EDITOR'S NOTE: The BizNorth Planner is a calendar of business-related workshops, seminars, fairs and other events. To be included, send a brief notice with basic information about the event and whom to contact. The service is free, but it is not an advertisement. We reserve the right to edit the copy so it complies with our newspaper's guidelines. Send news by mail to BizNorth, 100 Turnpike St., North Andover, MA 01845; by fax, 978-687-6045.
Tomorrow
LOWELL — Career Information Session, from noon to 3 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. at the Lincoln Technical Institute, 211 Plain St. Sit in a class, and/or learn about careers in healthcare, networking, massage therapy and criminal justice. Free and open to the public. For more information, call Regiane Alvarenga at 978-458-4800.
WALTHAM — New England Women Business Owners' July dinner meeting, 5:45 to 9 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn, 420 Totten Pond Road. Cost is $40 for members and $60 for nonmembers. Sponsorship opportunities are available. For reservations or more information, call 617-566-3013 or visit www.newbo.org.
July 17
LAWRENCE — Homeowner Foreclosure Prevention Workshop, 2 to 8 p.m. at South Lawrence East School, 165 Crawford St. Residents of Lawrence and surrounding towns are encouraged to attend. Discuss loan modifications and alternatives to prevent foreclosure with a mortgage lender, meet with local housing and credit counselors, and attend educational seminars. For more information, call 978-685-3115 or visit www.mass.gov/foreclosure.
July 21
SALEM, N.H. — MicroCredit-NH will hold a free orientation from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Kelley Public Library, 234 Main St. MicroCredit-NH is a statewide, nonprofit business development program that offers self-employment resources to help build strong businesses. To register, call David Hamel at 603-620-0963. For information about MicroCredit-NH, visit www.microcreditnh.org.
July 22
TEWKSBURY — Business Networking Mixer, 5 to 7 p.m. at Blaire House of Tewksbury, 10 Erlin Terrace B. Attendees will make new business contacts and enjoy food, beverages and prizes. Cost is $10 for members and $25 for nonmembers. For more information or to register, call the Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce at 978-686-0900.
July 23
EPPING, N.H. — Business After Hours event, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at W.S. Goodrich, 99 Calef Highway. Features brick-oven pizza, beer and wine, as well as two hours of networking with local businesses. There is no charge. Admission is one business card for the prize drawings and one business card to post on the "Look Who's Here" board. Members of the Chamber, their guests, and any business seeking more information about W.S. Goodrich or the Exeter Area Chamber of Commerce, are welcome to attend. For more information, call 603-772-2411 or visit www.exeterarea.org.
Oct. 2
ANDOVER — Fall Back to Business Expo and Job Fair, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Andover Country Club, 60 Canterbury St. For more information, call the Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce at 978-686-0900.
Oct. 15
NORTH ANDOVER — The 2008 RFID/Automatic ID Technology Symposium will be held from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Rogers Center for the Arts, Merrimack College, 315 Turnpike St. The day-long event features inventors and leaders in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), bar coding, and other automatic ID technologies. They will share actual business problems, solutions, and application examples such as automatic ID technology usage with national security issues, healthcare, retail, manufacturing, transportation, energy, and more. Cost is $199 per person; $149 if registered by Sept. 15. Cost includes lunch. For more information or to register, visit www.aidc100.org.
Oct. 25
EXETER, N.H. — The Exeter Area Chamber of Commerce will host the annual Fall Festival from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in downtown Exeter. Free for the entire family. Some of the planned activities include hay rides, magic show, petting zoo, penny raffle, trick-or-treating at area stores, Halloween parade, pet costume contest, apple pie baking contest, music, and entertainment. Applications for crafters and vendors are being accepted. For information and fees, visit www.exeterarea.org, call 603-772-2411 or e-mail info@exeterarea.org.
