Coming business events

Name of event: WTIA July QA SIG: Improving testing collaboration in agile development

Date and time: July 8, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Place: Quardev, 2707 N.E. Blakeley St., Seattle

Cost: Varies

Web site: http://www.washingtontechnology.org/pages/events/events_events_wsaevent.asp?EventID=807

Description: The Washington Technology Industry Association is committed to helping emerging tech companies get off the ground, and this is just one of the many programs we have to support startup technology companies. Also, you will be able to meet with the experts, Joe Wallin and Stuart Campbell. Join us for an evening designed to stimulate a dialogue on how QA testing professionals can best collaborate with agile development to form a quality continuum for enduring sustainable software.

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Name of event: Fostering Entrepreneurship: How to Grow your Consulting Niche

Date and time: July 9, 5-7 p.m.

Place: Bellevue Courtyard by Marriott, 11010 N.E. 8th St., Bellevue

Description: TiE Seattle presents this Women SIG event to network with leading entrepreneurs in the information technology consulting industry. The keynote features Madhavi Vuppalapati.

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Name of event: Women's Business Exchange Breakfast

Date and time: July 9, 7 a.m.

Place: Washington Athletic Club

Web site: www.wbex.org

Description: What should your business or career plan look like? If you've trusted your job satisfaction, business success or career advancement to luck or fate and haven't achieved the success you've envisioned, here's your chance to change your future. Join us as Lisa Quast, president of Career Woman and author of "Your Career, Your Way!" presents her compelling story and a dynamic 10-step development plan to help you tap into your potential and set yourself up for more success in business and in life.

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Name of event: Social Entrepreneurial Workshop: Time for New Thinking in Business, to Change the World

Date and time: July 9 and July 23, 8-10 a.m.

Place: Studio 904 Salon, 3041 78th Ave. S.E., Mercer Island

Cost: $35 per workshop, or $100 if prepaid for the entire workshop series

Web site: www.Studio904.com

Event phone: 206-232-3393

Description: Learn powerful strategies to create communities that support your organization and promote positive, social change in our world. This three-part workshop series is for nonprofits, government agencies and business owners who want to learn social entrepreneurial strategies and skills.

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Name of event: Making Money in the Mobile Ecosystem

Date and time: July 9, 6-9 p.m.

Place: Bellevue Courtyard by Marriott

Cost: $55 (with dinner), $20 (without dinner)

Web site: http://seattle.tie.org/TGS/EM/viewevent/viewEventPT?id_event=3468&from_where=chapter_homepage

Event phone: 408-338-5126

Description: Since the opening of the Apple Application Store last year, Apple has proved that mobile applications cannot only be immensely salable, but that the best can become folk phenomenon. So how do we benefit from this explosion in demand in the complex mobile ecosystem. In this event, we bring together experts who will help you navigate the ecosystem as they focus on such questions as: What are the new shifts happening in the mobile ecosystem? How are these generating opportunities that we can leverage? How will the shift in power in the industry among carriers, handset OEMs, app developers etc. affect your business plans? What are the things that we should immediately work into our people, strategy and operation plans?

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Name of event: The Heart of Smart

Date and time: July 9

Place: Twisted Cork, Bellevue (Hyatt Hotel building)

Cost: $35, includes meal, networking, parking, tips and mini-workshop

Web site: http://www.WorkSmarterForum.com

Event phone: 360-271-8418

Description: Leadership coach Deborah Griffing will focus on Emotional Intelligence, which drives workplace performance like no other determinant, helping people to communicate effectively, form strong relationships and leverage the power of relationships to set and accomplish their goals.

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Name of event: NWEN — Venture Breakfast

Date and time: July 10, 7-9 a.m.; early bird networking starts at 6:30 a.m.

