ENTREPRENEURSHIP: TAKING THE E-TRAIN

Daylong event, Friday, March 2 -- About 50 Anne Arundel Community College students and some Anne Arundel County public high school students and their professors will take a MARC train to Washington, D.C., to see first-hand the opportunities of owning and operating their own business. Anne Arundel County Executive John Leopold will join the group on the train ride to Washington, D.C. Once there, they will meet with Congressman John Sarbanes to learn about government’s role with business; a representative from the Small Business Administration to hear about government and private resources available to entrepreneurs and small business owners; Peter Stanton, who built his public relations company into an international corporation, to hear about the struggles on the way to success; and the owners of Passion Food LLC, who own four restaurants in Washington, D.C., to discuss small business ownership and the hospitality industry’s potential for advancement. Call Carlene Cassidy, AACC’s ESI director, 410-777-2161, to learn more about the college’s entrepreneurship program.

SPANISH-LANGUAGE TRAINING RECEPTION

5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28, National Press Club, 529 14th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. -- Anne Arundel Community College President Martha A. Smith, Ph.D., and members of the college’s Center for Workforce Solutions host a reception to showcase its Spanish-language and cross-cultural training available to businesses, organizations and government agencies in Washington, D.C. The customized training teaches English-speaking employees key phrases and words pertaining to their specific job to bridge the communications gap with Spanish-speaking clients, customers or co-workers. Some industries that have benefited from the training already include emergency and police officers, nurses, radiologic technicians and other health professionals, construction and landscape managers, financial and insurance agents and all facets of the hospitality industry. Call 410-777-1250 to attend the reception. Call 410-777-2732 for information about the training.

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