• Today: Ann Arbor West chapter of Business Network International open meeting. 7-8:30 a.m. Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1500 Scio Church Road, Ann Arbor. Meeting repeats every Thursday. BNI is an international networking group that works by growing members’ businesses through word-of-mouth advertising. Each week, members trade referrals, share testimonials, and learn about each others’ businesses in a structured setting that combines solid business support in a family environment. For more information, e-mail PamperChefCarol@aol.com, call 734-358-8480 or visit www.a2bni.com.

• Friday: Starting Your Own Business. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Key Bank Building, 301 W. Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti. At this forum you will learn about personality traits that impact entrepreneurialism; create a marketing plan for your business and learn about legal, accounting, franchises, business plans and financing options. You will receive one-on-one counseling with a business expert and have an opportunity to get advice from a variety of business experts and organizations that are available to support new ventures. $25. Click here to register.

• Tuesday: Organizational Culture & Diagnosis: A Workshop for Leveraging Change. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Denison Consulting, 121 W. Washington St., Suite 201, Ann Arbor. Speaker: Dan Denison, co-founder and CEO of Denison Consulting and Bryan Adkins, president of Denison Consulting. High performance organizations are likely to have cultures that are adaptive, yet highly consistent and predictable, and that foster high involvement, but do so within the context of a shared sense of mission. The Denison Workshop is designed to help consultants, executives and managers learn how to incorporate Denison tools to improve profitability, customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction, quality and growth. Denison Surveys are applicable in both public and private sector organizations worldwide and are valuable for mergers, acquisitions, turnaround situations, organizational restructuring, new leader transitions, conflict resolution, and many other change initiatives. $1,395. Register online at http://www.annarborusaevents.org/events/details?e=10436.

• Tuesday: Client Development for Professionals. 3-5 p.m. Sandler Training Center, 501 Avis Drive, Ann Arbor. For owners and partners of professional services firms: Not capturing your share of the business with some existing clients? Wonder why some professionals are great at client development, and some aren't? Plan on attending this workshop to learn more. $91. Registration required at http://joemarr.sandler.com.

• Tuesday: Ann Arbor New Tech July Meetup. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Blau Auditorium, Ross School of Business, 701 Tappan St., Ann Arbor. Hosted by a2geeks, five presenters this month take the stage for 10 minutes each -- five minutes to demo and five minutes to answer questions -- followed by open announcements and community networking. Free. For more information, visit http://www.annarborusaevents.org/events/details?e=10317.

• Wednesday: NO Lunch Ann Arbor Marketing meeting. No LA2M meeting this week due to art fairs. For more information or future topics, e-mail info@la2m.com.

• July 22: Summer Speaker Series: Entrepreneur Best Practices. 3-5 p.m. Ypsilanti SPARK East, 215 W. Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti. Speaker: Barry Seifer, Beyond Profit. Are you a first-time innovation-based entrepreneur or scientist who would like to commercialize? Are you going to need to raise capital? Do you want to accelerate the commercialization of your business? Are you concerned that you "don't know what you don't know?" This seminar will focus on the optimal process that scientists and/or technical founders should follow when trying to commercialize. Free. Click here to register.

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