Business Succession Planning

E-Magnify is pleased to partner with Indiana University of Pennsylvania Center for Family Business for an upcoming event.

Event: Succession Planning For the Next Generation of Your Business
Date: Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Location: Fairman Center, 101 W. Mahoning Street, Punxsutawney, PA

Agenda: 
5:30 p.m. Networking and Refreshments
6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Presentation, Panel Discussion (Bill Lestitian, Attorney, Rothman Gordon Brien Wall, Family Business Specialist John Prushnok, Dave Prushnok, P&N Coal Pamela Miller Creighton, Miller Bros. Furniture)

Who Should Attend?  Business Owners, Family Members and Advisors

Reservations are required. Registration is $10 per person. For more information and to register, please call (724) 357-2323, email center-familybusiness@iup.edu, or visit www.iup.edu/centerforfamilybusiness.

State Certification & Business Seminar

Doing Business with the Commonwealth and Certification Made Simple

Presented by the Pennsylvania Department of General Services. Co-sponsored by E-Magnify and the Small Business Development Center at Saint Vincent College.
 
Date: April 19, 2012
Location: Saint Vincent College, Latrobe, PA
Registration: 8:30 a.m.
Doing Business with the Commonwealth: 9:00 a.m. - Noon
Lunch: On your own (available for purchase on campus)
Certification Made Simple: 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.  
Cost: Free
CPE Other Credits available

Grow your small business with state contracting and learn about state certification of minority-owned and women-owned businesses. This workshop is recommended to any business owner interested in doing business with the government, but minority and women business owners are especially urged to attend.

Doing Business with the Commonwealth (9:00 a.m. - noon) will cover the following topics: 

• how to find and bid on state contracting opportunities;
• how the state purchases goods and services;
• using state contracting to "grow" a small business and what resources are available;
• state programs to help small businesses make use of contract and subcontracting opportunities; and 
• a short segment on obtaining state certification as a minority- or woman-owned business. 

Certification Made Simple (1:00 - 3:00 p.m.) is a hands-on, interactive, step-by-step walk-through of the certification application. Those who attend this segment of the program will be able to go back to their offices, gather the required attachments, and submit a comprehensive application.

For more information and to register, call Saint Vincent College SBDC/CGC at (724)537-45872.

Marcellus Shale: Small Biz Impacts & Expectations

E-Magnify Director Jayne Huston will participate in this event, which is sponsored by the Fayette County Chamber of Commerce and Fay-Penn Economic Development Council Presented by the Small Business Administration.

• Date: Friday, March 2, 2012 
• Time: 8:00 am – 11:00 am 
• Location: Penn State Corporate Training Center Penn State Fayette – The Eberly Campus (Rt. 119 North of Uniontown)
   

Agenda

8:00 – 8:15 a.m. Registration
8:15 – 9:30 a.m. Panel Discussion including representatives and resources for your business. Panelists include:

• Jayne H. Huston, Director, Seton Hill University E-Magnify 
• Dana Kendrick, Economic Development Manager, Fay-Penn Economic Development Council
• James Kunkel, Executive Director, St. Vincent’s Small Business Development Center 
• Richard Wallace, Manager, Business Finance Assistance Program, Southwestern PA Commission 
• David M. Pinkosky, ACAS Development Specialist, Southwestern PA Commission 
• Chuck Burtyk, Director of Workforce Development, Private Industry Council, PTAC/GACO
• Judith Woodson McNeil, Program Coordinator, Diversity Business Resource
• Wayne Freed, First National Bank of Pennsylvania, SBA Lender 
• Philip Yamalis, Sr. Stakeholder Liaison, IRS

9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Carl Knoblock — Marcellus Shale: Small Business Impacts & Expectations
Learn how your business or community can prepare to take advantage of this opportunity. SBA District Director, Carl Knoblock, will share his knowledge of the Marcellus topic as it related to business growth and development.

10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Open Discussion

Coffee, juice and breakfast pastries will be available. Space is limited. Please register by calling the Fayette Chamber Office at 724-437-4571 or sending an email to info@fayettechamber.com

PA Conference for Women (10/25/11)

E-Magnify is proud to be a Supporting Organization for the Pennsylvania Conference for Women.

It's not too late to register for the October 25th conference. Here's a quick look at the wide array of events and speakers:

Tory Johnson (workplace contributor on "Good Morning America," New York Times best-selling author, and CEO of Women For Hire and Spark & Hustle) is leading a full-day Small Business Boot Camp the day before the conference.

Check out these great tips from Morra Aarons Mele, founder of Women Online, on how to "Own Your Niche" and maximize your professional online presence. 

If you're working on your online brand, website, or blog and have some questions, bring them to the conference for a personal brand audit with well-known bloggers. There are only 30 spots, so if you're going to the conference, sign up for one now. 

See all conference speakers and the full schedule here.