On May 10, the Duquesne University SBDC will hold its 15th Annual Entrepreneurs Growth Conference in Pittsburgh featuring more than 15 workshops, a business-building trade show and the chance to network with over 400 attendees. The theme of the 2013 event is Getting Your Business on the Fast Track to Profits, where business owners can gain strategies and techniques to fuel their business growth.

This year, the event will feature keynote speaker Will Knecht, president of Wendell August Forge, a 90-year old metal crafting company who will discuss dealing with company setbacks and finding the seeds to success. Participants will be able to hear from Knecht as he tells their story of history, tradition and the fire that could have destroyed a business and its people, but instead became a catalyst for new thinking and new opportunities as the company became a start-up once more.

Over lunch, attendees will be able to “Meet the Expert” where each table will have a special guest host. This will be a great opportunity for attendees to talk about their business with a technology expert, a marketing guru, an entrepreneur who has been on Shark Tank or even a lender.

The Entrepreneur’s Growth Conference will feature three different tracks of workshops including new venture, technology and growth with seminars aimed to help entrepreneurs and small business owners succeed. A listing of the workshops scheduled to-date are as follows:

Marketing and PR

• Next-Generation Networking: 15 Ways to Meet Your Next Contact
• How to be a Marketing Rock Star™
• Social-Savvy Entrepreneurs: 15 Ways to Build Business on Social Media

Money

• Money, Money, Money: Who Has It and How To Get It

Technology

• Watch This: Creating Dynamic Online Videos That Drive Sales
• Clicks & Cash: Drive Website Traffic, Convert Visitors and Keep Them Coming Back

Business Starts

• Before You Buy: Is a Franchise the Right Business For You?
• Starting a Business: Road Map to Success
• Deduct It! 15 Money- Saving Secrets of Tax-Savvy Entrepreneurs

Strategic Planning, Management & Growth

• Re-Invent, Re-Invigorate, Re-Think: A Five-Year Strategic Action Plan for Growth
• Build a Better Blueprint: A Step by Step Guide to Writing a Great Business Plan
• Customer Relationship Management: A Five-Step Formula

Special Interest

• Big Money: Selling Your Business and Getting Top Dollar
• Women and Minority Business Owners: Government Opportunities
• Greening Your Business

To read the full seminar descriptions, download the Entrepreneur’s Growth Conference brochure by clicking here.

Attendees can register for the 2013 Entrepreneur’s Growth Conference online at www.duq.edu/sbdc or by calling (412) 396-1633.

Early Registration Discount: $119 - Register by April 30, 2013, to get the best price!
Full-Day Registration: $139 - Price includes continental breakfast, luncheon and all event activities.
Half-Day: $79 - Price includes luncheon, afternoon workshop and Business-Building Networking Mixer. No admission prior to noon.
Walk-Ins: $159 - We will accommodate walk-ins on a space availability basis. Pre-registration is strongly recommended.
Students: $50 with valid ID
Lunch Only: $50

The 15th Annual Entrepreneur’s Growth Conference will be held at Duquesne University, Union Building, 600 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA. All-day parking is provided for a discounted rate in the university’s Forbes Avenue Garage.