Entrepreneurs
Northeast Indiana Small Business Development Center is offering the following workshops to assist entrepreneurs and small-business owners with starting and growing their businesses. To learn more about the services of SBDC, hosted by IPFW, or to register, call 481-0500 or visit www.isbdc.org (go to Northeast Indiana Workshops).
Basics of a Winning Business Plan Workshop, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday; 4312-B Hobson Road; 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. April 14; William H. Willennar Genealogy Center, Auburn; and 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. April 26; Huntington Chamber of Commerce; $15.
How to Start a Business Workshop, 6 to 7:30 p.m. April 13; 4312-B Hobson Road; $25.
Funding Options and Financial Literacy for Small Business Workshop, 6 to 7:30 p.m. April 18; 4312-B Hobson Road; free.
QuickBooks: How to Work the Numbers Course, 6 to 9 p.m. Thursdays from April 21 to June 2; IPFW campus; $209.
Networking
The Greater Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce announces the following events. Register online at www.fwchamber.org. All events are held at the Chamber building, 826 Ewing St., unless otherwise noted.
Everything You Ought to Know About Doing Business in China, 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday.
Presidents Lunch, noon to 1 p.m. Friday, BakerStreet Restaurant, 4820 N. Clinton St.; $25 plus cost of meal.
Lunch n Learn: LinkedIn in Depth, noon to 1 p.m. March 30; $10 for members, $15 for non-members.
Theres a Member for That Showcase: Travel, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 30.
Chamber Academy: How to Stop Cyber Criminals From Stealing Your Information, 8 a.m. to noon April 6; $19 for members, $39 for non-members.
Project Management Institute – NEIC will have an Institute of Internal Auditors meeting at 3:15 p.m. Wednesday at Lincoln Financial Group in the 1C boardroom. Michael Krouse and Kevin Gearhart will present An Auditors Guide to Project Management. The cost is $25 for members and $35 for non-members. There will also be the monthly meeting from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Canlan Ice Sports, 3869 Ice Way, featuring How Project Management Helped to Build the Fastest Growing Curling Club in the USA. For reservations, go to www.pmi-neic.org by Monday.
Huntington Universitys Leadership Luncheon will be from noon to 1 p.m. March 23 in the Habecker Dining Commons. The featured speaker will be John Niederman on his personal journey of discovering how to effectively lead with purpose, passion and perseverance. The cost is $10 a person, and the public is invited to attend. For reservations, call 260-359-4069 or e-mail bbaker@huntington.edu.
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Apricot Lane Boutique will have its grand opening, featuring Carmindy of What Not to Wear, from April 15 to April 17 at 3130 W. Jefferson Blvd., Suite I-07. For information, go to www.apricotlanefortwayne.com.
The Heritage of Fort Wayne is sponsoring an informational seminar at 9 a.m. Saturday in the 8200 block of St. Joe Road featuring David Knuth and Alan New from Lighthouse Wealth Management Group, James Springer, an elder law attorney and Jim Cates of Grace Point Insurance Services. For information, call 466-8778.
The Anthony Wayne Toastmasters will have an open house at 6:30 p.m. March 31 featuring Woodrow Zimmerman, general manager of Froggy 106.7 FM. For information, go to www.toastmasters.org.
Reimbold and Andersons Lunch and Learn workshop titled Funeral Preplanning and Prepayment Products will be at 11:30 a.m. April 13 at 5750 Coventry Lane, Suite 110. Call 432-3235 to RSVP.
IPFWs Division of Continuing Studies is offering the following courses at IPFW unless otherwise noted. For more information or to register, call 481-6619 or go to learn.ipfw.edu.
Basics of a Winning Business Plan Workshop, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday; SBDC Hobson Center; $15.
Microsoft Access 2010 Intermediate, 6 to 8:15 p.m. Mondays from March 21 to April 18; $152.
Advanced Product Quality Planning and Production Part Approval Process, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday; $229.
Project Risk Management, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday; Warsaw Center; $199.
Measurement Systems Analysis: An Automotive Supplier Requirement, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday; Warsaw Center; $229.
Statistical Process Control, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday; Warsaw Center; $229.