Week Ahead

Monday

QuickBooks – Keep Going – The Community Colleges of Spokane Institute of Extended Learning, Business and Community Training division will present a workshop on how to customize forms, create reports and graphs, and track and pay sales tax with QuickBooks, today and Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at CenterPlace at Mirabeau, 2426 N. Discovery Place, Spokane Valley. The cost is $105 and includes books. Call (509) 533-4724 or (509) 533-4700, or register online at www.iel.spokane. edu/ services/enroll/ register.php.

Tuesday

Home-Based Business Connection – Introduce your home-based business, share a recent success story and meet with other home-based business owners from 8-9 a.m. at the Spokane Regional Business Center, 801 W. Riverside Ave., Suite 100. For more information or to register, call (509) 321-3611 or go to www.greater spokane.org.

Spokane Holistic Chamber of Commerce Meeting – A networking event, today at noon at One World Café, 1804 E. Sprague Ave. Call (509) 844-4206 or (509) 389-7290 for more information.

Wednesday

Teaching the Teacher: Manufacturing Workshop – Middle and high school educators are invited to learn about careers in the manufacturing industry, today from 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. at 1309 N. Bradley Road. The cost is $40. For more information or to register, visit www.greater spokane.org or call (509) 321-3611.

How to Start a New Business – SCORE, Counselors to America’s Small Business is presenting this workshop from 9 a.m.-noon at the BizStreet Resource Center, second floor, 801 W. Riverside Ave. The cost is $35 in advance or $40 at the door. Call (509) 353-2800 to register or for more information.

Friday

Tune In Tune Up – Rev Up Your Business – Registration is due today. Learn more about Greater Spokane Inc., build business contacts with other members; refreshments, door prizes. Aug. 11 from 7:30-9 a.m. at the Spokane Regional Business Center, 801 W. Riverside Ave., Suite 100. For more information or to register, call (509) 321-3611 or go to www.greater spokane.org.

Conventions

Spiritus Ministries Steubenville 2009 – Today, Gonzaga University, 1,000 attendees.

Washington Association of Pupil Transportation Annual Conference and Trade Show – Today through Wednesday, Spokane Convention Center, 400 attendees.