New Lebo Business Mentoring Group

In a comment on this recent post about Hidden Mt. Lebanon, one person suggested that when it comes to the prospect of change in Mt. Lebanon, I was long on rhetoric and short on specifics.

Here's something concrete that I support: A new Business Mentoring Group has been established in Mt. Lebanon as part of its Economic Development programming. From the website:

Entrepreneurs with knowledge-based businesses are particularly welcome here. A business mentoring roundtable, comprised of CEO’s and founders of prominent local companies such as Vocollect, CEI, and CEO Ally, Inc., advises new and expanding businesses on all aspects of business planning including marketing strategies, operations, and access to capital.

The business mentoring roundtable meets monthly and sessions are scheduled by appointment only. Presenters must submit in advance a written executive summary of the business plan, and be prepared to make a fifteen-minute presentation on the plan elements. The presentation will be followed by a question and answer session. Following the discussion, a member of the group will coordinate the group’s responses and reactions to the presentation and communicate back to the entrepreneur.

Here's the site, with a list of the members of the roundtable. I'm not a CEO or a company founder, but I've been invited to join the group. The next meeting is September 25.