Today, Feb. 3
Frederick County Chamber of Commerce mixer, 7:30-9 a.m., chamber office, 8420-B Gas House Pike, Frederick. $10; members free. Registration: frederickchamber.org or 301-662-4164, ext. 1.
Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce women’s lunch, “Authentic Decision Making” with Glenda Conroy, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Wyndham Garden Hotel, 805 Russell Ave., Gaithersburg. $30. Registration: ggchamber.org, dgallagher@ggchamber.org or 301-840-1400, ext. 17.
Saturday, Feb. 4
Baltimore-Washington Corridor Chamber of Commerce Foundation annual scholarship fundraising gala, 6-11 p.m., Horowitz Performing Arts Center, Howard Community College, 10901 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia. $75. Registration: 301-725-4000, 410-792-9714, events@bwcc.org or bwcc.org.
Monday, Feb. 6
Maryland Chamber of Commerce congressional delegation dinner, 5:30-9 p.m., Martin’s Crosswinds, 7400 Greenway Center Drive, Greenbelt. $150; members $85. Registration: mdchamber.org.
Tuesday, Feb. 7
Maryland Small Business Development Center seminar, “Smart Start — Entrepreneur 101,” 5:30-9 p.m., Wheaton Business Innovation Center, Westfield Building South, 11002 Veirs Mill Road, Suite 700. $55. Registration: capitalsbdc.umd.edu, training@mdsbdc.umd.edu or 301-403-0501, ext. 11.
Chesapeake Regional Tech Council mixer, 5-8 p.m., Mustang Alley’s, 1300 Bank St., Baltimore. $45; members $25. Registration: chesapeaketech.org.
Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce mixer, 7:30-9 a.m., OBA Bank Community Room, 20300 Seneca Meadows Parkway, Germantown. $40; members and first-timers free. Registration: ggchamber.org.
Howard County Chamber of Commerce mixer, 5-7 p.m., Shanty Grille, 3410 Plum Tree Drive, Ellicott City. $30; members $15. Registration: howardchamber.com or 410-730-4111.
Frederick County Chamber of Commerce lunch, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Canal Bar & Grill, 49 S. Market St., Frederick. $30; members $20. Registration: frederickchamber.org or 301-662-4164, ext. 1.
Hagerstown-Washington County Chamber of Commerce State of the County breakfast with county commissioners, 7:30-9 a.m., Fountain Head Country Club, 13316 Fountain Head Road, Hagerstown. $20; members $15. Also, lunch, “A Manager’s Guide to Performance Management and Corrective Action” with Denny Hartman of Hagerstown Community College, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Bulls and Bears Restaurant, 38 S. Potomac St., Hagerstown. Free; lunch $12. Registration: hagerstown.org.
Wednesday, Feb. 8
Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce Industry Day at National Institute of Standards and Technology, 8 a.m.-noon, 100 Bureau Drive, Main Administration Building 101, Gaithersburg. Free. Registration: montgomerycountychamber.com or Mary Kay Williams, 301-738-0015, ext. 209, or mkwilliams@mcccmd.com.
Greater Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chamber of Commerce chili cook-off mixer, 5-6:30 p.m., Carr Workplaces, 4800 Hampden Lane, Suite 200, Bethesda. $20; members free. Registration, including for entering a chili: Gloria Arnold, 301-652-4900 or garnold@bccchamber.org.
Thursday, Feb. 9
Maryland Small Business Development Center seminar, “How to Make Your Website Work for You!” 5:30-7:30 p.m., Wheaton Business Innovation Center, Westfield Building South, 11002 Veirs Mill Road, Suite 700. $30. Registration: capitalsbdc.umd.edu, training@mdsbdc.umd.edu or 301-403-0501, ext. 11.
EWomenWork lunch, “The Power of the Purse (How to Navigate the Media Landscape)” with Erin Pinckney of Comcast Spotlight, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Lakewood Country Club, 13901 Glen Mill Road, Rockville. $47. Registration: ewomennetwork.com or Carol Plummer, carolplummer@ewomennetwork.com.
Thursday Business Network International Lunch Group, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Timpano Chophouse, 12021 Rockville Pike, Rockville. Information: Gary Mininsohn, 240-449-5122.
