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WEDNESDAY

• The Hispanic Business Alliance will offer a six-week Entrepreneurship Training and Education program starting each Wednesday from Feb. 13-March 19. The course will be taught by Gary Benson, who has founded or helped to found several entrepreneurial ventures and has run university-based entrepreneurship programs in the U.S. and overseas. Topics to be covered include: finding, developing and protecting new business and product ideas; writing good business plans that work; financing new business ventures; strategies for new startups, buyouts and franchising; and debunking the myths of entrepreneurship. Location: Vantage Credit Alliance, 1329 S. 600 East, Suite 241, Orem. Cost: $20 for members, $35 for non-members. To register, call Sonia Thomas at 318-0356.

• HMC-La Agency, a Salt Lake City based full-service advertising agency, will host its 3rd annual Marketing to Hispanics conference, "Guerrilla Marketing in addition to advertising". The speakers include Kip Gienau, a guerrilla marketing coach; Jeff Symon, president of Alternative & Innovative Marketing, a marketing and promotions company specializing in the Hispanic market; and Christian Reslen from Alma DDB, a Florida-based advertising company. Sponsors include Zions Bank, Mundo Hispano Newspaper, Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce, Bustos Media, Quest, Westminster College, KSL-TV, KSL Radio, FM100, Telemundo, Univision 32. Location: Hilton Downtown City Center, Salt Lake City. More information can be obtained at www.hmc-laagency.com or by calling 801-746-1680.

• The Utah Big Business and Technology Expo will be held on March 5-6 at Utah Valley State College. In an era of e-mails and faxes, great face-to-face business has become more scarce and yet more valuable. People who understand know that people do business with people they know. So come enjoy the Business Expo. You'll meet a slew of great people, and you'll find out what all the fuss is about. The Expo maintains an average attendance of 5,000-7,000 people each year. Expect great keynotes, hundreds of exhibiting companies and that great tradition of being the hottest business lunch around, not to mention the cheapest (FREE with Expo admission), from three of the best restaurants in the region. Location: McKay Events Center, Orem. Time: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Cost: Tickets available at the door for $5 or complimentary from leading businesses including the Business Expo's major sponsors.

• UVSC's Center for the Study of Ethics will present the Excellence in Business Ethics award to Jeanette Lynton, founder and CEO of Close to My Heart, a Pleasant Grove scrapbooking supplies company. The award is given to individuals who demonstrate strong business ethics through fiscal responsibility, leadership, civic activity, and personal example. Lynton will speak on "Life lessons and Ethical Business Practices" at the annual Kirk Englehardt Business Ethics Award and Lecture. She started her business in 1984 with a few "creative stamps," and has built a line of scrapbooking products and books sold throughout the U.S. and Canada. Numerous awards have been presented to Lynton for her innovative products and business accomplishments. Her most recent award was the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year in the Retail and Distribution area for Utah. As the fourth recipient of the award, Lynton joins past awardees: Professor Patricia Werhane, endowed chair at University of Virginia and DePaul University; President of BYU-Idaho Kim Clark; and international corporate business developer Joel Peterson. Time: 10:00-10:50 a.m. Public Reception: 11:00-11:30 a.m. Location: Ragan Theater, Trustees Suite (SC 213c). Free and Open to the Public

•The Provo-Orem Chamber of Commerce will host its monthly First Friday Forum on Thursday this month at the Business and Tech Expo.The keynote speaker is Dan Clark, co-author of "Chicken Soup for the Soul" and the newly released "Forgotten Fundamentals" for business. Time: Noon. Free with Expo admission. RSVP to Becky by Tuesday at 851-2567 or brodeback@thechamber.org

SATURDAY

• Intermountain Healthcare will host its Eggs and issues: Meet the Candidates breakfast to allow the public to meet and discuss legislative and business issues with Utah's congressional candidates. Location: Northwest Plaza. Time: 7:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m.