Events and seminars
– Entrepreneur Bookkeeping from 12 to 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12, at the Tennessee Small Business Development Center, 100 Cherokee Blvd. Lynn Talbott, president of HRBiz and Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor, will talk about how to classify workers, cloud accounting and apps, receipt requirements, meal expenses and more. Bring your questions. Register at tsbdc.org/chscc.
– Hixson Chamber Council Community Coffee from 8 to 9 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, at Chattanooga College, 248 Northgate Mall Drive.
– Government Contracting from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Sept. 13, at the Tennessee Small Business Development Center, 100 Cherokee Blvd. Speakers: Paul Middlebrooks, UT Procurement; Gloria Armstead, SBA; James McKissic, City of Chattanooga. Free. This seminar covers the basics of government contracting: how to market to the federal government, how to find government business opportunities, information regarding federal codes, how to find information on the Internet related to government contracting and understanding the government contracting process. Registration required at tsbdc.org.
– midTown Chamber Council meeting from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, at the Brainerd Golf Course, 5203 Old Mission Road. Speaker: Chattanooga Police Chief of Staff David Roddy. Cost is $10.
– Small Business Orientation from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, at the Tennessee Small Business Development Center: 100 Cherokee Blvd. Ivette Rios and Lynn Chesnutt, SBDC small business advisers, 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, Sept. 15, at Budweiser, 200 Shearer St. Mark Holland and Andy Kelly will talk about football and business. Cost is $10.
– Find Your Funding from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, at the Tennessee Small Business Development Center, 100 Cherokee Blvd. Speakers: Lynn Chesnutt, SBDC small business adviser and David Tiller of the U.S. Small Business Administration, will talk about ways to fund your business Registration required at tsbdc.org.
– East Brainerd Chamber Council Coffee from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 16, at the Chattanooga Courtyard Marriott Interstate 75, 2210 Bams Drive.
– An Hour With My Attorney from 11 a.m. to noon Friday, Sept. 16, at TN Small Business Development Center, 100 Cherokee Blvd. Speakers: Charles G. Fisher of Grant Konvalinka & Harrison will talk about leases, contracts, corporate formation, business transactions, debt and equity funding, and other business related legal topics. Registration required at tsbdc.org.