TOMORROW

RECESSION MARKETING 101, how your firm can thrive during a recession, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Small Business Development Center, 1833 Kalakaua Ave., Suite 400; fee: $25; how to adapt your marketing strategy, understand the shift in consumer buying attitudes and adjust your advertising. Registration: 945-1430.

HOW TO BUY MULTI-FAMILY APARTMENTS, seminar, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 12 at Hawai'i Convention Center. Reservations: 258-0551.

MONDAY

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS VS. EMPLOYEES. Common Grounds roundtable discussion group 10 a.m. to noon at Hawaii Women's Business Center, Suite A; free. RSVP: 526-1001, e-mail: hwbcadmin@hwbc.org.

TUESDAY

LEGAL ISSUES: LIVING AND DYING ON YOUR TERMS, workshop on wills, trusts and advance directives, 9:30 to 11 a.m. at Honolulu Community College, Bldg. 2, Room 614; free with free parking. Information: 845-9296, cet@hcc.hawaii.edu.

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION RESOURCES DAY, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Central Pacific Bank Mililani Branch; free advice on SBA resources and loans. Call for appointmentt: 541-2990, ext. 211 or mary.dale@sba.gov.

MANAGING STRESS WHEN YOU ARE IN THE GRIP. How to maintain inner balance on the job, 9 a.m. to noon July 15 at Hawaii Women's Business Center, Suite A; fee: members $35, others $31.50. Pre-register: 526-1001, e-mail: hwbcadmin@hwbc.org.

COMMUNITY MEETING on Oahu Cable Franchise Renewal, 4 to 6:30 p.m. July 15 at McKinley High School, Hirata Hall; share your opinions on the usefulness of community access television. Information: 586-2620 or cabletv@dcca.hawaii.gov.

WEDNESDAY

BASICS OF SELLING ON eBAY. Workshop sharing revenue boosting tips, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Hawaii Women's Business Center, Suite A; fee: members $50, nonmembers $55, book $30; bring dinner, refreshments provided. Register: 526-1001, e-mail: hwbcadmin@hwbc.org.

Business events of general interest are listed in the Coming Events column throughout the week. Submit notices at least two weeks in advance to: Alan Yonan, Business Section, The Honolulu Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802; fax to 525-6763; or e-mail coming events@honoluluadvertiser.com. For e-mailed releases, place the information in the body of the message, not in an attachment.