• Jan. 11: Mom-preneurship: How to Start a Business & Have a Family. 6:30 p.m. Chelsea District Library, 221 S. Main St., Chelsea. Learn about creative solutions for dividing your time and managing your resources to allow you to start your business on your own terms and time constraints. Free, but registration is required. For more information or to register, call (734) 475-8732.

• Jan. 12: Joint Chamber Breakfast. 7:30-9 a.m. Washtenaw Community College, Morris Lawrence Building, 4800 E. Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor. January's breakfast will be a joint breakfast with the Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti Area Chambers of Commerce and will include a special program on the joining of the two Chambers. $15. For more information, contact Katie at (734) 482-4920, ext. 21.

• Jan. 12: Ann Arbor OpenCoffee. 8-9:30 a.m. SPARK Central, 330 E. Liberty St., Ann Arbor. Networking event for entrepreneurs, investors and those who work with technology & innovation businesses. Free. For more information, visit www.annarborusaevents.org.

• Jan. 12: Shifting Gears Info Session. 5:30-7 p.m. SPARK East, 215 W. Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti. Information session about the Shifting Gears Program will discuss how to transition from a large corporation to a startup. There is a fee for the five-month intensive program, but the information session is free. Repeats on Jan. 27.

• Jan. 12: Marketing Roundtable - Town Hall - Burning Marketing Questions. 5-7 p.m. SPARK Central, 330 E. Liberty St., Ann Arbor. Bring your hottest marketing questions for a panel of experts including a wide range of marketing and marketing communication leaders. Free, but registration is recommended. Click here to register.

• Jan 13: Lunch Ann Arbor Marketing meeting. 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. Conor O'Neill, 318 S. Main St., Ann Arbor. Topic: Turning Software as a Service into Revenue. Presenter: David Bloom, Factotem. For more information, e-mail info@la2m.com.

• Jan. 14: Ann Arbor Chamber of Commerce Networks! program. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Courtyard Marriott, 3205 Boardwalk, Ann Arbor. Presenter: Dr. Dan Geck, Lifeforce Wellness Center. Topic: 14 hours of energy for your 12 hour day. $25 for chamber members, $35 for prospective members. For more information, contact Barbara Davenport at (734) 214-0104.

• Jan. 14: Art Meets Business networking meeting. 6:30-8 p.m. River Gallery, 120 S. Main, Chelsea. Art Meets Business is designed to help creative people master marketing, money management, negotiating, the use of technology, and other skills critical to their success. There is a small fee to participate in the AMB program, but the information and networking session is free. For more information, call (734) 213-2566.

• Jan. 20: Ann Arbor Chamber of Commerce Morning Edition breakfast. 7-8:45 a.m. Weber's Inn, 3050 Jackson Road, Ann Arbor. Russ Collins, executive director of the Michigan Theater hosts. The purpose of this event is to keep members informed and up to date on vital local issues and offer an opportunity to network with fellow Chamber members. $25 for chamber members, $35 for prospective members. For more information, contact Barbara Davenport at (734) 214-0104.

• Jan 20: Lunch Ann Arbor Marketing meeting. 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. Conor O'Neill, 318 S. Main St., Ann Arbor. Topic: Posterous - A Cool New Tool for Developing Your Personal Brand. Presenter: Deb Nystrom, Reveln Consulting. For more information, e-mail info@la2m.com.

• Jan. 21: WXW Visioning & Goal Setting Workshop. 11:15 a.m.-1 p.m. The Polo Fields Golf and Country Club, 5200 Polo Fields Drive, Ann Arbor. During this 2 hour workshop, participants will assess the vision and goals for their company, team, or career. They will learn how to articulate the vision in inspiring ways, set strategies and goals, and measure progress toward those goals. Workshop facilitators: Eleni Kelakos of Eleni Kelakos Enterprises and Carrie Hensel of Inner Circle Media. $30. Click here for more information or to register.

• Jan. 22: Social Media and Time Management. 9 a.m.-noon. NEW Center, 1100 N. Main St., Ann Arbor. Tips include how to use online tools to integrate messages across platforms and how to analyze the impact you're making for resource planning. This workshop assumes that your organization has already established a presence through social media. Please bring a laptop with a wireless card in order to access our wireless network. $55 or $50 with online registration. For more information or to register, visit the NEW Web site.

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