Week Ahead

Tuesday

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

Wednesday

Rain Ops: The Clean Water Act - The Spokane Clean Water Project will present a seminar on the operations, obligations and opportunities related to stormwater controls and the Clean Water Act. For more information visit www.spokanecleanwater .org or email msnelson@nedc.org. 9 a.m., Gonzaga University School of Law, 721 N. Cincinnati St. The event is free.

Thursday

Marketing Associates of Spokane – Mark Richard, president of the Downtown Spokane Partnership, will be the featured speaker at the monthly meeting of Marketing Associates of Spokane. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., The Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln St. Please make reservations by Monday at www.maspokane.org. For more information, please contact terickson@trindera.com or call (509) 676-8001. $20/members; $30/nonmembers.