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BUSINESS Thursday 9/6 LUNCHEON"7th Pioneer Reunion Award." International trade hall of fame success stories presented by the Florida Foreign Trade Association, the Florida Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association, Enterprise Florida, World Trade Center Miami and the Miami Air Cargo Association. $30; $25 for members. Noon-1 p.m. 94th Aero Squadron, 1395 NW 57th Ave. Details: (305) 471-0737 or ffta.com. STARTUP SEMINAR "How to start & run a successful business." Billed as a must for startups and expansions. Topics include finance, marketing, legal and accounting issues. Presented by the SCORE group of the US SBA. Free. 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Citadel Building, 49 NW Fifth St. Details: (305) 371-6889 or scoremiami.com. ANNUAL ARTS LUNCHEON Presented by the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce and Art Basel. Speaker: Samuel Keller, director, Art Basel Miami Beach. RSVP. $30; $25 in advance. Noon. Alexander Hotel, 5225 Collins Ave. Miami Beach. Details: John Ingram, (305) 672-1270, ext. 19. BREAKFAST PRESENTATIONS Organized by the North Dade Regional Chamber. Speakers: Robert Meyers, executive director, Miami-Dade Ethics Commission, "Lobbying Law Changes," and Robert M. Levy, a leading Florida lobbyist, "What lobbyists do." 7:30 a.m. Miami Shores Country Club, 10000 Biscayne Blvd., Miami Shores. Details: (305) 690-9123. Friday 9/7 BREAKFAST PANEL"Why it pays to invest in woman." Organized by the Women's Chamber of Commerce of Miami-Dade County. $30; $25 for members. 7:30-9:30 a.m. Sheraton Biscayne Bay Hotel, 495 Brickell Ave. Details: (305) 446-6660. BLADE THE BEACH Billed as a networker on wheels. Sponsored by the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce. RSVP. 6:30 p.m. Fritz Skate & Bike Shop, 726 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach. Details: (305) 532-1954. Monday 9/10 ROUNDTABLE"Media & the Hispanic Market." Panelists include Anna Figueroa, Spanish Broadcasting System; Ricardo Brown, Radio Unica, and Jose del Cueto, Transamerica Media Group. Presented by the Hispanic Marketing & Communication Association. RSVP by 9/7. $50; $30 for members. 11:30 a.m. Victor E. Clarke Center, South Miami Hospital, 6200 SW 73rd St. Details: (305) 648-2848. SEMINAR "Introduction to writing a business plan." Presented by the Women's Business Development Center in cooperation with Miami-Dade OCED. Call to confirm attendance. Free. Noon-2 p.m. Enterprise Community Center, Citadel Building, 49 NW Fifth St. Details: (305) 579-2730. Tuesday 9/11 SEMINAR"How to succeed in business." Presented by the SCORE group of the US SBA in cooperation with Miami-Dade OCED. Call to confirm attendance. Free. 8:30-1:30 p.m. Enterprise Community Center, Citadel Building, 49 NW Fifth St. Details: (305) 579-2730. Wednesday 9/12 CANDIDATES FORUMPower lunch spotlighting candidates for mayor of the City of Miami. Organized by the Women's Chamber of Commerce of Miami-Dade County. Reservations requested. $50; $25 for members. Noon. Sheraton Biscayne Bay Hotel, 495 Brickell Ave. Details: (305) 446-6660. LUNCHEON TALK "Making Florida Sales Tax Compliance Less Taxing." Speaker: Curt LaRue Horton, Florida Department of Revenue. Presented by the Building Owners & Managers Association. $30; $25 for members. 11:30 a.m. Rusty Pelican Restaurant, 3201 Rickenbacker Cswy. Details: (305) 530-0083. NETWORKING LUNCH Organized by Chamber South. $17; $15 for pre-paid members. Noon. Outback Steakhouse, 13145 SW 89th Place. Details: Erica, (305) 661-1621, ext. 10. NETWORKING BREAKFAST "Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan & its Affect on Quality of Life." Speaker: Theresa Woody, US Army Corps of Engineers. Organized by the Aventura Chamber of Commerce. RSVP. $5; members free. 8 a.m. Courtyard Marriott, 2825 NE 191st St., Aventura. Details: (305) 935-2131. Thursday 9/13 VENTURE FORUM PROGRAM"How to get others to pay for your R&D." Panelists: John C. Carey, partner, Kilpatrick Stockton; David L. Day, director of the Office of Technical Licensing at the University of Florida, and others. $40; $25 in advance. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Ft. Lauderdale Airport Hilton, 1870 Griffin Road, Dania Beach. Details: (305) 446-5060 or flvencap.org. NETWORKER Organized by the Women's Chamber of Commerce of Miami-Dade County. $5. 5:30 p.m. Union Planters Bank, 2800 Ponce de Leon Blvd. Details: (305) 446-6660. UP CLOSE & PERSONAL FDOT's Collins Avenue construction program is in the spotlight. Speakers: Stuart Blumberg, chairman, Collins Avenue Task Force, and Bob Middaugh, assistant city manager. Organized by the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce. RSVP. $15. 8:30-10 a.m. Ocean Resort, 3025 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. Details: (305) 672-1270, ext. 19. EXPOSITION "ExpoMex-Florida 2001." Second annual business expo and networker with food, cocktails. Presented by the US Mexico Chamber of Commerce. $20; $10 for members. 6 p.m. Granada Ballroom, Biltmore Hotel, 1200 Anastasia Ave., Coral Gables. Details: (305) 379-6090. SEMINAR "Sales & Use Taxes." Presented by the Florida Department of Revenue in cooperation with Miami-Dade OCED. Call to confirm attendance. Free. 1-3 p.m. Enterprise Community Center, Citadel Building, 49 NW Fifth St. Details: (305) 579-2730. Friday 9/14 GOALS CONFERENCEThrough Sept. 15. Organized by the North Dade Regional Chamber. Packages range from $79 for Saturday only to $299 for two-day, one-night stay. PGA National Resort, 400 Avenue of the Champions, Palm Beach Gardens. Details: (305) 690-9123. SEMINAR "Bank Secrecy Act Requirements & Money-laundering Controls." Speakers: Charles Intriago, publisher, Money Laundering Alert, and Michael McDonald, former IRS agent. Presented by the Florida International University College of Business Administration's Center for Banking & Financial Institutions. $495. 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Bayview Room, Sheraton Biscayne Bay Hotel, 495 Brickell Ave. Details: (305) 348-2771. Saturday 9/15 SEMINAR"How to Succeed in Business." Presented by the SCORE group of the US SBA in cooperation with Miami-Dade OCED. Call to confirm attendance. Free. 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Enterprise Community Center, Citadel Building, 49 NW Fifth St. Details: (305) 579-2730.
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