full moon based on nature lore or their legendary tales. We won’t have wolves but we may hear an owl or two calling through the frosty woods. Put on your snow gear and
enjoy a safe family adventure suitable for all ages. Online registration www.theoutdoorclassroompa.org
Laughter Club. Each session is unique!
January 28 at 7pm Unitarian Universalist Church at 1240 Washington Road 15228(Mt. Lebanon )
Cost: Non perishable item for the food bank
Get Heard! Get Noticed! Get Leads! (TM).
Please join us this month. This is an informal networking event, open to any business woman who would like to increase her business contacts or clients in the Pittsburgh area. Please bring 10-20 of your business cards, cash for your lunch check plus your $5 non-member meeting fee and be prepared to do a 60 second commercial about your business. We look forward to seeing you there!
WSBA Network Lunch - Allegheny Valley, Thursday, January 3, 2013, 11:30 AM
Evolution Grille, 123 Mulone Drive, Sarver, PA
WSBA Network Lunch - Shaler/Gibsonia, Wednesday, January 9,2013, 11:30
Spadafora’s, 3932 Route 8, Allison Park, PA
WSBA Network Lunch - Robinson/Airport, Friday, January 11, 2013, 1:00 PM
Bronze Hood Lounge, 5994 Steubenville Pike, Pittsburgh, PA
WSBA Network Lunch - Beaver County, Monday, January 14, 2013, 1:00 PM
Café Kolache, 402 Third Street, Beaver, PA
WSBA Network Lunch - South Hills, Wednesday, January 16, 2013, 1:00 PM
Mitchell’s Fish Market, 1500 Washington Rd, Pittsburgh, PA
WSBA Network Lunch - East End, Thursday, January 17, 2013, 1:00 PM
Smiling Banana Leaf, 5901 Bryant Street, Pittsburgh, PA
WSBA Network Lunch - Monroeville Friday, January 18, 2013, 1:00 PM
Tolerico’s Restaurant, 2525 Monroeville Blvd, Monroeville, PA
WSBA Network Lunch - North Hills, Tuesday, January 22, 2013, 1:00 PM
Walnut Grove Restaurant, 12599 Perry Highway, Wexford, PA
WSBA After Work Network, Wednesday, January 23, 2013, 5:15 PM
Allegheny Wine Mixer, 5326 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA
WSBA Network Lunch - Westmoreland, Friday, January 25, 2013, 12:00
Ground Round Grill & Bar, 960 E Pittsburgh St., Greensburg, PA 15601
WSBA After Work Network-Washington, Monday, January 28, 2013, 6:30 PM
Angelos, 2109 North Franklin Drive, Washington, PA
