Gorham Business and Civic Exchange presents "Public Relations for Small Business," 7:30 to 9 a.m. Tuesday at Moody's Collision Center, 200 Narragansett St., Gorham. The cost is $15 for members and $25 for guests and includes a catered breakfast. To register, or for information, visit www.gorhambusiness.org.

"Starting Your Own Business," 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the SCORE Offices, 100 Middle St., second floor, East Tower, Portland. There is a nominal charge. For information and reservations visit www.scoremaine.com or call 772-1147.

Finance Authority of Maine's annual meeting and awards event, Showcase Maine, will be held from 4:30 to 7:45 p.m. Tuesday at Holiday Inn By the Bay, Portland. The keynote speaker is Sandy Baum, Ph.D, a senior policy analyst with the College Board. Award recipients include: Western Maine Charitable Foundation; Maine College Transitions Program; John Burns, fund manager of the Small Enterprise Growth Fund; Carolyn Dorrity, former head of the Acadia Health Education Coalition; and Camden National Bank. Register online at www.famemaine.com or call 1-800-228-3734.

User groups: PHP User Group: "The nth-graph Project" with Nate Morse from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday; and Information Security User Group: "Real Business Threats for SMBs" with Gary Mullen, 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, both at TechMaine Technology Center, 506 Main St., Westbrook. There is no charge and the sessions are open to the public. Registration is requested at www.techmaine.com.

The Women's Business Center and the Maine Small Business Development Center at Coastal Enterprises Inc. is offering two workshops this week: "Pricing for What You're Worth," a virtual live session, will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday. A self-paced version will be available. The cost is $25; "Guerilla Marketing" will take place from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Friday at Midcoast Center for Higher Education, 11 Park St., Bath. The cost is $15. Visit www.wbcmaine.org to register.

"Practical Public Relations Strategies," with guest speaker Fritz Lyon, is the topic of the Business Breakfast, 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. Thursday at the Student Center Atrium at Thomas College, 180 West River Road, Waterville. The cost per person is $14 for members in advance, $16 for members at the door and $20 for non-members. Contact the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce at 873-3315 for information.

T-Mobile job fairs will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. on Thursday and again on Dec. 10 at its Call Center, 133 FirstPark Drive, Oakland. The company will be hiring 130 employees. For more information go to www.tmobile.jobs.

Lakes Region Job Transition Network, a support group for the unemployed, will meet at 2 p.m. Thursday at North Windham Union Church, Route 302, Windham. Meetings are open to local residents at no charge. For information call 653-5185.

Portland Society of Architects presents a conversation with Pamela Hawkes, FAIA, principal, Ann Beha Architects, Boston, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Furniturea, 75 Market St., Portland. Admission is $25 for members and $30 for non-members. Seating is limited. For reservations, e-mail contact information to: Events@portlandarchitects.org.

Maine Notary Education Day, a free workshop, will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Augusta Civic Center. Speakers are Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap and State Notary Officer Tim Poulin. Registration...