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Show r PAGE 10 SUNDAY, APRIL 1, 2007 BUSINESS EDITOR Grace Leong I 0 gleongheraldextra.com 344-29- 1 Week Ahead Editor's Note: Please submit calendar information for Utah businesses, events, seminars and conferences to gleongheraldextra.com or fax it to 344-298Deadline for submission is the Wednesday of the and answer session. Location: Golden Corral Buffet and Grill, 8860 S. Redwood Road, West Jordan. Time: April 4 at noon and April 5 at 6 p.m. To reserve a seat, please call First Fidelity Financial Services at week before publication. 545-887- WEDNESDAY THURSDAY I FundingUniverse hold a speed-pitchin- I will g luncheon to help match entrepreneurs with Utah angel investors venture and capitalists. The luncheon puts 10 entreand preneurs in front of 10 groups of three to five investors, Entrepreneurs pitch to small groups of investors for four minutes. Investors then have three minutes to ask questions. After the time has expired, the entrepreneurs rotate and begin the process again, pitching to another group of investors. early-stag- e selected to participate in the event, an entrepreneur meets with dozens of accredited angel investors in a very personal setting. Nearly every entrepreneur who has g presented at a luncheon has refrom an ceived follow-uangel investor or angel group. "Angel investors will see a variety of forplans in a mat, and entrepreneurs will be able to pitch their plans to more investors in a small space of time," said Brock Blake, CEO of FundingUniverse. If speed-pitchin- p high-spee- d Location: Miller Business Innovation Center, 9690 S. 300 West, Sandy. Time: Mandatory coaching session from p.m. on April 2. Luncheon on April 4. Cost: Free to one presenting representative. Each additional presenting representative will be charged $25. Presenting fee (if chosen): $500. ($100 discount for early-birregistration) Entrepreneurs and accredited angel investors interested in participating in the luncheon may register 4-- 6 by visiting d http:www. fundinguniverse.com services339340utah. html or by calling (877) 638-361- I SkyWest Airlines is hosting a career fair. The event will include interviews for positions ranging from flight atten- dants, customer service and ramp agents, pilots, and maintenance personnel. addition to competitive pay rates, SkyWest's Total Rewards compensation package includes a combination of any of the following: health benefits, stock purchase and 401(k) plans, and a Performance Rewards incentive program tied to the company's operational goals. Travel privileges are also part of SkyWest's Total Rewards. Team members in Salt Lake have access to SkyWest's and Delta Air Lines' national and International route systems, as well as a myriad of hotel, cruise lines, rental car agencies and resort discounts. Currently, the airline operates more than 1.700 daily flights across the country as a Delta Connection earner from Its Salt Lake City and Atlanta hubs, and as a United Express carrier from Denver, Chicago O'Hare and west coast hubs, time: 10 a.m.-- p.m. Location: Red Lion Hotel, 161 W. 600 South in Salt Lake City. For more Information on the Salt Lake City and other recruitment events, and to apply online, visit www. In The Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce will hold its 2007 Small Business Awards luncheon. This year's honorees include five Utah ; businesses ILf-J- fit; a u including The Storey Agency, which will be honored as Small Business of the Year. The keynote speaker is Dan England, chairman of the board of C.R. England. Cost: $60. Location: Salt Lake City 75 S. West Temple, Salt Lake City. Time: Noon-l:3p.m. To RSVP, please visit www. saltlakechamber.org, call or (801) Marriott-Downtow- 0 328-505- 3 awardssaltlake chamber.org. .jw-uimm- The Office of the National Ombudsman will host an informal forum for small business owners and representatives frcmjjfsiness and trade associations to discuss their concerns about federal compliance practices in the Small Business Administration's Region VIII. The event features Nicholas Owens, who will discuss concerns about enforcement of excessive and burdensome federal regulations at a Regulatory Fairness Board Roundtable. The Office of the National Ombudsman was created by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996. The act established 10 Regulatory Fairness Boards and each board is comprised of five members, small business owners or operators from the region who volunteer their time to help small businesses cope with regulatory problems. Michael Stran-sky- , a member of SBA's Region VIII Regulatory Fairness Board for the Utah District Office will be attending the round-tablIf you are a small business concerned about excessive enforcement and cannot attend the roundtable, you can contact Michael Stran-skat (801) y 521-860- 0 or mstranskygsbs-pc.com- . Information gathered from roundtables and hearings across the country will be shared with government officials in the ombudsman's annual report to Congress and with directors and managers of federal regulatory agencies to help them with enforcement actions. Location:,. National Ombudsman. ' Federal Building, 125 S. State St., Room 2404, Salt Lake City. Time: 9:30 a.m.