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Business modeling

Ascender 6401 Penn Ave 3rd Floor, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Come learn about different business modeling tools. We will explore why dynamic business modeling helps you build your business, adapt to particular situations, and prepare for constantly changing environments surrounding your startup.

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Understanding Risk

Ascender 6401 Penn Ave 3rd Floor, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

What is Risk? How do investors evaluate risk? How can you mitigate risk? Our diverse panel of experts will dive into those questions and more.

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Legal Basics

Ascender 6401 Penn Ave 3rd Floor, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Making decisions about legal issues for your startup is challenging and expensive. You don’t want to make mistakes. Hear from lawyers about what to do, when, and how. Lawyers and topics: Eric Davis, Managing Partner at Elliott & Davis, on Entity Formation Susan Altman, partner... Read more »

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Boards and Advisors

Ascender 6401 Penn Ave 3rd Floor, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Learn the difference between boards of Directors and advisors. Recruiting active and valuable boards can be critical to your success. Hear first-hand experience on how to build and manage both types of boards and how to make them work for you. Speakers: Babs Carryer, Director... Read more »

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Wage and Hour Law for Emerging Businesses

Ascender 6401 Penn Ave 3rd Floor, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Buchanan Labs Speakers Series Wage and hour laws apply to nearly all employers, regardless of size. This session will focus on: The rise of federal wage and hour enforcement and lawsuits How to avoid the staggering costs of wage and hour litigation Cost effective strategies... Read more »

Know Thy Customer

Ascender 6401 Penn Ave 3rd Floor, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Young adults or baby boomers? Nice to have or need to have? Understanding your customer’s needs can make or break your business. Join us as we navigate the crossroads between customer segmentation types and targeted marketing channels for B2B and B2C businesses. Speakers: Joanna Sutton,... Read more »

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Challenge Cup – Pittsburgh Q&A

Ascender 6401 Penn Ave 3rd Floor, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

The Urban Redevelopment Authority will be hosting Challenge Cup - Pittsburgh on June 28th. Ahead of the application deadline on June 2nd, the URA will be hosting a Challenge Cup Q&A where interested startups may come and learn more about the competition and ask any... Read more »

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