Much to do

Thomas Murdough, president and founder of Step2 Co. and founder of Little Tykes, presents Is It Easier the Second Time Around? Sept. 2. The breakfast is sponsored by the Small Business Council of the Akron Regional Development Board. Call 376-5550 for more information.

The Fairlawn Area Chamber of Commerce Business Showcase will be held Sept. 16 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Summit Mall.

Strategic Planning: The recipe and the ingredients will be held Sept. 17, and is hosted by Directors of Volunteers in Agencies and The Volunteer Center of Summit County Inc. Call 762-8991 for more information.

Communicating With Diplomacy and Tact, a two-day workshop, will be held at the Four Points Sheraton, Akron, Sept. 20-21. Call Padgett Thompson at (800) 255-4141 for more information.

Where Is The Money: The Ins & Outs of Profit for Small Business Owners, a class held by the Western Reserve Small Business Development Center for Women, will start Sept. 21 at Cuyahoga Falls High School. Coast is $40. Call the center at 972-5592 to register.

Coping With Payroll Hot Spots, a one-day seminar, is presented by the American Management Association, on Sept. 28 at the Sheraton Suites in Cuyahoga Falls. Call (800) 821-3919 to register.

The first course of the Succession Planning Program, a partnership between the Greater Cleveland Growth Association’s Council of Smaller Enterprises and Kent State University, is An Overview of Estate Planning Techniques in Succession Planning on Sept. 30. Cost is $25 for this seminar, or $85 for all five, which run through Dec. 2. Call 672-3028 to register.