Calendar of Events

Tuesday, Sept. 5

American Production & Inventory Control Society Course: Basics of Supply Chain Management, an eight-week course, is 5:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Oct. 24 at Ozarks Technical Community College's North Town Mall Center. Jim Rogers will present will present the basics of six specific APICS modules required for the certified in production and inventory management designation. The cost is $150. For more information or to register, call 895-7180.

How to Write a Business Plan Path to Success is 6-9 p.m. today and Sept. 7 at SMSU's Glass Hall, west entrance. The fee for the course, presented by the Small Business Development Center at SMSU, is $115 per person, $65 for a second person from the same business. The fee includes "The Successful Business Plan: Secrets and Strategies" by Rhonda Abrams. The course offers six CPE hours and a certificate of completion. For more information or to register, call 836-5685.

Thursday, Sept. 7

Advertising 101, a luncheon seminar presented by the Nixa Business Alliance of the Nixa Area Chamber of Commerce, is at noon at Empire Bank, at highways 160 and 14 in Nixa. The cost is $7, which includes lunch catered by Sugar 'N Spice. Marjorie Monserrate, national sales manager for KOAM-TV, the CBS affiliate in Joplin, is the speaker. Reservations are required at 725-4532.

A Quick Game, an overview of The Great Game of Business and open-book management, will be held Sept. 7 at the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce, 202 S. John Q. Hammons Pkwy. Three sessions are offered: 7:45-11:30 a.m. including breakfast; 12:30-4:30 p.m. including lunch; and 5:30-9 p.m. including dinner. The program will be presented by Jack Stack, chief executive officer of Springfield ReManufacturing Corp., Gary Brown and Tom Samsel, the original players and founders of the game. The cost is $149 per chamber member. For more information, call Julie Holt at 831-7706.

Upcoming Events

Financial Management for Small Business, a three-part, hands-on seminar series for non-accountants and non-financial managers, will be presented 6-9 p.m. Sept. 12, 19 and 26 by the Small Business Development Center at Southwest Missouri State University. The three seminars are Understanding Financial Statements, How to Control Cash Flow and Predicting Future Cash Needs. The cost is $65 per seminar or $165 for the series. For more information or to register, call 836-5685.

Effective Business Communication, presented by the Center for Continuing and Professional Education at SMSU, is 6-8:30 p.m. today through Nov. 2 at the Jim D. Morris Center for Continuing Education, 301 S. Jefferson. The cost is $200. For more information, contact Andrea Roelle at 836-6533.

Workers' Compensation Basics, An Introductory Course for New HR Professionals and a Refresher for Seasoned Veterans, will be presented 8:30 a.m.-noon at the Ramada Inn at Interstate 44 and North Glenstone, Sept. 26. Sponsored by Associated Industries of Missouri and the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, the program covers workers' compensation insurance coverage, injury reporting, medical treatment, temporary disability, return to work, filing the forms, employee claims, adjudication processes, settling the case and safety. The cost is $85 for AIM/TRIM members, $135 for nonmembers. For more information or to register, call 573-634-2246.

How to Make Your Prices Stick in the New Economy, a one-day seminar presented by High Yield Management Inc., will be held 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 5 at the Holiday Inn North in Springfield. Issues to be covered include making sure your price is right, how to avoid unprofitable sales, strategies for selling on price, overcoming price resistance and more. The cost is $395 per person, $365 per person for teams of three to five, $335 per person for teams of six to 10. For more information or to register, call 800-323-2835.