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…
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Pitt 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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Entrepreneurial Fellows Class (EFC) 2023 Fellows
The Entrepreneurial Fellows Class of 2023 convened for the first time on January 18, 2023. Here is the 35 member class that will participate in a full year of entrepreneurial training from the Institute for…
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Family Business Success: The IEE’s help guiding a family business transition with Air Duct Maintenance, Inc.
Air Duct Maintenance’s Dan L’Herbier (President) and Lauren L’Herbier (Vice President) talk about their parents’ company and how they best prepared to take over leadership with the help of the IEE. https://youtu.be/yqI0mOHIFcA
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How to Create a Sustainability Program for Your Small Business
As we approach the new year, business owners may be looking at initiatives they want to undertake in 2023 or, possibly, didn't get a chance to accomplish in 2022. One such effort could be upping…
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Comcast RISE grant application
Learn more about the Comcast RISE grant program and apply at https://www.comcastrise.com/ Comcast RISE Information Session webinar https://youtu.be/q_6QsIxfJWM The IEE presented at Comcast RISE Information Session webinar on June 1st to go over details of…
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Allegheny County businesses owned by people of color, women eligible to receive a grant of up to $10K through Comcast RISE
IEE Executive Director Bob Stein (left) with Comcast RISE partnering organization leaders Laura Zinski, Mon Valley Initiative CEO (second from left), Presley Gillespie, Neighborhood Allies President & CEO (third from right), and joined by Comcast…
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