Business Calendar
Computer
ExecuTrain will offer the following classes from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 7337 W. Jefferson Blvd. Call 432-9077 for pricing information or visit www.executrainfw.com.
•Excel 2003 Advanced, March 17
•Crystal Reports XI Advanced, March 18 and 19
•InDesign CS2 Basic, March 19 and 20
•Outlook 2003 Advanced, March 20
•Vista, March 21
FWCS Neighborhood Connection will have classes which offer inexpensive programming and are held in the area Fort Wayne Community Schools. To register for a class, phone the Neighborhood Connection office at 467-1075 or register online at www.neighborhood-connection.org.
•Word Advanced 1.2 CEU, Mondays, March 17 to April 14, Anthis Lab 11
•Web Design Using Dreamweaver 1.2. CEU, Tuesdays, March 18 to April 15, Anthis
•PC Tips and Tricks, March 19, Anthis
•A+ Certification Test Preparation 2.1 CEU, Tuesdays, April 8 to May 20
•Blogging 101, April 9 and 16, Anthis Lab 11
Entrepreneurs
The Purdue University Cooperative Extension
Service will sponsor a workshop called “Starting A Community Kitchen” from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. April 30. Registration is $75 a person or $60 a person for a group of three or more. The fee covers lunch, refreshments and information. Registration deadline is April 23; call 481-6826 or e-mail hadleyv@purdue.edu.
The Fort Wayne Mad Ants are hosting a Sports and Entertainment Career Fair from 1 to 4 p.m. March 18 at Don Hall’s Guesthouse, 1313 W. Washington Center Road. The registration fee for attendees is $20 and includes admission to the fair and a special networking session before the Mad Ants’ game. For information, call Melissa Majikes at 469-4667, ext. 104.
Health care
The Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne Division of Continuing Studies will offer “Reality Spanish for Healthcare” from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays beginning April 22 to June 10. Cost is $245; for information, call 481-6619.
Investing
Community Connections, Imagine Real Estate, Hallmark Home Mortgage and the Fort Wayne
Urban League will have a homebuyer expo from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday at 2135 Hanna St. The event will feature information about all aspects of a real estate transaction, from finding a home, financing, insurance and more.
The Greater Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce, Women’s Enterprise, Fourthwave and the Northeast Indiana Innovation Center will gather to learn whether working with an Angel investor or other investors is best for business. The event is 6 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at 3201 Stellhorn Road. The cost is $10, and registration is required; call 424-7977.
Networking
The Northeastern Indiana Beekeepers
Association will sponsor a beginners’ night at 7 p.m. Thursday at The Chapel, 2505 W. Hamilton Road. Cost is $15 and includes admission, a beginner’s beekeeping book and a one-year membership to the association. For information, call 260-672-8277.
International Association of Administrative Professionals Tawasi
Chapter’s next meeting will be at 6 p.m. March 18 at Lutheran Association for Elementary Education, 1145 S. Barr St. Lauren Kaeppner with Avery Dennison will give a presentation on “Product and Printing Solutions.” Cost for the dinner meeting is $13. Non-members are welcome. For reservations, call 260-435-6374 by noon Friday.
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Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne Division of Continuing Studies is offering “Essentials of Human Resource Management Certificate Program,” Saturdays from March 22 to April 19, on the IPFW campus. For more information or to register, call 481-6619 or visit Learn.IPFW.edu.
Windows of Opportunity, a program of the Wabash Friends Counseling Center in Wabash, will provide a variety of workshops geared to help women to re-enter the workplace or prepare for a job change. WOW coordinator Linda Guthrie will begin the third series Wednesday at 6 p.m. For information, call 260-563-8452.
“Women and Money: What Every Woman Should Know,” a free brown bag lunch, will be presented by Vicki Bandor Braun, Smith Barney financial adviser, from noon to 1 p.m. March 28 at Indiana University-
Purdue University Fort Wayne, Walb Student Union, Room G-08, 2101 Coliseum Blvd. E.
Huntington University, Huntington, will have a visiting executive seminar at 8:45 a.m. March 28 in the Habecker Dining Commons. The seminar will bring business leaders and Huntington University students together to discuss important issues in today’s business world. Attendance is free and open to the public, but reservations are required by March 20; call 260-359-4069 or e-mail Melissa Cole at mcole@huntington.edu.