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Published: August 17, 2008
Meetings
■ The Forsyth County Tourism Development Authority will have its monthly meeting at 8 a.m. Tuesday in the clubhouse at Tanglewood Park, 4061 Clemmons Road. A daylong retreat is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m.
■ The Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership will have its next meeting for its Downtown 101 series from 8 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at 305 W. Fourth St, Suite 2E. This seminar is directed at those interested in starting a business downtown or learning more about the downtown market. The seminar is free and open to the public. To register, call 354-1500 or e-mail admin@dwsp.org.
■ The Winston-Salem Black Chamber of Commerce will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Hewitt Business Center, 1001 S. Marshall St.
■ The Office of Continuing Studies at N.C. A&T State University and the Central N.C. Section of the American Society for Quality are sponsoring a Six Sigma certificate-program. An information session will be held at 6 p.m. Aug. 25 at Comfort Inn, 7619 Thorndike Road, Greensboro. The program is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Sept. 8 at the university. For more information, call 334-7607 or e-mail ceprodev@ncat.edu.
■The Piedmont Triad Enterpreneurial Network will have Capital Connects!, an annual meeeting aimed at matching match-accredited investors, angel funds and venture funds with growth companies raising private equity for startup or expansion. The meeting will be Aug. 28 at the Grandover Resort and Conference Center in Greensboro. Ten companies will be selected to present their business plans to a group of more than 50 accredited investors. To be considered, companies must submit a one-page executive summary to Tracy Dellinger at tdellinger@pten.org by Monday. Accredited investors who want to attend should register at www.pten.org.
■ eWomen Network will have its accelerated-networking luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 4 at the Speedway Club, 5555 Concord Parkway in Concord. The guest speaker will be Sheila Stewart, the chief executive of Empower Marketing. The cost is $35 for members, $45 for nonmembers and $55 for all late registrations beginning Sept. 1. For more information or to register, call 775-9622 or e-mail marygmora@eWomenNetwork.com
■ Affordable Housing Expo will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 6 at Miller Park Recreation Center in Winston-Salem. Free. For more information, visit www.wsrar.com>
■ Professional Women of Winston-Salem will meet from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 10 at the Piedmont Club, 200 W. Second St., 19th floor. The guest speaker will be Wanda Starke, the news anchor of local TV station WXII. A buffet lunch will be provided. The cost is $15. Reservations are required by Sept. 5. For more information, or to register, visit www.pwws.org.
■ The Tar Heel chapter of the Public Relations Society of America will have a daylong seminar at Elon University on Sept. 12 that will focus on how to handle public-relations crisis from a communications standpoint. The cost is $99 for PRSA members, $149 for non-PRSA members and $49 for PRSSA students. For more information, or to register, visit www.prsatarheel.org.
■ A women's entrepreneur conference will be Sept. 13 at the Elliott University Center at UNC Greensboro. The conference is being conducted by the Nussbaum Center for Entrepreneurship, Commission on the Status of Women and the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce. There will be workshops for women, as well as for 30 high-school students. The cost of the workshops for adults is $25 and $15 for the high-school girls. Registration is at www.nussbaumcfe.com
■ Apple Rock Displays will have a free marketing-innovations meeting from 3 to 7 p.m. Sept. 18 at its office at 7602 Business Park Drive in Greensboro. The keynote presenter will be Robyn Waters, a noted author and former vice president of trend, design and product development for Target. For more information, call 800-478-2324 or visit www.eventmarketinginnovation.com
■ The Moves & Shakers chapter of BNI, a business-networking group, meets from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Thursdays at Golden Corral, Hanes Mall Circle. Call Bill Dreshfield at 996-6243 or visit www.bnimovers.com
■ The Triad Business Connection, a business-networking group, meets at 7:30 a.m. Tuesdays at Mayberry's Restaurant on Country Club Road in Winston-Salem. Call Linda McDermott at 724-5113.
■ The Winston-Salem chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals
meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 5:45 p.m. on the 13th floor of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC, One West Fourth St. For more information, call Patricia Shelton at 480-2101.
■ The Legal Support Staff of Winston-Salem meets monthly on the eighth floor of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC, One West Fourth St. Membership is open to all staff working in support of the legal field. For information, call Amy Slusher at 747-2609 or e-mail to aslusher@wcrs.com
■ Travelers Protective Association meets on the first Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at Hill's Lexington Barbecue restaurant, 4005 N. Patterson Ave., Winston-Salem. For more information, e-mail Bill Erickson at be2305@mindspring.com
Courses
■ The Small Business Center of Forsyth Technical Community College is offering the following courses the week of Aug. 18. To schedule an appointment for a free business consultation, call 631-1167.
At the Greater Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce building at 601 W. Fourth St.:Monday through Thursday and Aug. 25-28, 9 a.m. to noon: Computer basics. Fee: $58.
Monday through Thursday and Aug. 25-28, 1 to 4 p.m.: Internet. Fee: $58.
At Goodwill Industries, University Parkway:Mondays through Thursdays from Aug. 18 through Nov. 12, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Introduction to Office Technology. Fee: $68.
Tuesdays from Aug. 18 through Sept. 16, 1 to 4 p.m.: Small-business certificate program. Fee: $58.
At the West campus, 1300 Bolton St.: Tuesday and Thursday, 6 to 9 p.m.: Notary Public Education. Fee: $53.
■ The Small Business Center of Forsyth Technical Community College is offering the following courses the week of Aug. 25. To schedule an appointment for a free business consultation, call 631-1167. At the Greater Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce building at 601 W. Fourth St.: Tuesday, 1 to 4 p.m.: Make Your Business More Competitive. Fee: $5.
Thursday, 6 to 9 p.m.: Discovering Funding Opportunities. Fee: $5.
At Goodwill Industries, University Parkway:
Mondays through Thursdays from Aug. 25 to Oct. 9, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: Microsoft Office. Fee: $68.
At the West campus, 1300 Bolton St.: Tuesdays from Aug. 26 through Oct. 14, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.: Access 2007. Fee: $58.
Tuesdays from Aug. 26 through Oct. 14, 6 to 9 p.m.: Desktop publishing. Fee: $58.
Wednesdays from Aug. 27 through Oct. 15, 6 to 9 p.m.: Computer Basics. Fee: $58.
Wednesdays from Aug. 27 through Oct. 15, 6 to 9 p.m.: Internet. Fee: $58.
Thursdays from Aug. 28 through Oct. 16, 6 to 9 p.m.: Word 2007. Fee: $58.
Thursdays from Aug. 28 through Oct. 16, 6 to 9 p.m.: Computer Basics II. Fee: $58.
Thursdays from Aug. 28 through Oct. 16, 6 to 9 p.m.: Excel 2007. Fee: $58.
Fridays from Aug. 29 through Oct. 17, 9 a.m. to noon: Excel 2007. Fee: $58.
■ Send announcements for this column to the Winston-Salem Journal, P.O. Box 3159, Winston-Salem, NC 27102. Include a spokesman's name and phone number. Announcements must reach Richard Craver by noon on the Wednesday before publication.
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