Join Mark for an early morning cup of motivation! After more than fifteen years of teaching at local colleges in the field of urban history and urban studies, Mark put his money where his mouth is and bought an abandoned building at the corner of Chippewa and Franklin,. In 1990 he opened the Calumet Arts Cafe, a food and beverage establishment whose mission was to program the best in the art, music theatre and other entertainment. He closed the Calumet in 2002 and in 2004 opened the Allen Street Hardware Cafe in what for years had been the Allen Street Hardware Store, In 2011 he opened the Black Rock Kitchen and Bar in what for years had been Mary Lou’s Black Rock Hardware Store. He will share some of his experiences in these endeavors with us this morning.

The CEL Taking Care of Business Series is sponsored by CEL and the CELAA Education Committee and is open to all business owners in Western New York.

To reserve your FREE spot, please REGISTER EARLY at mgt-cel@buffalo.edu.

In order to help you attend as many CEL and CELAA sponsored events as possible, we’ve provided a list of some important dates that you may want to save.

Be sure to mark these down on your calendars (or sync them with your smart phones).

We will continue to announce new events and update existing events as needed, so be sure to bookmark us (blog.cel-aa.org) and check back often!

2012 CEL & CELAA Sponsored Events

January 25, 2012 ………. Strategic Planning Info. Session – 8:00-9:00 a.m.

February 10, 2012 ……… Taking Care of Business Series:

                                               The Power of Setting Goals – 8:00-9:30 a.m.

February 29, 2012 ……… Taking Care of Business Series:

                                               Business Etiquette – Networking – 5:00-7:00 p.m.

March 6, 2012 ………….. Core Open House Breakfast – 8:00-9:00 a.m.

April 25, 2012 …………… Core Open House & Success Stories – 5:30 p.m.

May 2, 2012 …………….. Panasci Competition Finals (Date Change)

May 10, 2012 …………… Entrepalooza and Expo/Experts Trade Show

May 17, 2012 …………… CELAA Day of Caring

May 21, 2012 ……………. Taking Care of Business Series:

                                                   Author Mark Goldman – 8:00-9:30 a.m.

June 6, 2012 ……………. Core Open House Breakfast – 8:00-9:00 a.m.

June 13, 2012 ………….. UB Partner’s Day – Buffalo Convention Center

June 14, 2012 ………….. Core Graduation

July 9, 2012 ……………. UB School of Management Alumni Assoc. Golf Outing

August 13, 2012 ……… CELAA Golf Tournament

October 5 & 6, 2012 …. CELAA Annual Retreat

Upcoming CEL Partner Events

Visit the NYS Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics & Life Sciences event page to sign up for one of their many upcoming programs.

January 26, 2012 ……… Life Sciences Commercialization Lecture Series

May 1, 2o12 ………………. Lancaster Chamber Spotlight on Business Tradeshow  – 4:00-8:00 p.m. – Free Admission – 50 Vendors – NFIB and Unshackle Upstate directors speaking on How small business can win in Albany – 5 Local CEO’s share their success stories

May 16-17, 2012 ………. 2012 Venture Forum – Sponsorship Opportunities Available

Be sure to check out their booths, as well as the many others, when you join us Thursday, May 10th 2012 for our Signature Event with Experts & Expo!

If you still need to register to attend Entrepalooza, you can do so by clicking here!

Thank you again to the following sponsors:

Expert Sessions Sponsors:

Expo Sponsors:

Breakfast/ Lunch Sponsor:

Cocktail Party Sponsor:

Corporate Platinum Sponsors:

        

Corporate Sponsors:

Community Bank N.A.

Custom Tel

Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP

Please join us and bring your children and co-workers for a gread day of work and fun.

For those interested, we will attend a happy hour immediately following.

Get the whole family involved with CELAA's Day of Caring 2012!

2012 CELAA Day of Caring Event Details:

More About the Author (Complete Bio):

Author Keith McFarland

“As a technology CEO, business school dean, consultant and writer, Keith McFarlandhas provided management insight to organizations for more than twenty years. He writes a monthly online column for BusinessWeek, and is founder of McFarland Strategy Partners (www.mcfarlandstrategy.com), which provides strategic advisory services to companies such as Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, The Los Alamos National Laboratory, Vans, House of Blues, Motorola, and scores of middle market growth firms.

