Clark County business calendar

Landlord Study Hall: Liz Leathers will speak about “Pitfalls in Tenancy” at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church, 108 W. 27th St., Vancouver. Landlord Study Hall is a free monthly forum for rental property owners to learn more about landlord-tenant law, protecting their assets, creating safer neighborhoods, announcing vacancies and networking. Reservations: 503-997-9035, 503-772-8825, kathryn@kjkproperties.com.

Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce: Business After Hours for members and their guests from 5-7 p.m. at the Waterford Fairway Village, 2911 S.E. Village Loop, Vancouver. Members, $10, others, $20. Contact: Chris Finck, 360-694-1266 or cfinck@wradisors.com.

Business Networking International: A business referral group, 7 to 8:30 a.m. Tuesdays at Umpqua Bank, 12019 S.E. Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver. Contact: 360-823-2225.

Free Weekly Q & A sessions: Waddell & Reed, Financial Advisors, will offer weekly question-and-answer meetings about the economy, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays at 1220 Main St., Suite 200 Conference Room, Vancouver. Register: Chris Finck, 360-694-1266 or cfinck@wradvisors.com.

Increase Profitability and Productivity: A seminar, “Best Practices for High Performance Businesses, Five Tools for Tough Times,” will be held from 8 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at Royal Oaks Country Club, 8917 N.E. Fourth Plain Blvd. Keith Cupp, executive director of Gazelles International, will be the featured speaker. Space is limited. Registration fee, $35, includes light breakfast and copy of the book, “Mastering the Rockefeller Habits.” Register, www.bestpracticeseries.com, or Julie Arenz, juliea@iqcu.com.

Fall Study Group Session: Presented by the Southwest Washington Human Resource Management Association, 6-9 p.m. Wednesday at Clark Regional Waste Water District, 8000 N.E. 52nd Court. Jeanne Brault, jbrault@schn.com.

Economic Forecast meeting: Society for Marketing Professional Services, Oregon Chapter, 7 a.m. Thursday at the Ballroom at RiverPlace Hotel, 1510 S.W. Harbor Way, Portland. Bill Conerly, an economist and author, will speak. Cost $35-$45, includes breakfast. Register: smpsoregon.org or Jacquee Christnot at jchristnot@geoengineers.com.

Business plan workshop: The “Business Plan — Your Roadmap to Success” workshop, sponsored by CubeSpace and SCORE, 8 a.m. Thursday at CubeSpace, 622 S.E. Grand Ave., Portland. Cost is $75 pre-paid, $85 at the door. Limited seating. Contact: 503-326-5211 or www.scorepdx.org.

Money Wise Women Conference: An all-day financial education and empowerment conference, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Portland Community College Rock Creek Campus, 17705 N.W. Springville Road, Portland. Conference features three keynote speakers and 12 breakout sessions. Cost is $39. Register: www.moneywisewomen.net, mww@wavecable.com, 360-204-0982.

Young Professionals: The Young Professionals of Vancouver will meet at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 5 at Camas Meadows, 4105 N.W. Camas Meadows Drive. Contact: Tina Vlachos, tina.vlachos@countryfinancial.com.

Savor the Flavor restaurant/catering trade show, hosted by the Clark County Chamber of Commerce, 5 to 7 p.m. Nov. 6 at the Hilton Vancouver Washington, 301 W. Sixth St., Vancouver. Food, entertainment and networking with Vancouver’s business community. Pre-registered, $30-$50; at the door, $35-$60. Register: www.vancouverusa.com or 360-694-2588.

Starting new businesses: SCORE Vancouver will offer a two-day workshop for new and developing businesses Nov. 6 and 13 at iQ Credit Union, Hazel Dell office, 305 N.E. 81st St. May attend either or both workshops. First session covers the fundamentals of developing a business plan, potential legal structures for a small business, record-keeping and taxes, insurance and risk management; second session addresses attracting customers, marketing, sales and advertising. Each workshop is $99 or $169 for both. Register: 360-699-1079.

Town Hall Meeting on the Economy: The Edward Jones office of Andy Nygard will host a program featuring historical perspectives on the market and address the current economic and financial market environment from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Nov. 6 in Room 213, Gaiser Hall at Clark College. Space limited to 65 people. Open to the public. Contact: www.edwardjones.com, 360-695-6431.

Women Entrepreneurs Organization of Washington: Monthly meeting, 5-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12 at the Heathman Lodge, 7801 N.E. Greenwood Drive, Vancouver. $29 members for dinner, tax and gratuity; $35 guests. Speakers include Rosemary Rhine of Rhino Quilting and Edna Ness of HealthLightz of Vancouver. Registration required by Nov. 7. Contact: www.weowa.org or Suzanne Simon, 360-904-8083.

The Columbian welcomes submissions about Clark County residents or businesses as well as regional business events. Information must be received by noon Tuesday preceding the intended Sunday publication date. Send to mary.ricks@columbian.com or fax to 360-735-4491. Sales awards are not published.