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It takes an average of 6 days to start a business in the United States. How long does it take in other countries: New Zealand -- 1 day Singapore -- 3 days Saudi Arabia -- 5 days UK & Ireland -- 13 days India -- 30 days China -- 38 days
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In This Issue
Entrepreneurship Showcase Event Kicks off
Emerging Heirlooms opens its doors
American Express Small Business Saturday
Business in Tech
SCORE celebrates 50 years in business
JTBC Certificate of Completion
Entrepreneurship Showcase Event Scheduled For the first time in its history, JTBC will host a showcase for all
alumni of its Entrepreneurship Training Program.
Nearly 500 Beaver County residents have completed this train-
ing program since its inception in 2009.
The inaugural event will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 12,
2014 from 1:00 to 3:00 PM at StartingGate Proving Grounds,
Beaver County’s Business Incubator based in Chippewa Township.
Pete DeComo, Chairman and CEO of Alung Technologies, Inc.,
will be the guest speaker, please read his biography on Page 2.
The event will showcase the distinguished past and present
alumni and their business. If you are interested in attending
please call 724-728-2020, ext 106 to RSVP by Nov. 3, 2014.
Job Training for Beaver County, Inc. Newsletter October 2014
Deborah Newton, Executive Director
presents
Certificate of Completionto
_________________________Beaver County Resident
for
Entrepreneurship Education
Program
February 6, 2014
Job Training for Beaver County, Inc.
Class is now in session Registration is on-going for the10-workshop Entrepreneurship Education series. The next session
begins on Monday. Nov 3rd. The series run about every six weeks. Please call Jeanine McCreary,
Entrepreneurship Education Coordinator, or Alicia Pizer, Entrepreneurship Assistant, at 724-728-
2020, ext. 106 to get more information.
Pete DeComo is currently Chairman and CEO of Alung Technologies, Inc., the de-
veloper of a revolutionary artificial lung for patients suffering from Respiratory fail-
ure.
Prior to Alung he was founder, Chairman and CEO of Renal Solutions, Inc. (RSI).
RSI developed a revolutionary dialysis technology system for patients suffering from
kidney failure. Mr. DeComo was the key driver in raising $40 million in private eq-
uity financing, completing the development process of the Company’s main product.
On November 26, 2007 RSI was acquired by Fresenius Medical Care Holdings. Total
consideration paid was $200 MM, which was significant considering that RSI was pre-
revenue.
Spanning his career as an entrepreneur, Mr. DeComo has directly raised, or assisted
in raising over $100 million in equity capital.
Mr. DeComo has a passion for advancing the development of Life Science companies
in the Pittsburgh region and devotes a majority of his time and effort to numerous en-
trepreneurial and community-based activities such as:
Chairman, Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse (PLSG)
Director, Executive Committee Member, Pittsburgh Technology
Council
President, Community College of Allegheny County Educational
Foundation
Mr. DeComo is recognized for his contributions to the Life Sciences community and
has been the recipient of the following awards:
Ernst & Young “Entrepreneur of the Year Award” in Healthcare for 2008
Pittsburgh Venture Capital Association “Entrepreneur of the Year” for 2008
CCAC “Hall of Fame Lifetime Legends Award for Leadership” in 2008
Carnegie Science Center “Entrepreneur of the Year” in 2005
JTBC is most fortunate to have such a committed and distinguished speaker for the
upcoming event!
Pinterest your
business …...
Pinterest is a web and mobile
application company that offers a
visual discovery, collection, shar-
ing, and storage tool. Users create
and share the collections of visual
bookmarks. Wikipedia
Pinterest has become a proven
and reliable social media platform
for marketing your small business.
Develop a Pinterest strategy to
support your marketing plan.
Here are a few tips:
Use key words wisely. Connect
it with your other social media
sites and Interact with others !
Happy pinning ……
Shimira has signed on as a
regular contributor for the
newsletter. Watch for her
tech tips!
www.productivityllc.com/
Shimira Williams
Integration Specialist
JTBC Inaugural Entrepreneur Showcase Guest Speaker
Emerging Heirlooms
In August of 2014, Kathleen Tellish celebrated
the opening of Emerging Heirlooms, a retail
store dedicated to selling Eco-Friendly paints
and accessories and joined the growing number
of women entrepreneurs starting businesses at
record rates, states the 2014 State of Women-
Owned Businesses Report. The report notes
that women now start 1,288 (net) new busi-
nesses per day in the U.S., which is double the
rate from only three years ago. There are now
more than 9.1 million women-owned businesses
in the U.S., up from 8.6 million in 2013, and
these businesses generate more than $1.4 trillion
in revenues, employ 7.9 million people, and
account for 30 percent of all enterprises, accord-
ing the report.
