The Columbian | Serving Clark County, Washington

Tuesday

Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce: “No Business After Hours,” 5-7 p.m., Christensen Shipyards, 4400 S.E. Columbia Way. Event features live music, yacht tours and food and beverages from Beaches Restaurant and Bar. Reservations, $15 chamber members, $20 others; at the door, $25. * http://www.vancouverusa.com or 360-694-2588.

Review course for professional certification: Review course in preparation of PHR/SPHR professional certification exam or to gain a broader understanding and overview of human resources, 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays, through April 27, Sharp Labs of America, 5750 N.W. Pacific Rim Blvd., Camas. * Registration: http://www.swhrma.org or Sheryl Johnson, 360-817-8406 or e-mail sjohnson@sharplabs.com.

Wednesday

Stilletto social network, a networking event for women-based businesses, 7-9 p.m. at Tully’s, 1801 S.E. 164th Ave. * Renee Morgan, 360-600-1136.

Leadership Clark County, a nonprofit, nonpartisan civic leadership development program, will host an open house for prospective students at 6-7 p.m. at the Clark Public Utilities community room, 1200 Fort Vancouver Way. Attendees will learn about the 10-month training and development program. Class size limited to about 36 participants; selection process is competitive. The application is at http//:www.leadershipclarkcounty.com. * Reservations, director@leadershipclarkcounty.com, 360-759-4692.

Free financial seminars: Columbia Credit Union offers free financial seminars. Identity Theft, 11711 N.E. 99th St., April 6 at 108 Grand Blvd., and April 22 at 11505-A N.E. Fourth Plain Blvd.; CreditAbility, April 14, 271 C St., Washougal, and April 21, 3003 N.E. 62nd Ave.; and Budget Basics, April 28 at 109 S. 65th Ave., Ridgefield. All seminars are at 7 p.m. * http://www.columbiacu.org or 360-891-4000.

Thursday

Camas-Washougal Chamber of Commerce: Business After Hours and open house, 4-6 p.m. at Columbia Ridge Senior Living, 2300 W. Ninth St., Washougal. Celebration of the opening of Columbia’s new wing featuring 14 new apartments. Beverages and finger food will be served. * Reservations, chandra@cwchamber.com, 360-834-2472.

SCORE workshop: “Practical HR Fundamentals,” 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 601 S.W. Second Ave., Portland. Topics include the hiring process, what you can and can’t ask, conducting a job interview, how to retain and motivate good people and creating a positive work environment. Cost is $55 pre-paid, $65 at the door. * 503-326-5211, http://www.scorepdx.org.

Improving your training evaluation: Interactive presentation will help make training evaluations more meaningful, 1-4 p.m., Standard Insurance, 1100 S.W. Sixth Ave., Portland. Ingrid Gudenas, Effective Training Solutions in Oakland, Calif., will speak. Cost is $25 for chapter members, $40 others. * Register, http://www.astdcascadia.org.

Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce: Membership Request series, 3:30-5 p.m., 1101 Broadway, Suite 100. Presenter: Holly Stokes with “expanding potentials.” Cost is $10. Members only. * 360-693-1556.

Friday

Free Energy Trust Better Living Show will highlight the latest in green tech solutions for the workplace featuring sustainable software and document storage at the Portland Expo Center, 2060 N. Marine Drive. The third-annual show will premier its Business-to-Business section. Seminars will have experts speaking on various sustainable business topics. Hours: noon to 9 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. * http://betterlivingshow.org/seminar.

East Vancouver Business Association: Breakfast meeting with Mayor Tim Leavitt, 8-9 a.m. at The Quarry Senior Living Center. Guest speaker is Tim Leavitt. $5. * Reservations, Ken Hoffman, http://www.evba.net/subs/calendar_of_events.html.

Saturday

Vancouver taxpayers may go to the Portland Internal Revenue Service office, 1220 S.W. Third Ave., 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday or April 10 to meet with IRS employees to work out tax problems. The IRS will help taxpayers address economic hardships or claim any of the special tax breaks in the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Residents can also visit the Vancouver office, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at 500 W. 12th St.

Starting your own business: SCORE offers a workshop on starting your own business, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., PSU School of Business, 615 S.W. Harrison St., Room 130, Portland. Topics include legal organization of a business, marketing and sales, the fundamentals of financing, and operations and management. Cost is $55 pre-paid, $65 at the door. * 503-326-5211, http://www.scorepdx.org.

Upcoming

Society for Marketing Professional Services workshop: The Oregon Chapter sponsors a workshop on “Storyboarding: Communicating the Winning Message,” 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 30 at Bridgeport Brewery, 1313 N.W. Marshall St., Portland. Cost, $75-$100, includes lunch. * Register at http://www.smpsoregon.org, 24 hours prior to event.

Social media marketing workshop: sponsored by SCORE, 8:30 a.m. to noon April 1 at the ODS Tower, 601 S.W. Second Ave., Suite 2030, Portland. The workshop includes step-by-step training on how to implement social media marketing in a business. Cost, $55 pre-paid, $65 at the door with a $5 discount for additional people. Limited seating. * Registration, 503 326-5211 or http://www.scorepdx.org/.

Society of American Military Engineers, Portland Post: Meeting at 11:30 a.m. April 7 at Governor Hotel, Card Room, 614 S.W. 11th Ave., Portland. Larry Paulson, executive director of the Port of Vancouver, will speak. Cost $20-$30. * Reservations required by April 1; Kim Seymour, KXSE@deainc.com, 503-449-0541.

Linda E. Frischmeyer will present an employment law update seminar, 7:30-9:30 a.m. April 8 at the Landerholm law offices, 805 Broadway, Suite 1000. Topics: Is the worker an employee or contractor? When is an employee exempt from overtime? Cost, $40 per person, includes continental breakfast. Space is limited; register by April 7. * Reservations, Lana Chumov, 360-816-2475, sac@landerholm.com.

Marketplace Summit, with keynote speakers, workshops and discussions, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. April 16 at Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel, 8235 N.E. Airport Way, Portland. Speakers include Michael Pink, Rainforest Business Institute; Os Hillman, Marketplace Leaders & Reclaiming 7 Mountains; and Patrice Tsague, Nehemiah Project & Biblical Entrepreneurship. Tickets until March 31: $89 members, $99 others. * Register, http://www.christianchambernorthwest.com, http://www.cccnw.net, 503-928-8046.

The Columbian welcomes submissions about Clark County residents or businesses. Information must be received by noon Tuesday. Send to mary.ricks@columbian.com.

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