Summit
Architecture and engineering
DiCicco, Gulman & Co. is hosting the seventh annual A&E Summit, which brings together architectural engineers
to discuss the challenges and decision-making practices of their business. Friday, 7:30 to 10:30 a.m., The Langham, 250 Franklin St., Boston. $25.
Breakfast
Charity in the a.m.
The Women’s Network Breakfast,
hosted by the Greater Boston Chamber
of Commerce, will feature Gail McGovern, president and chief executive of the American Red Cross. Friday, 7:45 to 9 a.m., InterContinental Hotel, Abigail Adams Ballroom, 510 Atlantic Ave., Boston. $55 to $100.
Information session
Jump-start a culinary business
Hope & Main, a culinary business incubator in Rhode Island, will hold an informational session about its nonprofit startup incubator program. Saturday, 9 to 10:30 a.m., Hope & Main, 691 Main St., Warren, R.I. Free.
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Workshop
Fund-raising and investing
The Capital Network is holding a lunch workshop session to teach entrepreneurs about the effects of proposed financing and how to approach difficult negotiating points when raising money. Friday, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP, 155 Seaport Blvd., Boston. $30.
Class
First-time home buyers
Community Teamwork, an organization that helps low-income people become self-sustainable, is holding a class to teach first-time home buyers how to approach the process. Graduates will be eligible to apply for Mass Housing low-interest mortgage loans. Saturday,
9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Northern Bank & Trust, 600 Main St., Reading. $60.
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