Emerging Heirlooms, located in Robinson
Township will also offer furniture painting
classes, resale of prefinished furniture, home
accents and handmade quilts.
Kathleen graduated from JTBC’s Entrepreneur-
ship Training Program in March of 2014. She
started the class with the hopes of refining her
business concept. By the end of the class, she had
defined her business concept and polished her
presentation. Her fellow classmates and the
instructor were all too willing to engage her in
this exciting retail development.
Kathleen is no stranger to design or small busi-
ness, as she has interior design training and in-
volved herself with several other business ven-
tures.
Kathleen plans to capture the growing market of
the DIY homeowners who like to preserve and
repurpose furniture or who have a need to use
non-toxic paints.
Her advice to new business owners: “Don’t try
to rush things, expect delays that can sometimes
take months. Expect to spend more money than
you originally planned and expect to spend a lot
of time.”
Kathleen made herself available to give back to
the program by taking part in our first “Guppy
Tank” event. She, along with Community De-
velop Program of Beaver County’s Suzanne
Modrak and Washington County Council on
Economic Development’s April Cacia, judged
and critiqued our August 2014 class on their
final business model presentations. She offered
valuable ideas, information and leads to help
these entrepreneurs start a viable business. Her
generosity of her time, knowledge and experi-
ence was appreciated by the students and staff.
Kathleen Tellish, a recent graduate of the Entrepreneurship Training Program and owner of Emerging Heirlooms inside her new store which is located in Robinson Township.
SCORE Celebrates 50 Years of Service
SCORE celebrated its 50th anniversary this year with an anniversary party at the Pitts-
burgh Athletic Association in Oakland.
SCORE – Service Corps of Retired Executives is comprised of a nationwide network of
13,000 working and retired business professionals from 354 chapters.
Through the generous giving of their time and knowledge, SCORE mentors have as-
sisted over 10 million Americans on their path to entrepreneurship.
JTBC Entrepreneurship Education Program is most grateful to Bob Grant, a SCORE
volunteer that supports our training program. “Bob is a continuous beacon of support to
our program participants. His volunteer services have enhanced our program im-
mensely,” said Jeanine McCreary, Program Coordinator.
For information about free, confidential mentoring from Pittsburgh SCORE or to learn
how to become a volunteer mentor, visit www.pittsburgh.score.org.
————————————————————————— In 2010, American Express founded Small Business Saturday to help businesses with their most pressing need — getting more cus-tomers. The day encourages people to shop at small businesses on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. The single day has grown into a powerful movement, and more people are taking part than ever before.
This year, the big day is Saturday, Nov 29th !
JTBC Entrepreneurship Training Program is proud to be a participant this year.
Please join JTBC Entrepreneur Program in supporting your local business!
Contact Us
Give us a call for
more information
about our
Entrepreneurship
Education Program.
Job Training for
Beaver County
PA Career Link®—
Beaver County
285 Beaver Valley
Mall, Route 18
Monaca, PA 15061
(724) 728-2020,ext.
106
Visit us on the web
at www.jtbc.org
Fall Recommended Reading for Entrepreneurs
The Magic of Thinking Big, a self-help book written by Dr. David Schwartz, was first published in 1959. This book has sold over 4 mil-lion copies and is a must read for all who aspire to reach new heights. The book instructs us to set our goals high and think positively to achieve them. The author gives us a step-by-step guide on how to achieve what you want by changing your thought patterns and thought habits.
This book builds an individual's confidence, mental-ity, vision of life, and ultimately the ability to think big introspectively and retrospectively. In short, making better decisions and avoiding negative thoughts are benefits of reading this book.
Job Training for Beaver County the place for progress
Since 2009, Job Training for Beaver County, Inc (JTBC) has received Federal Commu-nity Development Block Grant funding through the Community Development Pro-gram of Beaver County to operate the Entrepreneurship Education for Potential Busi-ness Owners Program for low-to moderate-income Beaver County residents.
JTBC is a nonprofit organization which, under the direction of the Southwest Corner Workforce Investment Board, provides employment and training services for Beaver County’s economically disadvantaged youth, public assistance recipients, adults, and dislocated workers, as well as services to employers. As a recipient of Federal Work-force Investment Act funds, JTBC is a PA CareerLink® Beaver County partner.
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