Sept. 25 Minding Your Business Learn how to research starting or growing a business. This class, from 8:30 to 10 a.m. at Penrose Library, covers print sources, electronic databases and websites to help find information on industry, competition, vendors, financials and more. Sept. 26 Ready Rating luncheon The American Red Cross hosts a Ready Rating [...]

Sept. 18 Government to Business Outreach Colorado PTAC will host government to business outreach from 8:30 a.m. to noon at Colorado Technical University, 4435 N. Chestnut St. Room 252. The event is an opportunity for businesses to meet the Colorado Springs area DOD small business specialists and other key government and business assistance agencies. SBSs [...]

Sept. 10 Minding Your Business Learn how to research starting or growing a business. This class, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Penrose Library, covers print sources, electronic databases and websites to help find information on industry, competition, vendors, financials and more. Sept. 11 Chamber University The Greater Colorado Springs Chamber and EDC hosts Chamber [...]

Sept. 5, 6, and 18 PPWC on the road To celebrate Workforce Development Month, the Pikes Peak Workforce Center is taking its two most popular workshops and its Ask a Career Consultant session on the road to its satellite offices. Ask a Career Consultant session will be held at each location on the same day. [...]

Aug 24 Entrepreneurs Course open house The Small Business Development Center hosts an open house from 4 to 5 p.m. at the center, 1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway, to answer questions about the NxLevel Leading Edge: Entrepreneurs Course, which begins in September and runs to December. The course covers planning and research, management/legal structure, marketing analysis and [...]

Aug. 17 BBB extends deadline for GE Johnson Ethics Award As part of the Better Business Bureau’s Night of Excellence Award dinner, three areas of corporate and academic excellence are awarded — ethics, customer service and education. The deadline for the GE Johnson Ethics Award has been extended to 5 p.m. Aug. 17, due to [...]

Aug. 15 Bestway recycling center tour Colorado Springs Office of Innovation and Sustainability hosts a lunch-n-learn at Bestway Recycling’s material recovery facility from 12:11 to 12:49 p.m. at 4005 Interpark Drive. Close-toed shoes are required. Attendees are encouraged to bring their lunches. Attendees have a chance to win a door prize tote bag made from [...]

Aug. 3 Brown Bag Lunch: How to Network The Small Business Development Center and Attention Getters hosts “Springing Up Businesses Through Networking” from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 1260 Valley Street. To register, call 255-3844. Aug. 4 Minding Your Business Learn how to research starting or growing a business or how to find a job [...]

July 24 Speed Networking The Greater Colorado Springs Chamber and EDC hosts speed networking from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at Springs Orleans, 123 E. Pikes Peak Ave. Each person has two minutes to introduce themselves and tell their story; then the whistle blows and each person moves to the next. For details visit www.coloradospringschamber.org [...]

July 17 Breakfast with Chamber-EDC president The Greater Colorado Springs Chamber and EDC is hosting breakfast with its new president and CEO Joe Raso from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at the Mining Exchange hotel, 8 S. Nevada Ave. Raso will discuss the issues the chamber and EDC will be focused on the coming year. Cost [...]