Business Notes

Seminars

“Financial Strategies for Volatile Times” will be held 10 a.m. to noon Feb. 6 at Premier Investments of Iowa, 3600 First Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids. The event will be free, though reservations are mandatory and can be made by calling Kimberly Chapman, 1-(800) 383-6590.

SCORE of East Central Iowa will present “Recordkeeping for Small Businesses,” 6:30 to 8 p.m. Feb. 14 at the Marion Public Library, 1095 Sixth Ave. No charge. To register, call (319) 431-4574 or email workshops@scorecr.org.

Erb's Technology Solutions will present “The Power in Print, Managed Print” as part of its Fast Track Lunch and Learn Series, from noon to 12:45 p.m. Feb. 8. It will be followed by a question-and-answer session. Visit www.erbs.com.

Jerry Akers will present “Motivating the New Generation” from 5:45 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Best Western Longbranch Hotel & Convention Center, 90 Twixt Town Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids. The presentation will be part of the Cedar Rapids chapter of the American Business Women's Association meeting. Cost is $15. Reservations via email to hospitality@abwacr.org.

Networking

The Iowa Start-up Fair and Vault ribbon-cutting will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Vault Co-working and Collaboration Space, 222 Third St., SE, 5th floor, downtown Cedar Rapids. The event will mark the official opening of the Corridor's first entrepreneur and start-up focused co-working space.

Beginning Feb. 6, the Cedar Rapids Public Library will offer free drop-in job labs Monday mornings, 9 a.m. to noon, in the Technology Classroom. Assistance with resumes, online job searches and other employment related subjects will be offered at no cost.

The International Traders of Iowa Eastern Iowa Chapter is hosting a reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 7 at the Clarion Hotel and Convention Center, 525 33rd Ave. SW, Cedar Rapids. Its mission is to to develop and exchange practical information relevant to international trade. For more information, go to www.iowatraders.org.

Meetings

The Cedar Rapids Public Relations Associates will meet at 11:30 a.m. Feb. 9 at the Clarion Hotel & Convention Center, Cedar Rapids. Bob Pasicznyuk, director of the Cedar Rapids Public Library, will talk about the new library. Reservations, required by 5 p.m. Friday, can be made at www.crpra.com.