The Business Calendar runs each Sunday in the Business section. Notices of meetings, seminars and workshops of interest to the Buffalo-area business community should be sent to the Business News Desk of The News, Box 100, Buffalo, NY 14240; faxed to 849-4587; or e-mailed to fin@buffnews.com by the preceding Thursday.

Monday

Business groups

Brothers of Mercy Campus Foundation, free tax assistance program, today and Feb. 1, Brothers of Mercy Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 10570 Bergtold Road, Clarence. Audrey Nguyen, foundation program executive, will provide free tax preparation for those whose annual income is less than $49,000. Appointments are required. Information and to schedule an appointment, call Nguyen, 759-7808.

Buffalo Executives Association, noon, Protocol Restaurant, 6766 Transit Road, Cheektowaga. Craft Talk: Duane Madyun, Ansar Group Merchant Services. Guests welcome. Information, call Cheryl Samilio Meyer, 852-6916 or e-mailinfo@BuffaloEA.com .

Buffalo Niagara Sales&Marketing Executives, networking and dinner meeting, 5:15 p. m., Hyatt Regency Buffalo, 2 Fountain Plaza. Program: “Change for Good Dinner Event,” presented by Linda Eaton, co-founder, The Galileo Initiative. Cost: Free for members; $35 nonmembers; $15 students. Registration, call 662-2279, or visit www.bnsme.org.

Seminars and classes

Everywoman Opportunity Center, Get Ready Get Set Get a Job workshop series to help women and single heads of households enter or re-enter the job market, 9:30 a. m. to 12:30 p. m., Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, through Feb. 25, 1905 Pine Ave., Niagara Falls. Employment search and job fair preparation including resume development, applications, interviewing and professional dress. Call 282-8472 to schedule an appointment.

Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Buffalo, Money In Motion, a free financial education course, 5:30 to 8:30 p. m., tonight and Jan. 28, CCCS of Buffalo office, 40 Gardenville Parkway, West Seneca. Registration, visit www.cccsbuffalo.org or call 712-2060.

Tuesday

Business groups

BNI Executive Marketing Team, breakfast meeting, 6:45 to 8:30 a. m.,Hilton Garden Inn, 4201 Genesee St., Cheektowaga. Program: “Mortgages Made Easy,” presented by Dennis Atkinson, Flaherty Funding. Information, call Debra Chase, 662-6166 or visit www.bniemt.com.

WNY PRO business networkers weekly meeting, 7:30 a. m., Bob Evans Restaurant, 1925 Niagara Falls Blvd., Amherst. Guest speakers weekly. Information or reservations, call Joe Andrade, 417-0070.

Pro-Net Professional Networking Group, 8 a. m. today and 8:30 a. m. Thursday, Amherst Chamber of Commerce, 350 Essjay Road, Suite 200, Williamsville. Free to chamber members and prospective members. Call Loretta Kaminsky, 632-6905.

Research Studies Center, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, “The High Cost of Free Parking,” 5:30 to 7 p. m., Hohn Lecture Hall, Elm and Carlton Streets. Speaker: Donald Shoup, professor of Urban Planning at the University of California.

Working for Downtown Post Holiday Social, 5:30 to 7:30 p. m., Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site, 641 Delaware Ave. Tickets, $20 for members; $25 nonmember. Registration, call 842-1357, Ext. 104 or 823-0011.

The Advertising Club of Buffalo, social media presentation, 5:30 to 8:30 p. m., Embassy Suites (at the Avant), 200 Delaware Ave. Program: “Integrating Your Brand into Your Blog,” presented by Jennifer Cisney, Eastman Kodak. Cost: $15 for Ad Club Members; $20 nonmembers. Includes cash bar and light snacks and hors d’oeuvres. Valet parking available. Registration, call 693-3807 or visit www.advertisingclubofbuffalo.com.

Seminars and classes

Westminster Economic Development Initiative, business mentoring program, 4 to 6 p. m., 271 Grant St. (former library). Free advice to entrepreneurs and small business owners located on the West Side of Buffalo. Information, Bonnie Smith, e-mailbsmith@wedibuffalo.org or 870-6843.

Wednesday

Professional groups

The Buffalo Chapter of American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 5 p. m., Tour of API Heat Transfer, 2777 Walden Ave., Cheektowaga, followed by dinner, 6 p. m., Magruders, 4995 Broadway Ave., Depew. Cost: $20 for members and guests; $10 students. Reservations, call Joe Ciccarella 828-8577 or e-mail jciccarella@jne.ca .

Business groups

The Lancaster Area Chamber of Commerce, A. M. Attitude Adjustment, networking group meeting, 8 to 9 a. m., Olive Tree Family Restaurant, 5240 Broadway, Lancaster. For information, call the Chamber, 681-9755.

The Parachute Group, a networking group for individuals who are in career/ job transition, 10 a. m., Harlem Road Community Center, 4255 Harlem Road, Amherst. Information, e-mail parachutegroup@msn.com or call 276-1117.

