Small-business financier j-ref, in cooperation with the Business Finance Group and Commerce First Bank, will sponsor "Creative Small Business Financing: SBA 504 Program Panel Discussion" from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. March 5 at Howard Community College's Gateway Campus Building, Room 6, 6751 Columbia Gateway Drive in Columbia.
A panel will explain whom the SBA 504 program assists and how j-ref's fund can be used in conjunction with the program, a long-term financing tool for major fixed assets.
Information or registration: Brenda Miller, 703-352-0504.
Tech council plans inaugural event
The Howard County Technology Council will hold its inaugural event from 8:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. tomorrow at the Center for Business and Technology Development, 9250 Bendix Road N. in Columbia.
The topic will be "Reverse Merger: What is it? How can I get access to capital through it? What are the benefits and drawbacks? What are the financing options?"
Topics include looking for funding sources and gaining access to capital without resorting to traditional methods.
The seminar will begin a series of talks to be held the third week of each month.
Admission is free, but registration is required.
Information: Larry O. Collins, 410-313-6550.
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Data recovery -- DP Solutions will join EVault, a subsidiary of Seagate Technology in California, in a seminar on developments in disc-to-disc data protection and the usefulness of EVault's InfoStage Software in preparing disaster recovery solutions. The seminar will be held from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 28 at Ecker Business Training Center, 6751 Columbia Gateway Drive in Columbia. Admission is free. DP Solutions, an EVault reseller with headquarters in Columbia, was founded in 1971. EVault provides software for small and medium-sized businesses to back up data online, encrypt it and allow recovery in case of a disaster. 410-720-3300, ext. 198.
Job fair -- Capitol College in Laurel invites companies seeking employees with engineering, computer and technical skills to attend the 23rd Engineering, Computer Sciences, Information Technology and Business Career Fair, to be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 4 at the William G. McGowan Academic Center on the college campus. Employers can register at www.capitol-college.edu/data/forms/careerfair.shtml. The cost is $35 and includes lunch for up to four representatives. Capitol College is at 11301 Springfield Road in Laurel. 800-950-1992, ext. 3015.
