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Week Ahead

Monday

“Producing Video” – Community-Minded Television (CMTV) is presenting this class on learning the basics to getting a video ready for broadcast at 5 p.m. at Community-Minded Enterprises, 25 W. Main Ave., Suite 310. $20 for non-members and free for members. For more information visit http://community-minded.org or call (509) 444-3088.

Tuesday

“Farm City Day Luncheon” – The Ag Committee of the Pullman Chamber of Commerce and the Colfax Chamber of Commerce are hosting this luncheon from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Hill Ray in Colfax, 801 S. Vista Point Drive, Room 99. It will provide an opportunity for businesses serving agriculture and the agriculture community to meet and greet. Guest speakers include Michael Swanson, senior economist and consultant at Wells Fargo and Company; Keith Korp, Ford Motor Company; and Jeff Solbrack, AMS of Pape Machinery. $15 per seat for business and community members and free to local farmers. RSVP required to the Pullman Chamber of Commerce at (509) 334-3565.

“Growing Your Business with Twitter” – Tincan will host this workshop on learning how to use Twitter to effectively grow your business from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. at 1317 W. Second Ave. Free. Register online at www.tincan.org or call (509) 744-0972.

Wednesday

“Small Business Financial Recordkeeping” – SCORE will host this workshop on how to understand and use your financial statements as business management tools, with an intro to QuickBooks, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the SBA Training Room, 801 W. Riverside Ave., Suite 444. $40 pre-registered, $50 at the door, $15 for an additional person from the same company. Register at www.scorespokane.org or call (509) 353-2821.

Thursday

“Growing Your Business with Shopping Carts” – Tincan will host this workshop on how to use online shopping carts, with an emphasis on PayPal, from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. at 1317 W. Second Ave. Free. Register online at www.tincan.org or (509) 744-0972.

“Budgeting 101” – Spokane Teachers Credit Union and the Library Foundation are offering this first class in a series of money management workshops from 11:30 am to 1 p.m. at the Coeur d’Alene Public Library, 702 E. Front Ave. This session will focus on topics including setting financial goals, and developing and managing a spending plan. Lunch will be provided. Upcoming sessions are “Organizing Your Finances” on Feb. 26 and “Become Debt Free” on March 26. Free. Registration required at www.stcu.org/workshops or (208) 619-4027.

“How to Use Social Media for Your Business” – SCORE will host this workshop on the key components of social media for business, with Josh King, SCORE mentor and vice president of operations for Peacock Virtual Solutions, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. at the SBA Training Room, 801 W. Riverside Ave., Suite 444. $40 pre-registered, $50 at the door, $15 for an additional person from the same company. Register at www.scorespokane.org or call (509) 353-2821.

Friday

“Development Workshop - What Are You Broadcasting?” – Spokane MarCom Association will present this workshop, featuring Emmy winner Shawn Duperon, at the Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln St. Duperon has trained thousands across the globe and will show how to avoid classic on-camera mistakes, interview techniques and more. Networking and breakfast presentation (7 a.m. to 9 a.m.): $20 for members, $30 for non-members, $5 for student members and $15 for student non-members; full workshop (including breakfast, 7 a.m. to 11 a.m.): $50 for members, $65 for non-members, $20 for student members and $40 for student non-members. Pre-register at www.spokanemarcom.org to reserve your seat.