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By The Times-Union
Jul 20, 2008
Monday
Meninak Club, buffet 11:45 a.m., meeting 12:15 p.m., Wyndham Hotel, 1557 Prudential Drive. Speaker: Todd Roobin, JEDC Film and Television. Cathy Hill, (904) 745-3393.
Beaches Business Association, noon, Jacksonville Beach Public Golf Club, Penman Road. Speaker: Toney Sleiman of Jacksonville Shopping Center Development, on The Jacksonville Landing. $7, lunch. (904) 241-0838 or www.jaxbba.com.
Green Cove Springs Rotary Club, 12:15 p.m., VIA Woman's Club, 17 Palmetto Ave. Ron Robertson, (904) 284-3641 or ronrobertson@bellsouth.net.
Kiwanis Club of Downtown, 12:30-1:30 p.m., Crowne Plaza Hotel Jacksonville-Riverfront, 1201 Riverplace Blvd. Speaker: Phil Mattox of the JEA. $20, lunch. (904) 751-4141.
Foreclosure Intervention and Financial Education, 4-6 p.m. Monday or 9-11 a.m. Wednesday, Family Foundation, 1639 Atlantic Blvd.; or 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Small Business Center, 5000-3 Norwood Ave. Workshops available through July 30. Registration, (904) 396-4846 or 630-2489 (630-CITY).
Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce orientation , noon-1 p.m., Small Business Center, 5000-3 Norwood Ave. Reservations required, (904) 924-1100, ext. 221, or www.jaxsbc.com.
Northeast Florida Builders Association , Heating and Air-Conditioning Apprentice Committee, 6 p.m., 103 Century 21 Drive, Suite 100. (904) 421-0296.
Jacksonville Women's Business Center JUMP START , 6-7 p.m., Small Business Center, 5000-3 Norwood Ave. Reservations required, (904) 924-1100, ext. 252.
Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce Business Huddle , 6-7 p.m., Small Business Center, 5000-3 Norwood Ave. Reservations required, (904) 924-1100, ext. 221, or www.jaxsbc.com.
North Jax Toastmasters Club, 6:30-7:45 p.m., North Jacksonville Church of God, 7600 Kenya St. (904) 768-4896.
Tuesday
Arlington Toastmasters Club, 7-8:30 a.m., Days Inn, conference room, 5649 Cagle Road. (904) 745-1250 or www.myarlingtontoastmasters.org.
Mandarin Rotary Club, 7:30 a.m., Ramada Inn, 3130 Hartley Road. Speaker: Hollie Arnold, membership and communications director at the Jewish Community Alliance. $10. (904) 783-4119. www.mandarinrotary.org.
San Marco Rotary Club, 7:30 a.m., University Club, 1301 Riverplace Blvd. Speaker: Teala Milton on the JEA. $15, includes parking. Stanton Hudmon, (904) 398-1044.
Northeast Florida Builders Association , IRM III: Marketing Strategies, Plans and Budgets continuing education class, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, 103 Century 21 Drive, Suite 100. (904) 421-0298 or www.smcnefba.com.
Coffee Connect: Women's Power Networking Northside, 9-10:30 a.m., Legacy Building, 1725 Oakhurst Ave. (904) 766-5546 or businessnetwork.meetup.com/545.
Coffee Connect: Women's Power Networking Mandarin/St. Johns, 9:30-11 a.m., Truffles, 11362-11 San Jose Blvd. (904) 463-0154 or businessnetwork.meetup.com/612.
Coffee Connect: Women's Power Networking World Golf Village, 9:30-11 a.m., Renaissance Hotel Restaurant, 500 S. Legacy Trail, St. Augustine (904) 824-8480 or businessnetwork.meetup.com/863.
Northeast Florida Builders Association , Construction Crime Prevention, 11:30 a.m., 103 Century 21 Drive, Suite 100. (904) 229-6502.
Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce's South Council, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Carrabba's Italian Grill, 8137 Point Meadows Way. $23. Registration: www.southcouncil.org.
Northside Business Leaders, 11:45 a.m., Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, Samburu Room, 370 Zoo Parkway, off Heckscher Drive. Speaker: Ron Barton, Mayor John Peyton MOL Project Appointee, "9A and Heckscher Drive Workshop." $15. (904) 728-0236 or www.northsidebusinessleaders.com.