-l- l a.m. Those wishing to participate in the discussion should contact Georgia Yoshida, public information officer, at (801) or by at Georgia. yoshidasba.gov or contact Steve Price, deputy district director, at (801) or by at Steven. pricesba. gov prior to the meeting. For more information on the national ombudsman and this roundtable, visit the National Ombudsman's Web site atwww. 524-321- u-- .....i.,ic .j- sba govombudsman. FRIDAY 7 Provo-Ore- Cham- ber of Commerce will host Its Friday Forum. Cost: $20 for chamber members, $25 for Time: 11:30 a.m.-l:1p.m. Location: Noah Corp., 644 Skywest.comcareers. N. 2000 West Llndon. ft Two reworkshops on exit verse mortgages will be Uust east of held April 45 by consul- - " 275 (Pleasant Grove) on 2000 West (formerty tant Tom Pettit m West Proctor Lane). RSVP to Jordan. The free presenlnfoGlhechamber.org or will 30 each be tations call 851 2555. minutes with a question 3 7 outside the . Homrmmi Ayuu " , -- -j u-- John Witkowski , .... ; n what nuns in Guatemala City.. : Volunteer vacations become more popular Dave Carpenter THE ASSOCIATED PRESS I ike Wood spent his recent I 11 1 vacation in rural Hon- 1 1 I I l duras, visiting Mayan 1 1 ruins but mostly building U latrines and pig pens. That isn't exactly most people's idea of a glorious week in the sun. But it was thoroughly enjoyable for the assistant and he apparhigh school principal ently has growing company. "It's fun to see how 80 or 90 percent of the people live in this world and try to help them out," said the Deer Isle, Maine, resident, who was on a trip organized by the group Sustainable Harvest International More Americans are starting to feel the same way about vacations with a charitable or humanitarian purpose, where they can build housing or schools, collect field data or work at a refugee camp, orphanage or archaeological dig. While the trend is hard to quantify, a wide variety of environmental, medical, nature, children's and other groups as well as churches report that participation in volunteer vacations is on the rise. Surveys conducted recently by Travelocity and the Travel Industry Association of America confirm that consumers are becoming more interested in vacations with a volunteerism aspect, also known as "voluntourism." Opportunities that once existed largely with nonprofit activist groups are being adopted by a wide range of travel agencies and tour operators, too. Sally ill Ul Cheap-Tickets.co- w 1 m 'XC2t&. "AVVoo(! Nana Mensah fill iurmm lerreritos, hke many Americans who humanitarian purpose. l hceoZZr Brown, who heads the Indianapolis group Ambassadors for Children, said the number of travel organizations of various kinds that offer voluntourism trips has probably doubled in the past three years. Like the Wood, many of T - t. . ''i --1.. mm II J Sus,a,ftaW t.Jacorstglatrine hih schol principal is io, vacations for a charitable or the vacation volunteers are baby boomers, who have the money to spend and the time to donate as they edge closer to retirement. But See VOLUNTOURISM, C9 Make a financial disaster plan now say it all the time in or another: certainty in life is that it's uncertain. The only thing we can do is plan accordingly for every unexpected obstacle, be it death, divorce, illness or job loss. 'Take a lesson from Lisa Braw-lefounder of designer pillow and accessory company Alphabet Moon, whose husband was diagnosed with a rare lung disease. He passed away due to complications from a double-lun- g transplant, leaving Brawley with not only the pain of her loss, but the responsibility of keeping her family, and their finances, together. The key to weathering life's financial up and downs is putinsurance, an ting protections estate plan and even a pre-nuin place during the highs, and taking the measures necessary to People y, The ' 7 524-321- 5 I ll'M''l'',',''',""""y''''' ' p debt. That's why it's so important to have money tucked away in advance of the unexpected Aim for about three months of living expenses, said J. Michael Martin, financial plana Maryland-basener and president of Financial Advantage Inc. I An updated will. I never thought I'd be culling financial lessons from the Anna Nicole Smith mess but here's one. dearly, she hadn't updated her will since the birth of her baby and death of her son. Having a will In place It not is absolutely essential Talking Money only specifies who your belongings pass on to, but tt is the only stay above water during the lows. document that allows you to name Here's what you need guardians for minor cruldrm Just I An emergency fund. Things as key, however, is making sure like illness and divorce come with the document stays current. A plan to live on less. When extra expenses, and the last thing you want to do now is go into your life changes in a major way, if Jean Chatzky d so does your financial picture. The best strategy is to scale back in the short term (if you believe you'll receive a Ufe insurance payout or other windfall in the long term, you can adjust later). The ' important thing is to make sure your bills are covered and paid on time to preserve your credit rating and control debt. IA approach. In the case of a death or another crisis, the best thing you can do is refrain from making any financial decisions for several months. Hasty moves should be postponed When It doe come time to start making decisions, reach out for help, even if you dont think you'll need It. Often, when you're bflndsided by a or sudden change In the family, thinking clearly is Just not an option. Watt and see instead walt-and-- lay-of- f |