Week ahead

WEDNESDAY

How to Start a New Business – SCORE, Counselors to America’s Small Business is presenting this workshop today from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at Spokane Regional Business Center, 801 W. Riverside. The cost is $25 in advance or $30 at the door. Call (509) 459-4118 to register.

Training Adult Learners – The Center for Educational Reform is presenting a seven-part workshop that will discuss effective ways adults can change their behavior in the workplace, beginning today from 6 to 9 p.m. at Clare Center Campus, 4624 E. Jamison Road. The cost is $210. Clock hours will be available for an additional fee. Register online at www.corhome.org or call (509) 389-3363.

FRIDAY

Consulting Professionals Network Meeting – Laura Asbell, Ph.D., and Lunell Haught, Ph.D., will discuss the challenges of letting employees go, today at 7 a.m. at The Spokane Club, 1002 W. Riverside Ave. The cost is $20 and includes breakfast. For more information, call (509) 993-0475.

CONVENTIONS

Phi Alpha Theta Pacific Northwest History Conference, Thursday through Sunday, Red Lion Hotel at the Park, 180 attendees.

Northwest Filipino American Student Alliance Conference, Friday through April 6, Gonzaga University and Red Lion River Inn, 500 attendees.

Cornerstone Spokane Valley Pentecostal Church Summit, Friday through April 6, Spokane Convention Center and the Doubletree Hotel, 2,000 attendees.

Spokane Home and Garden Show, Friday-April 6, Spokane Convention Center, 13,000 attendees.