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
7:30-8:30 a.m. -- Coffee Connection, Center for Nonprofits at St. Mary's, 1200 W. Walnut St., Rogers. Event of the Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce. Free and open to chamber members. Information: web.rogerslowell.com/events/Coffee-Connection-May-8-2018-10883/details.
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.
5:30 p.m. -- Real Estate Investors NWA, Courtyard by Marriott, 600 Van Asche Drive, Fayetteville. Topic: annual Arkansas tax lien auction in June. Speaker: Lisa Pelton, director of Real Estate for the Commissioner of Arkansas State Lands. Information: www.rei-nwa.com or Kathleen Everitt, executive director, Real Estate Investors NWA, (479) 601-3472 or Kathleen@rei-nwa.com.
5:30-8:30 p.m. Starting a Business in Arkansas for Hispanic and Latino Entrepreneurs, Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce, 317 W. Walnut St., Rogers. Event of the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center. Includes Spanish language presenters. Cost: 30. Register: sbtdc.uark.edu/. Information: Makena Collins, (479) 575-5148 or sbtdc@walton.uark.edu.
Wednesday
7:30-9 a.m. -- Northwest Arkansas Technology Council meeting, Greater Bentonville Area Chamber of Commerce, 200 E. Central Ave., Bentonville. Free for technology council members. Information: Debbie Griffin dgriffin@bbvchamber.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.
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. -- Healthcare Marketing Alliance, Mermaids, 2217 N. College Ave., Fayetteville. Information: Sam Boyd or Melissa Shelley, hcmanwa@gmail.com.
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. -- Bentonville Small Business Awards Celebration, Ballroom at I Street, 2202 S.W. I St., Bentonville. Event of the Greater Bentonville Area Chamber of Commerce. Speaker: Rob Apple, founder and managing director, Ropeswing Hospitality Group. Tickets: $45 for chamber members; $55 for nonmembers. Register: business.greaterbentonville.com/events/details/2018-small-business-awards-celebration-5816. Information: (479) 273-2841.
Noon-1 p.m. -- Small Business Committee, Ozark Natural Foods, 1554 N. College Ave., Fayetteville. Topic: Culture and the Workplace -- Creating the Ideal Work Environment. Speaker: Joyce Grippi, WhyteSpyder. Free. Information: web.fayettevillear.com/events/Small-Business-Committee-Free-Lunch-440445/details.
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.
Thursday
8-9 a.m. -- Caffeinate, Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Benton County, 2601 S.W. D St., Bentonville. Event of the Greater Bentonville Area Chamber of Commerce. Networking event. Free and open to chamber members and their guests. Information: business.greaterbentonville.com/events/details/caffeinate-5890.
8 a.m. -- Connecting Professionals, Lenny's Sub Shop, 800 S.E. Walton Blvd., Bentonville. Event of the Greater Bentonville Area Chamber of Commerce. Information: (479) 273-2841.
8:30-9:15 a.m. -- Morning Brew, Western Sizzlin, 3492 W. Sunset Ave., Springdale. Event of the Springdale Chamber of Commerce. Cost: $2. Information: springdale.com/the-chamber/events/morning-brew/.
8-9:30 a.m. -- Good Morning Fayetteville, Crain Volkswagon of Fayetteville, 2011 W. Foxglove Drive, Fayetteville. Event of the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce. Free. Information: web.fayettevillear.com/events/Good-Morning-Fayetteville-Crain-Volkswagen-440343/details.
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. -- Northwest Arkansas Human Resources Association, Springdale Holiday Inn, 1500 S. 48th St. Cost: $25 for members; $30 for nonmembers. Reservations: noark.org.
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. -- Hustle in Heels -- Ladies Lead NWA, Center for Nonprofits at St. Mary's, 1200 W. Walnut St., Rogers. Event of the Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce. Topic: Personalities in Your Professional Network. Speaker: Meredith Jones, director of Harding University of Northwest Arkansas. Cost: $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Register: web.rogerslowell.com/events/Hustle-In-Heels-Ladies-Lead-NWA-Personalities-in-Your-Professional-Network-10896/details. Information: (479) 636-1240.
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.
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