Entrepreneurial Thursdays
Founded & Hosted by Vocalist Jessica Lee
Every Thursday
at
Little E's
949 Liberty
Avenue
Second Floor (above Mahoney's Restaurant)
Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Upcoming Shows
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Date |
Venue |
Show Theme |
| March 26, 2009 | Little E's, 949 Liberty Ave. - 5:30- 8:00 PM |
Technology Commercialization |
| April 2, 2009 | Little E's, 949 Liberty Ave. - 5:30- 8:00 PM |
From Executive to Entrepreneur |
| April 9, 2009 | Little E's, 949 Liberty Ave. - 5:30- 8:00 PM |
Hiring Businesses |
About Entrepreneurial Thursdays
INTRODUCTION - In its eigth year of
weekly shows, the Entrepreneurial Thursday Jazz, Soul & Blues Happy Hour
Show (“Entrepreneurial Thursday is the Pittsburgh region’s most consistent,
spontaneous and unique networking forum for the entrepreneurial and
innovation communities. Created by Jessica Lee, a successful entrepreneur
and musician, to promote live music in downtown Pittsburgh and to assist the
entrepreneurial networking of the Pittsburgh region with funding and
partnering opportunities, the show is now poised for continued high growth
and service to the region’s artistic, entrepreneurial and economic
development communities!
- WHAT – Entrepreneurial Thursday is a casual, weekly social and
networking event featuring live jazz, soul and blues performance (by
vocalist/host Jessica Lee and special musical guests) to enhance networking
of the entrepreneurial and innovation communities and to serve as a
back-drop to Jessica Lee’s mid-show, open-mike interview session with hot
entrepreneurs, financing sources, economic development thought leaders and
other business stars around the theme of “WHAT’S INNOVATIVE AND POSITIVE IN
THE PITTSBURGH REGION.”
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FORMAT – Held each Thursday at Little E's, 949 Liberty Avenue Street, Second
Floor, above Mahoney's Restaurant ($5.00 Cover Charge). The show runs from
5:30 – 8:00 PM, as follows:
5:30 PM – 6:15 PM: 1st Set of Live Music and Networking
6:15 PM – 6:45 PM: Open-Mike Interviews with Featured Sponsors
6:45 PM – 8:00 PM: 2nd Set of Live Music and Networking
The Entrepreneurial Thursday show runs every week - same time, same place -
with unique Featured Sponsors each week that participate in open-mic
interviews around select themes of interest to the entrepreneurial and
innovation communities.
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TARGET
MARKET – With its relaxed environment, the show appeals especially to
present and future entrepreneurs, social entrepreneurs, angel and venture
investors, institutional financing sources, large corporate partners, young
and young-thinking professionals, technology and life sciences industry
innovators, economic development thought leaders, artists, music lovers and
musicians, and all those interested in the growth of the Pittsburgh region.
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E-MAIL DISTRIBUTION – The Entrepreneurial Thursday e-mail invitation
list now reaches more than, roughly, 12,000 invitees each week and growing,
which helps greatly in giving entrepreneurial companies free marketing
exposure in our region! The event’s e-mail invitation list consists mainly
of local entrepreneurs, scientists, inventors, technology and other
professionals, investors, and business people who have specifically asked to
be added to 1) the event’s weekly e-mail invitation list, or 2) the e-mail
distribution lists of the event’s Marketing Partners (which follow), which
invite their members and contacts on a weekly basis to the show:
2009 Platinum Sponsors
Marketing Partners
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