Place: Bellevue Harbor Club

Cost: $25 members; $40 nonmembers, $5 additional after July 6 (walk-ins additional $5 at door)

Web site: www.nwen.org

Event phone: 425-564-5701

Description: In a tale of two companies (and a venture capitalist), boy starts company, company goes to market, company meets venture capitalist, two companies meet, and live happily ever after. Though the story of Meteor Technologies isn't nearly this simple, it is a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup-style phenomenon where the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. Join us as Pete Parsons (founder of Fyreball) and Ben Straley (founder of Reach Machines) share some lessons learned from the market, the joy of being nimble and market-sensing, and the power of relationships in the community.

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Name of event: Real Estate Investors of Kitsap Host Home Tour and BBQ

Date and time: July 11, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Place: Evergreen Park, 1400 Park Ave., Bremerton

Cost: Donations welcome

Web site: www.reikitsap.com

Event phone: 360-615-9507

Description: The Real Estate Investors of Kitsap are hosting a Tour of Homes and Properties, followed by a BBQ Tour up to six houses and receive advice and expertise from investors and other real estate professionals. Afterward, enjoy some great food, fun, networking, and discussion.

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Name of event: Keytime: Learn to Type in 1 Hour

Date and time: July 13-17, 10 a.m.-noon.

Place: 5508A Roosevelt Way N.E., in the U-District

Cost: $295

Web site: Keytime.com

Event phone: 206-695-2334

Description: Students learn to type without looking in one hour and then improve speed and accuracy. Average increase in speed and accuracy in the class is 15-20 WPM. A quick and easy approach to improving your productivity through computer keyboarding. We teach standard qwerty, Dvorak and single-handed.

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Name of event: WTIA July Security SIG: Panel of Experts Weigh In — Are IP Addresses Private Data and What Should be the Retention Policy?

Date and time: July 13, 6-8 p.m.

Place: Seattle University, Engineering Building 2nd Floor, Room 200 (Wyckoff Auditorium) 901 12th Ave., Seattle

Cost: Free

Web site: http://www.washingtontechnology.org/pages/events/events_events_wsaevent.asp?EventID=801

Description: In an open forum format, a panel of industry, law enforcement and privacy experts — including Ivan Orton, Randy Gainer, Joel Scambray, John R. Christiansen and David Dunn — will address these and related IP privacy questions. Bring your questions, comments and curiosity around this diverse issue that is still evolving with differences of perspectives and changing laws.

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Name of event: Optimize Your Consulting Practice. Professional Development Workshop presented by the Institute of Management Consultants, Pacific NW Chapter.

Date and time: July 14, 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Place: One Accord Bellevue office: 188 106th Ave. N.E., Suite 650

Web site: www.imcpnw.org

Description: Get hands-on experience with assessment tools and learn how to design your consulting practice based on your core nature. Visit our Web site for more information and to register.

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Name of event: Intro to Professional Coach Training

Date and time: July 14, 7-9 p.m.

Place: The SeattleCoach 'Dock', 2727 Fairview Ave. East, Suite C, Seattle

Cost: Free.

Web site: http://www.seattlecoach.com

Event phone: 206-412-6224

Description: The SeattleCoach Professional Training Program is designed for accomplished, strengths-based professionals who already think of themselves as coaches — and are ready to learn as members of a team. It's intended for people considering a new career in coaching, who want to build a strong "coaching culture" within their organizations, or who just want to be better managers and leaders.

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Name of event: An Evening with Mikelann: Women Stepping into Prosperity

Date and time: July 14, 6:30-9 p.m.

Place: Women's Earning Institute, 1718 N.W. 56th St., Seattle

Cost: $59.

Web site: http://www.womenearning.com/an-evening-with-mikelann-valterra/

Event phone: 206-634-0861

Description: Mikelann Valterra, founder and director of The Women's Earning Institute, explores "underearning" — the pattern of earning below your potential. She addresses the psychology of why women undersell themselves and most important — what to do about it.

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Name of event: New Business Orientation

Date and time: July 15, 9-10 a.m.

