BUSINESS CALENDAR

* A workshop on the “Basics of Business” will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Gold Coast Small Business Development Center, 5700 Ralston St., Suite 310, Ventura. It is the first of four workshops on the topic of self-employment.

The cost is $15, or $12.50 if enrolling for entire series. Make reservations at (805) 658-2688.

* A support-group meeting for consultants will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday at the Gold Coast Small Business Development Center, 5700 Ralston St., Suite 312, Ventura. The program, on cost-containment practices, will be presented by Gene Konstant.

Free. Make reservations at (805) 658-2688.

* A workshop on “How to Write a Business Plan” will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Sept. 16 at the Gold Coast Small Business Development Center, 5700 Ralston St., Suite 310, Ventura. It is the second of four workshops on starting your own business.

The cost is $15. Make reservations at (805) 658-2688.

* “Teaching Renegade Managers How to Prevent Problems Before They Happen” will be offered by Professionals in Human Resources Assn. at 11:30 a.m. Sept. 17 at the Oxnard Hilton Inn, 600 E. Esplanade Drive. The speaker will be Dee Bright, owner of Bright Solutions.

The cost is $16 for members and $18 for guests with reservations. Contact Jeanne Mays at (805) 988-1905.

* A Camarillo Chamber of Commerce lunch will feature a debate between Save Our Open Space and Agricultural Resources and the Coalition of Community Planning at 11:30 a.m. Sept. 22 at the Marquie Theatre, 340 Mobil Ave., Camarillo.

The cost is $15. Reservations are due today at (805) 484-4383.

* “Financial Planning & Personal Investing,” an educational seminar for investors with limited resources, will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Consumer Credit Counseling Service, 80 N. Wood Road, Suite 312, Camarillo. The speaker is financial consultant Jim Kottra.

The cost is $5. Register at (805) 383-7710, Ext. 301.

* Installation of 1998-99 officers of the Ventura-Oxnard chapter of the National Assn. of Women in Construction will be held at 6 p.m. Sept. 15 at the Oxnard Hilton Inn, 600 E. Esplanade Drive. The new president is Jeanine Thaxton of Tasco Construction.

The cost is $25. Make reservations with Sandy Wepplo at (805) 484-3188, days, or (805) 388-5254, evenings.

* The business luncheon of the Simi/Conejo Employer Advisory Council will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sept. 15 at the Hyatt Westlake Plaza Hotel, 880 S. Westlake Blvd., Westlake. The speaker will be Elizabeth Kinney, founding partner of PHRS Associates.

The cost is $25 for members and $30 for nonmembers. Make reservations by Friday at (805) 583-2071.

* The business dinner meeting of the Ventura County chapter of Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors will be held at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 16 at the Oxnard Hilton Inn, 600 E. Esplanade Drive. Todd Rehanek will speak on “Safety in the Workplace: Injury and Prevention.”

The cost is $25 with reservations, $35 at the door. Make reservations by Monday with Sandy or Ted at Lebradco Plumbing, (805) 484-3188.