Business Calendar

Tuesday

LEVERAGING Social MEDIA: Charleston County Public Library holds a free workshop, "Web Basics for Businesses & Nonprofits." Main branch, 68 Calhoun St., Charleston. 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m. Call 805-6930.

Wednesday

CHARLESTON MAYORAL UPDATE: The Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce's Charleston Area Business Council presents a city of Charleston update with Mayor Joe Riley. 7:30-9 a.m. Charleston Marriott Riverview, 170 Lockwood Blvd. $20 for members; $30 for others. To register, go to charlestonchamber.net.

BUSINESS COUNSELING: The Charleston Coastal chapter of SCORE offers free, confidential counseling for start-up ideas or existing businesses. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Charleston County Public Library's main branch, 68 Calhoun St., Charleston. Call 805-6930.

WOMEN IN Commercial Real Estate: Commercial Real Estate Women holds a luncheon meeting. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. College of Charleston's Tate Center, 5 Liberty St. Mary Graham, Charleston Chamber of Commerce's senior vice president for public policy and regional advancement, will provide an overview of the key economic drivers and growth predictions for the local economy. $20 for members; $40 for others. To RSVP, e-mail rsvpcrewchas@gmail.com.

SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES: Lowcountry Local First meets. 6 p.m. Charleston Bicycle Co., 1319 Savannah Highway, Charleston. Free. To RSVP, send an e-mail to Amy@lowcountrylocalfirst.org or call 740-5444.

Thursday

DHEC DISCUSSION: The Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce's environmental and health safety committee meets to discuss DHEC's Waste Minimization Program. 8-9:30 a.m. 2750 Speissegger Drive, North Charleston. Scheduled speaker is Stacey Washington of DHEC. To register, contact Graham Drayton at gdrayton@charlestonchamber.org.

DIGITAL MARKETING: The Charleston chapter of the American Marketing Association meets. Noon-1:30 p.m. Charleston Marriott Riverview, 170 Lockwood Blvd., Charleston. Topic is: "Digital Means Measurable: Marketing for the Digital Age." $15 for members; $25 for others. To register, go to www.charlestonama.org.

BUSINESS SOCIAL: The Charleston Metro Chamber will holds a business after-hours event. 5:30-7 p.m. Edgewater Plantation, 100 Eighty Oak Ave., Mount Pleasant. $20 for members; $40 for others. To register, go to charlestonchamber.net.

Friday

POWER UP: The Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce and the Center for Women hold the fifth annual Women in Business Conference. 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Charleston Marriott Riverview, 170 Lockwood Blvd., Charleston. Keynote speaker is Linda Tarr-Whelan. $75 for chamber and center members; $50 for students; $100 for others. To register, go to c4women.org.

STATE OF BERKELEY: The Berkeley Chamber of Commerce holds a State of the County forum with Berkeley County Supervisor Dan Davis. 8 a.m. Redbank Club 2316 Redbank Road, Goose Creek. $20 for members; $35 for others. To RSVP, call 761-8238 or 577-9549 or go to www.berkeleysc.org.

Feb. 16

ENGINEERING WEEK FETE: The Charleston Joint Engineering Council holds its annual Engineers Week banquet. 5:30 p.m. The Citadel Alumni House, 69 Hagood Ave., Charleston. $15 for students; $30 for others. Scheduled speaker is Dennis Knight of Liollio Architecture. For tickets, contact Allen R. Parker at 819-2867 or AParker@tensarcorp.com or Robert Fusarini at 437-5660 or fusarini@charleston.net.

REAL ESTATE FORUM: Friends of the Carter Center for Real Estate at the College of Charleston holds a speaking event. 6-8 p.m. Wachovia Auditorium in the Beatty Center, 5 Liberty St., Charleston. Free. Scheduled speaker is Jay Spivey, director of research and analytics at Bethesda. Md.-based CoStar Group. RSVP by Wednesday to Tracie Mitchum at 953-8103 or mitchumt@cofc.edu.

Feb. 17

Job HUNTING: The Center for Women holds a job search workshop. 9 a.m.-noon. 129 Cannon St., Charleston. Scheduled speaker is job coach Dorothy P. Moore, professor emerita of business and entrepreneurship at The Citadel. $20. To register go to c4women.org.

Feb. 18

GETTING MILITARY WORK: The Small Business Development Center holds a workshop on procuring work with the military. 8:30 a.m.-noon. 5900 Core Drive, North Charleston, Bank of America building, 5th floor. $25. Registration required. Call 740-6160 or go to localsmallbusiness.org for reservations.

START-up STORY: The Center for Women holds a brown-bag luncheon, "How We Started Our Small Business." Noon. 129 Cannon St., Charleston. To register, go to c4women.org.

Feb. 22

ADMIN PROS: The International Association of Administrative Professionals' Charleston chapter holds a dinner meeting. 6 p.m. Lonnie Hamilton III Public Services Building, 4045 Leeds Ave., North Charleston. Scheduled speaker is Terry Seabrook. $10. Call Denise at 766-9091.

Feb. 23

WEB MARKETING: The Small Business Development Center holds a workshop on using the Internet for marketing. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. 5900 Core Drive, North Charleston, Bank of America building, 5th floor. $40. Registration required. Call 740-6160 or go to localsmallbusiness.org for reservations.