Place: Community Capital Development, 1437 S. Jackson St., Seattle

Cost: Free

Web site: http://www.calendarwiz.com/calendars/calendar.php?crd=ccdwbc&PHPSESSID=dce95a3e387deb21c47028cf36caf651

Event phone: 206-324-4330, ext. 100

Description: This course is designed to give attendees information on how Community Capital Development can help them start a new business. Topics include how to write a business plan, how to research your market, and how to prepare financial statements that will help you get funded. After attending orientation, you may make arrangements to meet with a Washington Business Center business assistance officer for further guidance.

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Name of event: Business Technical Assistance

Date and time: July 15, 12:30-5 p.m.

Place: Sammamish Chamber Office

Cost: Free

Web site: http://www.calendarwiz.com/calendars/calendar.php?crd=ccdwbc&PHPSESSID=dce95a3e387deb21c47028cf36caf651

Description: Washington Business Center at Community Capital Development and the Sammamish Chamber of Commerce are providing no fee, confidential, one-on-one business technical assistance to startup and established businesses.

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Name of event: Work for Yourself

Date and time: July 15, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Place: Sammamish Chamber Office, 468 228th Ave. N.E., Sammamish

Cost: Free

Web site: http://www.calendarwiz.com/calendars/calendar.php?crd=ccdwbc&PHPSESSID=dce95a3e387deb21c47028cf36caf651

Description: Learn how to start your own business. In this free workshop, you will learn about the resources that are available to you through the Small Business Administration, the steps in starting a business, types of business organizations, information on writing a business plan, how to do research, what lenders look for when applying for a business loan, and the importance of developing a cash flow projection and how to do it. The instructor is Carole Butkus, director of the Washington Business Center at Community Capital Development.

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Name of event: Career Search Seminar

Date and time: July 15, 9 a.m.-noon.

Place: Bellevue

Cost: $75

Web site: http://www.woodlandrecruiting.com/careersearchseminar.html

Description: The Puget Sound Business Journal, Career Horizons and Woodland Recruiting are combining their career, job search, and local business expertise in this career search seminar. Topics include: Put Your Resume to Work and Get the Interview, Job Search Mastery: The Art & Science of Generating Job Leads, and Using the Puget Sound Business Journal in Your Job Search.

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Name of event: Port of Seattle Seaport Tour — A View of the Future

Date and time: July 15, 9:50 a.m.-12:15 p.m.

Place: Pier 69, Port of Seattle Headquarters

Cost: $25 APICS members; $50 nonmembers

Web site: http://69.89.230.128/pdm/2008_2009/tour20090715.aspx

Event phone: 425-468-6178

Description: This APICS Puget Sound-Kocer Consulting tour may be your only opportunity to see the POS operations in the foreseeable future. The Port of Seattle Seaport is critical to our local economy and a common link in the supply chain for our manufacturing and distribution communities. You will hear from the director of operations about upcoming improvements, changes and initiatives such as the Green Gateway Initiative, the Seaport Air Quality Program, and future projects. After the presentation we climb on board for a guided tour of seaport terminals and come back for questions and answers over lunch.

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Name of event: Show Me the Money!

Date and time: July 16, 8-9:30 a.m.

Place: Shoreline City Hall

Cost: $25-$35

Web site: http://www.calendarwiz.com/calendars/calendar.php?crd=ccdwbc&PHPSESSID=6237562751d5b73fec9a9064187a7d89

Event phone: 206-324-4330, ext. 100

Description: Speaker Felix Ngoussou will discuss how to finance your business.

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Name of event: First Annual Best of SHRM Roundtable Discussions from the National Conference

Date and time: July 16, 7:30-10 a.m.

Place: Community Center at Mercer View, 8236 S.E. 24th St., Mercer Island

Cost: $55, includes breakfast.

