• North Chattanooga Council meeting at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday at the Business Development Center, 100 Cherokee Blvd. Don Lepard, president of Green Global Lighting, will talk on "Sustainable Lighting for Chattanooga." Meetings cost $10.
• ConnectForLunch at noon Tuesday. Visit www.connect4lunch.com/chattanoogachamber to register.
• Networking at AT&T at 8 a.m. Wednesday at 1853 Gunbarrel Road. For more information, please contact Chrissy Jones at events@chattanoogachamber.com.
• Developing A Global Mindset Seminar at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Business Development Center, 100 Cherokee Blvd. Speakers include Lawrence Quinn, president of Alstom Power, and Richard Burkemper, president & CEO of RJB Associates, discussing "Navigating Cross-Cultural Business Environments." For more information, please contact Gladys Pineda-Loher at gpineda-loher@chattanoogachamber.com.
• Downtown Council Meeting at 7:30 a.m. Thursday at The Double Tree Hotel, 407 Chestnut St. Ann Coulter and Christian Rushing of Kennedy, Coulter, Rushing & Watson will speak on the "Urban Design Challenge." Meetings cost $10.
• Southside Council Meeting at noon Thursday at the South Chattanooga Recreation Center, 1151 W. 40th St. Meetings cost $10.
• Small Business Orientation at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the Business Development Center, 100 Cherokee Blvd. The counselor discusses basic business planning including financial projections and legal entity. Call 423.756.8668 for more information and to register.