UPCOMING

* North East Valley Small Business Development Center will hold business training workshops from 6 to 9 p.m. today and April 11. The SBDC is also taking reservations for a future e-commerce workshop. Classes are held at 12502 Van Nuys Blvd., Suite 119, Pacoima.

For information, call (818) 834-9860.

* San Fernando Valley Bar Assn. Business Law & Real Property Section will discuss tax issues and the bankruptcy court Friday at noon at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Courtroom 303, 21041 Burbank Blvd., Woodland Hills. Cost varies from $5-$15.

For information, call (818) 227-0490.

* Verdugo Hills Business and Professional Women will install officers at a meeting Monday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Hilton Glendale Hotel, 100 W. Glenoaks Blvd., Glendale. The cost is $25.

For reservations, call Marilyn McAtee (818) 246-1263.

* American Society for Training and Development will meet April 12 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Tarzana Hospital, 18321 Clark St., Tarzana. The topic is self-development.

For information, call (818) 702-6537 or (805) 496-0789.

* Professionals in Human Resources Assn. will meet to discuss the problem of drugs in the workplace, April 13 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Warner Center Marriott Hotel, 21850 Oxnard St., Woodland Hills. Cost varies from $24-$31.

For reservations, call (818) 989-6555.

* American Assn. of Independent Investors will discuss new economy companies April 13 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Los Angeles Times Valley Edition offices, 20,000 Prairie St., Chatsworth. The public is welcome.

For information, call (818) 999-2586 or (818) 349-1923.

* Cal State Northridge College of Extended Learning is offering several computer seminars: Advanced Microsoft Word, Saturdays through April 29, 9 a.m. to noon; Advanced Microsoft Access, Tuesdays through May 2, 7 to 9:50 p.m.; and Advanced Web Page Design with HTML, April 8 and 15, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fees vary. Classes are held on campus at 18111 Nordhoff St.

To register, call (818) 677-2504 or (818) 677-2644. For information, visit the Web site at https://www.csun.edu/exl.

* A volunteer income tax assistance program offered through the College of Business Administration and Economics at Cal State Northridge will be available Mondays and Wednesdays from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at CSUN, 18111 Nordhoff St., and at other sites in the Valley through April 14.

Services are available for non-English speakers, senior citizens and the disabled.

For more locations and times, call (818) 677-4519. For a list of tax forms that are handled, call (818) 677-4519.

* Farmers Market and Family Festival return to the Northridge Fashion Center every Wednesday, 5 to 9 p.m., through Nov. 15, in the northeast parking lot at 9301 Tampa Ave.

For information on farmers markets in your neighborhood, call (213) 244-9190.

ONGOING

* Let’s Do Business, a network group, meets Tuesdays at 7 a.m. at Marie Callender’s at Fallbrook Mall, West Hills. For information, call Bruce Warder at (818) 705-0184.

* Professionals Exchanging Business meets Tuesdays at 7:10 a.m. at Marmalade Cafe, Calabasas Commons, 4783 Commons Way.

For information, call Ken Abramson at (818) 701-7510.

* The Premier Business Xchange meets for breakfast Tuesdays at 7:15 a.m. at Woodland Hills Country Club, 21150 Dumetz Road. Bring 50 business cards.

For reservations and information, call (818) 887-4427.

* BizNet OnLine magazine holds a networking breakfast Tuesdays from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at Denny’s restaurant, 9001 Tampa Ave., Northridge. Members pay $9, nonmembers $10. Make reservations online at https://www.biznetonline.com. For information, call (818) 892-7883, Ext. 6.

* Toastmasters of Woodland Hills, designed to develop public speaking and leadership skills, holds free meetings Tuesdays from noon to 1:15 p.m. at Pacific Lodge, 4900 Serrania Ave., Woodland Hills. Visitors are welcome.

For information, call (818) 788-1157.

* Glendale 1 Toastmasters meets Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at Two Guys From Italy restaurant, 1114 E. Broadway.

For information, call Pam Paonessa at (818) 549-8262.

