business events

MONDAY

Job Search – YWCA’s Opportunity Center is presenting this class on how to find a job to match your skills, today from 1-2 p.m. at 829 W. Broadway. The cost is $5. Call (509) 326-1190 to register.

Computer Basics – YWCA’s Opportunity Center is presenting this class on basic computer skills and an introduction to popular software programs, today from 10 to 11 a.m. at 829 W. Broadway. The cost is $5. Call (509) 326-1190 to register.

TUESDAY

Connect with Attorneys – Greater Spokane Incorporated is hosting this event featuring discussion of business legal issues followed by a question and answer session, today from 7:30 to 9 .m. at the Spokane Regional Business Center, 801 W. Riverside Suite 100. The cost is $10 for non-members; members are free. Call (509) 624-1393 for more information.

Dress for Success – YWCA’s Opportunity Center is presenting this class on assembling a business wardrobe on a budget, today from 1-2 p.m. at 829 W. Broadway. The cost is $5. Call (509) 326-1190 to register.

Introduction to Construction Bidding – Community Colleges of Spokane’s Small Business Development Center is presenting this class on job formatting, standard cost factors, overhead rates and types of bid presentation, today from 6-9 p.m. at Sirti, 665 N. Riverpoint Blvd. The cost is $35. Call (509) 358-7890 to register.

WEDNESDAY

Business Plan Feasibility – Community Colleges of Spokane’s Small Business Development Center is offering this workshop on business planning, finding financing and researching the marketplace, today from 4-7 p.m. at CenterPlace, 2426 N. Discovery Place. The cost is $40. Call (509) 358-7890 to register.

Required Minimum Distributions – The Spokane Chapter of the National Institute of Pension Administrators is presenting this workshop on pension plans, today from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Spokane Club, 1002 W. Riverside. The cost is $30, which includes lunch. Call (509) 838-6600 for more information.

Improving Employee Performance – The Institute for Extended Learning is presenting this workshop on improving employee performance through feedback and discipline, today from 8 a.m. to noon at CenterPlace, 2426 N. Discovery Place. The cost is $59. Call (509) 533-4708 to register.

Word Basics I – YWCA’s Opportunity Center is presenting this class on basic Word program skills, today from noon-1 p.m. at 829 W. Broadway. The cost is $5. Call (509) 326-1190 to register.

Volunteer Management – Community Colleges of Spokane’s Small Business Development Center is presenting this workshop on recruiting, screening, training, retaining and retiring volunteers at non-profit organizations, today from 1-4 p.m. at Sirti, 665 N. Riverpoint Blvd. The cost is $35. Call (509) 358-7890 to register.

Making Sense of Technology – The Colfax Library is hosting this portion of a free six-week technology series on online banking services available, today at 9 a.m. at the Colfax Library, 102 S. Main, Colfax. Registration is required. Call (509) 397-4366 for more information.

Starting a Bookkeeping Service – Community Colleges of Spokane’s Small Business Development Center is offering this class on the skills and equipment needed to start a bookkeeping service, today from 6-9 p.m. at Sirti, 665 N. Riverpoint Blvd. The cost is $35. Call (509) 358-7890 to register.

E-tailing – YWCA’s Opportunity Center is presenting this class on buying and selling online with Ebay and Amazon, today from 5-6 p.m. at 829 W. Broadway. The cost is $5. Call (509) 326-1190 to register.

Building High Performance Teams – The Institute for Extended Learning is presenting this workshop on workplace communication, today from 1 to 5 p.m. at CenterPlace, 2426 N. Discovery Place. The cost is $59. Call (509) 533-4708 to register.

Native American Business Conference – The U.S. Small Business Administration and Northwest American Indian Development are presenting this two-day business and procurement conference that begins today at 1 p.m. and ends at 3:45 p.m. Thursday at the Coeur d’Alene Casino, located 25 miles south of Coeur d’Alene on Highway 95. The cost is $35. Call (425) 744-0738 ext. 226 to register.

THURSDAY

Business Wealth – The Spokane Chapter of the Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants is presenting this workshop on what every advisor needs to know about business wealth, today from 7:30-9:30 a.m. at the Red Lion River Inn, 700 N. Division. Continuing education credits are available. The cost is $45 for members and $55 for non-members or $15 for students. Call (509) 321-9535 to register.

Basic Taxes for Small Business – Community Colleges of Spokane’s Small Business Development Center is presenting this class on how to report federal business income taxes and how to pay State taxes, today and next Thursday from 6-9 p.m. at Sirti, 665 N. Riverpoint Blvd. The cost is $55. Call (509) 358-7890 to register.

Word Basics II – YWCA’s Opportunity Center is presenting this class on intermediate Word program skills, today from 1-2 p.m. at 829 W. Broadway. The cost is $5. Call (509) 326-1190 to register.

Workplace Violence: Managing Risk – The Institute for Extended Learning is presenting this workshop on providing a secure workplace, today from 8 a.m. to noon at CenterPlace, 2426 N. Discovery Place. The cost is $29. Call (509) 533-4708 to register.

FRIDAY

Cardiac Computer Tomography training – CSA Advanced Services will offer free level one and two training on cardiac CT’s with live demonstrations, today through Sunday at 705 N. Syringa in Post Falls. Call (509) 999-6002 to register.

CONVENTIONS Inland Northwest Academy of Family Physicians primary care update, Thursday-Saturday, Red Lion Hotel at the Park, 350 delegates.