Height of spring brings chances for renewal

 

1 Career Fair. Western Washington University hosts 55 companies in the Viking Union Multipurpose room. Students and the general public are invited to network with hiring managers from a variety of companies, including American Express, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center and others. For more information, visit http://www.careers. wwu.edu or call (360) 650-3240 (TTY (800) 833-6388).

5 Business Etiquette. Join Karen Aronoff for a workshop designed to help participants master the social graces needed to become a business success. Class begins at 6 p.m. at Whatcom Community College.

6 What Color is Your Parachute? Join Richard Bolles, author of the noted career-change manual, speaks at an evening sponsored by Merrill Lynch in Bellingham. Bolles encourages seekers to devise a map based on their dreams and talents and pursue opportunities in those areas. The event begins at 7 p.m. at Mount Baker Theatre. For tickets, contact Joseph D. Carpenter at (360) 676-2485. Tickets are free, but must be reserved before the event.

7 Accounting for Non Accountants. Erin Schlichting of Moss-Adams presents a 5-session class designed to help business people understand basic accounting principles. Topics include financial statement preparation, posting to general ledger and the post-closing trial balance. Class is held each Wednesday at 6 p.m. through June 4 at Whatcom Community College. Call Community Education.

7 Connections. Meet to discuss leads and share information about the Bellingham business community. Every Thursday at 7:30 a.m. at the Masonic Temple, 2626 W. Maplewood.

13 News from the BC Beat. Vaughn Palmer, columnist for the Vancouver Sun and commentator on British Columbia’s political scene, will fill City Club in on the latest happenings. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. at Northwood Community Hall, 3240 Northwest Ave. Contact Orphalee Smith (360) 671-8181 for more information, or visit http://www.cityclub online.com.

14 Port of Bellingham: wading into waterfront development. Art Anderson, Patricia Decker, and Doug Smith, port commissioner, will discuss redevelopment plans for Bellingham’s waterfront with the Northwest Business Club. They meet at noon at the Elk’s Lodge, 710 Samish Way. For more information, call Naida Deitsch at (360) 734-0444 or visit their Web site at http://www.nwbclub.org.

14 How to Create a Shared Values Environment. Mount Baker Society for Human Resources Management presents Peter Dove. Dove is a speaker and consultant focused on ways to improve the culture of the workplace. The program begins at noon at Northwood Hall, 3240 Northwood Ave. For more information, visit http://www.mtbakershrm.com.

l4 Sustainable building materials. Associated General Contractors, northern district, presents a talk about availability and use of “green” materials in construction. A reception begins at 5 p.m. and is open to members of AGC, AIA and to invited guests. Contact Liz Evans at (360) 647-7767 for more information.

20 Consultant’s Roundtable. Fourth Corner Consultant’s Roundtable holds their monthly meeting at the Bayside Café. The roundtable provides a place for area consultants to meet, network and pool resources. For more information, call Linda Dorsett at (360) 599-2900.

20 International Accounting. Learn how foreign trade affects accounting for your business. Michele Cloutier and Gail Kruk of Larson Gross will lead the discussion, including issues like export incentives, US/Canada tax treaties, and filing requirements. Class is at 6:30 p.m. at Whatcom Community College.

27 Long Term Care discussion. Join Whatcom Women in Business and speaker Wendy Boglioli to talk about long-term care issues. Boglioli is with GE Capital Assurance and holds a gold and bronze medal in swimming from the 1976 Montreal Olympics, contributing to a then world record time in the 4 x 100 freestyle. Dinner begins at 6 p.m. at Giuseppe’s Italian Restaurant.

28 Better Business Writing. Learn how to improve different types of business documents, including memos, reports, letters and e-mail. Margi Polland Fox leads the two-session class beginning at 6:30 p.m. at Whatcom Community College.

31 Easy and economical shopping cart set up for small business. A daylong seminar designed to teach Web developers how to set up online credit card purchasing for businesses and non-profits. John Sedgwick, a commercial Web designer, will facilitate the class. Participants must have experience using html hard code or Web authoring programs – Dreamweaver, Frontpage and Photoshop will be used in class. For information, or to register, call (360) 650-6854 or email lois.longwood@ wwu.edu.