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		Week of July 20, 2000


	Four firms seek tax breaks for adding 500 jobs
	High-tech firms Digitas, Allegiance prefer Miami base
	Governor's oversight board gives speedy OK to latest Miami budget
	New plan sought to buy, relocate Camillus House homeless shelter
	Burger King move leaves large parcel unused in downtown Gables
	Two Coral Way parcels return to West Brickell market
	Telecom rivalry heats up as SBC enters tri-county market

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Thursday 7/20

LUNCHEON PRESENTATION
   "Show me the money." Speaker: Brenda Ghibaudy, Florida president for the Women's Council of Realtors. $15; $10 for members of the Women's Council of Realtors. Noon. Hamptons South, 20225 E Country Club Drive, Aventura. Details: (305) 674-0495.
MONTHLY MEETING
   "Build Your Own Website." Sponsored by the North Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce. $15; $12 for members. Noon. El Palacio Banquet & Executive Center, 17801 NW Second Ave. Details: (305) 944-8500.
SEMINAR SERIES
   First of six sessions organized by the National Society of Fund-raising Executives. "The Web: Where's your place on the Internet?" $10; $50 for series. 5:30-7:30 p.m. El Jardin Benoist Living Room, Barat Campus, Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart, 3747 Main Hwy., Coconut Grove. Details: (305) 373-1919.

Friday 7/21

NETWORKER
Miami-Dade & South Beach Business Guild. $15; $12 for members. 7 p.m. Lobby, Lincoln Theater, 541 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach. Details: (305) 751-8855.

Tuesday 7/25

SEMINAR
"Workers Compensation Compliance." Speakers: Rafael Alvarez and Russell Gray, Florida Division of Workers Compensation Bureau of Compliance, and Bill Nolan, Department of Business & Professional Regulation Investigative Services. Sponsored by the Builders Association of South Florida. $15; free to members. 3-5 p.m. Sheraton Ft. Lauderale Airport Hotel, 1825 Griffin Road, Dania. Details: (305) 556-6300 or (954) 525-8225.
RECEPTION
"Behind the Scenes with Pigeon Productions." Presented by the Organization of Women in International Trade. RSVP. $25; $20 for members. 6-8 p.m. Pigeon Productions, 2157 SW 13th Ave. Details: (305) 642-7224.

Wednesday 7/26

NETWORKER
   Special joint networking event by Chamber South and the South Miami Red Sunset Merchants Association. Happy hour prices, complimentary hors d'oeuvres. $5. Macabi, Sunset Drive. Details: (305) 242-6237.
FREE WORKSHOP
   Introduction to drafting a business plan, presented by the University of Miami. Reservations required. 1-3 p.m. Enterprise Community Center, 49 NW Fifth St. Details: (305) 579-2730.
NETWORKING FORUM
   Targeting entrepreneurs seeking funding and assistance, investors and professional service providers. Dinner follows networking. RSVP. $40: $30 for members. 5:15 p.m. Boca Raton Sheraton, 2000 NW 19th St., Boca Raton. Details: (561) 488-4505.

Thursday 7/27

SEMINAR
   "Start your own business; be your own boss." Topics include forms of ownership, licensing, regulations, business plan, financing, marketing and taxation. Presented by the Florida Atlantic University Small Business Development Center. $25. 6:30-9:30 p.m. Room 1264, M-DCC North, 11380 NW 27th Ave. Details: (786) 388-9040 or (305) 237-3929.
NETWORKER
   "Cards & Cocktails." Card exchange sponsored by the Aventura Chamber of Commerce. $10; free to members. 6-8 p.m. Romano's Macaroni Grill, 16395 Biscayne Blvd., North Miami. Details: (305) 945-7990.
FREE WORKSHOP
   How to conduct market research for a small business, presented by the Beacon Council. Reservations required. 1-2 p.m. Enterprise Community Center, 49 NW Fifth St. Details: (305) 579-2730.
PANEL DISCUSSION
   "Latin America On-Line? Who's Clicking?" Presented by the Miami chapter of the Public Relations Society of America. $28; $23 for members. 7:45 a.m. Crystal Ballroom, Mayfair House Hotel, 3000 Florida Ave., Coconut Grove. Details: (305) 441-0000.

Sunday 7/30

ENHANCING SERVICE
Two-day workshop on how to maximize verbal and physical communication through the application of theater techniques. Presented by FIU School of Hospitality Management professors and playhouse education director. Pre-register by Friday (7/21). Coconut Grove Playhouse, 3500 Main Hwy., Coconut Grove. Details: (305) 442-2662, ext. 128.

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