Events and seminars
– Reality Check: Center for Creative Arts from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 30, at Center for Creative Arts, 1301 Dallas Road. If you would like to volunteer presenting this household management exercise to ninth-graders, please contact Cathy Humble at chumble@chattanoogachamber.com or at 423-763-4321.
– Branding 101 from 9-10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31, INCubator, 100 Cherokee Blvd. Learn the basic branding knowledge needed today to build a memorable and successful online presence. From fonts, color, patterns, memes, basic creative vernacular to strategy template takeaways – all will be defined and explained with plenty of examples. Speaker: Casey Knox, Creative + Writer. Registration required at clients.tsbdc.org.
– AM Networking sponsored by Peet’s Coffee and Tea from 8 to 9 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1, at Peet’s Coffee & Tea, 819 Chestnut St. Held the first Wednesday of every month, AM Networking brings an average of 100 business people together for networking and hot coffee. AM Networking this month is sponsored and hosted by Peet’s Coffee & Tea.
– Pick the Brain of an Attorney from 11 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Feb. 1, at INCubator, 100 Cherokee Blvd. Topics include leases, contracts, powers of attorney, corporate meetings and other business-related legal topics. Speaker: Charles G. Fisher, Attorney at Law, Grant, Konvalinka and Harrison, P.C. Registration required at clients.tsbdc.org.
– Get a Job: CGLA from 1:30 to 2:50 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1, at Chattanooga Girls’ Leadership Academy, 1802 Bailey Ave. The Chattanooga Chamber’s Get A Job program instructs tenth graders on interviewing skills, completing job applications, dressing for success and other topics of importance for the 21st century workforce. Community volunteers are needed to assist. If interested, contact Darian Scott at 423-595-3152.
– Downtown Chamber Council meeting from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, at Bessie Smith Hall, 200 E. M.L. King Blvd. Program: 2017 Mayoral Candidate Forum. $15. Join the Chamber’s Downtown Council and CWLI for a meet and greet with all city council candidates from 7:30 to 8 a.m., followed by a mayoral debate at 8 a.m.
– East Ridge Chamber Council meeting from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, at East Ridge Community Center, 1517 Tombras Ave. Speaker: Jeff Rector, STEP-UP. $10.
– BYOB: Build Your Own Business Plan from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, at BrightBridge Women’s Business Center, 535 Chestnut St. Linda Murray Bullard, LSMB Business Solutions and BrightBridge Women’s Business Center. Free. Learn the components of a business plan and draft your own including an outline of company description, market research, product/service line and marketing/sales strategies. Financial projections will also be discussed. Register at brightbridgewbc.org.
– Small Business Orientation from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, at INCubator, 100 Cherokee Blvd. This seminar will address key topics of interest for individuals considering starting a business. Registration required at clients.tsbdc.org.
– Ooltewah/Collegedale Chamber Council Coffee from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 3, at Wired Coffee Bar, 5707 Main St. Attend this monthly networking event in Ooltewah to catch up with the best business connections around.