We will honor the nominees and winners for the following awards.
HEW Award Nominees
2013 Best Business Woman of Pittsburgh
- Dr. Shellie Hipsky, Inspiring Lives, LLC. As an active volunteer since the age of 12, Dr. Hipsky has dedicated her life to serving the needs of women and children internationally through her TV show "Inspiring Lives with Dr. Shellie, 5 books, over 100 articles, and in the trenches service work in homeless shelters, classrooms, and homes for peole with AIDS/HIV and special needs.
- Rose Morris, The Safety Sleeper. As a mother of a child with special needs, Rose had to cope with her son's sleeping issues. She invented a safe, enclosed portable bed, and decided to offer it to families with similar needs.
- Dr. Queeney Tang, Ariix. This international business woman and network marketing leader continues to inspires colleagues and team members while sharing her passion and insight about wellness, diet, supplements and overall health from a global perspective.
- Debi Arnett, Who's Your brother. Who's Your Brother is a non profit organization that encourages people everywhere to build up their communities as they build up each other, sharing their talents and resources with one another to promote a peace and a brotherhood among our fellow neighbors that we have not yet known.
Community Service Award presented by WSBA
- Rose Morris, Fund It Forward - a non-profit she co-founded to partner with families of special needs children.
- Jennifer Redfield, The Project to End Human Trafficking (PEHT) is a non-profit organization that was founded in 2004 as part of the anti-slavery movement.
- Debi Arnett, Who's Your brother. Who's Your Brother is a non profit organization that encourages people everywhere to build up their communities as they build up each other, sharing their talents and resources with one another to promote a peace and a brotherhood among our fellow neighbors that we have not yet known.
2013 WSBA Business Woman of the Year
- Annette Locke, Premier Design Jewelry. Annette has been nominate for her commitment to mentor other WSBA members and the continued growth of ther business.
- Cassie Gillen, Cassandra's Florals. Cassie has been recognized for her perseverance to build her business while dealing with some tough personal issues, but continuing to support other women in business as their grow their business.
- Beth Egan, Healthy Homes- Healthy Families. Beth has been recognized for her commitment to her family and business, and her tireless efforts to educate all about the toxins in our homes and enviroment. She is also recognized for her consistent commitment to WSBA and it's members.
- Kelly Bauman, New Hope Functional Medicine and Chiropractic. Kelly has been recognized for the rapid growth of her business, her balance of family and business, and her commitment to reach out to many WSBA members.
In an effort to support small and start-up businesses in the Greater Pittsburgh area, the WSBA extends opportunities to local professionals for direct participation in its annual conference.
General and sponsorship questions, and queries about speaker and panelist engagements can be directed to WSBAfounder@gmail.com
We look forward to another successful event in 2013!
This event is sponsored by Pittsburgh Business Times
Supporting Sponsors
Join us for a day full of education, professional development and networking opportunities for local entrepreneurs. This year's event is specially formatted to provide something for everyone in business!
This event also hosts our signature Extraordinary Women Awards Luncheon.
SPECIAL OFFER TO ALL THAT ATTEND!
Did you know Google owns You Tube? Hint: Google loves Video. Are you considering online video to brand and market your image, products or services?
Fran Treloar from Wild West Online Productions and a professional videographer will be offering a 1-minute or longer high-quality video for your business. This video can be placed on your website, social media platforms or in emails/newsletters. Scripting help will be available, but come prepared to talk about your business: Your Name, company name & location, services you provide, a call to action and a big SMILE.
Pricing: For conference attendees only - $97 ($297 value) – included in price will be creation of a You Tube channel, placement of the video file on You Tube, description of your business & key words.
Here is a sample recording:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_xGJyNeco4
9:00 - 9:50 am: Registration/Networking
10:00 - 10:35 am: "Share Valuable Content Quickly & Easily"
presented by Cindy Rack, Social Voice Marketing, LLC.
Some of us blog. Some of us don't. Regardless, we still need to improve our On-Line Exposure in a way that helps us be known as an expert in field without consuming all our time. Mindmapping is a great tool to plan any type of business strategy. It is a graphical representation of your thoughts that can be created using pencil and paper or computer app's. While Mindmapping is great fro many types of strategies, we will be focusing on Creating a Strategy to share Valuable Content On-Line whether you blog or not in just a few minutes a day.
10:45 - 11:20 am: "Alternative Sources for Funding"
Presented by Vernard Alexander, The Minority Networking Exchange
We’re all familiar with tradition lending (Banks/S.B.A.) for Small Businesses. You will learn about the local and national organizations that provide funding and technical assistance for non profits, start ups and existing businesses. In addition, we will spend time discussing bootstrapping methods and how to obtain funding through your existing network. Everyone will receive a copy of the presentation with the links to all the resources.
11:30 - 12:45 pm: Honoring Extraordinary Women Awards Luncheon
Nomination form. Deadline is March 21, 2013
We will honor the nominees and winners for the following awards.
- 2013 Best Business Woman of Pittsburgh
- Community Service Award presented by WSBA
- 2013 WSBA Business Woman of the Year
12:55 - 1:30 pm: Keynote Speaker:
JJ DiGeronimo
Executive, Author,
Entrepreneur, Wife & Mother
A Successful Woman's Guide: Work, Life, Schedules & Joy
Are you one of the 92%* of working women who say they feel overwhelmed by their professional and personal responsibilities?
Sound familiar? Join the hundreds of women that rediscovered their purpose compass after reading The Working Woman’s GPS.This easy-to-use guide will help you define your own roadmap to getting from where you are now to where you need to go!.
The Working Woman’s GPS will teach you:
- How to determine what you enjoy doing and who and what attracts you
- How to examine what is and isn’t working in your life
- How to make small changes that will give you the energy and confidence you need to make more effective choices
- How to create and execute a new plan that makes sense for you
1:40 - 2:15 pm: "Creating Your Life/Work Balance"
Presented by Laura Cooks, Your Bloom Wellness
This interactive presentation will encourage participants to use a worksheet to cleary describe their ideal work/life balance, and compare it to their current state. The content includes information and research on stress management, gratitude, benefits of living in balance and logistics of making lifestyle changes. Concrete steps for applying the info will be discussed.
2:25 - 3:00 pm: Panel Discussion with Q & A
"Obtaining and retaining customers with good customer service"
Our panel of experts will make themselves available for your questions, and offer valuable information on the benefits of good customer service. They will also offer tips for providing good customer service for the purpose of customer retention.
Event Registration and Payment
Be sure to complete payment during registration to secure the WSBA Premier Member and Non-Member discounted rates. Register Now!