BRIEFLY

Tax Forum: Ernst & Young’s annual tax forum will be held from 3:45 to 6 p.m. Dec. 4 at the Omni Los Angeles Centre, 930 Wilshire Blvd. in Downtown Los Angeles. The free session is designed to help business owners get the jump on their tax planning. For reservations, call (213) 977-3600.

Conference: “Small Business in the 21st Century” is the title of the 13th national legislative conference hosted by the Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy. Small-business leaders from around the country are scheduled to meet Dec. 5-8 at the Hotel del Coronado near San Diego. The registration fee is $300. Contact your local SBA office or the Office of Advocacy, 409 3rd St. S.W., Mail Code 3114, Washington, DC 20416, or call (202) 205-6533.

Entrepreneur Series: Small-business owners who have been operating their own companies for at least five years can participate in a free, 10-week entrepreneur training program offered by the Valley Economic Development Center. The program includes instruction on strategic planning, marketing, sales and personnel management. The next program begins Nov. 28. Others are Jan. 9, Feb. 7 and March 4, 1996, in the San Fernando Valley. Call Tara Smith, (818) 989-4377.

Business Outlook: The 47th annual Business Outlook Conference, sponsored by the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce, is scheduled from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 29 at the Biltmore Hotel, 515 S. Olive St. in Downtown Los Angeles. Various business executives and CNN correspondent Peter Arnett will speak. Tickets are $100 per person. Call (213) 580-7585.