Week Ahead

Monday

Social Media for Small Business 201 - This workshop is the second in a series specifically tailored to people just starting out with social media and social networking. 5:30-7:30 p.m., Startup Spokane Central, 610 W. Second Ave. For information or to register, visit www.scorespokane.org or call (509) 353-2821. $25.

Tuesday

Inland Northwest ACE Team Training - This four-hour training is an initiative of Visit Spokane to propel the local hospitality industry forward. This training includes a two-hour interactive classroom session and a two-hour bus tour. 1-5 p.m., Wingate by Wyndham, 2726 S. Flint Road. The deadline to register is Monday at www.visitspokane.com/rsvp. $25.

Simple Steps for Starting Your Business and Getting Started with Social Media - SCORE Business experts Chuck Zahara and Josh King present back-to-back presentations at Spokane library locations. Zahara takes you through simple steps to starting a new business during the first hour, and Josh gives you the scoop on social media for business during the second hour. Come to one or both seminars, depending on your business needs, and feel free to bring a sack lunch. Space is limited. Visit www.scld.org to register. Tuesday, 1 p.m., North Spokane Library, 44 E. Hawthorne Road; Thursday, 1 p.m., Spokane Valley Library, 12004 E. Main Ave.

Wednesday

How To Write a Business Plan - SCORE Spokane will host this workshop, which will include information on why and how successful businesses operate with a plan. 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 801 W. Riverside Ave., Suite 444. For information, visit scorespokane.org. $25/advance; $40/at the door; $15/additional person from same company. (509) 353-2821.

INBA Networking Luncheon – The Inland Northwest Business Alliance Outreach will be presenting the plan for the revived LGBT Film Festival. For more information and reservations, visit www.inbaspokane.org. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., CenterPlace, 2426 N. Discovery Place, Spokane Valley. $30/member or first-time guest; $40/non-member.

Pigott Entrepreneurship Lecture – Antonio Anselmo, founder and CEO of ChemBioPower, founder of the Allocated Materials Management Company and a principal at Altametric, will discuss “Global Carbon Reduction and the Fuel Sector.” Presented by the Gonzaga University School of Business Administration. Reception will begin at 5:30 p.m. followed by the lecture, Gonzaga University, Wolff Auditorium, Jepson Center, 502 E. Boone Ave. Reserve a seat at www.gonzaga.edu/sbalecture. (509) 313-7048.

Thursday

Marketing Associates of Spokane - AIA Spokane will sponsor the “Future of History in Spokane.” Part one will be held 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. and part two will be held 1-2 p.m., Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. $25/members; $40/non-members. Reservations required by Monday at www.maspokane.org.

Entrepreneurship Week Guest Speaker – Gonzaga University will host John Jack, partner at Andreeson & Horowitz in Silicon Valley. 2:40-4 p.m., Gonzaga University, Jepson 127, 502 E. Boone Ave. Open to the public. (509) 313-7048.

Conventions

Washington Education Association Annual Representative Assembly – Sunday, Spokane Convention Center, 1,300 attendees.

Washington Little Guys Wrestling League Jason Crawford Tournament – Sunday, Spokane Convention Center, 8,100 attendees.

Eastern Washington University Press Get Lit – Monday-April 17, Bing Crosby Theater, 5,000 attendees.

World Wide Group WWDB Spring Leadership – Wednesday-April 18, Spokane Arena, 6,500 attendees.

National Council of Examiners for Engineering & Surveying Exams – Friday-April 17, Spokane Convention Center, 115 attendees.