featured eventDisney’s Approach to Employee Engagement
September 14, 2022In this full day program, learn how to better your organizational culture, training, behaviors, morale, and empowerment of employees.
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featured eventBank On It! – Cash Flow Essentials with Bob Hogan
March 9, 2023A specialized session for entrepreneurs and business leaders on Cash, and why it’s essential to your business.
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featured eventDoing Business with Pitt
May 16, 2025Doing Business with Pitt is a no-cost informational session for small businesses to learn about gaining contracts with the University of Pittsburgh system.
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UPMC Essentials for Success – Erie (PA & NY)
April 16, 2026UPMC Essentials for Success is a no-cost event designed to introduce businesses to the ways in which UPMC does business and provide the tools necessary to do business with large organizations like UPMC. Attendees will learn about the process and receive materials to help improve their overall business acumen.
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Go Global: Exporting Basics [@ Beaver County CED]
April 17, 2026Learn the fundamentals of exporting during this no-cost seminar that will cover topics useful for any company in any industry that wants to start or expand their sales overseas!
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Second Step: Developing a Business Plan (Apr 2026)
April 29, 2026Learn all you need to know about operational and production planning, conducting market research and creating financial spreadsheets to attract funding for your business.
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Contract-Ready Capital: Financing Healthcare Contracts the Smart Way
May 5, 2026Real strategies to help suppliers fund and fulfill large contracts. A no-cost program designed for small and local businesses preparing to work with UPMC and other large buyers. Learn how to evaluate contract feasibility, manage cash-flow challenges, and identify the right financing tools to support sustainable growth.
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Bookkeeping Basics Virtual Session (May 2026)
May 5, 2026Accurate bookkeeping serves as the foundation of your business’s accounting and financial systems– impacting the growth and success of your business. Bookkeeping Basics, presented by Wilke CPAs & Advisors will introduce attendees to bookkeeping best practices for business.
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members only The Entrepreneurial Journey: Navigating a successful path for your business, family & future
May 6, 2026John founded Waldron Private Wealth in 1995, taking a major entrepreneurial risk that evolved into long-term success, and “The Entrepreneurial Journey” draws on hundreds of founder interviews to highlight the emotional intelligence and intangible qualities that truly drive impactful entrepreneurship.
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How to Access the Capital You Need Virtual Session (May 2026)
May 12, 2026Hear from an SBA preferred lender to learn how to access capital from business acquisition to start-up financing to ground-up construction and every state in between.
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members only The Entrepreneurial Imperative: A business success story
May 28, 2026Join UEC President and CEO Joel Ross with Dawn Fuchs, founder of We Guide, You Grow, LLC, for an interactive discussion about A Legacy: 100 Years in the Life of a Successful Family Business.
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