The Planner
This week’s column features networking seminars and other business events that were scheduled before Hurricane Irma. Call ahead and visit sponsor websites to ensure the events are still taking place. Want more? Submit and view networking, business seminars, trade shows and workshops at SunSentinel.com/BusinessCalendar.
Monday
Reading & Using Association Financial Statements, 5:30 p.m., Royale Management Services, 2319 N. Andrews Ave., Fort Lauderdale. Free. 954-563-1269.
Tuesday
Social Media, 11:30 a.m., Church by the Sea, 2700 Mayan Drive, Fort Lauderdale. Panel discussion featuring communicators from Toyota, Marriott and rbb Communications, by the Public Relations Society of America, Greater Fort Lauderdale chapter. Visit prsagreaterfortlauderdale.org.
Creation Station Business – Meet & Greet, 5:30 p.m., Main Library, 7th Floor, 100 S. Andrews Ave., Fort Lauderdale. Meet Patricia Ojeda, who is teaching two workshops this month. Free. Visit broward.org/library/csb; 954-357-7418.
GFLGLCC September Mixer, 5:30 p.m., Shooters Waterfront Restaurant, 3033 NE 32nd Ave., Fort Lauderdale. Greater Fort Lauderdale Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce. $10. Register at goo.gl /jiFBwV.
United Stance: Fighting Opioid Epidemic, 6 p.m., Nova Southeastern University School Center for the Arts, 3375 SW 75th Ave., Fort Lauderdale. Presented by the Greenspoon Marder law firm and NSU. The event hosts representatives from Congress, the Florida Legislature, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Drug Enforcement Administration, United Way of Broward, state and local policy makers and health care providers. A discussion panel will be moderated by Rosemary O’Hara, Sun Sentinel editorial board editor. The event is geared toward health care providers, constituents and members of the community, law enforcement, fire rescue and government leaders. specialevents@nova.edu.
Great Fort Lauderdale Toastmasters, 7-8:30 p.m., Denny’s, 3151 NW Ninth Ave., Fort Lauderdale. Open House. 954-600-1532.
Wednesday
Power luncheon, 11:30 a.m., Dragonfly Izakaya & Fish Market, 5241 NW 87th Ave., Doral. Hosted by the Doral Chamber of Commerce. 305-477-7600. Responding to a Broward County Solicitation, 2:45 p.m., Broward County Governmental Center, 115 S. Andrews Ave., Fort Lauderdale. Learn how to become a registered Broward County vendor, presented by the Broward County Office of Economic and Small Business Development. Free. 954-357-6400.
Thursday
ICABA Business at Breakfast, 7:30 a.m., FSMSDC/Miami MBDA Business Center, 9499 NE Second Ave., Miami. Guest speaker, business networking. Visit ceo@icabaworld.com. Dania Beach CRA second annual Business Luncheon, 11:30 a.m., NOVA Southeastern University Oceanographic Center, Dania Beach. Keynote: David Anderton, Port Everglades director for strategic planning. $25. 954-924-6801. Public Relations Society of America, 11:30 a.m., Church by the Sea, 2700 Mayan Drive, Fort Lauderdale. The Fort Lauderdale chapter presents: Social Media Influencer Campaigns: The evolution of influencer relations. bit.ly/2hnhWGP
TEA with the TOP – Mona Straub, 2:30 p.m., Florida Women’s Business Center, 401 W. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach. Mona Straub is the founder/owner of the luxury pet wear and equestrian gear accessories business for owners to match their dogs and horses, Just Fur Fun. $25. Visit FLWBC.org; 561-265-3790.
Friday
Business MatchMaker Conference and Expo, 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, 701 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach. Featuring Keynote Speaker Ann McNeill, president and chief executive officer of CEO McNeill Construction. Presented by The Palm Beach Partners. $75. Visit pbmatchmaker.com. Business for the Arts of Broward: Cultural Tour 2.0, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m., ArtServe, 1350 E. Sunrise Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. Go behind the scenes of Broward County’s Cultural Treasures. 954-940-5344.
Saturday
Creation Station Business – Getting Social, 2-4 p.m., Main Library, 7th Floor, 100 S. Andrews Ave., Fort Lauderdale. Social networking, social media and social selling. Learn how to use social media to create your personal brand to position yourself as a pro, increase your self-confidence and increase sales. Presented by brand consultant Patricia Monica Ojeda. Free. 954-357-7418.