Monday, Dec. 3

TALK

Online shopping

Hear about how technology is changing the retail industry at a talk hosted by nonprofit Civil Series. Free snacks and beer. Monday, 6 to 8:30 p.m., Alley, 10 Ware St., Cambridge. Free. Register online or go to the business agenda at bostonglobe.com.

Tuesday, Dec. 4

BOOT CAMP

Choosing your business structure

Learn how to select the right business structure for your company. This event is part of a series of legal boot camps hosted by coworking space The Village Works. Tuesday, 12:30 to 1 p.m., The Village Works, 202 Washington St., Brookline. Free. Register online or go to the business agenda at bostonglobe.com.

PANEL

Switching your career

Listen to employees from Boston’s fastest-growing companies discuss how they changed their career paths. Attendees are encouraged to bring their resume to receive feedback from recruiters. Tuesday, 5:30 to 8 p.m., Wayfair Headquarters, 4 Copley Place, seventh floor, Boston. Free. Register online or go to the business agenda at bostonglobe.com.

Wednesday, Dec. 5

FORUM

Discussing cannabis technology

Hear cannabis professionals discuss challenges the industry is facing at an event sponsored by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Enterprise Forum. Topics will include different opportunities in recreational and medical marijuana. Wednesday, 5 to 8:30 p.m., MIT Stata Center, 32 Vassar St., room 32-141, Cambridge. Tickets range from $5 to $45. Register online or go to the business agenda at bostonglobe.com.

NETWORKING

Make connections

Meet like-minded businesspeople at a holiday networking event hosted by Ronald Couming, chief executive of information technology for RCS Technology Solutions. Wednesday, 6 to 8:30 p.m., The Yard: Back Bay, 120 St. James Ave., sixth floor, Boston. Free. Register online or go to the business agenda at bostonglobe.com.

Thursday, Dec. 6

TRAINING

Master business writing

Develop your communication skills through writing at a workshop hosted by training company Mangates. An overview of grammar and different types of business documents will be presented. Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Regus, 470 Atlantic Ave., fourth floor, Boston. $599 to $699. Register online or go to the business agenda at bostonglobe.com.

PITCH COMPETITION

Innovating food

Watch food entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas for a chance to win $10,000. This event is part of a three-day intensive business boot camp hosted by nonprofit Fair Food Network. Thursday, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, 93 Worcester St., Wellesley Hills. Free. Register online or go to the business agenda at bostonglobe.com.

Friday. Dec. 7

CONTEST

Battle of the business plans

Watch a panel of judges critique students’ business ideas at the annual Massachusetts Institute of Technology Fintech $5K Business Plan Competition. Winners will receive up to $5,000. Friday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., 100 Memorial Drive, MIT Sloan School of Management, Building E62, room 233, Cambridge. Free. Register online or go to the business agenda at bostonglobe.com.

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