Web site: www.shrm-seattle.com

Event phone: 206-575-0557

Description: In this joint chapter meeting and breakfast, Seattle SHRM and LWHRA bring you highlights of the industry education available nationwide at our annual Best of SHRM round-table discussion from the national conference. Space is limited. Registration deadline: July 13.

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Name of event: Puget Sound Referral Network

Date and time: July 17, 11:30 a.m.

Place: Wedgwood Broiler, 8230 35th Ave. N.E., Seattle

Cost: Price of a meal.

Description: The Puget Sound Referral Network, a group of more than 26 local businesses, meets to share business referrals and ideas to grow business.

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Name of event: Consultants Roundtable — Pricing Your Services, presented by The Institute of Management Consultants, Pacific NW Chapter

Date and time: July 17, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Place: Mercer Island Community Center, 8236 S.E. 24th St., Mercer Island

Cost: $15; $10 IMC members

Web site: www.imcpnw.org

Description: Join other professional management consultants interested in actively growing their business and sharing pragmatic answers to issues that affect us all. Share expertise with peers and expand your network at this brown-bag lunch. Visit our Web site for more information and to register.

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Name of event: WTIA's 14th Annual Golf Open Around the World in 18 Holes

Date and time: July 20, 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.

Place: Glendale Country Club

Cost: Varies

Web site: http://www.washingtontechnology.org/pages/events/events_events_wsaevent.asp?EventID=796

Event phone: 206-448-3033

Description: This is an exclusive tournament that brings together executives from Washington state's technology and associate firms for a day of golf and networking.

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Name of event: Steps to Finding a Career in a Down Economy

Date and time: July 21, 9:30-11:30 a.m.

Place: Highline Community College, Building 99, Room 132, 2400 S. 240th St., Des Moines

Cost: Free

Web site: www.highline.edu

Event phone: 206-878-3710, ext. 3812

Description: Discover tips and strategies for finding a good job in a down economy, including how to stand out in the job pool and using unique job search resources. To register, e-mail hrstaff@highline.edu.

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Name of event: NWEN — Business Plan Writing Workshop

Date and time: July 21, 3-4:30 p.m. or 6:30-8 p.m.

Place: Northwest Entrepreneur Network offices, 10700 Northup Way, Bellevue

Cost: Free to NWEN members; nonmembers $49.

Web site: www.nwen.org

Event phone: 425-564-5701

Description: Are you struggling with writing your business plan or executive summary? If so, you're on the right track. It's supposed to be hard. Let us help you to make it effective as well. Learn how to use the business plan writing process as a tool for critically researching, evaluating, planning, and explaining your business. NWEN's workshop provides an overview of many of the critical questions that every entrepreneur needs to consider in the early stages of the company's life. Instructor: Bryan Brewer of Business Plans Northwest. Registration required

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Name of event: The Greater Seattle Job Fair

Date and time: July 22, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Place: Seahawks' Qwest Field & Event Center

Cost: Free

Web site: www.Jobbernaut.com

Event phone: 1-800-525-7748

Description: Now in its 11th year, the job fair will have more than 30 hiring companies from King, Pierce, Snohomish, Whatcom, Skagit and Island counties. .

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Name of event: Washington Policy Center's 2009 Environmental Luncheon & Conference

Date and time: July 23, 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Place: The Westin, Seattle

Cost: $60 lunch/conference, $35 lunch/keynote

Web site: www.washingtonpolicy.org

Event phone: 206-937-9691

Description: Climatologist Pat Michaels of the University of Virginia will speak on climate change, global warming science they don't want you to know, and research from his latest book "Climate Research." The morning portion of the conference will also feature panel discussions on eco-fads, new environmental regulations, and the success of market-based environmentalism.

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Name of event: Better Business Writing

Date and time: July 23, 8:30 a.m.-4:45 p.m.