Orange Park Rotary Club , noon, Howard Johnson, 100 Park Ave., Orange Park. Program: Jacksonville Jaguars: A Look at the 2008 Season. $11, includes lunch. (904) 269-2659 or rotaryOP@comcast.net.
Jacksonville Referral Network, noon, Winghouse, 9750 Deer Lake Court. Free. (904) 982-9318 or www.jaxreferralnetwork.com.
Uptown Civitan Club, noon-1 p.m., University Club, 27th floor, 1301 Riverplace Blvd. Speaker: Claudette Williams, president of Edward Waters College. (904) 923-2722.
South Jacksonville Rotary Club, 12:30 p.m., River City Brewing Co., 835 Museum Circle. (904) 396-4105 or www.southjaxrotary.org.
Jacksonville Claims Association, 6 p.m., Deerwood Country Club, 10239 Golf Club Drive. Speaker: Richard Stoudemire, Cole, Stone, Stoudemire and Morgan, on Beating the Attorney Fees out of Frivolous Litigation. $35. Reservations: www.jaxclaims.com.
Southside Toastmasters, 6-7:30 p.m., Southeast branch library, 10599 Deerwood Park Blvd. (904) 641-6335 or www.southside.freetoasthost.com.
Wednesday
Riverside Rotary Club, 7:30 a.m., Florida Yacht Club, 5210 Yacht Club Road, off Roosevelt Boulevard. $10. (904) 353-7518.
Toastmasters International, Ponte Vedra Beach chapter, networking 7:30 a.m., meeting 7:45-8:45 a.m., The Players Senior Community Center, 174 Landrum Lane, Ponte Vedra Beach. (904) 874-1096 or pontevedrabeach.free-toasthost.net.
Beaches Breakfast Club, 8 a.m., Jacksonville Beach Golf Course, Ninth Hole Restaurant, 605 Penman Road S., Jacksonville Beach. $2. (904) 241-5566 or nikilamont@alltel.net.
Coffee Connect: Women's Power Networking North University, 10-11:30 a.m., University Park branch library, 3435 University Blvd. N. (904) 282-0701 or businessnetwork.meetup.com/763.
Accelerated Networking Luncheon by eWomenNetwork.com, networking 10:30 a.m., luncheon program 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Deer Creek Country Club, 7816 N. McLaurin Road. Program: Are You Running a Business or Working a Job? $55. (904) 885-9976.
Application Acceleration Lunch & Learn by Enterprise Integration, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Beach Boulevard and St. Johns Bluff Road. Free, includes lunch. (904) 733-4349.
Deerwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Holiday Inn, 9150 Baymeadows Road. $15. (904) 470-0010, pgentry@clcaia.com.
Southside Business Men's Club, noon-1:30 p.m., San Jose Country Club, 7529 San Jose Blvd. Speaker: James Silva, Wounded Warrior. $20, lunch. Reservations: (904) 396-5559 or drw76@bayviewfinancialgroup.com.
Rotary Club of Southpoint, 12:15 p.m., Embassy Suites Hotel, 9300 Baymeadows Road. $12. Charles Sheppard, (904) 358-6019 or www.clubrunner.ca/southpoint.
Northeast Florida Builders Association , Plumbing Apprentice Committee, 5 p.m., 103 Century 21 Drive, Suite 100. (904) 421-0296.
Candidates Forum by the Ponte Vedra Beach Chamber of Commerce, 5:30 p.m., The Players Senior Community Center, Ponte Vedra Beach. Free. (904) 285-2004.
Thursday
Ponte Vedra Beach Rotary Club, 7:15 a.m., Marsh Landing Country Club, 25655 Marsh Landing Parkway, Ponte Vedra Beach. $15. Karen McNeal, (904) 823-4840 or www.pvbrotary.org.
Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce's Mandarin Council Breakfast, 7:30-9 a.m., Golden Corral, 11470 San Jose Blvd. Speaker: Sheriff John Rutherford. $15. (904) 887-2986 or www.myjaxchamber.com.
Business Networking International, 7:30-9 a.m., Peoples First Community Bank, 8195 Point Meadows Way. Group is a coalition of businesses with a person from each profession represented. (904) 616-9103 or www.bniflorida.com.
Coffee Connect: Women's Power Networking San Marco, 9:30-11 a.m., Panera Bread Co., 1615 Hendricks Ave. (904) 725-3632 or businessnetwork.meetup.com/594.