Friday, Feb. 10
Baltimore-Washington Corridor Chamber of Commerce Women in Business breakfast, “Fitness and the Workplace,” 9:15-11:30 a.m., Homewood Suites by Hilton, 8320 Benson Drive, Columbia. $45; prepaid members $25. Registration: 301-725-4000, 410-792-9714, bwcc@bwcc.org or bwcc.org.
Tech Council of Maryland MdBio breakfast with Margaret Hamburg, commissioner of U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 8:30-11 a.m., Bethesda Marriott, 5151 Pooks Hill Road. $60; members $50. Registration: techcouncilmd.com.
Frederick County Chamber of Commerce small-business workshop, “Success Strategies for Your New Business Enterprise,” 7:30-9:30 a.m., chamber office, 8420-B Gas House Pike, Frederick. $20; members free. Registration: frederickchamber.org or 301-662-4164, ext. 1.
Monday, Feb. 13
Greater Baltimore Committee seminar, “Protect Your Company's Records,” 7:30-9:30 a.m., 111 S. Calvert St., Suite 1700, Baltimore. Rescheduled from Dec. 13. $50; members $25. Registration: gbc.org.
Tuesday, Feb. 14
TD Bank “speed” mixer, 7:30-9 a.m., Montgomery Community Media, 7548 Standish Place, Rockville. Free. Registration: tdbankspeednetworking.eventbrite.com.
Sales & Marketing Executives International Baltimore-Washington chapter seminar, “Revenue Growth: The Art of the Close” with Matthew Neuberger of Neuberger and Co., 7:30-9:30 a.m., PSA Financial, 11311 McCormick Road, fifth floor, Hunt Valley. $50; members $20. Registration: smei-revenuegrowth.eventbrite.com.
Hagerstown-Washington County Chamber of Commerce breakfast, “Plan Maryland: Point/Counterpoint” with Maryland Planning Secretary Richard E. Hall and Steve Seawright of Clark Enterprises, 7:30-9 a.m., Ramada Plaza Hotel, 1718 Underpass Way, Hagerstown. $20; prepaid members $15. Registration: hagerstown.org.
Wednesday, Feb. 15
Maryland Small Business Development Center seminar, “Writing a Winning Business Plan,” 5:30-8 p.m., Wheaton Business Innovation Center, Westfield Building South, 11002 Veirs Mill Road, Suite 700. $50. Registration: capitalsbdc.umd.edu, training@mdsbdc.umd.edu or 301-403-0501, ext. 11.
Frederick County Chamber of Commerce mixer, 5-7 p.m., Champion Billiards Sports Café, 5205 Buckeystown Pike, Frederick. $15; members $10. Registration: frederickchamber.org or 301-662-4164, ext. 1.
Tech Council of Maryland MdBio reception with Dan Sikkema of GlaxoSmithKline, 6-8 p.m., Lakewood Country Club, 13901 Glen Mill Road, Rockville. $50; members $25. Registration: techcouncilmd.com.
BWI Business Partnership breakfast and annual transportation forum with Maryland Transportation Secretary Beverley Swaim-Staley, 7:45-9:15 a.m., BWI Airport Marriott, 1743 W. Nursery Road, Linthicum. $50; members $30. Registration: bwipartner.org or 410-859-1000.
Women’s Business Network of Howard County lunch, “"Realizing Your Dreams: Reaching for a Bigger Goal,” 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Historic Oakland Mansion, 5430 Vantage Point Road, Columbia. $50, $60 at the door; members $35, $50 at the door. Registration: bwn-hoco.org.
Networking Your Biz Events lunch with Cynthia Costa-Bennett of Primerica Financial Services, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Online Trading Academy, 6865 Deerpath Road, Suite 101, Elkridge. $10. Registration: networkingyourbizevents.com.
Thursday, Feb. 16
Maryland Small Business Development Center seminar, “7 Ways to Turn a Lead into a Customer!” 5:30-7:30 p.m., Capital Region Training Center, 7100 Baltimore Ave., College Park. $25. Registration: capitalsbdc.umd.edu, training@mdsbdc.umd.edu or 301-403-0501, ext. 11.
Greater Bowie, Annapolis and Anne Arundel County, Baltimore-Washington Corridor, Greater Crofton, Greater Severna Park, Northern Anne Arundel County and West Anne Arundel County chambers of commerce breakfast, 7:30-9:30 a.m., La Fontaine Bleu, 7514 Ritchie Highway, Glen Burnie. $45; prepaid members $25. Registration: bowiechamber.org, 301-262-0920, 301-725-4000, 410-792-9714, bwcc@bwcc.org or bwcc.org.
