Southwest Florida Business Events: June 26

The Business for Sale Online company will host an online workshop 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Wednesday, June 28, at www. USABizMart.com/education. The cost is free but advanced registration is required through the Web site. The seminar is targeted toward small- to mid-sized business owners who are thinking of or are selling their business. Peter Siegel will teach the course. For more information and to register, go to the Web site www. USABizMart.com/education.

Collier County Women's Bar Association will hold its next meeting at noon on Wednesday, June 28, at the Collier Athletic Club, 710 Goodlette-Frank Road in Naples. The fee to attend is $16 for members and $20 for non-members. The topic of this month's meeting is "Leadership CCWBA— A Panel Discussion of Leadership At Local, State and National Levels" and will be presented by Maggie McMorrow, Carol DiMento, Jeanne Seewald, and Mary Beth Clary. To register, contact Nancy Torres at Grant, Fridkin, Pearson, Athan & Crown, P.A. at 514-1000, or via e-mail at ntorres@gfpac.com. Reservations are being accepted through noon today.

The Pelican Bay Services Division Board will meet at 3 p.m. Wednesday, June 28, at the Hammock Oak Center, 8962 Hammock Oak Drive. The meeting was previously scheduled for June 7. The meeting agenda will include a review of reports by the chairman and the Clam Bay and budget committees, as well as a review of the fiscal 2007 budget, and an overview of capital projects and community issues. For more information, call Barbara Smith at 597-1749.

Community Foundation of Collier County is hosting a grants information session from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Thursday, July 6, at the Center for Nonprofit Excellence, 2400 U.S. 41 N. S-300. The session is free but registration is required by July 1. The session will be on the foundation's grant program's changes and also information on how to submit proposals to the foundation. For more information and a registration form, e-mail Kay Jasso kjasso@cfcollier.org or call (239) 649-5000, ext. 202.

Indiana University will be hosting a two-day workshop from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 17 to July 19 at Florida Gulf Coast University. The workshop will be on how to prepare a staff on how to identify, cultivate and solicit major gifts. It will cost $600 and registration is required by July 1. For more information and a registration form, e-mail Kay Jasso kjasso@cfcollier.org or call (239) 649-5000 ext. 202.

Business Network International holds its weekly meeting at 7:15 a.m. Thursday at the Hampton Inn Naples on Immokalee Road near Interstate 75. Call 839-4945 for reservations.

Kiwanis Club of Naples on the Gulf holds its weekly meeting at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday at Karavas Restaurant, 3126 U.S. 41 N.

• Kiwanis Club of Northside Naples meets every Thursday from 7:15 to 8:15 a.m. at Arrowhead Country Club on Immokalee Road. For more information, visit www.NorthsideNaplesKiwanis.com.

• Kiwanis Club of East Naples holds its weekly meeting at 7:30 a.m. Friday at Perkins restaurant, 4335 U.S. 41 E. The cost, which includes breakfast, is $8. Call 403-KIDS (5437).

The Federal Open Market Committee releases its decision on interest rates Thursday at 2:15 p.m. Eastern Time. Since another rate hike is widely expected, investors will be primarily focused on the accompanying statement on the economy's health. Stocks typically fluctuate for 15 minutes before picking a direction for the rest of the session.