Coffee Connect: Women's Power Networking Orange Park, 9:30-11 a.m., Orange Park Country Club, 2525 Country Club Blvd. (904) 955-0870 or businessnetwork.meetup.com/850.
Powerful You! Women's Network, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., The Times Grill, 10915 Baymeadows Road. Program: Picture Day. Bring pictures of yourself, your families, work, art, pets, etc. Discussion topic: Charities and Causes: Why They Matter, How They Work and How to Choose. $27, first-time guests $22; includes lunch. Reservations required, (904) 322-8349 or www.powerfulyou.com/jax.
Jacksonville Beaches Kiwanis Club, noon, Selva Marina Country Club, 1600 Selva Marina Drive, Atlantic Beach. Speaker: Kathy Suber, director of Lea's Place. $15. Neil Powell, (904) 343-3571 or www.beacheskiwanis.com.
Exchange Club of Jacksonville, noon, University Club, 1301 Riverplace Blvd., 27th floor. $17. (904) 384-1948.
Toastmasters at UF and Shands, noon-1 p.m., 580 W. Eighth St., Tower II, Kenya Room. (904) 244-2664 or club3661.freetoasthost.com.
Westside Kiwanis Club, 12:30 p.m., Holiday Inn, 6802 Commonwealth Ave. $9, lunch. (904) 786-8851 or bertwaw@aol.com.
LaunchPad - Exploring Entrepreneurial Options, 4-5:30 p.m., Prudential Financial Services, 8702 Perimeter Park Blvd. Free. Reservations required, (904) 924-1100, ext. 252.
Complete Your Business Plan small business workshop, 4:30- 7:30 p.m., Baptist Medical Center Beaches, 1350 13th Ave S., Jacksonville Beach. $150 series, $45 per workshop; includes ActivePlans software. Reservations, (904) 924-1100, ext. 221.
Northeast Florida Builders Association , Nassau Builders Council, 5:30 p.m., Amelia Walk Residents Club, Amelia Concourse Boulevard, Amelia Island. (904) 725-4355.
National Association of Railway Business Women, Jacksonville chapter, 5:30 p.m., Building 2, 6737 Southpoint Drive S., second-floor southern conference room. Speaker: Cindy Schaul on Health and Wellness. Reserve by Monday. Mary Baldwin, (904) 610-9508.
Friday
Exchange Club of the Jacksonville Beaches, 7:30 a.m., Selva Marina Country Club, 1600 Selva Marina Drive, Atlantic Beach. (904) 318-7162. www.jaxbeachexchangeclub.com.
Northeast Florida WTS, Advancing Women in Transportation, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Florida Department of Transportation D2, Urban office, Training Center Building, 2198 Edison Ave. Reserve by Tuesday. $20. northeastfloridawts@gmail.com.
Women's Business Roundtable , 11:45 a.m.-2 p.m., U.S. Small Business Administration, North Florida District office, 7825 Baymeadows Way, Suite 100B. Free. Reservations, (904) 443-1971 or donna.padgug@sba.gov.
How To Start Up Your Own Business workshop by the University of North Florida's Small Business Development Center, 6-9 p.m., UNF's University Center . $40 in advance, $50 at the door; includes a business start-up kit. Reservations required, (904) 620-2428.
Saturday
Toast of Jax Toastmasters, 7:30 a.m., Ramada Inn Mandarin, 3130 Hartley Road. (904) 477-1119, 230-1432 or www.toastofjax.org.
Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce's IMPACTjax Un-Birthday Celebration, 2-5 p.m., Jacksonville Children's Commission, 1095 A. Philip Randolph Blvd. jlscoreworldwide@hotmail.com.
Ongoing
Free Small Business Counseling presented by SCORE, one-hour initial appointments can be made from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays, SBA Office, 7825 Baymeadows Way, Suite 100-B, (904) 443-1900; Small Business Center, 5000-3 Norwood Ave. (904) 924-1100.
Send information on business-related events to First Business calendar, P.O. Box 1949, Jacksonville, FL 32231; fax to (904) 359-4478 or e-mail cindy.holifield@jacksonville.com. Items must be received two weeks prior to the event and will be used as space permits. Notices of events intended to sell or promote a particular company's products or services will not be published. Costs listed are for the general public; members of groups may receive discounts.
To book a speaker from the Times-Union newsroom, click on the Speakers Bureau link on Jacksonville.com or contact Coulter Kirkpatrick at coulter.-kirkpatrick@jacksonville.com or 359-4573.
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