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Calendar
• AUG. 23: Charleston Commissioners of Public Works’ Board Meeting. 9 a.m. at 103 St. Philip Street, first floor conference room.
• AUG. 24: National Association of Catering Executives’ annual golf tournament fundraiser. Noon tee time at The Links at Stono Ferry. Cost: $100 per person, includes green fees, box lunch, beverages and admission into post-tournament party at Town & Country Inn. Proceeds benefit NACE Culinary Scholarship Fund. Information: Ellen Cohn, 442-6809.
• AUG. 24: Women@Work meeting. 11:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at Holiday Inn in Mount Pleasant. Topic: Opportunities for Entrepreneurial Women for Business in Charleston. Speaker: Steven Dykes, AICP, director of economic development, Charleston County. Information: Laura Martindale, 817-4161 or LMartindale@printingassociate.com.
• AUG. 24: Charleston Area Business Council meeting. 7:30-9 a.m. at Jason’s Deli. Cost: $10 before Aug. 22, $15 at the door. Information & RSVP: 805-3039 or www.charlestonchamber.net.
• AUG. 25: Business After Hours. 5:30-7 p.m. at The Shoppes at Seaside Farms in Mount Pleasant. Cost: $15. Information & RSVP: 805-3039 or www.charlestonchamber.net.
• AUG. 31: South Carolina World Trade Center China Breakfast Mini-Series. 7-9 a.m. at the Charleston Area Convention Center. Topic: Doing business with China: “The Business Culture.” Speaker: Ellis Brotherton, director of logistics, American & Efrid, Inc., Mount Holly, N.C. Cost: $16 for members; $20 for non-members; includes breakfast buffet. Information & RSVP: Rebecca Marriott, 577-4080 or rmarriott@scwtc.org.
• AUG. 31: QuickBooks and the Small Business Owner. At 5900 Core Dr., Ste. 104, N. Charleston. Topic: A seminar on how to set up QuickBooks for the small business owner, offered by the S.C. Women’s Business Center and the Small Business Development Center. Cost: $120. Information: 740-6160.
• SEPT. 6: Charleston Business Network meeting. Noon at the Nakato Japanese Steakhouse at 1794 Sam Rittenberg Blvd. This professional referral group meets the first and third Tuesday of each month. Information: Doug Holladay, 571 5044, ext. 18.
• SEPT. 7: Low Country Senior Network meeting. 8-9:45 a.m. at Franke at Seaside/Chapel, Mount Pleasant. Speaker: Ernest Beck, Franke Home.
• SEPT. 8: South Carolina World Trade Center China Breakfast Mini-Series. 7-9 a.m. at the Charleston Area Convention Center. Topic: Doing business with China: “Force to be reckoned with.” Speaker: Jo Douglas, controller, Quoizel Lighting, Goose Creek. Cost: $16 for members; $20 for non-members; includes breakfast buffet. Information & RSVP: Rebecca Marriott, 577-4080 or rmarriott@scwtc.org.
• SEPT. 8: American Marketing Association meeting. Noon-1:30 p.m. at Holiday Inn in Mount Pleasant. Topic: Common myths and blunders surrounding the marketing industry. Speaker: Mary Guerra. Cost: $10 for members; $18 for non-members; $15 for students; includes lunch. Information: Laura Angermeier, 725-4634 or langermeier@charlestonimax.com.
• SEPT. 8-9: S.C. World Trade Center World Trade Institute class. Participants in the two-day seminar are introduced to world trade as well as importing and exporting. Information: Anthony Russo, 577-4080 or arusso@scwtc.org.
• SEPT. 13: What do I need to know about the 2005/2006 Medicare changes? 9 a.m. at Trident Community Center Classroom. For service providers of 65+ population only. Topic: Information on the new Medicare prescription drug coverage, new preventative services and more. Speaker: a Medicare beneficiary education representative. Information: Fronde Merchant, 824-5156 or Fronde.Merchant@HCAHealthcare.com.
• SEPT. 13: Charleston Women in International Trade. 11:45 a.m. at the Radisson Airport Hotel, 5991 Rivers Ave. in 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: Women@Work meeting. 11:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at the Embassy Suites Hotel Airport-Convention Center at 5055 International Blvd. Topic: Feeling your way through life. Speaker: David DeNotaris, a professional speaker. Information: Laura Martindale, 817-4161 or LMartindale@printingassociate.com.
• 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 in 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.
• SEPT. 28: What do I need to know about the 2005/2006 Medicare changes? 10 a.m. at Trident Medical Center Café A & B. Topic: Information on the new Medicare prescription drug coverage, new preventative services and more. Speaker: a Medicare beneficiary education representative. Information: Fronde Merchant, 824-5156 or Fronde.Merchant@HCAHealthcare.com.
• SEPT. 28: Women@Work meeting. 11:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at Holiday Inn in Mount Pleasant. Topic: Following your intuition – personal and business. Speaker: Diane Shaver. Information: Laura Martindale, 817-4161 or LMartindale@printingassociate.com.
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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