On the Agenda

Monday

1:30-3 p.m. -- Arkansas adult education classes, Goodwill Career Center, 1001 S. Mount Olive St., Siloam Springs. Classes include: employability, customer service, clerical, bank teller and industrial. Information: (479) 373-6120.

Tuesday

8-9 a.m. -- Tuesday Morning Tune-Up, Panera Bread, 1320 S.E. Walton Blvd., Bentonville. Free networking opportunity. Information: Mitch Cantele, nwa.realtor@yahoo.com.

8:30-11 a.m. -- Small Business Breakthrough: Start in Bentonville, Exchange, 409 S.W. A St., Bentonville. Event of the Greater Bentonville Area Chamber of Commerce. Designed to help potential entrepreneurs turn side projects into main job. Speakers: Jeff Amerine, founding principal, Startup Junkie, and Ellen Brune, senior entrepreneur in residence, Startup Junkie. Cost: $10 for chamber members; $15 for nonmembers. Register: business.greaterbentonville.com/events/details/2018-small-business-breakthrough-start-in-bentonville-5817. Information: Calli Turner, cturner@greaterbentonville.com.

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. -- Professional Women's Network Benton County, Golden Corral, 2605 Pleasant Crossing Drive, Rogers. Information: (479) 254-9223, ext. 107 or Sallee.Donna@aaamissouri.com.

Wednesday

8-9 a.m. -- Pea Ridge Networking Group, Pea Ridge Library, 781 N. Curtis Ave., Pea Ridge. Event of the Greater Bentonville Area Chamber of Commerce. Free. Information: greaterbentonville.com.

8:15 a.m. -- Central Referral Connection, Lowell City Hall, 216 N. Lincoln St., Lowell. Event of the Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce. Information: Jacque Eakins, (479) 619-3189.

9-10 a.m. -- Centerton Chamber's Connecting Centerton, Jim's Razorback Pizza, 1150 E. Centerton Blvd., Centerton. Free. Do not need to be a member to attend.

1:30-3 p.m. -- Arkansas adult education classes, Goodwill Career Center, 1001 S. Mount Olive St., Siloam Springs. Classes include: employability, customer service, clerical, bank teller and industrial. Information: (479) 373-6120.

1:30-4 p.m. -- Small Business Breakthrough: Reaching Beyond Bentonville, World Trade Center Arkansas, 3300 S. Market St., fourth floor, Rogers. Event of the Greater Bentonville Area Chamber of Commerce. How to capture international markets or get product or service in with a large retailer. Speaker: Melvin Torres, director of Western Hemisphere Trade, World Trade Center Arkansas. Cost: $10 for chamber members; $15 for nonmembers. Register: business.greaterbentonville.com/events/details/2018-small-business-breakthrough-start-in-bentonville-5819. Information: Calli Turner, cturner@greaterbentonville.com.

Thursday

8 a.m. -- Connecting Professionals, Lenny's Sub Shop, 800 S.E. Walton Blvd., Bentonville. Sponsored by Greater Bentonville Area Chamber of Commerce. Information: (479) 273-2841.

8:30-9:15 a.m. -- Morning Brew, Jones Center, 922 E. Emma Ave., Springdale. Event of the Springdale Chamber of Commerce. Cost: $2. Information: springdale.com/the-chamber/events/morning-brew/.

9:30 a.m.-noon -- Small Business Breakthrough: Grow in Bentonville, Bentonville Public Library, Walmart Community Room, 405 S. Main St., Bentonville. Event of the Greater Bentonville Area Chamber of Commerce. Help small-business owners understand tax planning, financial management systems and cash flow management. Speakers: Judy Coker, income tax professional, and Carolyn Kennedy, director of treasury management, Arvest Bank. Cost: $10 for chamber members; $15 for nonmembers. Register: business.greaterbentonville.com/events/details/2018-small-business-breakthrough-start-in-bentonville-5818. Information: Calli Turner, cturner@greaterbentonville.com.

5:30-7 p.m. -- First Thursday Retail Connection for the supplier community, South Walton Suites, 1120 S. Walton Blvd., Suite 100, Bentonville. Information: mark.kreymborg@igd-inc.com.

Friday

8:15 a.m. -- Rogers Creative Referral Network, Home Instead Senior Care Training Center inside Frisco Station Mall, 100 N. Dixieland Road, Rogers. Information: Carrie Perrien Smith, (479) 903-0208 or carrie@soarhigher.com.

8:15 a.m. -- Fayetteville Creative Referral Network, Firehouse Subs, 1364 E. Augustine Lane, Fayetteville. Information: Donna Hamilton, (479) 530-6462or donna@imagebuildersnwa.com.

8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. -- "E" FLIP Fridays, Northwest Technical Institute Adult Education Center, 709 S. Old Missouri Road, Springdale. Learn the local language in free weekly, project-based class for adults whose native language is not English. Taught by Arkansas licensed instructors. Students may drop in at any time. Information: (479) 751-0181.

Saturday

9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. -- Home Buyer Education Class, United Bank, 2790 S. Thompson St., Springdale. Event of Credit Counseling of Arkansas. Class is free and a prerequisite for anyone using down-payment assistance from the Arkansas Development Finance Authority. Register: (479) 521-8877 or ccoacares.com.

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