April 2
A webinar from 11 a.m. to noon April 2 will educate companies about the Small Business Administration’s BusinessQ Express, an online cash-flow management tool for small, disadvantaged firms. BusinessQ Express is designed to assist them with managing their business relationships.
More info: Register online at event.on24.com/r.htm?e=592082&s=1&k= 9EBFCA1FFEF608DF520915F788868AE7.
April 6
The Everett AquaSox, minor league affiliate of the Seattle Mariners, will host its annual Frog Fair job fair from noon to 2:30 p.m. April 6 in order to hire staff for the 2013 season. The job fair will be held in the Longfellow Building at 3715 Oakes Ave., Everett. Descriptions of the jobs will be given, along with hours and rates of pay. All applicants will be briefly interviewed. Professional attire is expected. All applicants must be at least 16 years old and able to work the majority of the AquaSox’ 40 home games. Available positions include ticket takers, concessions, promotions team, mascot and ushers. Applicants must bring photo identification, Social Security number and three references.
More info: To register for the job fair, call 425-258-3673. For other questions, contact Nick Reuter at 425-258-3673 or nickr@aquasox.com.
April 10
Employee Relations 101 with All Things HR: The discipline of employee relations encompasses a broad range of concepts, transactions, practices, behaviors and objectives arising out of the relationship between an employer and its employees, supervisors and subordinates and co-workers. Its foundations, if carefully laid and maintained, will support and guide myriad decisions that an organization’s leaders will make in the course of recruiting, screening, hiring, training, compensating, assessing, accommodating, coaching, counseling, disciplining and terminating employees.
More info: Cost is $60 per registrant. Class will be held from 8 to 10 p.m. April 10 at All Things HR, 4210 198th St. SW Suite105, Lynnwood. Register online for this and other seminars at www.allthings-hr.com/seminars.
April 10
New Buildings Institute, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance and the Institute for Market Transformation are co-hosting a national free webinar to discuss trends in energy codes. The event is at 10 a.m. April 10.
More info: Go to www3.gotomeeting.com/register/413686598 to register.
April 10
Mountlake Terrace residents and business owners are invited to join city officials for a cup of coffee and hear what’s happening in the city. This casual event will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. April 10 at the Recreation Pavilion, 5303 228th St. SW. Participants are encouraged to ask questions, provide input on city services or listen to the conversation. The informal setting provides citizens an opportunity to get involved, learn more about city government and its services, and hear what’s happening in Mountlake Terrace.
More info: Go to www.cityofmlt.com or call 425-744-6206.
April 12
How do entrepreneurs succeed? Leadership Snohomish County, Economic Alliance Snohomish County, Everett Community College and the Greater Everett Community Foundation will present a forum on that topic on April 12 with sessions from 8 to 11 a.m. or 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the college’s Jackson Center at 2000 Tower St., Everett. Learn five principles you can apply to grow your business, develop your team and solve problems. This packed three-hour workshop is a lively mix of theory, storytelling and exercises. Presenter Ian Ayers is the creator of the Effectual Method, a system that teaches entrepreneurial expertise through doing.
More info: Price is $65 (morning session) or $175 (full day). Register online at www.leadershipsc.org.
April 13
Community members are invited to bring used computers and electronics to a free electronics recycling event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 13 at McClain Insurance Services office in Everett. Last year, e-cycle events kept 19.5 tons of electronics out of landfills.
More info: Go to www.AutoHomeBoat.com/ECycle.
April 18
Learn about the role Naval Station Everett plays as the city’s waterfront neighbor and the second largest employer in Snohomish County at Capt. Michael Coury’s annual State of the Station address from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at 2000 W. Marine View Drive. Pre-registration with a driver’s license number, state of issue and date of birth is required to gain access to the base. Registration opens at 11 a.m.
More info: $25 for EASC investors, $35 for noninvestors. Register online at www.economicalliancesc.org/events/event_details.asp?id=293795&group= until April 17.
April 23
Washington State University President Elson Floyd will be the keynote speaker at the Everett Community College Foundation benefit breakfast at 7:30 a.m. April 23. The breakfast raises money to support student scholarships and college programs. It will be held at EvCC’s Student Fitness Center.
More info: To attend, RSVP by April 19 to foundation@everettcc.edu or by calling 425-388-9434.
April 25
Registration is open for the Puget Sound Regional Council General Assembly on April 25 at the Arctic Club Hotel in Seattle. The event includes mayors, county executives, commissioners and council members of PSRC jurisdictions and tribes.
More info: Call 206-464-5815 or email srogers@psrc.org.
May 1
Applications are due May 1 for sponsorship from The Everett Clinic Foundation’s William MacDonald Leadership and Personal Development Fund. Preference is given to health-care related projects in Snohomish County or to health-care providers who live in Snohomish County.
More info: For an application, email pthompson@everettclinic.com or call 425-339-5460.
May 5
Grab your girlfriends and come to Camano Center’s 2013 Women’s Expo from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free. Pick up a drink from the bar and enjoy the live fashion show by Lane Bryant. Browse more than 70 vendor booths. Don’t forget to buy some raffle tickets for the day and bring home a surprise! Seattle Cancer Care Alliance will also have a Mammovan at the expo.
More info: Call 360-387-0222 to RSVP. Vendor registrations are available at www.camanocenter.org.
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