To Do This Week

Today

Tennessee Small Business Development Center training seminar: 10 a.m.-noon, Renaissance Business Center, 555 Beale. Speaker: David Doyle, director of TSBDC. Topic: “Developing a Business Plan.” Cost: $25. Information: Contact Yolanda Handy at 333-5085 or yhandy@mail.tsbdc.org

Diabetes and Mellitus Seminar: 10 a.m.-2 p.m., HealthSpring’s Southland Mall location, 1215 Southland Mall. Speaker: Dr. Marshall Katz, medical director for HealthSpring. Free to seniors.

Sales and Marketing Society of the Mid-South monthly luncheon: 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m., The Racquet Club, 5111 Sanderlin. Speaker: Amy Barton, director of sales & marketing, Agricenter International. Topic: “A Harvest Full of Fresh Sales & Marketing Tips & Trends.” Cost (lunch included): Free for members, $25 for nonmembers. Reservations: Call 937-5532 or visit sms-midsouth.org.

Fogelman College of Business & Economics Alumni Chapter 15th annual Alumni Day luncheon: 11:30 a.m., Holiday Inn, University of Memphis, 3700 Central. Speakers: Debbi Fields Rose, founder of Mrs. Fields Cookies, Eric Bolton and Dr. Rajiv Grover, new dean of the Fogelman College. Cost: $55 per person, $500 for a table of 10. Information: Contact Lauren Isaacman at lauren.isaacman@memphis.edu or 678-2333.

Friends of the University Libraries and the University Libraries seminar: Noon-1 p.m., Ned R. McWherter Library, Room 226, University of Memphis. Speaker: Dr. Paul C. Green. Topic: “Get Hired! Winning Strategies to Ace the Interview.” Information: Call Tom Mendina, University Libraries, at 678-4310, or Kay Kroboth at 678-2209.

Alliance for Nonprofit Excellence workshop: 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Assisi Foundation of Memphis, 515 Erin Drive. Speaker: Fayre Crossley. Topic: “Designing Effective Programs.” Cost: $65 for Alliance members, $55 for participants in the Alliance’s Program for Nonprofit Excellence, $99 for nonmembers. Information: Call 684- 6605 or visit npexcellence.org.

Thursday

Construction Specification Institute of Memphis Chapter monthly meeting: 5:30-8:30 p.m., The Spaghetti Warehouse, 40 W. Huling. Speaker: Paul Wood with Millwork Specialist Mid-South of Tupelo, Miss. Topic: “Wood Doors.” Cost: $20.

Executive Women International Memphis Chapter monthly meeting and dinner: 5:30 p.m., Holiday Inn, University of Memphis, 3700 Central. Cost: $25. Reservations: E-mail Rose Ann Bradley at rose.bradley@fedex.com or call 224-2977.

Entrepreneurs Roundtable meeting: Reservation deadline: 5 p.m., Tuesday. Meeting: Noon, Pink Palace Museum, Entrepreneur Hall of Honor, 3050 Central. Speaker: Jay B. Myers, president/CEO of Interactive Solutions, Inc. Topic: “Keep Swinging – An Entrepreneur’s Story of Overcoming Adversity and Achieving Small Business Success.” Registration fee: $25. Registration: Call 682- 9920 or e-mail pearson@soememphis.com.

Pre-Business Planning Workshop: 7-8:30 p.m., Bartlett Library, 6382 Stage, Bartlett. Speaker: SCORE management counselor Vernon Tabor. Free. Details: Call Memphis SCORE office at 544-3588 or visit scorememphis.org.

MedConnect 2007: 7:30-11:30 a.m., The FedEx Institute of Technology, University of Memphis, 365 Innovation Drive. Cost: Free to MGMA, TMGMA, MSMGMA active members and Memphis Medical Society members; $25 for MSMGMA affiliate members/students and $50 for other healthcare/general public. Registration: Visit gomedconnect.org

Rhodes College lecture: 6 p.m., Orgill Room, Clough Hall, 2000 N. Parkway. Speaker: Political science professor Nicolai Petro of the University of Rhode Island. Topic: “Vladimir Putin’s Legacy for Russia and for the World.” Free. Information: Call Rhodes’ Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at 843-3733.

Friday

Mid-South Minority Business Council hands-on marketing seminar: 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., University of Memphis Computer Lab. Cost: $75. Information: Call Mary at 525-6512.

EEO/Federal Contractor’s Liaison Association of the Mid-South seminar: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Fogelman Center, University of Memphis. Cost: $100 for members, $125 for nonmembers, includes seminar, lunch, snacks and membership in the council for the remainder of the year.

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