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Contact: Gary Rosensteel

Help Startups

P.O. Box 867

McMurray, PA 15317-6867

412.491.7747

grosensteel@helpstartups.com

 

March 5, 2008                    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Forum on the Future of Pittsburgh’s Entrepreneurial Community

 

Pittsburgh – Help Startups

Help Startups is pleased to be presenting a major event for all those interested in advancing entrepreneurial activities in the Pittsburgh region.  For the first time ever top executives from the five major entrepreneurial support organizations will participate in a panel discussion around the theme, “Where Do We Go From Here?”  The event will be held on Tuesday, May 6th, from 5:30 – 7:30 pm, at the Rivers Club.

 

Help Startups is honored to present the following panel participants:

 

  • Audrey Russo, President & CEO, Pittsburgh Technology Council
  • Matt Harbaugh, Chief Investment Officer, Innovation Works
  • Jim Jordan, Chief Investment Officer, Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse
  • Mark Borger, VP Business Development, The Technology Collaborative
  • Eddie Yongo, Chief Investment Officer, Idea Foundry

 

The panel discussion will be moderated by Gary Rosensteel, Executive Director of Help Startups, who stated, “This promises to be one of the most important events in the history of the Pittsburgh entrepreneurial community.  This is the first time executives of all these key entrepreneurial organizations have been together on a panel.  Also, this is the first time area entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to directly participate in discussions on how we can continue to improve our entrepreneurial environment.”

 

The panelists will start by explaining the role of their organization in our entrepreneurial community, and then they will give us a glimpse of how they see their organizations moving into the future.  The discussion will then be opened to the floor for questions around the evening’s topic, “Where Do We Go From Here?”

 

Also, the panelists’ organizations, along with other entrepreneurial organizations, will have tables staffed to provide information to Forum participants during the social period preceding the panel discussion.  This will afford entrepreneurs and prospective entrepreneurs the opportunity to meet in-person with representatives of all these important organizations.

 

There is a $25 fee for this event, and people can register at www.helpstartups.com.

 

Help Startups is focused on providing assistance to entrepreneurs.  The primary vehicle for this is the entrepreneurs’ web portal, HelpStartups.com.  Through its meetings, Help Startups provides a venue for entrepreneurs to exchange ideas with their peers and meet with leaders of the entrepreneurial community.  Help Startups also works to foster collaboration between entrepreneurial support organizations to maximize the effectiveness of their programs.

 

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