Place: Kirkland

Cost: $435

Web site: http://syntaxtraining.com/PDF/BBW_flyer_Kirkland_July_23_2009.pdf

Event phone: 206-782-8410

Description: A workshop for all professionals who want to produce error-free documents. Discover tools and techniques to eliminate errors in reports, presentations and other high-stakes messages. Get clear explanations and illustrations of the latest rules of punctuation and usage. Offered by Lynn Gaertner-Johnston of Syntax Training.

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Name of event: Women Business Owners Power Lunch

Date and time: July 23, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Place: Washington Athletic Club, 1325 6th Ave.

Cost: $38 members and $50 nonmembers before July 21; after $65 for all

Web site: www.womenbusinessowners.org

Event phone: 206-575-3232

Description: The panelists in this facilitated discussion on leading growth-driven businesses includes Cynthia Clay, president, NetSpeed Leadership; Anne-Marie Faiola, CEO and founder, Bramble Berry; Dede Henley, principal, The Dede Henley Group; Maryann Nelson, president and CEO, Eastside Commercial Bank; and Karen Howlett, owner of McSweeney Steel.

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Name of event: QuickBooks For Entrepreneurs

Date and time: July 28, 1-4 p.m.

Pace: Community Capital Development, 1437 S. Jackson St., Seattle

Cost: $200 (for five classes)

Web site: http://www.calendarwiz.com/calendars/calendar.php?crd=ccdwbc&op=cal&month=7&year=2009

Event phone: 206-324-4330, ext. 100

Description: During five, three-hour sessions, participants will learn the fundamentals of and practical skills to use QuickBooks accounting software. Participants will also network with other people who are starting or running businesses. Class limited to 10 students; registration ends July 24.

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name of event: Cover Letters and Resumes That Get Results

Date and time: July 28, 9:30-11:30 a.m.

Place: Highline Community College, Building 99, room 132, 2400 S. 240th St., Des Moines

Cost: Free

Web site: www.highline.edu

Event phone: 206-878-3710, ext. 3812

Description: Learn tips and techniques to put together a cover letter and resume that will get positive results. To register, e-mail hrstaff@highline.edu.

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Name of event: Think Like An Investor (pitch eIQ session)

Date and time: July 29, 3:30-5:30 p.m.

Place: Northwest Entrepreneurs Network offices, 10700 Northup Way, Bellevue

Cost: $34 members; $49 nonmembers

Web site: www.nwen.org

Event phone: 425-564-5701

Description: If you're considering seeking outside capital for your startup, you need to think like an investor when putting together your pitch. Get a sneak preview of what investors are looking for in a business, and do's and don'ts for your presentation. The format is conversational, the examples are real, and the deliverable will be a checklist of topics to research and techniques to use as you develop your presentation. This session will be led by Rebecca Lovell, NWEN's executive director, the former program director of the Alliance of Angels, and an instructor in the University of Washington MBA program on venture capital investing.

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Name of event: WTIA Annual Summer Celebration: Featuring Xconomy Battle of the Tech Bands

Date and time: July 30, 5-10 p.m.

Place: Pyramid Alehouse, Brewery & Restaurant 1201 First Ave. S, Seattle

Web site: http://www.washingtontechnology.org/pages/events/events_events_wsaevent.asp?EventID=796

Event phone: 206-448-3033

Description: The WTIA's annual summer event offers backstage access to the hottest bands in the technology industry.

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Name of event: Turn Your Web Site Into Your #1 Sales Person

Date and time: July 30, 8-9:30 a.m.

Place: Shoreline City Hall

Cost: $25-$35

Web site: http://www.calendarwiz.com/calendars/calendar.php?crd=ccdwbc&PHPSESSID=6237562751d5b73fec9a9064187a7d89

Event phone: 206-324-4330, ext. 100

Description: Stacy Karacostas will discuss how to choose the best marketing tactics for your business. During this talk you will learn: How to decide which tactics are right for your business and your budget; the pros and cons of marketing vs. advertising vs. PR, and when to use each; the three types of marketing; the top six low-cost marketing tactics any business can use to turbocharge their results; and the No. 1 secret for getting the most from all your marketing efforts.

