• Editor's Note: Please submit calendar information for Utah businesses, events, seminars and conferences to gleong@heraldextra.com or fax it to 344-2985. Deadline for submission is the Wednesday of the week before publication.

WEDNESDAY

• Utah Microenterprise Loan Fund will hold an orientation workshop on small business lending services. Location: 154 E. Ford Ave., 3415 South. Salt Lake City. No registration necessary. Time: 3-4 p.m. For further information, please call (801) 746-1180.

• FundingUniverse.com will host a SpeedPitching event to help give entrepreneurs a chance to pitch their business ideas and obtain startup capital from potential investors. The SpeedPitching event, or speed dating for the business world, puts the 10 most qualified entrepreneurs in Utah face-to-face with investors looking for the next big thing. Entrepreneurs take turns pitching their companies to tables of three to five investors for four minutes. Investors then have three minutes to ask questions. If selected to participate in the event, an entrepreneur meets with dozens of accredited angel investors in a very personal setting. Nearly every entrepreneur who has presented at a SpeedPitching luncheon has received follow-up from an investor or angel group. Location: Miller Innovation Center, 9690 S. 300 West, Sandy. Fees: Free for investors. Entrepreneur application fee: $25. Presenting fee (if selected): $500. Luncheon: Free to one presenting representative. Each additional presenting representative will be charged $25. Time: Mandatory coaching session on June 2, 3:30-5:30 p.m. SpeedPitching luncheon on June 4, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Entrepreneurs and accredited investors interested in participating in the event may register by visiting http://www.fundinguniverse.com/services/339/340/utah.html, or by calling 877-633-3616. To see a video about the SpeedPitching event, visit: http://www.fundinguniverse.com/blog/2007/05/01/video-of-fundinguniverse-speedpitching-events/.

FRIDAY

• The Provo-Orem Chamber of Commerce will host a First Friday Forum and networking lunch at the Tahitian Noni Gardens. Time: Starts at 11:30 a.m.¬ Fee: $10 pre-pay, $15 at the door. Pre-pay by calling Becky at 851-2567.

• The Utah County Association of Realtors will sponsor a 2008 Utah County Summit on Affordable Housing. Speakers include: Taylor Oldroyd, CEO, Utah County Association of Realtors; Kenny Parcell, president of Utah County Association of Realtors; Kelly Matthews of Wells Fargo Bank; Lt. Governor Gary Herbert. Panel discussions will be held on The Role of Government, Cities and Towns - Density Requirements & Zoning and The Role of Consumers/Lending Institutions - Financing and Credit Scores. Time: starts 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Location: Provo City Library - Bullock Room. Free. Please register by June 4 with Larissa at Larissa@ucaor.com or call 226-3777.