Metro Business calendar for Jan. 23

Career-Prospectors, www.career-prospectors.com, a job-search networking group, meets every Tuesday at 7:30 a.m., Three Chopt Presbyterian Church, 9315 Three Chopt Road. Presenter: John McClung, president of Partners for Revenue Growth. Topic: "High Energy 'Elevator Pitch' So People Will Want to Know More About You." Details: Charlie Wood, (804) 360-0335.

Synergy Business, noon, Beauregard's Thai Room, 103 E. Cary St. RSVP: Bill Rose, war9500@aol.com or info@synergyclub.biz.

Community College Workforce Alliance will offer "Create Your Next Job … Become an Entrepreneur," a business training course, 1 to 5 p.m., the alliance's Featherstone Professional Center, 1807 Huguenot Road, Suite 108. Register online at or call (804)706-5252.

Crater Small Business Development Center of Longwood University offers "What It Takes to Start a Business," 3:30 to 5 p.m., Crater Planning District Commission Offices, 1964 Wakefield St., Petersburg. Reservations: (804) 518-2003 or hoodpa@longwood.edu.

Nina Jacobs, professional organizer and owner of Ship Shape, offers a seminar on "Creating Simple Filing and Data Systems for Your Business," 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., 804 Richmond, 1657 W. Broad St. Cost: $15. Registration: www.shipshapeorganizing.net.

Business Networking International, 7:30 a.m., Long & Foster, 9321 Midlothian Turnpike, Suite E. Details/RSVP: Rae Nunnally, (804) 839-5014.

Business Networking International — The Ultimate Chapter, 7:30 a.m., Stonehenge Golf & Country Club, 1000 Farnham Drive. Details/RSVP: Alison Eckis, (804) 484-0622.

"Second Half," a small group ministry for retired (and semi-retired) men, meets from 8:30 to 10 a.m., St. Giles Presbyterian Church, 5200 Grove Ave. Details: Gordon Prior at (804) 784-1978, or www.needleseye.org/get-connected/small-groups.

The Southside lunch meeting of the Richmond Women's Network meets at 11:30 a.m., Carraba's Italian Grill, 11450 Midlothian Turnpike. Details/reservations: Renae O'Reilly, (804) 323-7848 or email va461@dofruit.com.

Business Networking International, 11:30 a.m., Capital Ale House, 13831 Village Place Drive. Details: David Abel, (804) 639-0609.

Business Owners Institute offers a "Business Leaders Lunch Workshop," 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Richmond Country Club, 12950 Patterson Ave. Speaker: Jim Roman. Topic: "Strategies Successful People Use to Grow Their Business." Cost: $13 and includes lunch. Pay at the door, or register at www.boiva.com.

Greater Richmond Chamber offers a seminar on FourSquare, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Chesterfield Department of Economic Development, 9401 Courthouse Road, Suite B. Cost: $20 for members and nonmembers. Register online at www.GRCC.com or call Jackie Carter, (804) 783-9314.

Virginia International Business Council luncheon meeting, 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., The Jefferson Hotel, 101 W. Franklin St. Speaker_ J.J. Keever, senior deputy executive director, Port of Virginia. Topic_ "State of the Port of Virginia: Expansion Report, the Panama Canal Implications and Virginia in the Global Business Arena." Tariff: $25 for members, $35 for nonmembers and guests. Reservations due by Tuesday: www.vaibc.org, (804) 795-8080 or info@vaibc.org.

PRSA Richmond offers "Will Locusts Be Next?" a presentation by Bill Hall, Dominion Virginia Power's vice president of executive communications who will highlight how the utility used crisis communications strategies during the natural disasters in 2011. Networking begins at 11:45 a.m., lunch served at 12:15 p.m., Richmond Marriott, 500 E. Broad St. Cost: free for members; $40 for nonmembers; $20 for students. Register online by Jan. 23 at www.prsarichmond.org.

Toastmasters — Power Lunch Expressions Club meeting, noon to 1 p.m., AECOM Innsbrook Office, 4840 Cox Road. Bring your lunch and learn with a friendly network of professionals to improve your public speaking, communication and leadership skills. Details: John Goldhamer, (804) 307-9437, JohnGoldhamer@aol.com or Gay Rudis, (804) 741-4147, gorudis@verizon.net.

Work It, Richmond inaugural event, 4 to 6 p.m., BlackFinn Restaurant & Saloon, 1001 Haxall Point. Speaker: Scott Anthony, director and head of Asian operations at Innosight and board member of Media General Inc. Topic: "Insights on the 45-Day Innovation 'Chute.' " Tickets: $15. Registration: workitrichmond.eventbrite.com. Details: (804) 649-6874.

Hanover Business Council Networking Breakfast, 7:15 to 9 a.m., Randolph-Macon College, Estes Dining Hall, 306 Henry St., Ashland. Speaker: R. Rushton Paul, Jr. Topic_ "Why Social Media is a Double-Edged Sword for Business Owners ... And How to Avoid Getting Skewered." Advance registration closes at noon Jan. 25. Cost: $12 for members and nonmembers in advance; $17 for members and nonmembers at the door. Register online at www.GRCC.com or call the Reservation Line, (804) 783-9368.

Business Networking International — Capital City, 8 a.m., 1001 Boulders Parkway, fifth floor. Details: Daniel Latham, (804) 419-2804.

Business Networking International, 8 a.m., Can Can Brasserie, 3120 W. Cary St. Details/RSVP: Timothy Fee, (804) 673-6676.

Glen Gary Chapter Business Network International, 11:30 a.m., Ramada Plaza-Richmond West, 6624 W. Broad St. Details: Mike Layton, (804) 419-2844.

Direct Connections Chapter, Business Networking International meets at 8 a.m. every Friday at Brio Tuscan Grille at Stony Point Fashion Park. Details/RSVP: Mike Shore, (804) 928-8776.

Metropolitan Business League sponsors the "Greater Richmond Small Business Expo & Matchmaker," 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Arthur Ashe Center, 3001 N. Boulevard. Registration: (804) 649-7473 or www.thembl.org.

BNI Central Virginia presents Social Media Marketing & Networking in 15 Minutes a Day advanced networking training series, noon to 1 p.m., Enterprise Meeting Center, 2708 Enterprise Parkway. Registration/details: bniva.com/events.php, Mark Deutsch, (804) 612-2891 or mark@bniva.com.

Deborah Jackson