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Name of event: Tips for a Successful Interview

Date and time: Aug. 4, 9:30-11 a.m.

Place: Highline Community College, 2400 S. 240th St., Des Moines

Cost: Free

Web site: www.highline.edu

Event phone: 206-878-3710, ext. 3812

Description: Get valuable tips about how to prepare for a successful interview and find out what to expect during the interview process. Human resources staff members will provide an overview of various interview questions that will prepare you in making a lasting impression on your potential employer. To register, e-mail hrstaff@highline.edu.

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Name of event: StartZone Orientation

Date and time: Aug. 6, 6-6:30 p.m.

Place: Highline Community College, Building 99, Room 132, 23835 Pacific Highway S., Kent

Cost: Free

Web site: http://startzone.highline.edu

Event phone: 206-878-3710, ext. 3388

Description: Learn how to turn your dreams of owning a small business into reality at StartZone's orientation session. StartZone helps women, minorities, immigrants and people with disabilities start or grow small businesses in Southwest King County.

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Name of event: Northwest Growth Financing Conference

Date and time: Aug. 6, 7 a.m.-7 p.m.

Place: Bell Harbor International Conference Center, Pier 66, 2211 Alaskan Way, Seattle

Cost: ACG member $475; nonmember $695; exhibitor table ACG member $800; exhibitor table nonmember $1,000.

Web site: http://www.acgseattle.org

Event phone: 206-274-6282

Description: This conference is designed for senior corporate executives and owners of privately owned "middle market" companies in the Northwest and their professional advisers. We bring together leading investment firms from across the United States with more than $50 billion of capital under management seeking to invest in Northwest "middle market" companies. Throughout the day, panels led by experienced industry veterans will examine the financing options available to "middle market" companies in the midst of today's credit crunch. The highly interactive format will generate give and take among the panelists as well as with the audience.

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Name of event: Show Me Your Money: Setting & Raising Your Rates with Value in Mind

Date and time: Aug. 13

Place: Twisted Cork, Bellevue (Hyatt Hotel building)

Cost: $35, includes meal, networking, parking, tips and mini-workshop

Web site: http://www.WorkSmarterForum.com

Event phone: 360-271-8418

Description: Business adviser Maria Marsala will discuss how to set your fees so that they are just right for attracting and keeping the ideal clients in your target market.

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Name of event: Get Noticed and Be Remembered: Expanding a Business Takes a Solid Brand

Date and time: Sept. 10

Place: Twisted Cork, Bellevue (Hyatt Hotel building)

Cost: $35, includes meal, networking, parking, tips and mini-workshop

Web site: http://www.WorkSmarterForum.com

Event phone: 360-271-8418

Description: Creative designer Nancy Owyang will discuss how branding can help you expand your business with greater success, gain an edge on your competitors and attract your ideal clients.

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Name of event: ITIL Foundations v3 w/ Exam

Date and time: Sept. 30-Oct. 2, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., each day

Place: World Trade Center 4th Floor Suite 410 2200 Alaskan Way, Seattle

Web site: http://www.washingtontechnology.org/pages/events/events_events_wsaevent.asp?EventID=809

Event phone: 206-448-3033

Description: This exciting and dynamic 3-day course introduces learners to the life cycle of managing IT services to deliver to business expectations. As well as an engaging, case study based approach to learning the core disciplines of the ITIL best practice, this course also positions the student to successfully complete the associated exam, required for entry into the future ITIL v3 intermediate level training courses. The ITIL Version 3 best practice is composed of five core disciplines: Service Strategy, Service Design, Service Transition, Service Operations and Continual Service Improvement. These disciplines represent a service life cycle framework that further enhances alignment to the business while demonstrating business value, ROI and enabling IT to solve specific operational needs.