QuickBooks Seminars
Hancock Askew & Co. LLP announced the 2012 QuickBooks Seminars in Savannah. There is no charge for these classes, which will be held in the Learning Center at 100 Riverview Drive.
Reporting will be held Tuesday from 9 a.m.-noon. The class covers how to manage your business using QuickBooks®, how to use “classes” as a tracking system for different retail locations or separating rental properties, manage inventory, available reports and processes.
For more information or to register, contact Barbara Fierstein at 912-527-1337 or bfierstein@hancockaskew.com.
City to hold workshops
The city of Savannah will hold two free workshops Nov. 6-7 for professionals in the building industry to provide them with an overview of the city’s new online plan and permit review system, called eTRAC.
Session I: Site Development Permits, which will take place Nov. from 1:30-3 p.m. in the Civic Center, Bryn Room for engineers and developers.
Session II: Building & Trades Permits, which will take place Nov. 7 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. in the Civiv Center, Bryan Room for architects, contractors and builders.
Attendees are encouraged to bring their laptop and complete the registration process on-site. There is no cost, but seating is limited and registration is required. Call 912-644-7784 or email clawrence@savannahga.gov.
Microsoft Access
Learn how to use Microsoft Access. The class will be held Tuesday and Thursday, from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at the Coastal Georgia Center. For more information, go to www.ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted/cesavannahmenu.html, email jfogarty@georgiasouthern.edu or call 912-644-5967.
Georgia Tech-Savannah hosts course
Georgia Tech Professional Education will conduct a Lean and Safe: Safety-Integrated Process Improvement course (MFG 2003) Tuesday and Thursday at the Georgia Tech-Savannah campus. Participants will learn about the importance of developing an integrated approach for production processes and safety outcomes.
For more information or to register, visit www.gtpe.gatech.edu/lean-safe.
Bonding and insurance workshop
Join Chatham County’s Minority and Women Business Enterprise Program and Ajax Building Corp. Bonding and Insurance Options Workshop. The meeting will be held from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Nov. 8. at the old courthouse, 124 Bull St., in the 3rd Floor Conference Room. This workshop is free, but RSVP is required. Space is limited. Contact B. Grant at 912-652-7925.
Business practices and ethics course
Individuals interested in expanding their knowledge of real estate appraisal are encouraged to register for Business Practices and Ethics being offered by the Savannah Chapter of the Appraisal Institution Nov. 9 at the Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm St.
The registration fee for is $165 for Appraisal Institute members and $190 for nonmembers. Early registration is encouraged. For more information, contact Lisa Faulkner at lfaulkner@faulknerlossing.com.
Advanced Project Management
Advanced Project Management covers the Project Management Institute’s five phases of a project: Initiating and closing projects; success planning; project simulation; controlling your project, and project management professional responsibility. The class will be held From 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 9 and Dec. 7, and Saturday, Nov. 17 and Dec. 15 at the Coastal Georgia Center.
For more information, visit www.ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted/cesavannahmenu.html, email jfogarty@georgiasouthern.edu or call 912-644-5967.
Inaugural Lowcountry Boil and BBQ Event
Presenting sponsor 98.7 The River, has partnered with the Greater Bluffton Chamber of Commerce on their inaugural Lowcountry Boil and BBQ event Saturday, Nov. 10 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Bluffton Oyster Factory Park on Wharf Street, Bluffton. If it rains, the event will move to the Rotary Community Center at Oscar Frazier Community Park.
Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. Children 12 and under are free. Beer, wine and soft drinks will be available for an additional fee. For more information, call 843-757-1010 or visit www.blufftonchamberofcommerce.org.
Microsoft PowerPoint
A class on Microsoft PowerPoint will be held Tuesday and Thursday, Nov. 11 and 13, from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at the Coastal Georgia Center.
For more information, visit www.ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted/cesavannahmenu.html, email jfogarty@georgiasouthern.edu or call 912-644-5967.
QuickBooks Seminars
Hancock Askew & Co. LLP has announced the 2012 QuickBooks Seminars in Savannah. There is no charge for these classes which will be held in the Learning Center at 100 Riverview Drive.
Finance for Non-Financial Managers will be held Nov. 13 from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. The class covers Internal Controls - Important questions for your tax advisor for year-end, making QuickBooks® work with a paper or paper-less filing system, how to use QuickBooks® information as a management tool and using Internal Controls in QuickBooks.
