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Calendar
• JULY 13: Women At Work Inc. 11:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at the Embassy Suites Hotel Airport-Convention Center, 5055 International Blvd., North Charleston. Speaker: Jennifer Dyer Buddin with the little black book for every busy woman. Topic: Building bridges to success through networking. Information: Laura Martindale, 817-4161 or LMartindale@printingassociate.com.
• JULY 19: New Construction Leads meeting. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Sticky Fingers, 7690 Northwoods Blvd. in North Charleston. Anyone selling products and/or services that are used in custom residential new construction is invited. Meetings are the third Tuesday of each month. Cost: $10 for lunch. Information: 577-7652.
• JULY 19-20: Small Business Seminar presented by SCORE. 6-8:45 p.m. at the Tate Center for Entrepreneurship, College of Charleston, 9 Liberty St. Topics: Business planning, marketing, financing, community resources, legal entities. Cost: $40 in advance, $45 at the door. Information: SCORE office, 727-4778 or www.score285.org.
• JULY 19: Community Career Fair. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the North Charleston Convention Center. Information: Kristie Cumbee, 566-0072 or Kimberly Martin, 574-1867.
• JULY 19: Charleston Business Network. Noon at Nakato Japanese Steakhouse, 1794 Sam Rittenberg Blvd. This professional referral group meets the first and third Tuesday of each month. Information: Doug Holladay, 571-5044, ext. 18.
• JULY 19: Entrepreneurial Woman Series. 6-8 p.m. at the Tate Center for Entrepreneurship, College of Charleston, 9 Liberty St. Topic: Franchises. Cost: $20 for Center for Women members, $25 for non-members. Registration required. Information: 763-7333 or www.c4women.org.
• JULY 20: American Marketing Association meeting. Noon-1:30 p.m. at Holiday Inn, Mount Pleasant. Speaker: Andy Rankin, Charleston Area Convention & Visitors Bureau. Topic: Charleston’s travel and tourism industry is one of the most dynamic—and lucrative—in the world. Cost: $10 for members; $18 non-members; $15 students (includes buffet lunch). Information: Laura Angermeier, 725-4634 or langermeier@charlestonimax.com.
• JULY 21: Government Services Administration Overview. 9:30 a.m.-noon at the Bank of America Building, 5900 Core Dr., Suite 502, North Charleston. Topic: What the GSA is and how to apply for a GSA contract. Speaker: Jan Zeigler, senior marketing specialist, GSA. Cost: $30. Registration is required. Information: Len Rubinstein, 740-6160 or 740-6180.
• JULY 21: American Marketing Association meeting. Noon-1:30 p.m. at Holiday Inn, Mount Pleasant. Topic: Marketing the Charleston region for travel and tourism. Speaker: Andy Renkin, account representative with the Charleston Area Convention and Visitors Bureau. Cost: $10 for members, $18 for non-members, $15 for students (include lunch buffet). Information: Laura Angermeier, 725-4634 or langermeier@charlestonimax.com.
• JULY 21: Mount Pleasant Business Association meeting. Noon-1:30 p.m. at Holiday Inn, Mount Pleasant. Speaker: Bill Watts, Gerald’s Tires. Cost: $12 for members; $15 for non-members. Information: Chuck, 972-2356.
• JULY 22: Sneak Peek Tour of Trident Technical College’s Culinary Institute of Charleston. 1 p.m. at TTC, 7000 Rivers Ave., North Charleston. The new facility is slated to open Aug. 22. Information: 574-6194.
• AUGUST 3: Low Country Senior Network meeting. 8-9:45 a.m. at St. Francis Hospital, Classroom #1. Sponsor: Roper St. Francis Home Health. Speaker: Dr. David Bachman, MUSC professor of neurology.
• AUG. 11: Berkeley Chamber of Commerce Salute to Small Business Luncheon. Noon at the Red Bank Club ballroom. Speaker: U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint. Information: 761-8238 or 577-9549.
• AUG. 11: Innovators 2005. 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the Dock Street Theatre. Presented by the Charleston Regional Business Journal, the Innovators 2005 awards program honors people with imagination, vision and the ability to see a real need and fill it. Information: Ruthie Sullivan, 849-3131.
• AUG. 21: The One. 1-8 p.m. at McCrady’s Long Room. Local vendors will showcase wedding items, and participants can attend fashion shows and vendor demonstrations while sampling hors d’oeuvres and wine. Cost: $35 or $25 with the donation of a dress for the Cinderella Project. Information: 577-0025, ext. 2 or www.mccradysrestaurant.com.
• SEPTEMBER 7: Low Country Senior Network meeting. 8-9:45 a.m. at Franke at Seaside/Chapel, Mount Pleasant. Sponsor: Thrivent Financial. Speaker: Ernest Beck, Franke Home.
• SEPT. 13: Charleston Women in International Trade. 11:45 a.m. at the Radisson Airport Hotel, 5991 Rivers Ave., North Charleston. Topic: What the SBA is and does. Speaker: Nuby Fowler, regional administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration. Cost: $20 for members, $25 for non-members. Information: 577-8184, cwit@scspa.com or www.cwitsc.org.
• SEPT. 14: Doing Business with the Department of Homeland Security. 9:30 a.m.-noon at the Bank of America Building, 5900 Core Drive, Suite 502, North Charleston. Topic: Security issues for small businesses, limiting potential threats and getting started. Cost: $30 at the door. Information: Len Rubinstein, 740-6160 or 740-6180.
Submit business-related events, classes, seminars and meetings by e-mail to editorial@crbj.com (subject line, “calendar”) or by fax to 849-3122.
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