Greater Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chamber of Commerce mixer, 8-9 a.m., chamber office, 7910 Woodmont Ave., Bethesda. Free. Registration: bccchamber.org.
Thursday Business Network International Lunch Group, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Timpano Chophouse, 12021 Rockville Pike, Rockville. Information: Gary Mininsohn, 240-449-5122.
Friday, Feb. 17
Bisnow breakfast, 7:15-9:30 a.m., Founding Farmers, 12505 Park Potomac Ave., Potomac. $39. Registration: bisnow. com.
Tuesday, Feb. 21
Third Tuesdays mixer, 4-8 p.m., Clyde’s Tower Oaks Lodge, 2 Preserve Parkway, Rockville. Free. Registration: thirdtuesdays.eventbrite.com, or Angie Segal, 301-879-7873 or angiesegal@actioncoach.com.
Greater Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chamber of Commerce breakfast, 7:30-9:30 a.m., Timpano Italian Chophouse, 12021 Rockville Pike, Rockville. $30; members $20. Registration: bccchamber.org.
Greater Baltimore Committee Bioscience Speaker Series, “Building the Martek Brand" with CEO Steve Dubin of Martek, 8:30 a.m., University of Maryland, Baltimore BioPark Life Sciences Conference Center, 801 W. Baltimore St. $35. Also, Baltimore Speakers Series with Azar Nafisi, 8 p.m., Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, 1212 Cathedral St., Baltimore. Registration: gbc.org.
Wednesday, Feb. 22
Maryland Small Business Development Center workshop, “Government Certification: 8(a) and MBE/DBE Application Assistance,” 2-5 p.m., Prince George’s Community College, 301 Largo Road, Largo. $75. Registration: capitalsbdc.umd.edu, training@mdsbdc.umd.edu or 301-403-0501, ext. 11.
Chesapeake Regional Tech Council mixer and seminar, “Doing Business with the Government: What I Wish I Had Known ... When I Was an Entrepreneur,” 5-8 p.m., BOMI, 1 Park Place, Suite 425, Annapolis. $45; members $25. Registration: chesapeaketech.org.
Thursday, Feb. 23
Maryland Small Business Development Center seminar, “How and Where to Get Financing,” 5:30-8 p.m., Wheaton Business Innovation Center, Westfield Building South, 11002 Veirs Mill Road, Suite 700. $40. Registration: capitalsbdc.umd.edu, training@mdsbdc.umd.edu or 301-403-0501, ext. 11.
Rockville Chamber of Commerce mixer, 5-7 p.m., La Tasca, 141 Gibbs St., Rockville. $20; members free. Registration: rockvillechamber.org.
Frederick County Chamber of Commerce “New Media and Technology Conference,” 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Mount St. Mary's University Frederick Conference Center, 5350 Spectrum Drive, Frederick. $225; members $125. Registration: frederickchamber.org.
Thursday Business Network International Lunch Group, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Timpano Chophouse, 12021 Rockville Pike, Rockville. Information: Gary Mininsohn, 240-449-5122.
Friday, Feb. 24
Frederick County Chamber of Commerce small-business workshop, “Choosing a Destination: What is Success for You?,” 7:30-9:30 a.m., chamber office, 8420-B Gas House Pike, Frederick. $20; members free. Registration: frederickchamber.org or 301-662-4164, ext. 1.
Tuesday, Feb. 28
Maryland Small Business Development Center seminar, “Developing a Strategic Marketing and Sales Plan,” 5:30-8 p.m., Capital Region Training Center, 7100 Baltimore Ave., College Park. $40. Registration: capitalsbdc.umd.edu, training@mdsbdc.umd.edu or 301-403-0501, ext. 11.
Women’s Business Network of Howard County mixer, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Apple Ford, 8800 Stanford Blvd., Columbia. $20. Registration: bwn-hoco.org.
Wednesday, Feb. 29
Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce lunch, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Crowne Plaza Rockville, 3 Research Court. $45; members $20. Registration: ggchamber.org.
