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CPCC online small-business classes on June 17- August 7 include Learn to Buy and Sell on eBay, Building Teams That Work, and Start Your Own Consulting Practice. Cost for each is $139. For information and to register, go to bit.ly/1HshuMq.

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Learn how to “network like a pro” with Hugh Grey, senior director consultant for the business referral organization BNI Georgia and North Carolina (www.bnisoutheast.com). Cost: $19. Lunch is not provided. 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Hampton Inn and Suites SouthPark at Phillips Place, 6700 Phillips Place Court, Charlotte. Registration closes at noon on June 15. For details, go to www.charlottechristianchamber.org/events/97.

Join the Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce and Savory Moments catering service for Business After Hours at Magnolia Woods banquet room, 12125 Statesville Road, Huntersville. Free. 5:30-7 p.m. To register, go to the events listing at www.lakenormanchamber.org.

The Mooresville Business Resource Group, a coalition of local businesses in Mooresville, meets the first and third Friday of every month. Guests are welcome. 7:15-8:30 a.m. at the U Center, 517 Alcove Road, Mooresville. Details: 704-663-1238; mooresvillebrg.org.

Join The Bastiat Society’s Charlotte chapter, Bitcoin Charlotte and the North Carolina Legal Geeksfor a discussion of Bitcoin. How does it work, and how do people use it in Charlotte? Speaker Benjamin Wilson is the founder of Deliverypath and a local Bitcoin advocate. Free. 6-8 p.m. at Kickstand Burgers Bar, 1101 Central Ave. Charlotte. Register at http://conta.cc/1GytcWN.

Learn how to protect your business in different scenarios, from buy-sell agreements to the event of a death or disability. Find out about tax ramifications surrounding succession planning. Free. 6-8 p.m. at MetLife, Gragg Building, 11225 North Community House Road, Charlotte. To register, go to the events tab at www.lacccharlotte.com or call 704-343-2525.

This job fair series from the North Carolina Technology Association connects area talent with growing companies and organizations, and promotes regional job openings in the tech industry. Free for job seekers. 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Central Piedmont Community College, Levine Campus, 2800 Campus Ridge Road. Registration is encouraged: bit.ly/1LJhRRT.

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College’s free marketing seminar series continues July 10 with “Email Marketing for Success.” Learn effective strategies for creating email newsletters, and find out how to get more people to open your email campaigns. 8:30-10:30 a.m. at Harrisburg Town Hall, 4100 Main St., Harrisburg. Register at www.rccc.edu/sbc or call 704-216-3534.