• Carson City Area Chamber of Commerce breakfast club meeting at 7:30 a.m., hosted by SOS Staffing Services, 1111 N. Carson St., Suite B1. The cost is $5 for chamber members and $7 for nonmembers.
Wednesday
• Free breakfast meeting for those business owners who wish to learn more about health-care benefit programs available to members of the Carson City Area Chamber of Commerce at 8 a.m. in the Piñon Plaza, 2171 Highway 50 E. Reservations required, call 882-1565.
Friday
Master plan update meeting with chamber members at 8 a.m. in the Sierra Room of the Carson City Community Center.
March 7
• Small-business assistance provided by the Carson City Area Chamber of Commerce, by appointment only, call 882-1565.
March 9
• The Nevada Small Business Development Center, Business Environmental Program will conduct a free seminar "The Fundamentals of Hazardous Waste Management" from 9 a.m. to noon at Western Nevada Community College, 2201 W. College Parkway. Call 689-6670 for more information.
March 14
• Small-business assistance provided by the Carson City Area Chamber of Commerce, by appointment only, call 882-1565.
March 15
• Harley-Davidson Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Bleustein will discuss the strategy behind the Harley-Davidson Co. at the Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada's fourth annual luncheon at 11 a.m. in the Reno Hilton. Tickets are $65 per person or $650 for a table of 10. For information, contact Tracy Buxton at 829-3727 or buxton@edawn.org.
March 16
• The Carson City and Carson Valley Chambers of Commerce and the Piñon Plaza will present "A Passion For Service - How to Win Customers and Reduce Lost Sales" at the Piñon Plaza, 2171 Highway 50 E. The morning seminar is 8 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.; afternoon seminar, 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. If paid by Wednesday, chamber members pay $59, if five or more from the same company attend. The fee is $79 per chamber member after Wednesday, $69 each for five people or more. Non-chamber members are $99 per person. Register at www.carsoncitychamber.com or call the Chamber at 882-1565.
• Carson City Area Chamber of Commerce business after-hours mixer from 5-7 p.m. at Great Basin Imaging, 2875 N. Carson St., Ste. 300.
March 17
• Electronic marketing seminar presented by David Archer from 9 a.m. to noon at the University of Nevada, Reno William Raggio Education Building. The seminar focuses on e-mail and Web site design and management for business owners and managers. The cost is $45. For information, call 784-1717.
• "Challenges of Marketing Multiple Casino Brands" seminar featuring Don Marrandino, senior vice president and general manager of Harrah's and Harveys in Lake Tahoe. The forum will be held at Harrah's Reno Casino from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Reserve a seat by March 14 by calling 786-3030 or e-mailing jhensler@hmcarch.com.
March 21
• Small-business assistance provided by the Carson City Area Chamber of Commerce, by appointment only, call 882-1565.
March 28
• Small- business assistance provided by the Carson City Area Chamber of Commerce, by appointment only, call 882-1565.
March 30
• Northern Nevada Development Authority's membership breakfast meeting at the Carson Nugget, 507 N. Carson St. from 7-9 a.m.
March 31
• Entries are due at noon for the American Marketing Association's ACE awards. Send all qualifying entries to the Reno-Tahoe Chapter of the American Marketing Association. For instructions and other information, call Angela White at 335-1883.
n To list a business event in the weekly calendar, contact Becky Bosshart at bbosshart@ nevadaappeal.com or 881-1212 or fax the information, including a contact number, to 887-2420.