Upcoming Events

• Jun
  01

  P&D Lab Hours

  11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  Contact our office at womens-entrepreneurship@chatham.edu to make an appointment or for more information.
  
  Members of the Center for Women’s Entrepreneurship and Chatham Students, Faculty, and Staff can make a free appointment to come in and use any of the following lab equipment*:
  
  - Carvey 3D carv ... read more
• Aug
  30

  Managing the Financial Operations of your Business

  5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  
  
  This workshop will discuss the best ways to manage your cash flow, track your accounts receivable and payable and gain a better understanding of business and sales taxes. As a part of the Empowering Women in Communities Program supported by the PNC Foundation, CWBC is pleased to offer this workshop in partnership with the Diversity Business Resource Center, Urban Innovation21, Riverside Center for Innovation, and Colab18.
  Programming will be facilitated by Jonnet Solomon, Founder & CEO of J. Solomon and Associates, LLC.
• Sep
  14

  Women Business Leaders Breakfast Series: A Woman on the Move – the Business of the Port Authority

  08:00 AM - 09:00 AM
  Katharine Kellemen, CEO of the Port Authority of Allegheny County, will discuss our region's transit system and what changes we can expect under her leadership. Additionally, Kellemen will touch on the vital role of transit in strengthening our communities.
• Sep
  22

  Build Your Business Workshop

  9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  
  
  Chatham’s Women Business Center in partnership with SCORE Pittsburgh will presents a Build Your Business Workshop to women interested in starting or expanding their business. Business experts and seasoned entrepreneurs will discuss the following topics: business planning, marketing and sales, financing, legal issues and business lessons learned. A continental breakfast will be provided.
• Oct
  02

  Concept to Launch

  6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  
  
  

  Concept to Launch is a 6-week entrepreneurial training program for women in the early stages of starting a business, with classes focusing on:

  Developing the business concept, Identifying target customers and markets, Marketing strategies, Foundational operations of your business, Basic financials, Legal business entities, Developing and delivering your "pitch," and Explanation of busines ... read more

• Oct
  12

  Women Business Leaders Breakfast Series: Building a Business from Scratch in Homewood

  08:00 AM - 09:00 AM
  Jenna Knapp, Founder and Director of Production at Thread, will discuss how she built Thread: a business on a mission to end poverty by creating dignified jobs and responsible, high-quality products with global brands. Thread transforms plastic bottles from the streets and canals of Haiti and Honduras into the most responsible fabrics and products on the planet. Every product made with Thread tackles poverty and cleans up the planet. Thread is a Public Benefit Corporation and scores in the top 10% of B-Corps globally on its governance and incorporation of the world's waste into its products.
• Oct
  17

  Google Livestream - Webinar

  12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
  
  
  We are excited to team up with Google, Constant Contact, LinkedIn and Vistaprint for part two of the July 25th live-stream webinar to teach businesses how to standout online, build customer relationships and get ready for a successful holiday season. Register now and receive the link to the live-stream in your inbox on October 17th to enjoy the second part of this series!
• Nov
  03

  Learn. Grow. Connect. A Conference for Women in Business

  08:30 AM - 01:00 PM
  AGENDA
  
  8:30AM Registration & Continental Breakfast
  
  9:00AM Welcome
  
  9:00-10:15AM Morning Session 1 (Parallel Sessions)
  Session A: Client Relationship Manager (CRM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), and Point of Sale (POS) Software. This session will cover the differences between these systems and why they are important, how to s ... read more