Seminars and classes

The Women’s Business Center at Canisius College, free information counseling session for current and potential small business owners, presented by staff from the state Small Business Development Center, the WBC and members of the Service Corps of Retired Executives, noon to 1 p. m., Demerly Hall, Canisius College, 2365 Main St. Information or registration, call 888-8280 or visit www.canisius.edu/wbc.

Thursday

Business groups

BNI Pinnacle Chapter, weekly meeting, 6:45 to 8:30 a. m., Amherst Youth Center, 5005 Sheridan Dr., Williamsville. Speaker, Steven Sugarman of Pusatier, Sherman, Abbott and Sugarman. Information, call Adam Lingner, 523-7907.

The Small Business Association, Business First, The Bonadio Group and KeyBank, Power Breakfast, The effects of the economic stimulus on the local business community, 7:30 to 9:30 a. m., Salvatore’s Italian Gardens, 6461 Transit Road, Depew. Program: “How the SBA’s Programs Have Helped the Economic Recovery,” presented by Franklin Sciortino, SBA district director. Panelists: Kenneth Adams, The Business Council of New York State; Tom Ulrich, Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership; Colleen DiPirro, Amherst Chamber of Commerce. Registration, visit http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo-/calendar/?op=event_details&listing-_id=66811 or call 541-1600.

The Western New York Business Networking Group for business professionals, 7:45 a. m., Comfort Inn, 1 Flint Road, Amherst. Call 553-8883.

The Rotary Club of Amherst East, luncheon meeting, 12:15 p. m., Ramada Hotel and Conference Center, 2402 North Forest Road, Amherst. Speaker: Kevin Gaughan. Information and reservations, call 689-8886.

Rotary Club of Buffalo, 12:15 p. m., Harbour Club, HSBC Arena. Program: Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, presented by Patrick Whelan, BNMC chief operating officer. Information, call 854-3397.

The New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences Commercialization Lecture Series, 4 to 5 p. m., NYS Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences, 701 Ellicott St., 2nd Floor. Topic: The Ying and Yang of Technology Start-Up Companies—The Nano-Dynamics Story, by Keith Blakely, chairman&CEO, The InVentures Group (past CEO, NanoDynamics) and Rick Berger, director, Next Point. (past president, NanoDynamics). Registration, call Renata Bator, 881-7588 or e-mail rmbator@buffalo.edu .

The Center for Professional Development at Canisius College, open house to showcase its spring programs, 5:30 to 7:30 p. m. and 9 to 11:30 a. m Saturday, Suite 130, Canisius Amherst Conference Center, 300 Corporate Parkway, Amherst. Registration, visit www.canisius.edu/cpd or call 888-8490.

Working for Downtown, Thursday in the City, 5:30 to 8 p. m. Stillwater, 483 Delaware Ave. Information, visit workingfordowntown.org.

RPM Transition Group, financial seminar, 7 p. m., Amherst Holiday Inn, 1881 Niagara Falls Blvd., Amherst. Program: “The Way Life Should Be— Financial Freedom,” by James Sanford. Free to preregistered attendees/$10 at door. Registration, e-mailron@rpmtg.com .

Friday

Business groups

The Amherst Chamber of Commerce, Annual Luncheon 2010, 11:30 a. m., Classics V Restaurant, 2443 Niagara Falls Blvd., Amherst. Program: Swearing in of the 2010 board of directors by Assembly Member Jim Hayes. Amherst Town Supervisor Dr. Barry Weinstein will give the 2010 Amherst State of the Town Address. Chamber President and CEO, Colleen C. DiPirro will present the Amherst Chamber of Commerce’s 2010 Program of Work. Cost, $35 per person/$ 400 for a corporate table. Reservations, e-mail Christina M. Lopez at clopez@amherst.org or call 632-6905.

Saturday

Seminars and classes

Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Buffalo, Make Your Move, a free home buyer’s education course, 9:30 a. m. to 3:30 p. m., CCCS office, 40 Gardenville Parkway, Suite 300, West Seneca. Information and registration, call 712-2060.

Feb. 1

Professional groups

Engineering Society of Buffalo, officers, directors and committee members meeting, 6 p. m., Alice’s Kitchen, 3122 Sheridan Drive, Amherst. Reservations, call Kim 873-4455 or e-mailoffice@tesb.org.

Feb. 3

Professional groups

Engineering Society of Buffalo, retirees luncheon meeting, noon, Alice’s Kitchen, 3122 Sheridan Drive, Amherst. Information, call John Beishline at 694-5154 or e-mailoffice@tesb.org .

The Independent Association of Accountants of New York, tax season round table dinner meeting, 6 p. m., Salvatore’s Italian Gardens, 6461 Transit Road, Depew. Information and reservations, call 674-0636.

Business groups

Working for Downtown, Brown Bag Lunch Series, noon to 1:30 p. m., Buffalo and Erie County Public Library, West Room, Lafayette Square. Free. $10 to order an optional box lunch. Reservations, call Lynn Waclawek, 842-5237.

The Greater East Aurora Chamber of Commerce, 6 p. m., Aurora Town Hall Board Room Auditorium, 300 Gleed Ave., East Aurora. Presentation by Brian Sampson, executive director of Unschackle Upstate New York. Free. Reservations, call the Chamber, 652-8444 or eanycc@verizon.net.