Center for Women's Entrepreneurship (CWE)

06/17/2026

CWE and Ascender are teaming up to bring you Take the Fear Out of Funding. This workshop gives small business owners a clear, practical roadmap to accessing capital with confidence.

🗓️ Tuesday, June 23, 2026
⏰ 6:00–7:30 PM
📍 Ascender | 6401 Penn Avenue, Suite 300, Pittsburgh, PA 15206
🎟️ Free to attend

Panelists include: PNC, Citizens, Neighborhood Community Development Fund, Bridgeway Capital, and more to be announced.

Learn more and register here: https://www.cwe.chatham.edu/events/fundingworkshop

06/17/2026

Ready to explore funding opportunities for your business?

Join the Center for Women's Entrepreneurship and Ascender for Take the Fear Out of Funding, a free workshop designed to help entrepreneurs navigate the funding landscape, understand capital options, and gain confidence when engaging with investors.

🗓️ Tuesday, June 23, 2026
🕕 6:00–7:30 PM
📍 Ascender, 6401 Penn Avenue, Suite 300, Pittsburgh, PA 15206
🎟️ Free to attend

Learn more and register here: https://www.cwe.chatham.edu/events/fundingworkshop

06/16/2026

From Certification to Contracts: Expanding Opportunities for Your Business

Monday, July 20, 2026
12:00 PM 1:00 PM

Have you ever wondered about the benefits of becoming a Certified Women, Veteran, or minority-owned business? Join Center for Women's Entrepreneurship (CWE) and theCRAFT at Chatham University to learn contract assistance and business certification programs and how your business can benefit from them. This informative webinar will provide you with an understanding of how best to use these programs to grow your business and give you the opportunity to hear from a few business owners in the region that have found success with these programs.

Register: https://www.cwe.chatham.edu/events/certificationwebina

06/15/2026

BizBurgh Presents: AI Small Business Conference on June 16 - a hands-on, in-person event for small and mid-sized businesses ready to put AI to work now.

Instead of theory, you’ll build:
- Practical prompts
- Real content & multimedia
- A simple AI workflow

Breakfast, lunch, and parking included. No tech background required—just come ready to learn and build.

Save your seat: https://www.sbdc.duq.edu/Event-BizBurgh-2026-AI-Small-Business-Conference

Watch the promo video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLihup5G0pk

IN LESS THAN A WEEK - BizBurgh Presents: AI Small Business Conference (June 16) - a hands-on, in-person event for small and mid-sized businesses ready to put AI to work now.

Instead of theory, you’ll build:
- Practical prompts
- Real content & multimedia
- A simple AI workflow

Breakfast, lunch, and parking included.

No tech background required—just come ready to learn and build.

Save your seat:
https://www.sbdc.duq.edu/Event-BizBurgh-2026-AI-Small-Business-Conference

Watch the promo video here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLihup5G0pk

06/15/2026

📣 Applications open August 3!

Interested in starting your own child care business? The Business of Child Care Start-Up Training Program, presented by CWE in collaboration with Invest PGH, provides aspiring child care entrepreneurs with business training, one-on-one coaching, and the tools needed to launch successfully.

Learn more here: https://www.cwe.chatham.edu/events/cwe-boc-fall2026-application

06/11/2026

Wondering what you'll learn in Concept to Launch?

Get a preview of what we'll cover each Wednesday from September 23 through October 28.

🚀 Steps to Starting a Business
📝 Business Planning
📣 Marketing Strategies
💰 Financial Fundamentals
✨ And more

Take a look at the syllabus to see how each session is designed to help you move from concept to launch. Learn more at https://www.cwe.chatham.edu/events/concept2launchfall2026

06/11/2026

Join CWE and Trellis Legal, LLC for our Webinar: This is Going to Leave a Mark: Trademark and Branding Considerations for Your Business.

We will discuss trademark basics and the considerations for choosing a mark that represents your business or brand. Whether it's the 10th year of business or you're just starting out, attendees will leave with a better understanding of what a trademark is, how to select a trademark and what makes a strong vs a weak mark.

🗓️Tuesday, August 18, 2026
🕘12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
🎟️ Free to attend

Learn more and register here: https://www.cwe.chatham.edu/events/trademarkwebinar

06/11/2026

Access to funding doesn’t have to be overwhelming.

Join CWE and Ascender for Take the Fear Out of Funding, a free workshop designed to help entrepreneurs and small business owners better understand funding options, prepare for conversations with investors, and build confidence in the capital-raising process.

🗓️ Tuesday, June 23, 2026
⏰ 6:00–7:30 PM
📍 Ascender | 6401 Penn Avenue, Suite 300, Pittsburgh, PA 15206
🎟️ Free to attend

Learn more and register at https://www.cwe.chatham.edu/events/fundingworkshop

06/11/2026

Did you know that one of the many CWE Membership benefits are occasional free tickets to Pittsburgh area events such as Pittsburgh Magazine's Women & Business Awards. The next one is on June 8 at The Distillery Complex where four outstanding women are being recognized, including CWE Member Sarah Mayer of Shift Collaborative.
For more information about becoming a Member click below.

Become a member of the Center for Women's Entrepreneurship to gain access to benefits like Monthly Member Coffee Hours, Free or Reduced Cost CWE Events, Co-Working Spaces, Free Tickets to Pittsburgh Events, Access to Vertical IQ Report, Opportunity to Work with Chatham University Students, discounts