Pittsburgh Technology Council
The Pulse

Elliance

"Innovation is recognizing emerging patterns in three areas – your own company, clients and the market – and responding to that need. When the three converge you know you have an opportunity for a good product that will take off."

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WHY JOIN?

Make Money

We Help Regional Companies Make Money

You are in business for a reason – to make money. The PTC is the region’s venue for building business within the tech community in southwestern Pennsylvania.

Top 3 Benefits Members Use to Make Money

  1. One-on-one introductions to build connections
  2. Networking events to capitalize on partnering opportunities
  3. Build niche market exposure through sponsorship and advertising

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Make Money Case Studies

Learn how the Pittsburgh Technology Council has helped other regional companies, like yours, grow sales and make money though Council membership.

Membership Helped Them:

  • Make Money

Net Health Systems, Inc.

Net Health Systems has taken advantage of numerous Sales & Marketing network events offered by the Pittsburgh Technology Council. Sessions on "Implementing Google Analytics" and "SEO/SEM Geo-Targeting" proved to be of especially high value. Read More.

Member Since:
1998
Industry:
Life Sciences
Employees:
28

Membership Helped Them:

  • Make Money
  • Raise Money

Lightfoot, Inc.

When the company was ready to go to market, Beck turned to Brian Kennedy, the Council’s vice president of Government Relations, for introductions and coaching in how to work with public-sector customers. Read More.

Member Since:
2005
Industry:
Advanced Manufacturing
Employees:
5

Membership Helped Them:

  • Make Money
  • Save Money

Vivisimo

Vivisimo started attending Council events to learn from others and tell their story to other Council members. Read More.

Member Since:
2000
Industry:
Information Technology
Employees:
35

Membership Helped Them:

  • Make Money
  • Save Money

Summa

Establishing a presence locally, would require elevating Summa's visibility and involvement in local organizations and activities – a role that the Pittsburgh Technology Council helped to fill. Read More.

Member Since:
1997
Industry:
Information Technology
Employees:
50

Membership Helped Them:

  • Make Money
  • Save Money

BodyMedia

BodyMedia has used available member services and the Council’s extensive network to expand its roster of full-time employees as well as to keep the skills of that talent pool current. Read More.

Member Since:
2004
Industry:
Life Sciences
Employees:
60

Membership Helped Them:

  • Make Money

Guru.com

Inder Guglani, CEO of Guru.com, applauds the PTC for having the foresight to promote the Web back in the early days. Read More.

Member Since:
1998
Industry:
Information Technology
Employees:
20

Membership Helped Them:

  • Make Money
  • Save Money

Motionplan, Inc.

As the firm grew, they turned to the Pittsburgh Technology Council for affordable healthcare insurance, job posting and other services. Read More.

Member Since:
2003
Industry:
Information Technology
Employees:
11

Membership Helped Them:

  • Make Money
  • Raise Money
  • Save Money

Plextronics

Working with Brian Kennedy enabled Plextronics to help shape policy in Washington, D.C. and Harrisburg regarding R&D tax benefits. Read More.

Member Since:
2002
Industry:
Advanced Manufacturing
Employees:
39

Membership Helped Them:

  • Make Money

Combest

Because Pittsburgh can be such a close-knit community, Combest needed ways to meet new clients and partners, while becoming part of the area technology community. Read More.

Member Since:
2006
Industry:
Information Technology
Employees:
113

Membership Helped Them:

  • Make Money
  • Save Money

IMPAQT

With a rapidly growing national client-base, IMPAQT recognized the need to cultivate their business and recruit local talent in their own backyard. Read More.

Member Since:
2001
Industry:
Information Technology
Employees:
92