Wednesday
Internet Marketing workshop: SCORE sponsors a workshop meant to help small business owners use the Internet to increase business, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at ODS Tower, 601 S.W. Second Ave., Room 2030, Portland. Topics include Web site design, building a consistent brand, use of key words, blogs and driving traffic to your Web site. The cost is $55 pre-paid, $65 at the door with a $5 discount for each additional person. 503-326-5211, http://www.scorepdx.org.
International Association of Business Communicators, Oregon-Columbia Chapter: 5 to 7 p.m. networking event for professionals and others — writers, editors, marketing communicators, graphic artists — interested in business communications. On Deck Sport Bar & Grill, 910 N.W. 14th St., Portland. Free. http://or.iabc.com.
Friday
Sales and marketing workshop: The Five Essentials of Effective Selling, sponsored by SCORE, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at Concordia University library, 2811 Holman St., Portland. Topics include creating an elevator speech and establishing instant rapport. Cost $55 prepaid, $65 at the door. Register: 503-326-5211, http://scorepdx.org.
Saturday
QuickBooks workshop: Registration at 8:30 a.m.; QuickBooks I workshop is 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; QuickBooks II workshop is 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. at BG Westgate Plaza, Suite 124, 3800 S.W. Cedar Hills Blvd., Beaverton, Ore. Cost for each workshop is $55 prepaid, $65 at the door. Event sponsored by SCORE. 503-326-5211, http://scorepdx.org.