Wednesday
"Financial fitness" workshop on "Budgeting" offered by the Northwest Michigan Community Action Agency; 6-9 p.m. at the agency office at 3963 Three Mile Road, Traverse City; registration available at (231) 947-3780.
SCORE of Traverse City Business Builder seminar with Michigan's Business Ombudsman Susan Holbert, 6-9 p.m. at the Traverse City Area Chamber of Commerce, 202 E. Grandview Parkway. Register online at www.UpNorthSCORE.com or by calling (231) 947-5075.
Thursday
"Retooling Your Business for Sustainability," 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Northwestern Michigan College M-TEC Building, Rooms 101-103, on Aero Park Drive in Traverse City; register at Northwest Michigan Council of Governments at (231) 929-5039 or e-mail pattyodonnell@nwm.cog.mi.us.
Grand Traverse Woman Network Nite, 5-7 p.m. at Spa Grand Traverse in Acme with speaker Rebecca Lessard, of Wings of Wonder; register online at www.grandtraversewoman.com.
NorthSky Nonprofit Network workshops, Using Online Strategies to Support Your Fundraising Program, 9-11 a.m., and See You Online: Effective Virtual Meetings, 1-3 p.m., both at the NMC University Center, Room 5. Fee is $10 for each session. Register online via www.northskynonprofitnetwork.org or call (231) 929-3934.
Friday
Community Housing Choices Regional Conference, 9:30 a.m.-3:45 p.m. at the Hagerty Conference Center in Traverse City. Keynote speaker is Mary Brooks of the Housing Trust Fund Project; registration form and conference agenda available at www.communityhousingchoices.org.
Using the Internet to Grow Your Business, 7:30-9 a.m. at 220 Lake St. in Boyne City. Cost is $10 for area chamber members, $15 for the general public.
The Collaborative Practice Institute of Michigan and the Family Division of the Circuit Court Judicial Liaison Committee will host a one-hour presentation on collaborative divorce at noon in the multi-purpose room in the lower level of the Robert Griffin Hall of Justice, 280 Washington St., Traverse City. For details visit www.collaborativepracticemi.org or call (231) 271-4990.
Saturday
Traverse Area Association of Realtors "Home Buyers and Sellers 'How To' Expo", 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at the Hagerty Center, Traverse City. For details call TAAR at (231) 947-2050.
Women in Agriculture workshop, part of the Michigan Land Use Institute's Get Farming! program, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., at the NW Michigan Horticultural Research Station, 6686 S. Center Hwy. Registration available at (231) 941-6584; for details visit www.localdifference.org/getfarming.
March 16-22
Grand Traverse Woman's Online Press Release Writing Clinic, conducted via chat group. Cost is $35 with more information available at kandace@grandtraversewoman.com.
March 18
Annual meeting and luncheon of the Greater Kalkaska Area Chamber of Commerce; speaker is Doug Deck, president and CEO of Munson Healthcare; 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Gio's Trattoria Grille in Kalkaska; register through the chamber office at (231) 258-9103.
Business After Hours for the Traverse City Area Chamber of Commerce, 5-7 p.m. at Mt. Holiday Ski Resort; admission free for chamber members and $15 for non-members.
Value-added agriculture workshop, part of the Michigan Land Use Institute's Get Farming! program, 3-5 p.m. at Food for Thought, 10704 Oviatt Road, Honor. Free workshop; pre-register by calling (231) 941-6584; for details visit www.localdifference.org/getfarming.
Community Drainfield Systems, with Scott Jozwiak, of Jozwiak Consulting, 6 p.m. at the VFW in Lake Leelanau, 7475 E. Duck Lake Road; register at Team Elmer's Web site at www.teamelmers.com or call 1-800-3-Elmers.
March 19
Traverse Bay EDC's Annual Meeting at the Hagerty Center from 3:30-5 p.m., followed by a reception from 5-6 p.m.; speaker is Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson; pre-registration is required by calling Kelly Walter at (231) 995-7105 or at www.tcchamber.org.
Talk Stock Meeting, 5:30 p.m., Horizon Books, 243 E. Front St., Traverse City; BetterInvesting chapter directors Ken and Natalie Kavulato discuss stock investment ideas; free and open to the public with details available at 943-9040.
Northern Michigan Chapter of IAAP meeting, 6 p.m. at the Grand Traverse County Road Commission, 1881 LaFranier Road, Traverse City. Open to members and non-members. The speaker is Gini Courter, co-owner of TRIAD Consulting, LLC; register with Wendy Gauthier at (231) 946-1722 or wgauthier@dgncpa.com.
Boyne Area Chamber hosts Business After Hours from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Schraw & Associates law office at 116 Water St., Boyne City.
March 21
Community Ties to Entrepreneurship Forum, Hagerty Center in Traverse City; 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. discussing online entrepreneurship and careers for local youth in the information economy; registration deadline is March 13; information at http://communityties.us/traverse.
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