Meetings
UB sets open house for entrepreneurs

The University at Buffalo's Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership is hosting an informal open house and information session Tuesday, March 20 for the 2007-08 CEL core program. The program is a 10-month certificate course designed to help business owners and leaders overcome business challenges, create new opportunities and develop valuable networking relationships. Interested parties can stop in between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. and meet the executive director of the program, as well as CEL alumni. The event will take place at the Jacobs Executive Development Center at 672 Delaware Ave., Buffalo. Call 885-5715 or e-mail m g t - c e l @ b u ff a l o . e d u .

Management development program offered

The Canisius College Center for Professional Development will offer a management development program slated for 8:45 to 11:45 a.m. every Friday from March 9 through May 11 at the Center at Amherst, located at 300 Corporate Parkway. The program is designed for managers, assistant managers and supervisors with management potential who wish to learn tools and techniques to maximize personal and company performance. Weekly guest speakers will supplement the lectures and share their management expertise in highly interactive presentations based upon the skill being taught that week. For more information, call 888-2790.

BPW hosts March 22 Chinese auction

The Clarence Heritage of Business and Professional Women's annual Chinese auction will take place from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 22 at the Brookfield Country Club, 5120 Shimerville Road in Clarence. The cost to attend the event is $30, which includes tickets and the dinner. For more information on the auction or for reservations, call 505-1530.