Business Calendar: 7/18/05

Compiled by Natalie Hill

Today

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Job and Career Education Center, program, 2:30 p.m., The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. Topic: "Job Hunting on the World Wide Web." Call 412-622-3133.

Tuesday

Saint Vincent College Small Business Development Center, 9 a.m., Placid Hall, Foundations Room. Topic: "QuickBooks Advanced." Call 724-537-4572.

Duquesne University Chrysler Corp. Small Business Development Center, program, 9:30 a.m., Rockwell Hall 109. Topic: "The First Step: Business Start-Up Essentials." The university also is holding other programs. Call 412-396-6233 or visit the Web site www.duq.edu/sbdc.

Career Development Center, program, 10 a.m., 5743 Bartlett St., Squirrel Hill. Topic: "Resume Writing 101." The center also is holding other programs. Call 412-422-5627 or visit the Web site www.careerdevelopmentcenter.org.

Kiwanis Club of McKeesport -- White Oak, meeting, 12:05 p.m., Cavanaugh's, 623 Long Run Road, Mc-Keesport. Topic: "McKeesport Hospital Foundation." Speaker: Michele Baich Matuch. Call Robert Stone at 412-678-6652.

The Small Business Network -- North Hills chapter, networking dinner, 6 p.m., Wildwood Golf Club. The group also is holding meetings elsewhere. Call Ryan Repp at 412-367-5979 or visit the Web site www.tsbn.org.

WorkQuest, sponsored by the Society for Technical Communication -- Pittsburgh chapter, program/job search support, 10 a.m., Panera Cafe, Galleria Mall, 1500 Washington Road, Mt. Lebanon. Call Janis Ramey at 412-833-5548 or visit the Web site www.STCWorkquest.org.

Wednesday

Greater Pittsburgh Business Connection, meeting, 7:15 a.m., Eat'n Park, Route 60, Robinson. Speakers: Pete Berger, A-Plus Mobile Communications, and Brian Thomas, BT Consulting Services. Call 412-288-0180, ext. 223.

Wealth Management Roundtable LLC, seminar, noon, law office of Ralph Minto Jr., Suite 5686, U.S. Steel Tower. Call Mary Hodges at 412-201-5525.

Downtown Business Connection, networking/meeting, 7:30 a.m., The Rivers Club, One Oxford Centre, Downtown. Call Ed Heal at 412-322-6676.

Thursday

Pennsylvania Professional Employment Network -- East chapter, 7 p.m., Beulah Presbyterian Church, 2550 McCrady Road. Topic: "The Seven Pillars of a Successful Job Campaign." Speaker: Geri Puleo. Visit the Web site www.papen.us.

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Downtown & Business, program, 12:15 p.m., 612 Smithfield St., Downtown. Topic: "Nine Big Mistakes Investors Make when Saving for Retirement." Speaker: Victor V. Vaselenak, accredited asset management specialist, A.G. Edwards & Sons. Call 412-281-7141.

Women's Business Network -- Cranberry chapter, meeting, 7:30 a.m., Panera Bread, Freedom Road, Cranberry. Call Anne at 412-803-2168.

Kiwanis Club of East Liberty, meeting, 5:15 p.m., East Liberty Presbyterian Church, East Liberty. Call David Tinker at 412-995-5000, ext. 508.

Kiwanis Club of Pittsburgh, meeting, 12:15 p.m., Grand Concourse Restaurant, Station Square. Topic: "Allegheny Commons Restoration." Speaker: Christine Schmidlapp, North Side Leadership Conference. Call Ed Heal at 412-322-6676.

Pennsylvania Center for Women, Politics and Public Policy at Chatham College and the Pennsylvania Women's Campaign Fund, 3 day-program, Chatham College. Topic: "Women's Campaign School." Facilitators: Diane Cromer, Diane Cromer Enterprises, Washington, D.C., and Betsy Crone, Washington-based fund-raising consultant. Call Kristin Deluca at 412-365-2986 or visit the Web site www.pawcf.com.

Friday

Char Kinder, program, 8 a.m., Panera Bread, Trinity Point, Washington County. Topic: "Life Lessons from Life's Screw-Ups!" Call 724-825-7312.

Toastmasters, meeting, 7:15 a.m., United Way of Allegheny County, Lower Level, Paul Stackhouse conference room, One Smithfield Street. Call Rick Booth at 412-350-4680.

Professionals Referral Exchange -- Oakland chapter, meeting, 7:30 a.m., Panera Bread, Boulevard of the Allies, Oakland. The group also is holding meetings elsewhere. Call Sue Lauer at 412-388-1250 or visit the Web site www.prorefx.com.

Saturday

Toastmasters Club -- Beacon Toastmasters of Pittsburgh, meeting, 10:25 a.m., Passavant Hospital.