CALENDAR

FEBRUARY

28 Monday 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Seminar: Financial and Technical Assistance for Small Business. Rutgers-Camden Small Business Development Center. Gloucester County Library, Glassboro branch. (856)223-6025.

MARCH

1 Tuesday Noon to 1:30 p.m. Business Networking Event. Somerset

1 Tuesday 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. NJTC Tech Talk: Product Lifecycle Management. New Jersey Technology Council. Rutgers, New Brunswick. (856) 787-9700.

1 Tuesday 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Workshop: Legal ABC's for Business Start-Ups. New Jersey Small Business Development Center. The College of New Jersey, Kwing. (609) 989-5232.

1 Tuesday 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Workshop: Insurance Basics for Small Businesses. Brookdale Community College, Lincroft. (732) 842-8685.

1 Tuesday 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Workshop: Small Business Law-a Lawyer's View. County College of Morris and Skylands Small Business Development Center. County College of Morris, Randolph. (973) 328-5187.

2 Wednesday 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Seminar: Value Creation through Authentic Leadership. NJ Human Resource Planning Group. Speaker: Bill George, former chairman and CEO of Medtronic and author of Authentic Leadership: Rediscovering the secrets to Creating Lasting Value. Hanover Marriott, Whippany. (908) 276-1319.

3 Thursday 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Luncheon Meeting: Princeton HealthCare System's Approach to Strategic Planning and Its Vision for the Future. Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce. Speaker: Barry S. Rabner, president and CEO of Princeton HealthCare System. Doral Forrestal Hotel and Conference Center, Princeton. (609) 924-1776.

4 Friday 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Loss Control/Risk Management Seminar for Physicians, NJ PURE (New Jersey Physicians United Reciprocal Exchange). Speaker: Scott Heller, attorney, Giblin & Combs. Saddle Brook Marriott. (877) 265-7873.

4 Friday 7 p.m. Fundraising Gala: Stepping Out with the Stars: Hollywood at Liberty. Children's Aid and Family Services. Liberty House Restaurant, Jersey City's Liberty State Park. (201) 634-3664.

5 Saturday 6 p.m. 2005 Scholarship Gala Dinner. Mercer County Community College. Hyatt Regency Princeton. 609-586-4800, ext. 3607.

8 Tuesday 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. NJ'I'C Venture Fair. New Jersey Technology Council. Garden State Exhibit Center, Somerset. (856) 787-9700.

8 Tuesday 6 p.m. The New Jersey Advertising Hall of Fame Awards Dinner. The New Jersey Advertising Club. Mayfair Farms, West Orange. (201)998-5133.

8 Tuesday 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Meeting: Variable Data 6- Imaging: Increasing the Bang for Your Marketing Buck. Business Marketing Association of New Jersey. Somerset Ramada, Somerset. Register at www.bma-nj.org.

8 Tuesday 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Workshop: Basics of Business Ownership, Contracts & Agreements. New Jersey Small Business Development Center. The College of New Jersey, Ewing. (609) 989-5232.

8 Tuesday 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Seminar: How to Really Start Your Business. Service Corps of Retired Executives. Merrill Lynch, Princeton. To register: e-mail to info@scoreprmceton. org.

9 Wednesday 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Breakfast Meeting: Driving Business: Growth Prospects in the Route 130 Corridor. Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce Public Policy and Regional Issues Planning Committee and East Windsor Township Economic Development Committee. Americana Diner, East Windsor. Register at www.princetonchamber. org.

9 Wednesday 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Workshop: Smart Marketing for Retailers. County College of Morris and Skylands Small Business Development Center. County College of Morris, Randolph. (973) 328-5187.

10 Thursday 8 a.m. Executive Breakfast Series: That Was Then, This Is Comcast: Changing the Cable Experience. Rutgers University School of Business at Camden. Speaker: David L. Cohen, executive vice president, Comcast. Tavistock Country Club, Haddonfield. (856) 225-6710.

11 Friday 9 a.m. to Noon. Seminar: Financing a Small Business. Bergen Small Business Development Center. Ciarco Learning Center, Hackensack. (201) 447-7488.

11 Friday 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Workshop: USDA Value-Added Producer Grant Program. Rutgers University Food Innovation Center, NJ Department of Agriculture, USDA, Rural Development, Warren County Regional Chamber of Commerce and Skylands Small Business Development Center. Warren County Community College, Washington. (856) 459-1125.

11 Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Workshop: NJ Division of Taxation on Small Business Taxation. Warren County Community College and Skylands Small Business Development Center. Warren County Community College, Washington. (908)689-7613.

12 Saturday 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Workshop: The Business Plan. Sussex County Community College and Skylands Small Business Development Center. Sussex County Community College, Newton. (973) 300-2140.

15 Tuesday 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Workshop: The Business Plan. New Jersey Small Business Development Center. The College of New Jersey, Ewing. (609) 989-5232.

16 Wednesday 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. HR Basics for the Small Business Owner. Sussex County Community College and Skylands Small Business Development Center. Sussex County Community College, Newton. (973) 300-2140.

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