BUSINESS CALENDAR

* “Marketing Your Small Business,” a workshop by the Gold Coast Small Business Development Center, will be held 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.

* Professionals in Human Resources Assn., District 10 meeting will be held from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Thursday at the Radisson Hotel, 600 Esplanade Drive, Oxnard. The topic will be “Immigration: Temporary Workers--New Enforcement Policies,” presented by Abbe Kingston of Kingston, Martinez & Hogan.

The cost is $18 for members and $20 for guests with reservations, $20 for members and $22 for guests at the door. Students and career-network members pay $10. Make reservations with Jeanne Mays at (805) 988-1905 or (805) 983-4929.

* An open house at the Ventura College Institute for Community & Professional Development will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at 71 Day Road, Ventura, hosted by the Ventura College Workforce Performance Center for Excellence.

The event is free. RSVP to (805) 648-8904.

* The fifth anniversary of the Ventura Coastal Chapter of ARMA International will be marked from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday at GTE’s Lake Sherwood Room, One GTE Place, Thousand Oaks. The program is “The Future of Records Management,” with speaker Terrance Coan, ARMA Pacific Region director.

Free for members, $10 for nonmembers, payable at the door. Make reservations with Debra by today at (805) 372-6489.

* The Third Annual Consumer Education Day, sponsored by the Ventura County Assn. of Health Underwriters, will be held from 7:30 to 11 a.m. May 25 at the Holiday Inn, 495 N. Ventu Park Road, Thousand Oaks. Speakers will be Karli Dunkelberger on “COBRA/CalCOBRA Update” and Phil Hood of FlexPro on flexible benefit plans.

The cost is $25, with reservations due Friday. For more information, contact Kim Scott at (800) 321-2843.