Business calendar for the week of 9/5/10

Tuesday

MIT Enterprise Forum Pittsburgh, the Donald H. Jones Center for Entrepreneurship, Pittsburgh Social Venture Partners, Carnegie Mellon University and the D'Appolonia Family, 3rd Annual Solutions for Society presentation, 5:30 p.m., Chosky Theater, Purnell Center, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Ave. Presenter: Cheryl Dorsey, president, Echoing Green; www.solutionsforsociety.org.

Business Referral Network of Pittsburgh -- AM Pittsburgh Chapter, 7:30 a.m., Aldo Coffee, 675 Washington Road, Mt. Lebanon. Networking. Call Sue at 412-388-1250 or visit www.getgreatreferrals.com.

Pittsburgh Executives Association, noon, Radisson Hotel, Green Tree. Networking. Call Ed Roberts at 412-316-5653.

Wednesday

Volunteers of America/Working Order, noon, 1650 Main St., Sharpsburg. Brown Bag Lunch: "Every Business needs a Business Banker." Speaker: Rachele Paulone, vice president commercial lending, Northwest Savings Bank. Call 412-782-5344.

Business Referral Network of Pittsburgh -- Washington Road Chapter, 9 a.m., The Pie place, Norman Centre II, 1775 N. Highland Road, Upper St. Clair. Networking. Call Sue at 412-388-1250 or visit www.getgreatreferrals.com.

Chatham University Center for Women's Entrepreneurship along with Grossman Yanak & Ford LLP, 8 a.m., Howe-Childs Gatehouse, Chatham University. Seminar: "Finance and Business." Visit www.chatham.edu/cwe.

Pittsburgh Chapter of the Association for Operations Management, Rivertowne Pour House, 312 Center Road, Monroeville. Professional development meeting. Call 866-692-7427, ext. 105, or visit www.apics-pgh.org.

Downtown Business Connection, 7:30 a.m., Rivers Club, Oxford Centre, Downtown. Meeting. Call Ed Heal at 412-322-6676.

Thursday

Carnegie Library Downtown & Business, 12:15 p.m., 612 Smithfield St., Downtown. Program: "Marketing on a Shoestring Budget using Social Media." Presenter: Shawn Agyeman, SponsorChange.org. Call 412-281-7130, ext. 102.

Friday

Chatham University Center for Women's Entrepreneurship, 7:30 a.m., James Laughlin Music Hall, Chatham University. Women Business Leaders Breakfast Series: "Delivering on your Brand: Growing a High Performance Operation." Speaker: Sharon Willochell, chief operating officer, Leed's. Visit www.chatham.edu/cwe.

Duquesne University Small Business Development Center, 9 a.m., Rockwell Hall, Room 108, 600 Forbes Ave., Downtown. Workshop: "Business Opportunities in Mexico." Call 412-396-6223 or visit www.duq.edu.

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First published on September 5, 2010 at 12:00 am

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