Today
Professional connections: Meet Allen Wilson, arborist, at noon at Professional Connections, a free networking group, at Glenwood Place Senior Living, assisted living management room, 5500 N.E. 82nd Ave., Vancouver. Upcoming speakers include: Lynda Falkenstein, author of “Claim your Niche,” Oct. 13; Maureen Knutson, Oct. 20; and Jana Beeman, mastering success, Oct. 27. sandy.jensen@hotmail.com, www.professionalconnections.biz.
Training for home-based businesses: The Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce offers a seven-week training series on topics related to operating home-based businesses, 6:30 to 8 p.m. every Monday beginning today at the chamber office, 1101 Broadway, Suite 100. Today — Marketing, with facilitator Ronnie Noize of DIY Marketing Center; Upcoming topics and speakers are: Oct. 13 — Top Mistakes, facilitated by Amy Vance, Vance Family Soy Candles; Oct. 20 — Time Management, with facilitator Kevin Hiebert, Resonate; Oct. 27 — Sales Motivation, with facilitator Carole Parker Walsh of Silpada Designs Jewelry and adjunct professor at Goshen College; Nov. 3 — Social Media, with facilitator Kevin Getch of Webfor; Nov. 10 — Alternative Funding, with facilitator Rebecca Kennedy, Community and Economic Development, city of Vancouver. Free to chamber members, $25 non-members; registration required. www.vancouverusa.com.
Upcoming
Business plan basics: Vancouver SCORE will present a three-hour workshop to learn the basics of writing your business plan, 9 to noon Oct. 15 at Score offices, 4001 main St., Suite 120, Vancouver. Cost is $55. Seating is limited. www.scorevancouver.org/training, 503-897-0275.
Annual conference: Southwest Washington Society for Human Resource Management, Oct. 14, Hilton Vancouver Washington, 301 W. Sixth St. Rick Howell, principal at Howell Management Consulting in Portland, will be the keynote speaker. Cost, $189 to $239. www.swshrm.org.
