Calendar of Events

Marketing Your Idea: Patents, Trademarks & Copyrights, is a seminar of the Small Business Development Center at Southwest Missouri State University. The seminar meets 5-7 p.m. The cost is $45. To register, call Pam Pyeatt at 836-5685.

Fundamentals of Purchasing, a two-day seminar offered by the Management Development Institute at SMSU, covers the basics of policies and procedures, supplies relationships, negotiation, purchasing techniques and investing control. The seminar meets 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. today and Sept. 28. The cost is $695. For more information or to register, call 836-5667.

The 13th annual Safety & Health Conference of the Ozarks is teaming with the Springfield Industrial Expo 99 at the University Plaza Hotel and Trade Center today and Sept. 29. The safety conference opens at 7:30 a.m. each day. The Society of Manufacturing Engineers' Industrial Expo will be open 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Sept. 29 at the trade center. For fee information or to register, call the Safety Council of the Ozarks at 869-2121.

Human Resources Documentation, a three-session night course offered by the Management Development Institute at SMSU, begins today. Topics include developing an employee handbook, writing functional job descriptions and keeping employee records. The cost is $179. Call 836-5667 for more information.

Creative Employee Recruiting, a one-day course offered by the Management Development Institute at SMSU, meets 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. The cost is $149. Call 836-5667 for more information or to register.

The Mini MBA, a 10-week program of the Management Development Institute at SMSU, begins today. It provides an advanced professional curriculum for business owners and upper level managers seeking an overview of leadership, human resources, accounting, finance and strategic planning. Classes meet 6:30-9:30 p.m. The cost is $995. For more information or to register, call 836-5667.

A True Story of Business Success Through Feng Shui, the Ancient Asian Art of Placement, presented by small-business owner and Avon Spirit of Enterprise Award winner Shannon Bailey, is the program of the Alliance of Professional Organizations' fall mixer. The event begins with refreshments and mixing at 5:30 p.m., with the program 6-7. The cost is $5. Reservations must be called in to 885-9205 by Sept. 27.

How to Hire, Fire and Discipline Your Employees Effectively and Within the Law in Missouri, presented by the Missouri Chamber of Commerce, takes place 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Oct. 5. For more information or to register, contact Cynthia Bushmann at 573-634-3511.

The Complete Course on OSHA Recordkeeping, a Keye Productivity Center seminar, takes place 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 6 at the Sheraton Hotel Hawthorn Park. The cost is $179 per person. Call 800-821-3919 to register.

How to Organize and Maintain Files and Records, a one-day Fred Pryor seminar, takes place Oct. 8. The cost is $89. To register, call 800-255-6139.

Solutions for Success, an Executive Briefing, presented by Baird, Kurtz & Dobson, CPAs, will be held 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m. at Highland Springs Country Club. Topics include planning for new tax law changes and more. The cost is $40 per person before Sept. 30, $50 per person after that date. For more information, call 865-8701.