The Planner

Despite the Monday Labor Day holiday, the week is packed with business networking events, seminars and workshops. Industry groups begin their season of presentations as well, including Women in Transportation for a panel discussion in Miami on Sept. 6. Want more? Visit SunSentinel.com/BusinessCalendar to submit and view your business events.

Tuesday

Career Readiness for Veterans and Families, Northwest Regional Library, 3151 N. University Drive, Coral Springs. No-cost monthly structured career-readiness training within a highly specialized program developed exclusively for military veterans and their families. Presented by the nonprofit The Welcome Home Group. Other sessions: Oct. 2, Nov. 6 and Dec. 4. Free. 954-357-8068. twhg.org/ home/ or bit.ly/2wqpxJK

Wednesday

The Kathleen Brush Program for Women in Leadership, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Wednesdays through April 24, 2019, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton. Intensive 12-session certificate program will combine hard and soft business skills while also teaching techniques to overcome subtle gender biases that affect a woman’s ability to advance her career. business.fau.edu/womensleadership

Thursday

GLLN CLE Luncheon, 11:45 a.m., Timpano Chophouse, 450 E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. Gay and Lesbian Lawyers Network hosts Dean J. Trantalis, mayor of Fort Lauderdale. conta.cc/2P3kINB

Women in Transportation, 5:30 p.m., Wework Security Building, The Main Lobby, 117 NE First Ave., Miami. Panel Discussion: Addressing the First/Last Mile: How to Get There. The term First-MileLast-Mile Challenge in transportation refers to the difficulty in arriving and departing from a transit station, a challenge in both, urban and suburban contexts. Free. bit.ly/2Nz0P0m

Condominium Association Board Member Certification Course, 6:30 p.m., Kaye Bender Rembaum, 1200 Park Central Blvd. S., Pompano Beach. Fulfills a state requirement that homeowner association, HOA, and condo board members be certified. 954-928-0680.

Friday

SCORE Entrepreneur Academy — Certificate Program, 9 and 11 a.m.; and Sept. 15: 9 a.m., Kaiser University, 2085 Vista Parkway, West Palm Beach. Palm Beach SCORE presents a three-part series: Getting started; Developing a marketing plan; Financial matters. 561-833-1672.

Cybersecurity for Small Businesses, 10:30 a.m., Palm Beach Gardens Library, 11303 Campus Drive, Palm Beach Gardens. One of the major issues facing small business owners today is the protection of their businesses from a cyber attack. Hear about the most common types of attacks and what steps you need to take in order to protect yourself and your company. Free. 561-833-1672.

Sept. 12

Association of Professional Businesswomen, 11:30 a.m., MCafe-Midtown Club, 2300 Royal Palm Blvd., Weston. $25. apbweston.com 954-557-4318.

Power Business Luncheon, 11:30 a.m., CityPlace Doral, 3535 NW 83rd Ave.,Doral. Recognizing the City of Doral's Media Power Players, presented by the Doral Chamber of Commerce. Busienss networking. 305-799-4209

American Business Women’s Association, 6 p.m., Embassy Suites Hotel, 4350 PGA Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens. Guest speaker and business networking, hosted by the North Palm Beach chapter. 772-545-7145.

Sept. 13

Careers in the Arts, 6:30 p.m., The Frank, 601 City Center Way, Pembroke Pines. Lecture series featuring this month’s guest speaker: Raquel Farrell-Kirk, a licensed Broward-based art therapist and interdisciplinary educator, will share her journey of what led her to becoming an art therapist and how she has practiced art therapy at adult addiction treatment facilities, teen addiction treatment centers and senior centers to those with Alzheimer’s, dementia and more. Free. 954-392-2120.

Boca Real Estate Investment Club, 7 p.m., Renaissance Hotel, 2000 NW 19th St., Boca Raton. Featuring Frank McKinney discussing real estate, his charity work in Haiti and his upcoming book. BocaRealEstateClub.com