BUSINESS CALENDAR

UPCOMING

* A free financial seminar will be offered by the Glendale Adventist Medical Center from 9:30 to 11 a.m. today at the center, 1500 E. Chevy Chase Drive, Glendale. Andrew C. Roth will discuss the pitfalls of relying on the media for investment advice.

For reservations, call (818) 409-8100 or (818) 548-5566.

* The Calabasas Chamber of Commerce will hold a breakfast at 7:15 a.m. Thursday at the Calabasas Tennis and Swim Center, 23400 Park Sorrento, Calabasas. Mayor Robert Sibilia will speak. The cost is $10.

For reservations, call (818) 222-5680.

* Arter & Hadden LLP will sponsor a free seminar, “Structuring Business for the 21st Century,” from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday at the Marriott Hotel, 21850 Oxnard St., Woodland Hills.

For reservations, call (213) 430-3223.

* The National Assn. of Women Business Owners, Ventura County chapter, will hold a dinner meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Radisson Hotel, 30100 Agoura Road, Agoura Hills. Jodi Walker will speak on competition in today’s market. The cost is $27 for members with reservations and $35 for nonmembers or at the door.

For reservations, call (805) 492-9390.

* California Women Business Owners, a nonprofit support group, will hold a dinner meeting at 6 p.m. Monday at the Marriott Hotel, 21850 Oxnard St., Woodland Hills. Dr. Rosalene Glickman will speak. Dinner is $26.

For reservations, call (818) 773-1976.

* The Mid Valley Chamber of Commerce Business Mixer will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. June 17 at Northridge Hospital Medical Center, Sherman Way Campus, 14500 Sherman Circle, Van Nuys.

For information or reservations, call (818) 989-0300.

* A Membership Marketing Seminar, sponsored by the Mid Valley Chamber of Commerce, will be held from 7:30 to 9 a.m. June 18 at Anheuser-Busch, 15800 Roscoe Blvd., Van Nuys, in the conference room. Robert DiSanto will discuss strategies to increase sales. The cost, including continental breakfast, is $13 if purchased before Friday and $18 thereafter.

For reservations, call the chamber office at (818) 989-0300.

* Entertainment Industry Job Fair, resume writing and interview skills workshops, sponsored by the Imagen Foundation to promote diversity, will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 19 at the Universal City Hilton’s Sierra Ballroom, 555 Universal Terrace Parkway, Universal City. Business attire is suggested. Bring a resume. The event is free; parking is $5.

For more information call the foundation at (818) 848-4148 or visit the Web site at https://www.imagen.org.

ONGOING

* The Premier Business Xchange meets for breakfast at 7:15 a.m. today and every Tuesday at 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 from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Tuesdays 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 more 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 welcome.

For information, call (818) 788-1157.

* TUGNET, a computer-users group network, meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdays 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.

* The Business Exchange Group meets at 7:15 a.m. Wednesdays at Marie Callender’s, 6633 Fallbrook Ave., West Hills.

For reservations, call (818) 377-5851.

* LeTip of Burbank meets at 7 a.m. Wednesdays at the Holiday Inn, 150 E. Angeleno Ave., Burbank. Visitors should bring 30 business cards.

For reservations and more information, call (818) 295-3778.

* The Northridge chapter of Ali Lassen’s Leads Club meets at 7:15 a.m. Wednesdays at Mimi’s Cafe, 19710 Nordhoff St., Northridge.

For more 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.

* HOT LEADS A.M., a new morning networking program sponsored by the Chatsworth/Porter Ranch Chamber of Commerce, meets at 7:30 a.m. Wednesdays at Casa de Carlos restaurant, 20549 Devonshire St., Chatsworth. Cost is $8 for breakfast.

RSVP to (818) 341-2428.

* Jewel City 29 Toastmasters, a group to bolster public speaking skills, meets Wednesdays at 7 p.m. in the Red Cross Building, 1501 S. Brand Blvd., Glendale.

Call Linda Cota-Kumagai at (818) 771-7180.

* The Mid Valley Chamber of Commerce is selling booth space for the third annual Latino Consumer Expo to be held Aug. 28 at Panorama Mall. Prices start at $350 for business exhibits. Nonprofit booth space is also available.

For more information, call the chamber at (818) 989-0300.

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