* Tugnet, a computer-users network, meets Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at Granada Pavilion, 11128 Balboa Blvd., Granada Hills. Admission for nonmembers is $3.

For information, call (818) 884-9441 or visit the Web site at https://www.tugnet.org.

* Valley Computer Club meets the second Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at Burbank YMCA, 321 E. Magnolia Blvd. Wheelchair access is available. For information, call (818) 846-4012, e-mail burvally@pacificnet.net or visit the Web site at https://www.pacificnet.net/~bur.

* Executives Assn. of the San Fernando Valley, a business networking organization with international chapters, meets Wednesdays from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at Warner Center Marriott, 21850 Oxnard St., Woodland Hills. Invitation required.

For information or reservations, call (818) 703-6161.

* LeTip of Burbank meets Wednesdays at 7 a.m. at the Holiday Inn, 150 E. Angeleno Ave., Burbank. Visitors are encouraged to bring 30 business cards.

For reservations or information, call (818) 295-3778.

* The Calabasas chapter of Ali Lassen’s Leads Club meets Wednesdays from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at Marmalade Cafe, Calabasas Commons, 4783 Commons Way. Breakfast is $8.

For information, call Marie White at (818) 597-9668.

* The Business Exchange Group meets Wednesdays at 7:15 a.m. at Marie Callender’s, 6633 Fallbrook Ave., West Hills.

For reservations, call (818) 377-5851.

* The Northridge Chapter of Ali Lassen’s Leads Club meets Wednesdays at 7:15 a.m. at Mimi’s Cafe, 19710 Nordhoff St., Northridge.

For information, call (800) 767-7337.

* The Woodland Hills Leads Club meets Wednesdays at 7:15 a.m. at Weiler’s Deli, 22323 Sherman Way, Canoga Park.

For information, call Gary Rich at (818) 906-7356.

* Jewel City 29 Toastmasters meets Wednesdays at 7 p.m. in the American Red Cross building, 1501 S. Brand Blvd., Glendale.

Call Linda Cota-Kumagai at (818) 771-7180.

* Burnt Toastmasters, a business communications mentoring group, meets Thursdays at 7 a.m. at Braemar Country Club, 4001 Reseda Blvd., Tarzana.

For information, call (818) 996-0345.

* Inside Track, a business development and networking group, meets for breakfast Thursdays at 7:15 a.m. at Coco’s restaurant, 21844 Victory Blvd., Woodland Hills.

For information, call Sue Silver at (818) 591-3131 or Fran Gold at (818) 345-2913.

* The Laurel Canyon chapter of Ali Lassen’s Leads Club, a business professional and networking group, meets Thursdays at 7 a.m. at the Sportsmen’s Lodge Hotel, 12825 Ventura Blvd., Studio City.

For reservations, call Judith Munoz at (818) 769-6986.

* Networking Business Alliance meets Thursdays at 7:15 for breakfast at Woodland Hills Country Club, 21150 Dumetz Road.

For information, call (818) 883-4440.

* The Tarzana Chapter of Ali Lassen’s Leads Club meets Thursdays at 7:15 a.m. at Carrows restaurant, 18355 Ventura Blvd., Tarzana.

For information, call Eileen Elliot or Lois Terrazas at (800) 767-7337.

* Let’s Do Business, a networking group, meets Thursdays at 8:15 a.m. at Mimi’s Cafe, 19710 Nordhoff St., Northridge.

For information, call Carlene Smith at (800) 757-3224.

* Unity Toastmasters meets from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. the second and fourth Thursdays of the month at the American Red Cross building, 1501 S. Brand Blvd., Glendale.

For information, call Victoria Villanueva at (818) 241-5715.

* Distinguished Singles Toastmasters meets the first and third Thursdays of the month at 7 p.m. at Carrows restaurant, 14651 Roscoe Blvd., Panorama City.

Visitors welcome. For information, call (818) 884-4081.

News and announcements for this column can be sent two weeks in advance to the Business Calendar, 20000 Prairie St., Chatsworth 91311, or faxed to (818) 772-3338.