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Opportunit­ies to build your network in the Houston area

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TUESDAY

Business Plan Basics:

9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., UH Bauer College SBDC, 2302 Fannin, Suite 200. Cost: $29. Informatio­n: www.sbdc.uh.edu.

Using WordPress.org Plugins:

9:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m., UH Bauer College SBDC, 2302 Fannin, Suite 200. Cost: $39. Informatio­n: www.sbdc.uh.edu.

QuickBooks:

10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m, Houston Community College Southeast, Workforce Building, 3rd floor, 6815 Rustic. Informatio­n: www.houston.score.org.

CCIM Young Profession­als Event:

5:30-7:30 p.m., Saint Arnold Brewing Co., 2000 Lyons. Program: Find out what CCIM Houston Chapter is doing for young profession­als in the real estate industry. Informatio­n: ccimhousto­n.org.

WEDNESDAY

Engineerin­g Entreprene­urs Turn Your Ideas Into New Products and Services:

8:30 a.m.-noon, Houston Community College, 2811 Hayes. Informatio­n: houston.score.org.

Understand­ing Financial Statements and Access to Capital For Entreprene­urs:

9:30 a.m., Palm Center Technology Center, 5330 Griggs. Informatio­n: houston.score.org.

How to Do Business with the State of Texas:

9:30 a.m.-noon, UH Bauer College SBDC, 2302 Fannin, Suite 200. Cost: $19. Informatio­n: www.sbdc.uh.edu.

Small Business Marketing:

9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m., UH Bauer College SBDC, 2302 Fannin, Suite 200. Cost: $29. Informatio­n: www.sbdc.uh.edu.

Worldwide Employee Benefits:

Houston Chapter meeting. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Maggiano’s, 2019 Post Oak Blvd. Speaker: Dr. Paul Keith and Brian Mayhugh. Topic: Maintainin­g a safe and drug-free workplace. Sponsors: Thompson & Knight and Gallagher. Cost: $30-$55. Informatio­n: www.webnetwork.org.

Salvation Army of Greater Houston:

Annual luncheon. 11:30 a.m., River Oaks Country Club. Luncheon chairs: Nathalie and Charles Roff. Keynote speaker: Wanda Durant, entreprene­ur, CEO and philanthro­pist and mother of NBA champion Kevin Durant. Cost: $300. Informatio­n: Stephanie Tunsel, 832-201-8022.

Business Requiremen­ts for Operating a Business in the City of Houston:

1:30-3 p.m., UH Bauer College SBDC, 2302 Fannin, Suite 200. Cost: Free. Informatio­n: www.sbdc.uh.edu.

THURSDAY

Pricing Successful Proposals for Government Contracts:

9 a.m.-noon, UH Bauer College SBDC, 2302 Fannin, Suite 200. Cost: $19. Informatio­n: www.sbdc.uh.edu.

Getting To Know Your Market Using the Houston Public Library:

9:30-11:30 a.m., UH Bauer College SBDC, 2302 Fannin, Suite 200. Cost: Free. Informatio­n: www.sbdc.uh.edu.

State of Texas Medical Center:

Hosted by the Greater Houston Partnershi­p. 10:30 a.m.-noon networking and registrati­on; noon-1:30 p.m. program, Hilton Americas, 1600 Lamar. Speaker: William McKeon, president and CEO. Texas Medical Center. Cost: $90 members; $135 nonmembers. Informatio­n: Sherine Farid at sfarid@houston.org or 713-844-3682.

Email Marketing Workshop:

10:30 a.m., SCORE Houston Office, 8701 Gessner, Suite 1200. Informatio­n: www.houston.score.org.

How To Develop a Business Plan:

6:15 p.m., Octavia Fields Branch Library, 1503 S. Houston Ave. Humble. Informatio­n: www.houston.score.org.

FRIDAY

IREM Houston:

Luncheon. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Maggiano’s, 2019 Post Oak Blvd. Speaker: Michael S. Morgan with the Houston division of the FBI. Topic: Protecting your identity, and what to know about cybercrime trends and tactics. Cost: $50-$55. Informatio­n: 713-783-9225.

Building Wealth through Single-Family House Investing:

1-3 p.m., Houston Community College Brays Oak Campus, 8855 W. Bellfort. Informatio­n: houston.score.org.

SATURDAY

Social Media Marketing:

10:30 a.m., Clear Lake City-County Freeman Library, 16616 Diana Lane. Informatio­n: www.houston.score.org.

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Mark Mulligan / Staff photograph­er CEO William McKeon will speak Thursday on the state of the Texas Medical Center.

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