TOMORROW

K-W Business Women in Networking

11:45 a.m. luncheon at the Transylvania Club, Kitchener. "Getting to Know You" speed networking session. Guests welcome. Cost: $20. To register: rich_interiors@rogers.com or phone 519-746-9946.

K-W Business Women's Association

Noon luncheon at Walper Terrace Hotel. Speaker: Sue Fraser of Fraser Counselling Services Cost: $17. Guests welcome. Contact Susan Murphy at 519-998-0555 or susan_murphy@ rogers.com or Leigh Grant at leigh@winleader.com or 519-748-0141.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 2

Business Networking Breakfast

7 a.m. at Dearborn Restaurant, Waterloo. Speaker: Robin Webster, Pixercise This Photography. Guests always welcome. For more information, contact bbg12345@gmail.com

Writing a Business Plan

1 -- 3 p.m. in the Waterloo Region Small Business Centre, Kitchener City Hall. Learn specific items to include, what projections are needed for possible lenders. Cost: $25. Call 519-741-2986 to register. The same seminar will be offered at 6 p.m. on Sept. 22 at Waterloo City Hall.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 3

Selling to the Government of Canada

9:30 -10:30 a.m. at 4900 Yonge St., Toronto. Presented by the Government of Canada. Seminar #1 Introductory Supplier Seminar is offered weekly on Wednesday mornings, followed at 11 a.m. by Seminar #2 Understanding the Procurement Process and Responding to Bids. Seminar #2 participants must first have attended Seminar 1. Admission is free, but participants should register in advance at ont.osme@pwgsc.gc.ca or by phoning 1-800-668-5378.

MONDAY, SEPT. 8

Finding Essential Business Information

1 -- 3 p.m. in the Waterloo Region Small Business Centre at Kitchener City Hall. Learn where to find important information you need to plan and run your business. Cost: $25. Call 519-741-2986 to register. Also offered at 6 p.m. on Sept. 15 at Waterloo City Hall.

Starting a Business

6 p.m. seminar in the Waterloo Region Small Business Centre. Learn what it takes to start a small business. Cost: $25. Call 519-741-2986 to register. Also offered at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 8 at Waterloo City Hall.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 9

Developing Your Marketing Plan

1 -- 3 p.m. seminar in the Waterloo Region Small Business Centre. Learn how to use your market research in promoting your business. Cost: $25. Call 519-741-2986 to register.

Introduction to Marketing

6:30 p.m. seminar in the Waterloo Region Small Business Centre at Kitchener City Hall. Presented by Heike Mertins of Idea Alternatives. Cost: $25. To register, call 519-741-2986.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 10

Waterloo Regional Apartment Management Association

8 p.m. panel discussion at Golf's Steak House, Kitchener. Admission free. Hear experts in real estate, landlord-and-tenant issues, and finance. To learn more, visit www.wrama.com

THURSDAY, SEPT. 11

Sales Forecasting

1:30 p.m. seminar in the Waterloo Region Small Business Centre. Learn strategies for predicting your sales. Cost: $25. Call 519-741-2986 to register.

MONDAY, SEPT. 15

eBay for Beginners

7 p.m. Savvy in Cyberland seminar in the Waterloo Public Library main branch. Learn what it takes to buy and sell on the world's largest marketplace. Free, but please register by phone at 519-886-1310, ext. 124 or by e-mail at askus@wpl.ca

Stepping into Business

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. one-day workshop on how to start a business. Presented by the Guelph-Wellington Business Enterprise Centre. Cost: $35. For details and to register, call Carol at 519-826-4701 or 1-866-744-8344.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 17

How to Do Business With the Ontario Government

9 a.m. to noon in the 9th floor conference room of the Ontario government offices at 30 Duke St. W., Kitchener. Learn how to find what goods and services the government is buying, how to become a vendor and about other government programs and resources that may be available to your company. Admission free, but registration is required. Contact Amy Britten at 519-571-6074 or amy.britten@ontario.ca

