BUSINESS CALENDAR

* “How to Write a Business Plan,” 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 critical elements of a plan, how to attract investors and additional sources of information for completing the plan. The cost is $10.

Make reservations at 658-2688.

* The dinner meeting for the Ventura County chapter of the National Assn. of Women Business Owners will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Radisson Hotel in Agoura Hills.

A demonstration and discussion of e-commerce on the Internet will be held by PurchasePro, a business-to-business network.

The cost is $27 for members and $35 for nonmembers. Make reservations at 445-7121.

* A two-day workshop on proposal writing and critique will be sponsored by the Ventura County Community Foundation from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Nov. 16 and 30 at the foundation’s Resource Center for Nonprofit Organizations, 1317 Del Norte Road, Suite 150, Camarillo.

Cost is $100. Make reservations by Friday at 988-0196.