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Colorado Springs area business events starting Sept. 7

Business calendar

MONDAY

Southern Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce Young Professionals Coffee Meetup — 10-11:30 a.m., COS City Hub, 4304 Austin Bluffs Parkway. Registration: scwcc.com.

TUESDAY

“Save More, Stress Less” Webinar — 8:30-9 a.m. Registration: ent.com/events.

“Managing Business Financials 101” Webinar — 11 a.m. Registration: score.org/southerncolorado.

BYOBook — Southern Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce book club, “Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect” by Will Guidara, 4-5:30 p.m., New Altitude Co-Working Space, Spruce Conference Room, 6385 Corporate Drive, $20. Registration: scwcc.com.

WEDNESDAY

Southern Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce Online Memberships Benefit Seminar — 8-9:30 a.m. Registration: scwcc.com.

“VA Bootcamp” Webinar — Learn about VA loans, noon-1 p.m. Registration: ent.com/events.

THURSDAY

Chambers of El Paso County Business After Hours — 5:30-7:30 p.m., Dave & Buster’s, 9279 Highland Ridge Heights, $10-$25. Registration: scwcc.com.

SATURDAY

Free Document Shredding — 9 a.m.-noon, Ent Credit Union Flintridge Service Center, 4720 Flintridge Drive. Limit two bankers boxes per person; ent.com/events.

COMING UP

Sept. 16: Southern Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce Business Lunch — 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Garden of the Gods Resort & Club, Three Graces Ballroom in the Strata Wellness Building, 3314 Mesa Road, $45-$55. Registration: scwcc.com.

Sept. 16: Tri-Lakes Chamber Business After Hours — 5-7 p.m., Searle Ranch, 18911 Cherry Springs Ranch Drive, Monument. Free for first-time visitors. Registration: trilakeschamber.com.

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Featured Local Savings

Sept. 18: Tri-Lakes Chamber Networking Breakfast — Speaker: Amber Whetstine, superintendent, Lewis-Palmer School District, 7:30-9 a.m., Tri-Lakes Chamber, 166 Second St., Monument. Free for first-time visitors. Registration: trilakeschamber.com.

Sept. 18: Southern Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce Small Business Roundtable — 8-9:30 a.m., SCWCC Office at New Altitude Co-working Space, 6385 Corporate Drive, Suite 200, Office 8, $20. Registration: scwcc.com.

Sept. 18: “PPACG Retirement Series: Estate Planning” Webinar — 4-5 p.m. Registration: ent.com/events.

Sept. 20: Free Document Shredding — 9 a.m.-noon, Ent Credit Union Duryea Service Center, 7339 Duryea Center. Limit two bankers boxes per person; ent.com/events.

Sept. 25: 2025 State of the City — 7:45-10 a.m., Broadmoor Hall, 15, Lake Circle, $125-$200. Registration required by Sept. 19: tinyurl.com/bdhe3wan.

Sept. 25: “Credit Unlocked: Better Scores, Better Savings” Webinar — 10-10:30 a.m. Registration: ent.com/events.

Sept. 25: Southern Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce Sunset Meet & Greet — 5-7 p.m., The Dog Stop, 1130 Newport Road, $15-$20. Registration: scwcc.com.

Sept. 27: Life Surge — Top Christian speakers and artists inspiring faith and business with powerful worship, world-class speakers and biblical financial insights, 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m., The Broadmoor World Arena, 3185 Venetucci Blvd., go online for prices; worldarena.com.

Oct. 2: UCCS Economic Forum — Noon-5 p.m., Ent Center for the Arts, 5525 N. Nevada Ave., $70. Registration: business.uccs.edu/economic-forum.

ONGOING

Virtual Apple Club Meeting — With Q&A and presentations, 6-8 p.m. second Mondays; smmug.org. Email for virtual meeting credentials: jeffj@smmug.org.

Resume Clinic — 10 a.m.-noon Tuesdays, Hanifen Employment Center, 14 W. Bijou St.; 719-866-6445.

Customer Service Certification Training — 2-4 p.m. first Tuesdays, Hanifen Employment Center, 14 W. Bijou St.; 719-866-6445.

Interview Skills — 10 a.m.-noon Thursdays, Hanifen Employment Center, 14 W. Bijou St.; 719-866-6445.

21st Century Toastmasters — 1-2 p.m. Fridays, Library 21c, Ent Conference Room, 1175 Chapel Hills Drive; 720-989-8944. In-person and virtual. For Zoom details, email president@4829-toastmastersclubs.org.

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