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Chambers to participate in Statewide Business After Hours THE ANNUAL STATEWIDE Business After Hours will feature participants from at least 12 chambers of commerce throughout Rhode Island and feature more than 100 business displays. Attendees will have the opportunity to connect with more than 800 business professionals from multiple businesses across the state. A cash bar will be offered and hors d’oeuvres will be served.
TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 4:30-7:30 P.M. $15. Rhodes on the Pawtuxet, 60 Rhodes Place, Cranston. INFO AND REGISTRATION:
web.nrichamber.com/events/Statewide-BusinessAfterHours-3262019-2012/details
Parenting matters BRADLEY HOSPITAL will hold its 29th annual Parenting Matters spring conference, which will include various workshops addressing mental health in young people. Dr. Jess Shatkin, professor of child and adolescent psychiatry and pediatrics at New York University School of Medicine, will deliver the keynote address.
SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 8 A.M. TO 12:40 P.M. $30. Barrington High School, 220 Lincoln Ave., Barrington. INFO AND REGISTRATION:
lifespan.org/centers-services/parenting-matters
IYRS job fair IYRS SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY & Trades will hold its 14th annual IYRS Career Day. The event will match potential employees with employers in the maritime trades, composites, manufacturing and other related industries. Attendees will also have the opportunity to network with industry professionals.
SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 9 A.M. TO 1 P.M. Free. IYRS School of Technology & Trades, 449 Thames St., Newport. INFO AND REGISTRATION:
iyrscareerday.com
Managing websites GUILD OF NATURAL SCIENCE New England will hold a lecture on how to build and manage your own website. Attendees will learn the pros and cons of website design in order to help save time and money.
SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 10 A.M. TO NOON. Free. The Nature Lab, Rhode Island School of Design, 13 Waterman St., Providence. INFO AND REGISTRATION:
eventbrite.com/e/building-managing-your-own-website-lecture-tickets-56157646031?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
SENEDIA overview THE SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND Defense Industry Alliance will hold its annual meeting, outlining last year’s achievements and plans for the upcoming year. The event will also provide members and stakeholders an opportunity to network. Registration is required.
MONDAY, MARCH 25, 4:30-6:30 P.M. Free. Newport Vineyards, 909 East Main Road, Middletown. INFO AND REGISTRATION: (401) 378-8485 or
mmagee@senedia.org
Financial planning CLIFF ROBBINS, a senior business adviser with the Massachusetts Small Business Development Center, will lead a workshop offering attendees an understanding on the sources of capital to start a business, as well as how to develop a strategy to fit any stage of your business. Registration is required due to limited space.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 2:30-5 P.M. Free. New Bedford Economic Development Council, 1213 Purchase St., 2nd Floor, New Bedford. INFO AND REGISTRATION: (508) 673-9783
Meeting biz professionals THE TAUNTON AREA Chamber of Commerce will hold a Business After Hours networking event, hosted by Bristol Community College. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet with other business professionals to build business relationships.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 5-7 P.M. $5/members; $10/nonmembers. Bristol Community College, 2 Galleria Mall Drive, Taunton. INFO AND REGISTRATION:
tauntonareachamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=195
Government contracting U.S. SMALL BUSINESS Administration and Rhode Island Procurement Technical Assistance Center specialists will lead a workshop, titled “Contracting 101 – How To Make Uncle Sam Your Next Customer.” The experts will show attendees the necessary steps to take in order to get a business started in government contracting.
THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 8-9:30 A.M. Free. East Greenwich Police Department, Community Room, 176 First Ave., East Greenwich. INFO AND REGISTRATION:
eventbrite.com/e/contracting-101-how-to-make-uncle-sam-your-next-customer-tickets-57021526922?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
Building new relationships THE BRISTOL COUNTY Chamber of Commerce will hold a Business After Hours networking event, hosted by Tipsy Toboggan Fireside Pub and sponsored by Spindle City Auto Glass. The event will allow business professionals to meet and build connections.
THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 5-7 P.M. Free. Tipsy Toboggan Fireside Pub, 75 Ferry St., Fall River. INFO AND REGISTRATION:
eventbrite.com/e/march-business-after-hours-tickets-54136810658?aff=efbeventtix&fbclid=IwAR0vTGYs2m_mFMFbq1k1iFuLr9LI2aNPnN-qFEOhrjhwFchUdJJBXJcVARo
Social media marketing THE CENTER FOR WOMEN & Enterprise will hold a workshop on how Instagram and Pinterest can target an audience with effective marketing messages, get traffic to your website and how to sell the products using the social media outlets.
THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 5:30-7:30 P.M. $25. Center for Women & Enterprise, 132 George M. Cohan Blvd., Providence. INFO AND REGISTRATION:
cweonline.org/About-CWE/News/Article-Detail/ArticleId/1092/-Instagram-and-Pinterest-for-Small-Businesses-CWE-RI-Mar-28
Celebrating millennials MILLENNIAL RHODE ISLAND will host its fifth annual #ChooseRI Celebration, the organization’s largest networking event. Festivities will include food, games and live music.
THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 6-9 P.M. $30/general admission; $100/VIP. Providence G, 100 Dorrance St., Providence. INFO AND REGISTRATION:
eventbrite.com/e/5th-annual-chooseri-celebration-tickets-54014866921?aff=ebdssbdestsearch#tickets
Unconscious bias THE RHODE ISLAND Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals will hold a multimedia workshop designed to identify and reflect on how unconscious bias may impact your work. Naomi Thompson, chief diversity officer at the University of Rhode Island, will lead the workshop.
FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 8-10 A.M. $15/members; $20/nonmembers. Providence Psychology Services, 245 Waterman St., 5th Floor, Providence. INFO AND REGISTRATION:
community.afpglobal.org/afprhodeisland/events