American Society for Quality - Kitchener section

Plant tour of Christie Digital in Kitchener. For more information about the event or the society, visit www.asqkitchener.org

Small Business Community Network

7 p.m. in the Zehrs community room at Stanley Park Mall in Kitchener. Speaker: Tim Jackson, Tech Capital Partners. Cost: Members $5, guests $10. Meet like-minded small business owners in your area. For more information: www.sbcncanada.org

THURSDAY, SEPT. 18

Inspiring Women 'The Experience'

8 a.m. -- 4:30 p.m. at Bingemans Conference Centre, Kitchener. Keynote speaker: Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York. One-day event designed for professional women, entrepreneurs and community leaders. Hosted by Waterloo Region Small Business Centre and TD Canada Trust. Cost: $249. For details and to register, visit www.iiiforyou.com

APICS: The Association for Operations Management

12:15 p.m. and 2:15 p.m. tours of Toyota Canada, Cambridge. No charge. Open to members and non-members. To register, e-mail Luben Dimitrioski at events@apicsogv.org by Sept. 4 leaving your name and the name of the company you represent. For details: www.apicsogv.org

FRIDAY, SEPT. 19

Centre for Family Business

7 -- 10 a.m. at the Waterloo Inn. Annual meeting and launch of the 2008-2009 program. Free. Speaker: David Johnson, University of Waterloo president. Featured family business story: Eyelight Creative Marketing Services. To register, call 519-749-1441 by Sept. 12.

Economic Outlook: Boom, Bust and Beyond

7 -- 9 a.m. at Holiday Inn, Guelph. Guelph Chamber of Commerce networking breakfast. Speaker: Aron Gampel, Scotiabank deputy chief economist. Cost: $45 at door or $40 in advance (members less). To register www.guelphchamber.com

TUESDAY, SEPT. 23

Chamber After 5 Regional Trade Show

4 -- 8 p.m. at Bingemans in Kitchener. 200 exhibitor event hosted by area chambers of commerce. Admission free.

Project Management Institute

5:30 p.m. dinner meeting at Holiday Inn, Kitchener. Speaker: Julie Grabb, author of The Project Manager's Question Kit. Cost: $44 (members less). For details, visit www.pmi-ctt.org

THURSDAY, SEPT. 25

Cambridge Chamber of Commerce breakfast

7:30 -- 9 a.m. at the Galt Country Club, Cambridge. Speaker: Paul Born, co-founder of Tamarack -- An Institute for Community Engagement. Cost: $50 (members less). For details and to register: 519-622-2221.

Coaching for Change with Peggy Grall

7:30 -- 9 a.m. Greater KW Chamber of Commerce Networking Breakfast. Speaker: Peggy Grall, The Change Coach, of Freelton, Ont. To register, contact Alexis Conrad of the chamber at 519-749-6045 or e-mail aconrad@greaterkwchamber.com

Greater KW Chamber of Commerce annual meeting

5 p.m. in the Coldwell Banker Peter Benninger Realty Theatre, Kitchener. Guest speaker: Jamie Grant, Centre in the Square general manager. For more information, call Linda Norton at 519-749-6032.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 26

Growing Your Health-Related Business

1:30 p.m. in the Waterloo Region Small Business Centre. Learn inexpensive marketing methods targeting the type of clients you love to serve. Facilitators include a marketing expert and an energy healer. Cost: $25. To register, call 519-741-2986.

LOOKING AHEAD

Wednesday, Oct. 1

Small Business Showcase

Noon to 4 p.m. trade show with 100 small business owners at the Waterloo Inn, followed by a 90-minute presentation by Brian Chin of Execulink Telecom. Topic: Social Networking as a Driver for Business. A chance for business owners and entrepreneurs to network, showcase products and services, and discuss topics pertaining to business operations. Admission to tradeshow and talk is free. To register as an exhibitor ($125) phone 519-741-2221.