Local business calendar, week of March 30.

Monday, March 30

The Worcester Police Department invites the public to its monthly Upper Lincoln Street Business District Crime Watch meeting at 5:30 p.m. at the St. Joan of Arc Parish, 570 Lincoln St. Officers Ken Carville and Gerry O'Connor will talk about the WPD's Crime Watch and ShotSpotter initiatives.

For more information on Crime Watch program, contact Officer Carville at 774-535-7869 or KDC0367@hotmail.com, or Officer O'Connor at 508-799-8669 or OConnorGS@worcesterma.gov.

A free workshop on "Make Your Biz Better with Online Marketing'' will be given at 6:30 p.m. at Chitika, 1800 West Park Drive, Suite 300, Westboro.

Staff and professionals from Cidewalk and Chitika, oniline and mobile-advertising companies, will lead the small-business workshop, which is part of a series offered by the Westboro Economic Development Committee as part of the Shop Westborough Initiative.

For more information, call Francisco Torres, Economic Development coordinator, at 508-871-5149 or email ftorres@town.westborough.ma.us.

Commerce Bank will host a free financial education workshop, open to the public, from 5 to 6 p.m. at the bank's main office, 386 Main St., Worcester.

Presented by Money Management International, the workshop will focus on ways to better manage personal finances, including tracking expenses, creating a budget, avoiding the dangers of easy credit and reading a credit report.

For more information or to RSVP, call Meg McClain at 508-797-6829.

Tuesday, March 31

IC Federal Credit Union invites the public to attend the grand opening of its Worcester branch, 947 W. Boylston St., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Stop by and say hello to the Worcester team and enjoy some refreshments. The updated technology, modern features and relaxed atmosphere will serve as a prototype for future IC branches. IC Federal Credit Union has been serving Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk and Worcester counties for more than 86 years. For more information, visit iccreditunion.org.

Area residents are invited to join the Wachusett Area Chamber of Commerce on a weeklong trip to Thailand and Hong Kong Oct. 29 to Nov. 6. An information session will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Manor Banquet Facilities, 42 West Boylston St., West Boylston.

For more information, call Jen Stanovich, director of the Wachusett Area Chamber, at 508-829-9220, email info@wachusettareachamber.org or visit wachusettareachamber.org.

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