• Starting your Child Day Care Business by the Tennessee Small Business Center. Free orientation from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Child Care Licensing Office, 540 McCallie Ave. Topics: orientation, self-assessment, day care industry related facts, main sections of a business plan, forms to organize a business and what lenders look for. Call 423-634-6180 for more information and to register.
A second session is planned from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday.
• Foreign Trade Zone/Small Business Export Seminar from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Thursday at the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce board room, 811 Broad St. Craig Pool, president of the FTZ Corp., will talk about foreign trade compliance. Robert Leach, director of Knoxville-U.S. Export Assistance Center, will present on export assistance available from the Small Business Administration. RSVP by March 28 to ed-events@chattanoogachamber.com or call 423-763-4369
• “Human Resources for Small Business” presented from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Chattanooga/Hamilton County Business center, 100 Cherokee Blvd. Lunch provided. RSVP to terickson@chattanoogachamber.com or call 423.752.9406
• Ooltewah/Collegedale Council Coffee from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Friday at the Hampton Inn, 6145 Weir Way