Week ahead

MONDAY

Learn to Speak with Conviction – The Lamplighters Toastmasters are presenting this event that will discuss using your voice effectively to create an impact and hold your audience’s attention from 6:15 a.m.-7:30 a.m. at Perkins, 12 E. Olive St. For more information, call Dave Rahmer at (509) 443-1684.

TUESDAY

Pre-Business Workshop – Community Colleges of Spokane’s Small Business Development Center is offering this class that will discuss start-up information for new businesses from 6 p.m.-9 p.m. at Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology Institute (SIRTI), 665 N. Riverpoint Blvd. The cost is $35. For information, call (509) 358-7890.

Résumé Writing – This class will discuss identifying skills to write a winning résumé Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m.-11 a.m. in the Opportunity Center on the third floor of the YWCA, 829 W. Broadway. The class is free, and registration is required. For more information, call (509) 326-1190 ext. 170.

WEDNESDAY

Web Strategy Series Part II – The Entrepreneurs Forum of the Great Northwest is presenting this seminar that will discuss choosing the right technology to build your Web site from 5 p.m.-7 p.m. in the fourth-floor boardroom of Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology Institute (SIRTI), 665 N. Riverpoint Blvd. For more information, call Don Yates at (509) 979-2139, or e-mail yates_don@msn.com.

Senior Retirement Workshop – Secure Solutions is offering these workshops for those older than 50 Wednesday and Thursday at 9:30 a.m. at the Top of China Buffet, 757 W. Appleway Ave., Coeur d’Alene. For information, call (208) 691-9983.

Business Plan: A Roadmap to Success – SCORE, Counselors to America’s Small Business presents this workshop on creating a business plan from 8 a.m.-noon at BIZstreet, 801 W. Riverside Ave. #240. The cost is $35 if registered or $45 at the door. For information, call BIZstreet at 353-2800.

Interviewing Dos and Don’ts – Prepare for a job interview and learn to ask good questions of potential employers from 10a.m.-11 a.m. in the Opportunity Center on the third floor of the YWCA, 829 W. Broadway. The class is free and registration is required. For more information, call (509) 326-1190 ext. 170.

THURSDAY

Business Plan Feasibility – Community Colleges of Spokane’s Small Business Development Center is offering this class that will discuss evaluating your business ideas through planning, finding financing and researching the marketplace from 6 p.m.-9 p.m. at CenterPlace at Mirabeau, 2624 N. Discovery Place, Spokane Valley. The cost is $40. For more information, call (509) 358-7890.

Career Mobility and Development – Marketing Associates of Spokane is presenting this panel discussion that will feature professionals who will share stories on how they worked their way up through their companies at noon at the Red Lion River Inn, 700 N. Division. The cost is $15 for MAS members and $25 for nonmembers. Reservations must be made by 11 a.m. Monday. For more information, call Leslie White at (509) 328-2994 ext. 703, or e-mail white@coffman.com.

Second Annual Chamber Networking Night – The Spokane Area Chamber of Commerce is presenting this networking event at Avista Stadium, 602 N. Havana St. Spend time networking with other chamber members at 5 p.m. and stay for the Spokane Indians game at 6:30 p.m. The cost is $7 for upper box seating, and tickets must be purchased by Monday. Call the box office at (509) 535-2922.

Been There, Done That and Here’s What I’ve Learned – The Inland Northwest Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners is presenting this meeting that will include experienced women business owners offering professional advice at 5:30 p.m. at the Hotel Lusso, 1 N. Post St. The cost is $24 by reservation and $26 at the door. For more information, call Barbara Marney at (509) 892-1403.

FRIDAY

Spokane Regional Chamber of Commerce July Membership Breakfast – This membership meeting will feature Eric Sawyer of the Spokane Regional Sports Commission, Harry Sladich of the Spokane Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau and Theresa Sanders of the Spokane Area Economic Development Council today from 7:15 a.m.-9 a.m. at the Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. The cost is $20 for chamber members and $40 for nonmembers on or before Tuesday, and $25 for members and $50 for nonmembers starting Wednesday. For more information, call Heidi at (509) 459-4117.

SATURDAY

Lavender Festival – Garden Gate Farms, 16510 W. Boone Lane, Medical Lake, is presenting this festival that will include vendors, music, crafts and you-pick lavender Saturday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and July 16 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. For more information, call (509) 244-0767.

CONVENTIONS

Team Diamond Advanced Leadership Training – Thursday-Saturday at the Davenport Hotel. 600 delegates