SBDC Success Story: PopWorld
Amy Benedetti decided to make her dream of creating healthy popsicles for people a reality in 2021 with the creation of PopWorld. She attended workshops and seminars to learn how to make a popular southern…
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IEE Member Event Recap: Cybersecurity for Today’s Businesses
On Friday, May 12, nearly 50 people attended a Cybersecurity and Cyber Threat event hosted by the IEE and the African American Chamber of Commerce of Western Pennsylvania. David J. Hickton, former U.S. attorney and…
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SBDC Success Story: Giffin Interior & Fixture, Inc.
Giffin Interior & Fixture, Inc. (Giffin Interior), located in Bridgeville, PA, is a manufacturer and installer of custom architectural millwork and casework. Currently employing 75 full- and part-time employees, Giffin Interior assembles wood cabinets, counter…
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SBDC Success Story: Eye Care on 3rd
With vision care services dwindling in their area, doctors Sheri Sturm and Tiffany Burick knew they had a great opportunity to start a practice in their New Brighton community. With the backing of their combined…
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SBDC Success Story: PRESENTE Pittsburgh Media
Pittsburgh News Available in Spanish Too Maria Manautou Matos is from Puerto Rico and arrived in Pittsburgh as an undergraduate student at Carnegie Mellon University. A few years after graduating with a Communication Design degree,…
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SBDC Success Story: By The Wayside Coffee
On a Mission for a Mission By The Wayside Coffee was started in 2017 and is a mobile coffeeshop run by veteran family business members Jamie and Abbey Dean out of Wexford, PA. In addition…
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University of Pittsburgh Small Business Development Center (SBDC) hires Dr. Eric Swift to support Pitt SBDC Outreach Center in Indiana County
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Eric Swift, Ed.D. an educator and entrepreneur with years of experience in the western PA higher education and small business communities, has joined the University of Pittsburgh Small Business Development Center as…
Learn MorePitt SBDC Awarded REPP Member of the Year at Export-Import (EXIM) Bank of the United States 2022 Annual Conference
Pitt earns national recognition for supporting small businesses PITTSBURGH, PA — The University of Pittsburgh’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC) was named Regional Export Promotion Program Member of the Year by the Export-Import Bank of…
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