BUSINESS CALENDAR
UPCOMING
* Mid Valley Chamber of Commerce will hold a networking breakfast at 7:15 a.m. Wednesday at the Airtel Plaza Hotel, 7277 Valjean Ave., Van Nuys.
For more information, call the chamber office at (818) 989-0300.
* Calabasas Chamber of Commerce will hold a luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Thursday. L.A. County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky will be the featured speaker. The cost is $20 for members and $25 at the door.
For reservations, call (818) 222-5680.
* VEDC Entrepreneur Series, consisting of 10 classes and 10 hours of one-on-one consulting, starts Monday. The program offered by the Valley Economic Development Center is free to qualified small-business owners and covers a range of issues, including sales, marketing, staffing and financial management. Space is limited to the first 30 applicants. The center is located at 4717 Van Nuys Blvd., Van Nuys. Classes will be from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., with the exception of two all-day sessions, Nov. 15 and Jan. 10.
For more information, call (818) 907-9977 or e-mail pamela@vedc.org.
* 24th Annual Golf Classic sponsored by the Mid Valley Chamber of Commerce and local businesses will be held Monday at Woodland Hills Country Club, Dumetz Road, 21150 Woodland Hills. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., followed by the tournament at 10:45. Cocktails and silent auction start at 5 p.m., followed by dinner at 6 p.m. Golf package is $150 per player; dinner is $45.
For more information, call the chamber at (818) 989-0300.
* Small Business Fair, sponsored by the state Board of Equalization and others, will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 4 at the Airtel Plaza Hotel, 7277 Valjean Ave., Van Nuys. The fair will include a wide variety of hourlong workshops for small-business owners covering taxes, INS requirements, bad-check enforcement, financing and more.
For a class schedule and more information, call (818) 901-5690. Parking and admission are free.
ONGOING
* Professionals Exchanging Business meets Tuesdays at 7:10 a.m. at Marmalade Cafe, Calabasas Commons, 4783 Commons Way, Calabasas.
For information, call Ken Abramson at (818) 701-7510.
* The Premier Business Xchange meets for breakfast every Tuesday at 7:15 a.m. at the Woodland Hills Country Club, 21150 Dumetz Road. Bring 50 business cards.
For reservations and information, call (818) 552-2120.
* BizNet OnLine magazine holds a networking breakfast Tuesdays from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at Denny’s restaurant, 9001 Tampa Ave., Northridge. Breakfast and parking are $9 for members, $10 for nonmembers.
Reservations can be made online at https://www.biznetonline.com.
For information, call (818) 892-7883, Ext. 6.
* Toastmasters of Woodland Hills, a group designed to develop speaking and leadership skills, holds free public meetings Tuesdays from noon to 1:15 p.m. at Pacific Lodge, 4900 Serrania Ave., Woodland Hills. Visitors are welcome.
For information, call (818) 788-1157.
* Glendale 1 Toastmasters meets Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at Two Guys From Italy restaurant, 1114 E. Broadway, Glendale.
Call Lori Hartwell at (818) 543-0863.
* Tugnet, a computer-users group network, meets Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at Granada Pavilion, 11128 Balboa Blvd., Granada Hills. Admission for nonmembers is $3.
For information, call (818) 884-9441 or visit the Web site at https://www.tugnet.org.
* Valley Computer Club meets at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month at the Burbank YMCA, 321 E. Magnolia Blvd. Wheelchair access is available.
For more information, call (818) 768-4916, e-mail burvally@pacificnet.net or visit the Web site at https://www.pacificnet.net/~burvally.
* Executives Assn. of the San Fernando Valley, a business networking organization with international chapters, meets from 7:30 to 9 a.m. every Wednesday at the Warner Center Marriott, 21850 Oxnard St., Woodland Hills.
For more information or to make reservations, call (818) 703-6161.
* LeTip of Burbank meets Wednesdays at 7 a.m. at the Holiday Inn, 150 E. Angeleno Ave., Burbank. Visitors should bring 30 business cards.
For reservations and information, call (818) 295-3778.
* The Calabasas chapter of Ali Lassen’s Leads Club meets Wednesdays from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at Marmalade Cafe, Calabasas Commons, 4783 Commons Way, Calabasas. Breakfast is $8.
For information, call Marie White at (818) 597-9668.
* The Business Exchange Group meets Wednesdays at 7:15 a.m. at Marie Callender’s, 6633 Fallbrook Ave., West Hills.
For reservations, call (818) 377-5851.
* The Northridge chapter of Ali Lassen’s Leads Club meets Wednesdays at 7:15 a.m. at Mimi’s Cafe, 19710 Nordhoff St., Northridge.
For information, call Mary Lou German at (818) 346-6877 or Franchelle Youngers at (800) 767-7337.
* The Woodland Hills Leads Club meets Wednesdays at 7:15 a.m. at Weiler’s Deli, 22323 Sherman Way, Canoga Park.
For information, call Gary Rich at (818) 906-7356.
* Executives’ Assn. of the San Fernando Valley, a business networking group, meets at 7:30 a.m. every Wednesday at the Marriott Hotel, 21850 Oxnard St., Woodland Hills. Invitation required.
For more information, call Dick Ecker at (818) 703-6161
* That New Network, a NAFE-affiliated business group for executive women, will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Sportsmen’s Lodge, 12833 Ventura Blvd., Studio City. The cost is $32.
For more information, call (818) 995-4215.
* Jewel City 29 Toastmasters, a group designed to bolster public speaking skills, meets Wednesdays at 7 p.m. in the American Red Cross building, 1501 S. Brand Blvd., Glendale.
Call Linda Cota-Kumagai at (818) 771-7180.
* Burnt Toastmasters, a business communications mentoring group, meets Thursdays at 7 a.m. at Braemar Country Club, 4001 Reseda Blvd., Tarzana.
For information, call (818) 996-0345.
* Networking Business Alliance meets Thursdays at 7:15 a.m. for breakfast at the Woodland Hills Country Club, 21150 Dumetz Road.
For information, call Earl at (818) 883-4440.
* The Tarzana chapter of Ali Lassen’s Leads Club meets Thursdays at 7:15 a.m. at Carrows restaurant, 18355 Ventura Blvd., Tarzana.
For information, call Eileen Elliot or Lois Terrazas at (800) 767-7337.
* Let’s Do Business, a networking group, meets Thursdays at 8:15 a.m. at Mimi’s Cafe, 19710 Nordhoff Place, Northridge.
For information, call Carlene Smith at (800) 757-3224
* Toast”mice”sters (The Disney Club) meets the second and fourth Thursday of the month at noon in the Glendale-Burbank area.
Call Safoa Abboa-Offei at (818) 972-3335 for information and location.
* Unity Toastmasters meets every second and fourth Thursday of the month at the American Red Cross building, 1501 S. Brand Blvd., Glendale.
For information, call Victoria Villanueva at (818) 241-5715.
Chez Gourmet Toastmasters meets for dinner every third Saturday at 6 p.m. at various Glendale restaurants.
Call Toni Gallager-Berkowitz for more information at (310) 649-6268.
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