Business events

Tuesday

PROBATE FORUM: The Berkeley County Bar Association will hold a panel discussion and forum with the Hon. Keith W. Kornahrens on probate matters including wills, trusts, probating estates, powers of attorney and conservatorships. 6-8 p.m. Moncks Corner Town Hall, 118 Carolina Ave. Free. Association president John West will moderate.

Thursday

CHAMBER MIXER: The Berkeley Chamber of Commerce will hold a business mixer. 5:30 p.m. Moncks Corner Medical Center, 401 N. Live Oak Drive. Call 761-8238 or 577-9549 to RSVP, or go to www.berkeleysc.org for more information.

U.S. HEALTH POLICY: The Citadel's Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice will hold an installment of its John C. West Chair Speaker Series. 6:30 p.m. Duckett Hall Auditorium at The Citadel. The speaker is James Roosevelt Jr., president and chief executive officer of Tufts Health Plan, a nonprofit health maintenance organization.

Thursday-Friday

BIO INVESTORS: The 11th annual Southeastern BIO Investor Forum will be held at Charleston Place. This venture capital conference is expected to attract more than 400 attendees, including investors and 30 emerging life sciences companies. Registration is $600-$700. Go to www.sebio.org/investorforum/2009 for more information.

Friday

WEB MARKETING ADVICE: The Advertising Federation of Charleston is holding a seminar, "Getting Attention for Your Web site." 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m. College of Charleston's Tate Center for Entrepreneurship, Room 202, 5 Liberty St. Scheduled speakers include Lyn Mettler, founder and co-owner of Step Ahead, Inc.; Caroline Nuttall, founder and publisher of CHARLIE Magazine; and Jared Smith, a Web designer and developer. $25, includes lunch. Register by Tuesday. Go to adfedcharleston.com/adfedu for more information.

Dec. 7-11

TECH BRIEFS: The Charleston County Public Library will hold a daily 10-minute lecture, "Technology in Ten Minutes." Noon. Main branch, 68 Calhoun St. Free. Topics will change each day to include Twitter, Firefox, Facebook and others. Call 805-6885 for more information.

Dec. 8

GOVernment CONTRACTS FOR WOMEN: The Center for Women meets for its Entrepreneurial Woman Series. Topic is government contracts. 6-8 p.m. 129 Cannon St. $20 for members; $40 for others. Scheduled speakers are Theron Snype of the City of Charleston, Barrett Tolbert of Charleston County procurement and Andra Watkins of Positus Consulting. Registration required at c4women.org.

Dec. 9

SMALL BUSINESS FINANCING: The Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce's Charleston Area Business Council will discuss small business lending. 7:30-9 a.m. 2750 Speissegger Drive, North Charleston. $15 for members; $30 for others. To register, go to www.charlestonchamber.net.

BUSINESS ADVICE: The Charleston chapter of SCORE, formerly the Service Corps of Retired Executives, offers free confidential counseling for start-up and existing businesses. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Charleston County's main library, 68 Calhoun St. Call 805-6930 for more information.

RESUME POLISHING: The Charleston County Public Library offers resume and cover letter editing for job seekers with author Kathy Kleibacker. 12:30-2 p.m. Main branch, 68 Calhoun St. Free. Call 805-6930 for more information.

LOAN FORUM: The S.C. Women's Business Center is holding a workshop on getting a business loan. 6-8 p.m., 5900 Core Drive, Suite 104, North Charleston. $40. Scheduled speaker is Cindy Rourk, loan officer with the Local Development Corporation. For more information or to register call 740-6160.

Dec. 10

LATIN AMERICAN EXPO: The Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce is holding a Latin American Business Expo at the former Navy base. 2-6 p.m. 10 Storehouse Row, North Charleston. $15 for members; $30 for others. To register, go to www.charlestonchamber.net.

CHAMBER HOLIDAY MIXER: The Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce is holding a holiday after-hours event. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Embassy Suites Charleston Historic. 337 Meeting St., $20 for members; $40 for others. To register, go to www.charlestonchamber.net.