ON THE BUSINESS AGENDA

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7 a.m. - BNI Razorback Network Group at the Holiday Inn, 1500 S. 48th St. in Springdale. Contact Greg Collier at 725-0453 or gcollier@ farmersagent.com.

7:30-8:30 a.m. - I Take the Lead business referral group meets at Mimi’s Cafe, 2105 Promenade Blvd. in Rogers. Contact Bob Thomas at 435-4138 or [email protected].

8-9 a.m. - Tuesday Morning Tune-Up at Jack’s Java & Cakes, 117 W. Chestnut St. in Rogers. Led by Tom Jones with Harris McHaney, at 644-4851 or tuesdaymorningnetworkgroup@ gmail.com.

8 a.m.-5 p.m. - Access 2010 Level 2 at Technology101, 105 S.E. 22nd St., Suite 7 in Bentonville. Cost is $300. Register at tech101training.com, or info@tech101training.com or 273-5533.

8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. - Retail Link for Managers at 902B S. Walton Blvd. Suite 18 in Bentonville. Cost is $550. Participants must bring a laptop with wireless capability and Excel; must already have authorized ID and password to the Walmart-based system. To register for course, contact 8th & Walton at 715-6700 or www.8thandwalton.com.

9 a.m.-4 p.m. - Word 2007 Level I in Room 323 Northwest Technical Institute, 709 S. Old Missouri Road, Springdale. Class continuesThursday. Cost for total is $100. Register at nti. tec.ar.us or 751-8824.

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. - Professional Women’s Network Benton County at Golden Corral. Contact Meredith Milam, [email protected] or (501) 533-2257. Blog at pwnnwa.wordpress.com.

6-9 p.m. - Advanced Excel: Automating Spreadsheets with Macros at 902B S. Walton Blvd. Suite 18 in Bentonville. Cost is $500. Must bring a laptop with Excel. Class continues Thursday. To register for course, contact 8th & Walton at 715-6700 or www.8thandwalton.com.

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WEDNESDAY

7:30-8:30 a.m. - I Take the Lead business referral group meets at Panera Bread, 201 S.W. 14th St., in Bentonville. Contact Bob Thomas at 435-4138 or [email protected].

8:15-9:15 a.m. - NWA-Biz-Net at Residence Inn by Marriott, 1740 S. 48th St. in Springdale. Contact Buster Brown at 530-9491, [email protected]; or John Moores at 444-6033, [email protected].

8:30-11 a.m. - Marketing to the Hispanic Customer at Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce, 123 W. Mountain St. Cost is $30. Register at sbtdc.uark.edu or 575-5148.

8:30-11 a.m. - The Joseph Project’s missionis to provide timely and relevant job resources networking and encouragement to business people between jobs. Meets at John Brown University of Rogers, 2807 Ajax Ave., Suite 200. Free and no pre-registration required thejosephproject.wordpress.com.

8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. - Excel 2007 for Retail Link Users at 902B S. Walton Blvd. Suite 18 in Bentonville. Cost is $500. Limited to 12 participants with a laptop and experience using the Walmart-based system. To register for course, contact 8th & Walton at 715-6700 or www.8thandwalton.com.

Noon-1 p.m. - I Take the Lead business referral group meets at Ye Olde King Pizza 3162 E. Martin Luther King Blvd. in Fayetteville Contact Bob Thomas at 435-4138 or Bob@ ITakeTheLead.com.

Noon-1 p.m. - I Take the Lead business referral group meets at Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce, 317 W. Walnut St. in Rogers. Contact Bob Thomas at 435-4138 or [email protected].

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THURSDAY

7 a.m. - BNI BizLinks meets at Clarion Inn 1255 S. Shiloh Drive in Fayetteville. Call Shannon Sawney at 443-0800 or ssawney@aphrwellnesscom.

8 a.m. - Connecting Professionals atSimmons Suites, 3001 N.E. 11th St. in Bentonville. Sponsored by Bentonville/Bella Vista Chamber of Commerce. Contact Dave Smith at 619-7658 or dasmith7261.net.

8 a.m.-5 p.m. - Search Engine Optimization at Technology101, 105 S.E. 22nd St., Suite 7 in Bentonville. Cost is $300. Register at tech101training.com, or info@tech101training.com or 273-5533.

8:30-11:30 a.m. - Creating Profitable Rollbacks at 902B S. Walton Blvd. Suite 18 in Bentonville. Cost is $300. Must bring a laptop with Microsoft Excel to analyze WalMart strategies. To register for course, contact 8th & Walton at 715-6700 or www.8thandwalton.com.

1:30-2:30 p.m. - Event Service Providers networking group for those who plan events or sells products and services that support the event industry meets at Atlanta Bread Co., 4602 W. Walnut St. in Rogers. Contact Carrie Perrien Smith at 636-7626 or soarhigher.com/esp.htm.

6:30-7:30 p.m. - Find It and Fund It: Grant Seeking Basics for nonprofit organizations in the Walker Community Room of Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. Register at 856-7250.

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FRIDAY

8 a.m. - Rogers Creative Referral Networkat Schlotzky’s, 2709 W. Walnut St. in Rogers. Contact Carrie Perrien-Smith at carrie@ soarhigher.com.

8 a.m.-5 p.m. - Excel 2010 Level 2 at Technology101, 105 S.E. 22nd St., Suite 7 in Bentonville. Cost is $275. Register at tech101training, or [email protected] or 273-5533.

8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. - Green Innovation in Business Network: Solutions Lab at Willard J. Walker Hall, 191 N. Harmon Ave. in Fayetteville. Cost is $75. Register at gibn2010fayetteville.eventbrite.com or call the Applied Sustainability Center at the Sam M. Walton College of Business at 575-3044.

8:15 a.m. - Fayetteville Creative Referral Network meets at Firehouse Subs, 1364 E. Augustine Lane in Fayetteville. Contact Donna Hamilton, 521-4411, or donnaahamilton@cox.net.

8:30 a.m.-12 noon - QuickBooks (Introduction) and 1-4:30 p.m. for Intermediate level in Room 117 Reynolds Center, 145 N. Buchanan Ave., Fayetteville. Cost is $65 or $120 to take both sessions.

11 a.m.-1 p.m. - Access Tips and Tricks at 902B S. Walton Blvd. Suite 18 in Bentonville. Cost is $100; lunch included. Must bring a laptop with Microsoft Access 2007 or 2003.

Experience with Access required. To registerfor course, contact 8th & Walton at 715-6700 or www.8thandwalton.com.

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SATURDAY

9 a.m.-6 p.m. - Homebuyer Education at Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. Class is free. Register at ccoacares.com or521-8877 at Credit Counseling of Arkansas.

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