Tech Council of Maryland Lifetime Achievement dinner honoring Freeman A. Hrabowski III, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 6-9 p.m., Montgomery County Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Road, North Bethesda. $250; members $170. Registration: techcouncilmd.com or Wendy Dudrow, 240-243-4050 or wdudrow@techcouncilmd.com.
Hagerstown-Washington County Chamber of Commerce annual Washington County business awards dinner, 5 p.m., Hager Hall Grand Ballroom, 901 Dual Highway, Hagerstown. $50. Registration: hagerstown.org.
Thursday, March 1
Thursday Business Network International Lunch Group, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Timpano Chophouse, 12021 Rockville Pike, Rockville. Information: Gary Mininsohn, 240-449-5122.
Friday, March 2
Frederick County Chamber of Commerce small-business workshop, “Success Strategies for Your New Business Enterprise,” 7:30-9:30 a.m., chamber office, 8420-B Gas House Pike, Frederick. $20; members free. Registration: frederickchamber.org or 301-662-4164, ext. 1.
Tuesday, March 6
Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce business expo and seminar, “Grow Your Business,” 7:30-11:30 a.m., Crowne Plaza Rockville, 3 Research Court. $40-$60. Registration: ggchamber.org.
Wednesday, March 7
Maryland Small Business Development Center seminar, “Smart Start — Entrepreneur 101,” 5:30-9 p.m., Capital Region Training Center, 7100 Baltimore Ave., College Park. $55. Registration: capitalsbdc.umd.edu, training@mdsbdc.umd.edu or 301-403-0501, ext. 11.
Thursday, March 8
Maryland Small Business Development Center seminar, “Intellectual Property Basics: Copyright, Trademarks, Trade Secrets and Licensing Agreements,” 6-8 p.m., Germantown Innovation Center, 20271 Goldenrod Lane. $35. Registration: capitalsbdc.umd.edu, training@mdsbdc.umd.edu or 301-403-0501, ext. 11.
Thursday Business Network International Lunch Group, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Timpano Chophouse, 12021 Rockville Pike, Rockville. Information: Gary Mininsohn, 240-449-5122.
Tuesday, March 13
Maryland Small Business Development Center seminar, “Writing a Winning Business Plan,” 5:30-8 p.m., Capital Region Training Center, 7100 Baltimore Ave., College Park. $50. Registration: capitalsbdc.umd.edu, training@mdsbdc.umd.edu or 301-403-0501, ext. 11.
Thursday, March 15
Maryland Small Business Development Center seminar, “The Basics of Government Certification,” 2:30-5 p.m., Capital Region Training Center, 7100 Baltimore Ave., College Park. $45. Registration: capitalsbdc.umd.edu, training@mdsbdc.umd.edu or 301-403-0501, ext. 11.
Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce mixer, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Bennet Communications, 12900 Cloverleaf Center Drive, Suite B, Germantown. $40; members and first-timers free. Registration: ggchamber.org.
Thursday Business Network International Lunch Group, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Timpano Chophouse, 12021 Rockville Pike, Rockville. Information: Gary Mininsohn, 240-449-5122.
Tuesday, March 20
Third Tuesdays mixer, 4-8 p.m., Clyde’s Tower Oaks Lodge, 2 Preserve Parkway, Rockville. Free. Registration: thirdtuesdays.eventbrite.com, or Angie Segal, 301-879-7873 or angiesegal@actioncoach.com.
Thursday, March 22
Thursday Business Network International Lunch Group, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Timpano Chophouse, 12021 Rockville Pike, Rockville. Information: Gary Mininsohn, 240-449-5122.
Friday, March 23
Frederick County Chamber of Commerce small-business workshop, “Shortest Route: How Good Operations Can Get You There,” 7:30-9:30 a.m., chamber office, 8420-B Gas House Pike, Frederick. $20; members free. Registration: frederickchamber.org or 301-662-4164, ext. 1.
Tuesday, March 27
Maryland Small Business Development Center seminar, “How and Where to Get Financing,” 5:30-8 p.m., Capital Region Training Center, 7100 Baltimore Ave., College Park. $40. Registration: capitalsbdc.umd.edu, training@mdsbdc.umd.edu or 301-403-0501, ext. 11.
Thursday, March 29
Thursday Business Network International Lunch Group, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Timpano Chophouse, 12021 Rockville Pike, Rockville. Information: Gary Mininsohn, 240-449-5122.
