Friday, Aug. 15 Chamber Education Expo The Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce will hold an Education Expo from 11: 30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Randal Tyson Track Center. The expo gives chamber members a chance to showcase products and services to more than 750 Fayetteville School District teachers and faculty. To sign up or for more information, call Suzanne Spillyards at 521-1710 or sspillyards @ fayettevillear. com. Saturday, Aug. 16 PC User Group The Northwest Arkansas Personal Computer User Group will meet at 1 p.m. in suites 217, 219 and 221 of the Education and Computer Center in the north wing of the Jones Center for Families in Springdale. The program will be "Introduction to Computers - Hardware "by Joe Schork, vice president and program director. The public is invited. Visitors are always welcome without charge or obligation. Membership applications will be on hand for those interested in joining. For more information, call Bill Shook at 361-2963 Wednesday, Aug. 20 How to Write a Business Plan * The University of Arkansas Small Business Development Center will hold this seminar from 6-9 p.m. at the University of Arkansas, Walker Hall Room 2003. Participants will learn about the importance of planning and the elements that go into a good plan. For new entrepreneurs," Starting a Business in Arkansas "is recommended as a first step. The speaker is Mark Kidd of Kidd Accounting and Management Consulting. Cost is $ 35. Tuesday, Aug. 26 Rural Friendship Development Day The Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce will be hosting its annual Rural Friendship Development Day by touring the farm of the 2008 Washington County Farm Family of the Year and Terra Studios. The day starts with an omelet breakfast from 7: 45-8: 30 a.m. at the extension office. The bus will leave for Stacy and Joyce Cheevers'farm at 8: 30 a. m., and the tour will be from 9-10: 10 a.m. From 10: 30-11: 30 a.m. the group will tour Terra Studios. The bus will return to the extension office at noon. This is a free event for chamber members. RSVP by calling 521-1710 or e-mailing chamber @ fayettevillear. com. Thursday, Aug. 28 Business Before Hours The Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce will hold Business Before Hours at 7: 30 a.m. at Telecomp, 2403 Main Drive, Suite No. 3 in Johnson. This is a free event for all Fayetteville Chamber members. RSVP by calling 521-1710 or e-mailing chamber @ fayettevillear. com.
Friday, Sept. 5 Washington County Judge Forum The Governmental Relations Committee of the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce will have a forum for the Washington County judge candidates during their regularly scheduled meeting at noon at the chamber office. The candidates for the Washington County judge position are Marilyn Edwards and Earvel Fraley. Attend the forum at no cost. Lunch is $ 9, and you must RSVP by calling 521-1710 or e-mailing chamber @ fayettevillear. com. * The University of Arkansas Small Business Development Center is a nonprofit agency. For more information on any of these programs, to register or to see a complete training calendar, call the center at 575-5148 or visit sbdc. waltoncollege. uark. edu.
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