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BUSINESS 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. Tuesday 9/18 NETWORKERPresented by the Miami Beach and Coral Gables chambers of commerce. RSVP. $15; $5 for members. Rod-n-Reel Club, 208 S Hibiscus Drive, Hibiscus Island. Details: (305) 672-1270, ext. 19. TRADE TALK "Conducting Trade With Brazil." Presented by the Office of Small Business Assistance of Palm Beach County for the Florida Atlantic University Small Business Center. $75. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Room 500, Port of Palm Beach, 4 E Port Road, Riviera Beach. Details: (800) 801-6520. Wednesday 9/19 LUNCHEON TALK"More than a sound bite: Comments on planning for a sound Miami future." Speaker: City of Miami Commissioner Johnny Winton. Presented by the Brickell Area Association and Miami Today. $35; $30 for members. Noon-2 p.m. Sheraton Biscayne Bay Hotel, 495 Brickell Ave. Details: (305) 375-0080. Thursday 9/20 NETWORKER"Meet the Global Business Leaders." Presented by the Doral & Airport West Chamber of Commerce International Committee. 5:30-8:30 p.m. Inter-Continental Miami Airport Hotel, 2505 NW 87th Ave. Details: (305) 592-5141. SEMINAR "Blackbaud Accounting for Nonprofits." Topics include project and fund accounting, board reporting, audit tracking and FAS compliance. Presented by Morrison Brown Argiz & Co. Free. Registration required. 9 a.m.-noon. Morrison Brown Argiz, 9th floor, 1001 Brickell Bay Drive. Details: Matthew Boese, (800) 239-1474, ext. 257. NETWORKER Presented by the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce. RSVP. 6-8 p.m. La Flora Hotel, 1238 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. Details: (305) 672-1270, ext. 19. SEMINAR "Investing for Success." Co-sponsored by the Urban League of Greater Miami, the National Urban League, the Coalition of Black Investors & others. Topics include setting goals, developing realistic expectations, dollar-cost averaging. Space limited. RSVP by 9/18. Free. 6:30-9 p.m. Lehman Theatre, M-DCC North, 11380 NW 27th Ave. Details: (877) 358-5888. SEMINAR "Small Business Workshop Loan Eligibility Through the SBA." Topics include what to take to the lender, SBA procedures. $15; $10 in advance. 8-10 a.m. Wyndham Miami Biscayne Bay Ballroom, 1601 Biscayne Blvd. Details: Olivia Carey, (305) 577-5443. NETWORKER Grand opening of Centergate Aventura. Music, prizes. Co-sponsored by the Aventura Chamber of Commerce. Reservations required. 6-8 p.m. Centergate, 2901 NE 185th St., Aventura. Details: (305) 935-2131. GRAND OPENING Remodeled branch and new operations center. RSVP. 5-7 p.m. Totalbank, 17945 Franjo Road. Details: (305) 476-0710. NETWORKER "WITI Women: Dress for Success." Co-sponsored by Women in Technology International. The purpose of this event is to collect clothes to donate to Dress For Success to aid women seeking jobs. $20; $10 for members. 6:30 p.m. Albion Hotel, 1650 James Ave., Miami Beach. Friday 9/21 SEMINAR"Building the Agile Organization through Business IT & Fusion." Presented by StrataSys. This is the IT executive event of the year, say organizers. Topics include latest tools, strategies. $298; $249 before 9/14. Discounts offered members of the Greater Miami Chamber, Beacon Council, Miami Internet Alliance. 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Hyatt Regency Miami, 400 SE Second Ave. Details: (305) 777-1111.
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