Maryland Association of Mortgage Professionals annual conference, 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m., Martin's Crosswinds, 7400 Greenway Center Drive, Greenbelt. $65; members $40. Registration: mdmtgpros.org/2012Conference.htm.
Friday, March 30
Greater Bowie Chamber of Commerce and Bowie Public Safety Committee public safety appreciation luncheon, Comfort Inn & Conference Center, 4500 Crain Highway, Bowie. Registration: bowiechamber.org or 301-262-0920.
Thursday, April 5
Thursday Business Network International Lunch Group, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Timpano Chophouse, 12021 Rockville Pike, Rockville. Information: Gary Mininsohn, 240-449-5122.
Friday, April 6
Frederick County Chamber of Commerce small-business workshop, “Success Strategies for Your New Business Enterprise,” 7:30-9:30 a.m., chamber office, 8420-B Gas House Pike, Frederick. $20; members free. Registration: frederickchamber.org or 301-662-4164, ext. 1.
Tuesday, April 10
Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce mixer, 7:30-9 a.m., Planet Fitness, 13031 Wisteria Drive, Germantown. $40; members and first-timers free. Registration: ggchamber.org.
Thursday, April 12
Thursday Business Network International Lunch Group, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Timpano Chophouse, 12021 Rockville Pike, Rockville. Information: Gary Mininsohn, 240-449-5122.
Friday, April 13
Frederick County Chamber of Commerce small-business workshop, “Filling the Tank: How Marketing and Sales Will Fuel Your Trip,” 7:30-9:30 a.m., chamber office, 8420-B Gas House Pike, Frederick. $20; members free. Registration: frederickchamber.org or 301-662-4164, ext. 1.
Thursday, April 19
Thursday Business Network International Lunch Group, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Timpano Chophouse, 12021 Rockville Pike, Rockville. Information: Gary Mininsohn, 240-449-5122.
Wednesday, April 25
Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce lunch, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Buca di Beppo, 122 Kentlands Blvd., Gaithersburg. $50; members $20. Registration: ggchamber.org.
Thursday, April 26
NAIOP Maryland/D.C. chapter awards dinner, 6:30 p.m., Willard Intercontinental Hotel, 1401 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. Registration: naiopmddc.org.
Prince George’s Community College Center for Minority Business Development conference, “Opening Doors to New Opportunities: Helping to Increase the Workforce Through Business Opportunities and Jobs," 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Camelot by Martin's, 13905 Central Ave., Upper Marlboro. $125. Registration: cmbd.biz.
Thursday Business Network International Lunch Group, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Timpano Chophouse, 12021 Rockville Pike, Rockville. Information: Gary Mininsohn, 240-449-5122.
Thursday, May 3
Thursday Business Network International Lunch Group, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Timpano Chophouse, 12021 Rockville Pike, Rockville. Information: Gary Mininsohn, 240-449-5122.
Thursday, May 10
Thursday Business Network International Lunch Group, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Timpano Chophouse, 12021 Rockville Pike, Rockville. Information: Gary Mininsohn, 240-449-5122.
Thursday, May 17
Thursday Business Network International Lunch Group, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Timpano Chophouse, 12021 Rockville Pike, Rockville. Information: Gary Mininsohn, 240-449-5122.
Thursday, May 24
Thursday Business Network International Lunch Group, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Timpano Chophouse, 12021 Rockville Pike, Rockville. Information: Gary Mininsohn, 240-449-5122.
Thursday, May 31
Thursday Business Network International Lunch Group, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Timpano Chophouse, 12021 Rockville Pike, Rockville. Information: Gary Mininsohn, 240-449-5122.
Thursday, June 7
Thursday Business Network International Lunch Group, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Timpano Chophouse, 12021 Rockville Pike, Rockville. Information: Gary Mininsohn, 240-449-5122.
Thursday, June 14
Thursday Business Network International Lunch Group, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Timpano Chophouse, 12021 Rockville Pike, Rockville. Information: Gary Mininsohn, 240-449-5122.
Thursday, June 21
Thursday Business Network International Lunch Group, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Timpano Chophouse, 12021 Rockville Pike, Rockville. Information: Gary Mininsohn, 240-449-5122.
Thursday, June 28
Thursday Business Network International Lunch Group, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Timpano Chophouse, 12021 Rockville Pike, Rockville. Information: Gary Mininsohn, 240-449-5122.
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