Business Glance, 5-4-08

'Good Morning Yuma!'
May's "Good Morning Yuma" will be held at 6:30 a.m. Thursday at the Ramada Inn-Chilton Conference Center, 300 E. 32nd St. Sponsor is the Yuma County Health Initiative Coalition.
 
For more information, call the Yuma County Chamber of Commerce at 782-2567.

'Train to Ingrain'
"Train to Ingrain" will be the topic of guest speaker Dr. Elizabeth Fried's presentation for Southwest Arizona Human Resources Association, which meets at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Ramada Inn-Chilton Conference Center, 300 E. 32nd St.
 
Cost is $18 for members, $25 non-members and guests. For more information and to reserve a seat, call 336-7148 or e-mail shara.secretary@ gmail.com.
 
Fried has a human resources consulting firm and is the author of two books that deal with employment situations.

Difficult customers
A workshop on how to deal with difficult customers will be presented from 8 to 11:30 a.m. Friday at the Arizona Western College Entrepreneurial Center, 1351 S. Redondo Center Drive. Michelle Thomas, director of AWC Student Support Services, will be the presenter.
 
Cost of $44 per person includes materials. To register, contact Carmen Madero at 317-6186 or carmen. madero@azwestern.edu.

Women's Expo Saturday
Women are invited to a day of pampering and enrichment at the Women's Expo to be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Yuma Civic Center. Admission is $2.
 
The expo will feature a number of exhibitors, demonstrations, entertainment, spa, health screenings and a book club. The annual event is co-hosted by American Business Women's Association and Yuma  Regional Medical Center.

Business Network International
Business Network International Yuma's Premier Chapter is hosting its annual mixer at 5:30 p.m. May 14 at 3970 W. 24th St., Suite 107.
 
In addition, the organization meets at 7 a.m. every Tuesday at the Ramada Inn-Chilton Conference Center, 300 E. 32nd St., and is looking to expand its member base.
 
For more information about the group, visit www.bniyuma.com.

Commercial plan reading
A two-day workshop on commercial plan reading will be offered from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 15-16 at the Arizona Western College Entrepreneurial Center, 1351 S. Redondo Center Drive, Room 159. Cost is $275.
 
Gene Ingersoll, building plans examiner for the city of Yuma, will be the instructor.
 
For more information and to register, contact Carmen Madero at 317-6186 or carmen.madero@azwestern.edu.

Beginning QuickBooks
A two-part workshop on beginning QuickBooks will be offered from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. May 15 and 22 at the Arizona Western College Entrepreneurial Center, 1351 S. Redondo Center Drive. Cost is $91 and includes the textbook. The course will provide hands-on training on how to set up and handle accounting duties using the QuickBooks program.
 
For more information and to register, contact the AWC Small Business Development Center at 317-6151.

Taking charge of change
A course, Taking Charge of Change, will be offered from 8 to 11:30 a.m. May 16 at the Arizona Western College Entrepreneurial Center, 1351 S. Redondo Center Drive, Room 170. Cost is $39 plus $14.95 for the workbook.
 
Mark Watson, city of Yuma administrator, will be the presenter. The course is suggested for staff members who are experiencing work-related changes, managers and supervisors who manage employees undergoing changes or anyone who wants to learn a methodical approach to dealing with change.
 
For more information and to register, contact Carmen Madero at 317-6186 or carmen.madero@azwestern.edu.

Where's my refund?
Taxpayers who have filed their federal income tax returns and are expecting their refunds can use the Internal Revenue Service’s online tool, “Where’s My Refund?,” to check on the status of their refunds. "Where's My Refund?" can be found at www.irs.gov.
 
Taxpayers without Internet access can check the status of their refunds by calling the IRS TeleTax System at 1-800-829-4477 or the IRS Refund Hot line at 1-800-829-1954.
 
Some scam artists are sending phony e-mails to trick individuals into revealing personal financial information that can be used to access their financial accounts. The only genuine IRS Web site is IRS.gov.