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Tuesday, Sept. 17 Business Networking Luncheon “Affordable Care Act Implementation” Valley Industry Association 11:30 a.m. Valencia Country Club 27330 Tourney Road, Valencia Cost: $50, RSVP required (661) 294-8088 Wednesday, Sept. 18 Business Networking Luncheon Chatsworth-Porter Ranch Chamber of Commerce 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Orange Grove Bistro 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge Cost: $30 (818) 341-2428 or [email protected] Seventh Annual “Fine Wine and Food Tour” Woodland Hills-Tarzana Chamber of Commerce 5:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. Auto Gallery 21301 Ventura Blvd., Woodland Hills Cost: $45 (818) 347-4737 Small Business Seminar “Business Plan Essentials” Valley Economic Development Center 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. VEDC, third floor 5121 Van Nuys Blvd., Van Nuys Free (818) 907-9977 or [email protected] Thursday, Sept. 19 Taste of Conejo Greater Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce 4 p.m. VIP admission 5 p.m. General admission Four Seasons Hotel Two Dole Drive, Westlake Village Cost: Members $45 before Sept. 12, $60 Sept. 13-18 Non-members $55 before Sept. 12, $70 Sept. 13-18 Calabasas Pumpkin Festival Kick Off Mixer Calabasas Chamber of Commerce 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. Acura 101 West 24650 Calabasas Road, Calabasas Free (818) 222-5680 Small Business Seminar “Introduction to Public Speaking” Valley Economic Development Center 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. VEDC, third floor 5121 Van Nuys Blvd., Van Nuys Free (818) 907-9977 or [email protected] Small Business Seminar “Financial Projections for Business Plans” Valley Economic Development Center 5:30 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. and 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. VEDC, third floor 5121 Van Nuys Blvd., Van Nuys Free (818) 907-9977 or [email protected] Friday, Sept. 20 Business Networking Mixer “Monte Carlo Night” Simi Valley Chamber of Commerce 6 p.m. – 10 p.m. Lost Canyons Golf Club 3301 Lost Canyons Drive, Simi Valley Cost: $20 (805) 526-3900 Fernando Awards Dinner Fernando Awards Foundation 6:30 p.m. – 10 p.m. Warner Center Marriott 21850 Oxnard St., Woodland Hills Cost: $125 per person (818) 980-7867 or [email protected] Saturday, Sept. 21 Business Networking Expo “Where’s the Money?” Valley Economic Development Center 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. Odyssey Restaurant 15600 Odyssey Drive, Granada Hills Cost: $10 (818) 907-9977 or [email protected] Small Business Seminar “Start Your Home-Based Business” Small Business Development Center 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. College of the Canyons – University Center 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road, Santa Clarita Cost: $35 plus $2 parking fee – kiosk located in Lot 14 (661) 362-5900 or [email protected] Tuesday, Sept. 24 Small Business Seminar “Essential Steps for Writing a Business Plan” Small Business Development Center 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. College of the Canyons – University Center 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road, Santa Clarita Cost: $35 plus $2 parking fee – kiosk located in Lot 14 (661) 362-5900 or [email protected] Business Networking Mixer Sherman Oaks Chamber of Commerce 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Spitting Chicken Cantina 14633 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks Cost: $15 (818) 906-1951 Wednesday, Sept. 25 Small Business Seminar “QuickBooks Tutorial” Valley Economic Development Center 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. VEDC, third floor 5121 Van Nuys Blvd., Van Nuys Free (818) 907-9977 or [email protected] Thursday, Sept. 26 Business Networking and Job Fair Lancaster Chamber of Commerce 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Lancaster National Soccer Center 43000 30th St. East, Lancaster Free (661) 948-4518 Wednesday, Oct. 2 Business Networking Breakfast Woodland Hills-Tarzana Chamber of Commerce 7 a.m. – 9 a.m. Woodland Hills Country Club 21150 Dumetz Road, Woodland Hills Cost: $20, RSVP required (818) 347-4737 Send items for the calendar section of the Business Journal to [email protected] or fax to (818) 676-1747.