Challenges for small business
Three of the top challenges facing small businesses – affordable health care, attracting and retaining a workforce and new technology solutions – will be discussed at the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce’s State of Small Business Breakfast, 7:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Hyatt Regency Denver, 650 15th St. Information: denverchamber.org/events
Today
Treasury bill auction.
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. and Liberty Global report quarterly earnings.
Tuesday
Commerce Department reports on retail sales for February, the current account for the fourth quarter, and business inventories for January.
Wednesday
Federal Reserve releases survey of regional economic conditions.
EchoStar Communications Corp. reports quarterly earnings.
Thursday
Commerce Department reports on housing starts for February.
Labor Department reports on the Consumer Price Index for February.
Friday
Federal Reserve reports on industrial production for February.
Yahoo ex-exec,
author to speak
Curt Coffman, best-selling author of “First Break All the Rules: What the World’s Greatest Managers Do Differently,” and Tim Sanders, former chief solutions officer at Yahoo, will be the keynote speakers at the Association for Corporate Growth’s fourth annual Rocky Mountain Corporate Growth Conference, Wednesday and Thursday at the Inverness Hotel and Conference Center. Information: acg.org/denver
Medical policy
confab slated
Colorado Ambulatory Surgery Center Association’s annual Public Policy Symposium will be at 7:30 a.m. Friday at the Inverness West Hotel and Conference Center. Keynote speaker will be Herb Kuhn, director of the Center for Medicare Management. Information: 303-761-3596
Mary Kay hosts career event
Mary Kay Cosmetics’ career conference is scheduled for Thursday through Saturday at the Colorado Convention Center. Information: 800-627-9529



