Monday
Professional connections: Dorothy Kemp and LaVonne Creme on Dress for Success, Head to Toe, at noon at a free networking group, Professional Connections, at Glenwood Place Senior Living, assisted living management room, 5500 N.E. 82nd Ave., Vancouver. sandy.jensen@hotmail.com, professionalconnections.biz.
Tuesday
Business After Hours: At this event, PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center will showcase its leading-edge services and providers, 5 to 7 p.m. at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center, Firstenburg Tower, Angelo Lobby, 400 N.E. Mother Joseph Place, Vancouver. Food and drinks provided. Sponsored by Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce. $10 members; $20 others. Register: 360-694-2588.
Professional connections: David Behr on The Power of Consistency, at noon Sept. 29 at a free networking group, Professional Connections, at Glenwood Place Senior Living, assisted living management room, 5500 N.E. 82nd Ave., Vancouver. sandy.jensen@hotmail.com, 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 Sept. 29, at the chamber office, 1101 Broadway, Suite 100. Sept. 29: Media Content with facilitator Chandra Chase, Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce. Upcoming topics and speakers are: Oct. 6: Marketing, with facilitator Ronnie Noize of DIY Marketing Center; 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 an adjunct professor at Goshen College; Nov. 3: Social Media, with facilitator Kevin Ketch 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.
