Events and seminars
– Red Bank Chamber Council meeting from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18, at Red Bank Community Center, Tom Weathers Drive, behind Erlanger North. Speaker: Amy French, director of East Tennessee Alzheimer’s Association, will speak. Luncheon fee is $10.
– Ooltewah/Collegedale Chamber Council meeting from 9:15 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19, at Collegedale City Hall, 4910 Swinyar Drive. David Barto of the Collegedale Tomorrow Foundation will speak.
– Hixson Chamber Council meeting from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19, at North River Civic Center, 1009 Executive Drive. $10.
– Selling to China from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, at Tennessee Small Business Development Center:, 100 Cherokee Blvd. Speakers include Matthew Quigley, commercial officer for the U.S. Department of Commerce; Micheline Johnson, attorney for Baker Donelson; Craig Baker, president of the Global Testing Laboratories; Doreen Edelman, shareholder and co-lead of Global Business Team, Baker Donelson; John Gurney, senior vice president of First Tennessee Bank; Harry Buscher, vice president export operations, V. Alexander; John Swindeman, CEO, Nanomechanics, Inc.; Elizabeth Rowland, executive director, TN-China Network; Robert Leach, director of East Tennessee Export Assistance Center, U.S. Department of Commerce. $88 fee includes breakfast, lunch and snack. Register at form.jotform.com/ 62732985672165.
– Small Business Orientation from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, at Tennessee Small Business Development Center, 100 Cherokee Blvd. Lynn Chesnutt, SBDC small business adviser, will discuss basic business planning including financial projections and legal entity. Registration required at tsbdc.org.
– North Hamilton County Chamber Council meeting from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, at Budweiser, 200 Shearer St. $10.
– E-Commerce 101 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, at BrightBridge Women’s Business Center, 535 Chestnut St. Speaker: Emily Pilkington with BrightBridge Women’s Business Center. Training will cover the basics of selling online, focusing on selling through eBay, Etsy and Bonanza. Register at brightbridgewbc.org or call 423-648-9251.
– International Business Chamber Council meeting from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 21, at INCubator, 100 Cherokee Blvd. “Chattanooga Manufacturing: Focus on Yanfeng.” This is an opportunity to see pre-production at Yanfeng and learn about its Chattanooga operation.
– East Brainerd Chamber Council Coffee from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 21, at Chattanooga Courtyard Marriott I-75, 2210 Bams Drive.
– YPAC Southern Soiree from 7 to 12 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, at Waterhouse Pavilion, 850 Market St. $45. Each year, YPAC hosts its signature event, a social gathering called Southern Soiree. Proceeds from this year’s event will also support YPAC’s community partner, STEP-UP Chattanooga, in its efforts to prepare Chattanooga high school students for success in college and the workforce. Register at ypchattanooga.org.