For more information or to register, contact Barbara Fierstein at 912-527-1337 or bfierstein@hancockaskew.com.
Free workshop offered for long term health care
Lighthouse Financial Group is offering a FREE educational workshop offering updated and solid strategies pertaining to the Pension Protection Act of 2006. These are accounts that you do not have to medically qualify for and you can avoid the “use it or lose it” scenario. Do you know your options? Come find out more on: Tuesday, Nov. 13 at 11 a.m., 2 p.m., or 5 p.m. or Thursday, Nov. 15 at 11 a.m. or 2 p.m.
All workshops are held at the offices of Lighthouse Financial Group located at 401 Mall Blvd, Suite 101 E, Savannah, GA 31406. Please make your reservations by calling us at 912-354-4200 or on our website at www.lifigroup.com.
Leadership luncheon seminar
The Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Center for Service Leadership, will offer the leadership seminar “Creating a Culture of Service Excellence.” Speaker Kris Downing, director of business strategy and partnerships with the Center for Creative Leadership, will share leadership tactics designed to help area business take their organizations to the next level.
The luncheon seminar will be held at noon on Tuesday, Nov. 13 at the Sea Pines Country Club. The cost to attend is $20 or $200 for a table of ten. Advance registration is required. For more information visit www.hiltonheadchamber.org.
“Lunch & Learn”
Savannah-Hilton Head CSCMP Roundtable & Savannah Traffic Club “Lunch & Learn” will be held Tuesday Nov. 13 at Crosswinds Golf Club, 232 James B. Blackburn Drive. Networking begins at 11:30 a.m. with lunch served at noon.
The speaker will be Karl B. Manrodt, professor of logistics, Georgia Southern University. Cost is $25 for members and $35 for non-members. To pre-register, visit www.cscmp.org/wp/Events/Registrations/Register_4.asp?rgs_EventID=19851.
Savannah Downtown Business Association
The Savannah Downtown Business Association is pleased to announce that Jamie Deen, entrepreneur, businessman, author, philanthropist, and son of Paula Deen, will be the keynote speaker at the 2012 Celebration of Service Luncheon.
The luncheon will take place Wednesday, Nov. 14 at 45 Bistro in the Marshall House, 123 E. Broughton St.
The luncheon is accompanied by a business expo which starts at 11 a.m. The awards program begins at 12 p.m. The cost for the event is $35 for members and $40 for non-members. For exhibitor information please contact Mark Thomas at mark@thethunderbirdinn.com or 912-232-2661.
Photoshop Basics
Photoshop Basics introduces the different tools for editing photographs and will cover layers and basic editing to improve images. The class will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays, Nov. 17 to Dec. 6, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Coastal Georgia Center.
For more information, visit www.ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted/cesavannahmenu.html, email jfogarty@georgiasouthern.edu or call 912-644-5967.
ONGOING
Pooler Business Network
When: Every first and third Thursday, 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Where: Western Sizzlin, U.S. 80 in Pooler
Information: RSVP to Jason Torres at jasonjtorres@gmail.com.
Downtown Business Professionals Chapter
of BNI
When: 11:30 a.m. every Thursday
Where: Hilton Savannah DeSoto, 15 East Liberty St.
Information: For information, call Kevin Brown at 912-447-1885 or email rkbrowndc@msn.com.
The Islands Chapter —
BNI group
When: Each Thursday at
8 a.m.
Where: Johnny Harris banquet facility, 1652 East Victory Drive
Information: Contact Kathy Salter at studio@dalyandsalterphoto.com.
Savannah Women’s
Business Network
When: Every second and fourth Wednesday, 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. for lunch.
Where: The Exchange Tavern on Waters Avenue
Cost: Cost for lunch
Information: RSVP to Kari Brown at kcbrown@colonybank.com.
Historic Savannah
Chapter ABWA
When: 6-7:50 p.m. second Thursday.
Where: Candler Heart & Lung Building, room 2.
Cost: Free
Information: Call 912-925-4980 or email blynneroberts@yahoo.com.
Toastmasters Club
When: Noon each Tuesday
Where: Savannah Mall across from “ Hill of Beans” Coffee Shop.
Information: Call 912-844-9139 or go to www.sbcsouthsidetm.com.