EDITOR’S CHOICE
Acting DEM director to speak at NRI Chamber breakfast event TERRY GRAY, acting director for the R.I. Department of Environmental Management, will be the guest speaker at the Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce’s monthly Eggs & Issues breakfast event. Gray will discuss the environment and its impacts on the state. Breakfast will be served.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 12, 7:45-9 A.M. $25/members; $35/nonmembers. Kirkbrae Country Club, 197 Old River Road, Lincoln. INFO AND REGISTRATION:
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Building new relationships THE TRI-TOWN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE will hold its networking group in a forum setting in which business owners and entrepreneurs can build business relationships with one another. Four one-hour group sessions will be held over two days.
MONDAY, DEC. 27, 8 A.M. TO 1 P.M., TUESDAY, DEC. 28, 8:30-9:30 A.M. Free. Tri-Town Chamber of Commerce, 280 School St., Mansfield. INFO AND REGISTRATION:
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Lions Club Pier Plunge THE NARRAGANSETT LIONS CLUB will hold its 2022 Pier Plunge. The plunge normally attracts more than 2,000 participants who take a quick plunge into the water. Proceeds raised will benefit various charities supported by the Lions Club. The first 350 participants registered will receive a complimentary beach towel.
SATURDAY, JAN. 1, NOON TO 2 P.M. $20. Narragansett Town Beach, 79 Boston Neck Road, Narragansett. INFO AND REGISTRATION:
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Establishing connections THE NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND Chamber of Commerce will hold a networking event, hosted by R1 Indoor Karting Inc. Members of the Emerging Leaders Council and the Women’s Business Council are hosting their first networking event of 2022. Business professionals and entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to meet and build relationships with one another. Admission includes food, a complimentary drink and access to experience Dart City at the facility.
THURSDAY, JAN. 6, 5-7 P.M. $25/members; $35/members. R1 Indoor Karting Inc., 100 Higginson Ave., Suite 10, Lincoln. INFO AND REGISTRATION:
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Meet, mingle over coffee THE SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND Chamber of Commerce will hold a First Friday Coffee networking event, hosted by Save One Soul Animal Rescue League. The event will allow local business professionals to meet and mingle with one another in a relaxed setting. Attendees are encouraged to bring business cards.
FRIDAY, JAN. 7, 8-9 A.M. $5/members; $10/nonmembers. Save One Soul Animal Rescue League, 577 Kingstown Road, South Kingstown. INFO AND REGISTRATION:
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Set new goals THE RHODE ISLAND Small Business Development Center will hold a workshop titled “7 Never Fail Strategies for Your New Year Goal Setting.” The two-part workshop will show attendees various strategies that are necessary to help build personal success, as well as help attendees walk away with an action plan. Bethany Mascena Tracy, a business leader, will lead the workshop.
TUESDAY, JAN. 11, 11 A.M. TO NOON. Free. Online. INFO AND REGISTRATION:
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Expand your customer base THE CENTER FOR WOMEN & Enterprise will hold a workshop titled “Growing your Customer Base – Small Business Certification and Contracting.” Attendees will learn about supplier diversity, including a breakdown by top industries of money procured, what the advantages and disadvantages of getting certified are, certification requirements and qualifications.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 12, 9-10:30 A.M. Free. Online. INFO AND REGISTRATION:
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Employee training POLARIS MEP and the Phoenix Partnership will hold an eight-week manufacturing developmental series on the framework for manufacturing, problem-solving tools, people management, presentations and communication. Each class will be held every Thursday at the New England Institute of Technology and runs between four and five hours.
THURSDAY, JAN. 13, NOON THROUGH THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 4 P.M. Free. New England Institute of Technology, 1 New England Tech Blvd., East Greenwich. INFO AND REGISTRATION:
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Growing with Google THE CENTER FOR WOMEN & Enterprise will hold a workshop titled “Grow with Google.” Attendees will learn how to create or claim business profiles on Google, manage business information across Google Search and Google Maps, and use Google My Business with potential customers.
THURSDAY, JAN. 20, NOON TO 1 P.M. Free. Online. INFO AND REGISTRATION:
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Skating around THE ALLIANCE OF RHODE ISLAND Southeast Asians for Education will hold a Youth Organized Fundraiser, hosted by United Skates of America. The event will allow attendees to learn about the organization’s education justice campaigns. Skating, music, food and laser tag will be offered at the fundraiser. Proceeds raised will support the alliance’s effort to provide a healthy and thriving Rhode Island fueled by engaged and empowered young people.
SATURDAY, JAN. 22, 5:30-8:30 P.M. $15. United Skates of America, 75 New Road, East Providence. INFO AND REGISTRATION:
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Improvingyour skills HOLIDAY INN MANSFIELD-FOXBORO Area will host a 4U22 personal development seminar. Billy Giannouloudis, a results coach and motivational speaker, will lead the seminar and help attendees improve skills, both personally and professionally, in the new year.
THURSDAY, JAN. 22, 6:30 P.M. $25. Holiday Inn Mansfield-Foxboro Area, 31 Hampshire St., Mansfield. INFO AND REGISTRATION:
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