• TUESDAY: Women’s Power Network Cocktails and Contacts is scheduled from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at The Warehouse Restaurant in Winterville. Light refreshments will be served, and a silent auction will be held. For more information, call Laura Maser at 258-0967.
• WEDNESDAY: The Small Business and Technology Center at East Carolina University offers a free seminar on how to start a business from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Willis Building. All materials will be provided at no cost to participants. Register by email to ecu@sbtdc.org or call 737-1385.
• FRIDAY: The Dream Factory of North Carolina will hold its second annual wine tasting and silent auction from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at Rock Springs. Proceeds go to granting dreams of critically and chronically ill children ages 3-18. Tickets are $30 each and $50 per couple. To purchase tickets, contact Allison Clary at designbyallison@hotmail.com or Rick Hamilton at rickhamilton2@yahoo.com.
• FEB. 15: The N.C. Coastal Society for Human Resources Management meets from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Rep Express, 805 Red Banks Road. Lunch is $10 for members and $15 for others. Amy Pearson, a registered nurse with more than 30 years of experience and an administrator with Vidant corporate health services, will present “Health & Wellness Trends in the Workplace.” The program is approved for HRCI general credits and is open to all human resources professionals, business professionals, business students and anyone with an interest in human resources. RSVP to vwilliford@easternnephrology.com by Feb. 14 at 3 p.m.
• FEB 15: Clifton Lambreth, former executive with the Ford Motor Co. and author, will be the featured speaker at Called2Business from 11 :30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Greenville Country Club. The cost is $10, which includes a buffet lunch. To attend, RSVP to called2business@yahoo.com.
• FEB. 16: The Business and Professional Women’s Network meets from 5:30-6:45 p.m. at Holiday Inn Express, 909 Moye Blvd. For more information, visit www.bpwn-greenvillenc.org or call Laura Maser at 258-0967.
• FEB. 23: The Craven Community College Small Business Center will host an all-day seminar beginning at 9 a.m. for business owners to learn about sales opportunities in the international marketplace. The seminar will be conducted by international marketing professionals from the U.S. Small Business Administration and global sales experts from the United States and N.C. commerce departments who specialize in international trade and finance. The cost for the seminar is $70, which includes lunch. Pre-register at www.cravencc.edu/sbc. For more information, visit the News section of www.nceast.org or contact the Craven Community College Small Business Center at 638-7353.

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