BUSINESS CALENDAR

* The Westlake Village Regional Chamber of Commerce’s monthly “Chamber After 5” mixer will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Conejo Hardwoods & Stone Design Center, 31275 La Baya Drive, Westlake Village.

The cost is $2 for members and $5 for nonmembers. More information is available at (805) 499-1993.

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* A workshop on “Marketing Your Small Business” will be held by the Gold Coast Small Business Development Center from 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday at 5700 Ralston St., Suite 310, Ventura. Topics will include market research, target markets, product development, promotion, pricing and distribution.

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

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* The Career Connections book club will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at Barnes & Noble in Thousand Oaks, 160 S. Westlake Blvd. The club is sponsored by JVS, a nonprofit group that provides career counseling, testing and assessment services at sliding-scale rates.

More information is available at (818) 464-3222.

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* A customer service seminar will be offered by the Ventura Visitors & Convention Bureau and the Ventura Chamber of Commerce from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday in the City Council chambers at Ventura City Hall. The seminar is designed for employees at hotels and motels, restaurants, retail stores, recreation services, transportation companies and others who have contact with visitors.

The cost is $10. More information is available at (805) 648-2075.

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* A real estate seminar that satisfies continuing education requirements for brokers and sales associates will be held from 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday at the Simi Clarion Hotel, Simi Valley. Sessions include “Live Agency and Ethics” and “Fair Housing and Trust Funds.”

The cost is $130. Make reservations with Larri Jones at (805) 677-1400.

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* A meeting of the Professionals in Human Resources Assn. District 10 will be held from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Thursday at the Radisson Hotel, 600 Esplanade Drive, Oxnard. The program will be “Balancing an Employee’s Rights to Privacy,” presented by attorney Laura Petroff.

The cost is $18 for members with reservations and $20 at the door. Nonmembers pay $20 with a reservation and $22 at the door. Make reservations with Jeanne Mays at (805) 988-1905.

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* A Home-Based Business Support Group meeting will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday at the Gold Coast Small Business Development Center, 5700 Ralston St., Suite 310, Ventura. The meeting provides the opportunity to meet other home-based business owners and learn to start or improve a business.

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

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* An all-day workshop on preparing and developing a business plan, sponsored by the Ventura County chapter of Service Corps of Retired Executives, will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday at Oxnard College, 4000 S. Rose Ave., Oxnard. The workshop is the second in a series of five.

The cost is $30. Make reservations at (805) 986-5831.

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* A free leadership and strategic planning workshop for the Filipino-American Council of Ventura County will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. March 27 at United Way of Ventura County, 1317 Del Norte Road, Suite 100, Camarillo. It is being sponsored by the Ventura County Leadership Academy for anyone interested in supporting Filipino-American activities in the area.

Make reservations by March 23 to Tony Grey, (805) 985-5437.