Calendar of Events

Calendar of Events

tuesday, august 9

wher'es the money? - 1-4 p.m. The Small Business Development Center at Manatee Community College is offering a financial class on money managerment. Cost: $40. For more information or to register, call 941-363-7000.

business writing - 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. The Manatee Community College's Workforce Development Services presents ambitious businesspeople with this noncredit course. Cost is $85. For more information or to reserve call 941-752-5690.

wednesday, august 10

learn how to flip houses - 6 to 9 p.m. Manatee Community College presents entrepreneurs on how to find homes in need of improvement, fix them up and sell them. Cost is $65. For more information or to register call 941-363-7000.

thursday, august 11

new manager just promoted - 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. The Manatee Community College's Workforce Development Services presents new managers with this noncredit course. Cost is $65. For more information or to reserve call 941-752-5690.

monday, august 15

office management - 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. The Manatee Community College's Workforce Development Services presents new managers with this noncredit course. Cost is $59. For more information or to reserve call 941-752-5690.

august 16 through august 25

leadership boot camp - 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The Manatee Community College's Workforce Development Services presents new managers with this noncredit course. Cost is $195. For more information or to reserve call 941-752-5690.

wednesday, august 17

winning at work: vital keys to performance and productivity - Noon to 1:00 p.m. The Women's Resource Center of Sarasota County presents how to work smart instead of hard. For more information or for reservations call 941-366-1700.

thursday, august 18

Sarasota Chamber's birthday bash - 5:00 p.m. The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce is celebrating its 85th Birthday. It starts at Stardust Event Center with an oldies but goodies Business Connections. Complimentary food and drinks. Cost is $8 for members and $20 for non-members and guests. For information call Sue Ward at 941-955-2508, ext. 231.

friday, august 19

breaking the glass ceiling: How they made it! - 2:30 p.m.- 4:00 p.m. Congresswoman Katherine Harris presents Evelyn Treworgy, president of Cameo Homes BBC; Debra Jacobs, president of Selby Foundation; and Katie Moulton, president of the Colony Hotel.

For more information or to RSVP call Lamont Couch at 941-951-6643.

tuesday, august 23

transportation and parking -11:30-1 p.m. The Downtown Partnership of Sarasota will answer these questions: How do we encourage public parking in private buildings, how do we deal with parking during construction, whatever happened to the Palm Avenue parking garage, what impact will new developments have on parking/traffic in urban areas, what public transportation alternatives are people in favor of using? Cost is $20 for Members and $35 for Non-Members. For more information or tickets, call 941-951-2656.