Tuesday

Grant information for Androscoggin County nonprofits, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce, 415 Lisbon St., Lewiston. The session is for organizations planning to apply for grants from Maine Community Foundation’s Community Building Grant Program. For registration, questions or more information go to www.mainecf.org or call 1-877-700-6800. 

“Starting Your Own Business: Everything you need to know,” 2 to 5 p.m., SCORE offices, 100 Middle St., second floor, East Tower, Portland. There is a nominal charge. For more information or to register, call 772-1147 or visit: www.scoremaine.com.

Wednesday

Eggs & Issues, starting at 7 a.m., with guest speaker David Shaw, managing partner of Black Point Group, and founder and retired CEO of Idexx Laboratories, at Holiday Inn by the Bay in Portland. The cost is $17 for chamber members and $27 for nonmembers. For details or to register, visit www.portlandregion.com or call 772-2811, ext. 233. 

Maine Women’s Network, Androscoggin Chapter, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., luncheon featuring April Clark, vice president/regional director for Manpower, at Hilton Garden Inn Auburn Riverwatch. Register at www.mainewomensnetwork.com. 

National Association of Women in Construction, beginning at 5:15 p.m. with board meeting followed by networking, dinner and program. Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. office, 45 Melville St., Augusta. 

TechMaine Information Security User Group, 6 to 8 p.m., “Information Security for Telecom” with Josh Broder, meets at Tilson Technology Management, 245 Commercial St., Suite 203, Portland. For details and registration go to www.techmaine.com. The session is free and open to the public. 

Thursday

GATEways to Employment workshop, 9 a.m. to noon, topics include skills, resources and assessments. CareerCenter, 9 Bodwell Court, behind the courthouse, Springvale. Call 324-5460 to register or visit www.mainecareercenter.com. 

Gorham Business Exchange, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the community room at Gorham Savings Bank, 10 Wentworth Drive, Gorham. The topic is “Year-End Financial Planning.” Advance registration is requested. Visit www.gorhambusiness.org or call 892-5515. 

Society for Marketing Professional Services, winter social, 5 to 8 p.m., Eastland Park Hotel, 157 High St., Portland. The cost is $40 for members and $60 for nonmembers. Register at SMPSMaine.org. 

“Selling Your Music on the Net,” 5:30 p.m., a Portland Music Foundation seminar with panel discussion by Adam Ayan, Josh Thelin and Scott Billington, at Portland Public Library’s Rines Auditorium, Monument Square, Portland. 

Project Management Institute, Maine chapter, presents “Developing Project Scopes — Lessons from the WWII Great Escape from Germany’s Stalag 17 Concentration Camp,” with Mark Kozak-Holland, author, business consultant and historian, 6 to 7:30 p.m. at University of Southern Maine, Abromson Conference Center, 58 Bedford St., Portland. For details and registration visit http://www.pmimaine.org. Non-members are welcome. 

TechMaine Agile User Group, 6 to 8 p.m., “The Basics for Doing Agile and Delivering Value,” with Mike Dwyer of BigVisible. Meets at Vertafore, 510 Congress St., second floor, Portland. Free and open to the public. For details and registration go to www.techmaine.com.