Chamber events
* Brainerd/East Brainerd — The Chamber will meet Tuesday for a luncheon at the Chattanooga Billiard Club, 110 Jordan Drive. This networking event will begin at 11:30 a.m. with lunch at noon. The cost is $10.
* Enterprise Gateway — The Chamber will meet on Thursday for a breakfast meeting at 8:30 a.m. at 4411 Oakwood Drive. The cost is $6.
* Center for Entrepreneurial Growth Breakfast — This Thursday event’s topic will be about for any customer to buy, they must understand what is being talked about. CEF Director John Riddell will speak. It will be at the Chamber board room from 7:30 to 9 a.m. It is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.
Seminars, meetings
* Mini Computer Workshops for Busy People: Introduction to Powerpoint — This basic workshop on setting up a presentation is sponsored by Chattanooga State Community College and the Tennessee Small Business Development Center. It will be at 100 Cherokee Blvd. on Tuesday from 9 to 11 a.m. The cost is $39.
* Financing Your Business the SBA Way — This course on Thursday covers Small Business Administration loan options, including which loan program meets a specific entrepreneurial need. Specific information will be shared about interest rates and repayment terms plus SBA preferred and certified lenders. It will be at the Tennessee Small Business Development Center, 100 Cherokee Blvd., on Thursday from10:30 a.m. to noon. It is free. Call 756-8668 for more information and to register.
* Small Business Orientation — The counselor at this Thursday event will discuss basic business planning including financial projections and legal entity. It will be at the Tennessee Small Business Development Center, 100 Cherokee Blvd. The hours are 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. It is free. Call 756-8668 for more information and to register.
* Business Advice — Free business help is available from members of SCORE, Counselors to America’s Small Business, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Monday through Wednesday at the Franklin Building, suite 515, 5726 Marlin Road, at Eastgate Town Center. For more information, call 553-1722.
* Career Link — This is a series of free luncheon seminars offering encouragement and practical support to unemployed job hunters, according to a release. Representatives of community agencies will participate. Monday’s will be Resume Writing/Internet Resources and College/Vocational/Technical Admissions with Cynthia Wallace, director of the Educational Opportunity Center. March 29’s topic will be how to Reinvent Yourself and Free Job Hunting Help by the Tennessee Career Center. That for April 5 will be How to Manage Your Money So It Doesn’t Manage You and Surviving Financially Between Jobs with Camill Bibbs-Lee , director of Social Services. Each seminar begins at noon and lasts to 2p.m. and is held at the Ooltewah United Methodist Church, 6131 Relocation Way. Career Link is free but reservations are required. Call 238-9216 or go to www.ooltewahumc.org. Added information may be gotten by calling 238-8059 or e-mailing Beverly deYampert at bdeyampert@comcast.net.