Prior to establishing his consultancy, he served as CEO of two technology firms—most recently Nivo International, the exclusive provider of certification services for Microsoft Office products through 2,000 testing centers in 56 countries worldwide.

McFarland previously served as chairman and as CEO of Collectech Systems, a two-time Inc. 500 company in Westlake Village, CA.  He led the transformation of Collectech into the leading customer contact and accounts receivable management service provider for the telecommunications industry.  As a result of his efforts, Collectech’s revenues grew from $10 million to $100 million in four years as it secured multi-year contracts with Verizon, AT&T, Direct TV and many other leading telecommunications firms.  He successfully sold the Company to buy-out firm Harvest Partners and GE Capital.

While running Collectech, McFarland pursued the life-long dream to study with management theorist Peter Drucker—he has completed his coursework and qualifying exams for a doctorate from the Drucker School of Business at Claremont University.

At the age of 26, Mr. McFarland became one of the youngest business school deans in the nation.   As a dean for the Pepperdine University School of Business and Management (recently named as the 11^th best executive program in the world) he developed joint-venture executive education programs in the US, Europe, and Asia and founded the quarterly business journal Management Insight. He ranked consistently as one of Pepperdine’s top professors in executive student evaluations.

McFarland’s first book, The Breakthrough Company—which is being heralded as the Good to Great for growth companies—represents the most exhaustive study of successful growth companies in history.  He and his research team spent five years assembling and analyzing a database of more than 7,000 companies—every company to ever be named to Inc. magazine’s annual list of 500 fastest growing companies.   In addition to debuting as #1 on the Wall Street Journal list, the book was also listed on the national best seller lists of the New York Times, Businessweek, the Los Angeles Times, and USA Today.  Chris Gardner—made famous in the Will Smith movie The Pursuit of Happyness—called Keith’s new book, BOUNCE, “an indispensible guide for leadership and life.”

Keith is a frequent speaker to executive groups and business organizations. He lives with his wife and two young sons just down the hill from the chairlifts at Snowbird, Utah.”

Entrepalooza ’12 is presented by CELAA, Buffalo Niagara Partnership (BNP), and Buffalo Niagara Sales and Marketing Executives (BNSME).

The Signature Event will take place from 1pm – 4pm, and will be followed by a cocktail reception from 4pm – 6pm. View the complete panel of 2012 Experts here.

Please follow the included link if you would like to Register to attend.

If you know anyone who is interested in learning more about the CEL Core Program, please encourage them to attend our annual Open House & Success Stories!

What:  Please join us for our annual CEL Core Open House & CEL Success Stories. Bring a potential CEL Core candidate with you to our annual “Big Event” where they can join us for a brief information session, great food, drinks and networking with CEL graduates.

When:  Wednesday, April 25, 2012 from 5:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m.

Where:  University at Buffalo Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (CEL)
672 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14209

Connect:  Join the Open House Event on Facebook!

Please share this event with your own social networks using the links below!

The UB Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Alumni Association Annual Golf Outing 2012.

Monday August 13, 2012
Brookfield Country Club
$200 PER PERSON

Registration: 11 am

Lunch: 12 pm (cash bar)

Shotgun Start: 1 pm (Best Ball Scramble)

Open Bar: 6 pm – 7 pm (cash bar after 7pm)

Dinner: 7 pm

Price includes: Golf with Cart, Lunch, Sit-down Dinner, Open Bar, Best Snack on Course, Contests, Prizes, Gifts, Chinese Auction, Silent Auction

Sponsorships are available on a first come first served basis.  For more information, contact: CELAA office, Linda Anderson, 885-5715

Combining the highly successful Entrepalooza with the CELAA Ask the Experts & Expo event brings together more than 300 business owners, executives, and members of the Western New York business community. You will meet 60 exhibiting businesses, share roundtable discussions with 27 unique Experts and learn how to become a Breakthrough Company at the Entrepalooza Main Event, featuring renowned international speaker and author Keith McFarland.

Purchase a booth or register to attend this year’s amazing event! Early bird pricing through April 1 – click here to register.

What:  Please join CEL staff and past grads to learn more about the CEL Core Program and how you might take your business to the next level. Brief presentation and CEL success stories followed by plenty of time to network.

When:  Tuesday, March 6, 2012 from 8:00 a.m. until 9:00 a.m.

Where:  University at Buffalo Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (CEL)
672 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14209

Connect:  Join the Open House Event on Facebook!

University at Buffalo Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (CEL)