* Six personal finance and business-related classes...

* Six personal finance and business-related classes will be held every other Saturday beginning this week, sponsored by the Ventura County chapter of the Service Corps of Retired Executives. Topics of the classes, which will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Oxnard College, include “Starting and Operating a New Business,” “Establishing and Protecting Your Credit” and “Small Business Finance and Computer Implementation.”

The cost is $30 for each class or $160 for the series. For more information, call 986-5866.