Business Calendar
* Entrepreneur Bookkeeping from noon to 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 11 at the Tennessee Small Business Development Center, 100 Cherokee Blvd. First Floor. Lynn Talbott of HR Business Solutions, LLC. will review the top 10 bookkeeping mistakes which all small business owners should avoid. Topics include how to set up your QuickBooks or accounts in order to capture the information you and your accountant need, employing family members, how to read a financial statement, what receipts to keep, and how to expense your meals. Registration required online at tsbdc.org/chscc.
* Hixson Community Coffee from 8-9 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12 at Highland Tire and Auto, 3886 Hixson Pike.
* 2016 Mayors' Business Breakfast from 7:30-9 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 13 at Chattanooga Convention Center, 1150 Carter St. David Altig, chief economist for the Federal Reserve Bank, will speak at the breakfast meeting.
* midTown Council Meeting from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 13 at Brainerd Golf Course, 5203 Old Mission Rd. Mitch Patel of Vision Hospitality will speak. Meeting cost $10.
* Small Business Orientation from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 4 at the Tennessee Small Business Development Center, 100 Cherokee Blvd. Ivette Rios, SBDC small business advisor, will discuss basic business planning including financial projections and legal entity. Registration required online at tsbdc.org/chscc.
* Southside Council Meeting from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 14 at green|spaces, 63 E Main Street. Stacy Lightfoot with Public Education Foundation will speak. Meetings cost $10.
* Find Your Funding from 1:30-3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 14 at the Tennessee Small Business Development Center, 100 Cherokee Blvd. First Floor. Ivette Rios, SBDC small business advisor and Jacqueline Merritt of the U.S. Small Business Administration, will talk about ways to fund your business. Topics to include, Bootstrapping, Crowd Funding, Angel & Venture Capital Funding, Financing options such as HUD 108, SBA 504, SBA 7a and others. Registration required online at tsbdc.org/chscc.
* East Brainerd Council Coffee from 8:30-9:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 15 at the Chattanooga Courtyard Marriott I-75, 2210 Bams Drive.