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Week Ahead

Monday

Government Contracting - Greater Spokane Incorporated will present an introductory seminar on doing business with government agencies. 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Pend Oreille County Economic Development Office, 301 W. Spruce St., Newport, Wash. To register or for more info: events.greaterspokane.org or call (509) 321-3641. Free.

Wednesday

Grow Your Business With Email and Social Marketing - Greater Spokane Incorporated presents this BizStreet program featuring speaker Tracey Warren, of Constant Contact. 7:45-9:30 a.m., 801 W. Riverside Ave., Suite 100. $20/GSI members; $35/nonmembers. For more information or reservations, visit events.greaterspokane.org.

How to Start A New Business - SCORE Spokane will host this workshop on successfully starting a new business, which will include information on legal, tax, insurance, accounting, business planning and funding topics. 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 801 W. Riverside Ave., Suite 444. For more information, visit www.scorespokane.org. $40/advanced; $50/at the door; $15/per additional person from same company.

Aram Lecture on Business Ethics - Ken Anderson, interim dean of the Gonzaga University School of Business Administration, will present “An Exemplar of Business Education: Gonzaga University School of Business.” Reception at 6 p.m.; lecture at 7 p.m. Globe Room, Cataldo Hall, Gonzaga University, 502 E. Boone Ave. Free and open to the public. For more information call (509) 313-7036 or email hawka2@jepson.gonzaga.edu.

Friday

“Fair Housing Basics & Best Practices” - Intermountain Fair Housing presents a training session on your rights and obligations under the Fair Housing Act. The topics covered in this training will include: Fair Housing basics, Ramp Up Idaho, transitioning into housing, support/companion animals and reasonable accommodations, homeowner/condo owner association Fair Housing compliance, Department of Justice updates, and gender identity and sexual orientation discrimination issues. 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Coeur d’Alene Library, 702 E. Front Ave., Coeur d’Alene. To make reservations, email brian.dale@hud.gov or zolson@ifhcidaho.org. Free.

Government Contracting - Greater Spokane Incorporated will present an introductory seminar on doing business with government agencies. 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Tri County Economic Development District, 986 S. Main St., Colville, Wash. To register or for more info, visit events.greaterspokane.org or call (509) 321-3641. Free.

Conventions

Pacific Northwest Volleyball Qualifier Annual Volleyball Tournament – Today, Spokane Convention Center, 10,000 attendees.