Events and seminars
Reality Check – Ooltewah High School – from 7:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at Ooltewah High School, 6123 Mountain View Road. Reality Check teaches ninth-graders budgeting and emphasizes the connection between education and income by allowing students to role-play as heads of household while trying to provide for their families on a set budget. Community volunteers are needed to assist with this event. To volunteer in presenting this household management exercise to ninth- graders, contact Cathy Humble at chumble@chattanoogachamber.com or at 423-763-4321.
East Brainerd Council Meeting from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at Car Barn, 6721 Heritage Business Court. Bill Kilbride, president and CEO of Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce, will speak. Meetings cost $10.
Price It Right: The Dollars and Cents of Doing Business from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, at BrightBridge Women’s Business Center, 535 Chestnut St., Suite 161. Linda Murray Bullard of LSMB Business Solutions will speak on the costs associated with doing business, including start up, fixed, variable and unit. Make a reservation at 423-424-4220.
Reality Check – East Ridge High School from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, at East Ridge High School, 4320 Bennett Road.
Business Ready, Set, OWN from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, at BrightBridge Women’s Business Center, 535 Chestnut St., Suite 161. Linda Murray Bullard of LSMB Business Solutions will address the questions: Am I ready to own my own business? Do I have the proper skill sets to run my own business? What business savvy do I need to be a business owner? Make a reservation at 423-424-4220 or crollins@brightbridgeinc.org.
Halloween Fun With the Chamber from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, at The Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce, 811 Broad St. Enjoy the lighthearted side of Halloween festivities by stopping by your Chamber of Commerce for a trick-or-treat snack break with us. Hot cider and cookies provided. Come dressed in a costume and be entered into the costume contest.