How to start a small business workshop, Volunteer State Community College's Tennessee Small Business Development Center, 4-6 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 9, Betty Gibson Hall, Room 107C, Vol State annex next to campus on Gap Boulevard, Gallatin. www.tsbdc.org. Free.
International Business Council Breakfast: Doing business in Latin America, hosted by the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, 8-10 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 9, 211 Commerce St. 615-743-3115. $10.
CEO speaker series luncheon, hosted by the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, speaker is Tractor Supply Chairman and CEO Jim Wright, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 9, Renaissance Nashville Hotel, 611 Commerce St., 615-743-3115. $35 members, $70 others.
Wednesday
Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce orientation, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 10, 211 Commerce St. 615-743-3063. Free for members.
HR excellence application informational meeting, hosted by the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and Middle Tennessee Society for Human Resource Management, 3:30-5 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 10, Paradigm Group, 1600 Division St., Suite 220; Roundabout Plaza. 615-793-3656.
Thursday
Tennessee Chinese Chamber of Commerce educational forum, 6 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 11, 1801 West End Ave., Suite 1150, Nashville. www.tccc.us. $10 members, $20 others.
Franchise lunch and learn, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 11, 475 Metroplex Drive, Suite 409, Nashville. 615-202-0225. Free.
Upcoming
The Best Alternative to Employment: Is Franchise Ownership Right for You?, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 16, TSU Avon Williams Campus, 330 10th Ave. N., Nashville. 615-963-7179.
Annual Employee Benefits Survey by Mercer presented by James Horrell at the lunch meeting of the Middle Tennessee Employee Benefits Council; 11:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m., Hillwood Country Club, Tuesday, Feb. 16. $15 members, $25 nonmembers. 615-210-9257.
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