Chamber
East Orlando: Networking opportunities, Coffee Club East, 8:30-9:30 a.m. the first and third Thursday of the month, Newk’s Eatery, 1448 N. Alafaya Trail, Orlando; Coffee Club Nona, 8:30-9:30 a.m. the second and fourth Thursday of the month, The Lakehouse, 13623 Sachs Ave., Orlando. Details: eocc.org or 407-277-5951.
Construction
Construction Financial Management Association, Central Florida Chapter: Benchmarks for Healthy Contractors and Industry Trends with Whit Forehand, Marcum, LLP, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. March 15, Dubsdread Golf Course, 549 W. Par St., Orlando; $30 for members, $40 for nonmembers. Details: Bob Fuller, 407-877-5517 or bobf@waynefire.com.
National Association of Women in Construction, Greater Orlando Chapter, membership meeting, 5:30-8 p.m. April 11, Crowne Plaza Orlando, 305 W. Colonial Drive, Orlando. The program will be "Taking Out the Trash" by Bernadette Cipriani-Major. Cost: $28.50 online, $27 at the door. Details: 407-926-7353 or Nawicorlando.org.
Education
Senior Education Foundation: Reverse Mortgage Seminar for homeowners 62 plus, Fridays, Marks Street Senior Center, 99 E. Marks St., Orlando, free. Details: 407-694-8650.
Florida SBDC at UCF: How to Grow Your Business: Google Analytics, 9 a.m.-noon March 8, $30/$45; How to Start Your Business, 6-9 p.m. March 16, 6-9 p.m. April 20, $30 includes three Webinars; Effectively Managing Your Business with QuickBooks, 6-9 p.m. March 29, $30; Introduction to Government Contracting, 9-10:30 a.m. April 5, $20; Subcontracting and Teaming, 9-11 a.m. April 12, $30; Preparing Bids and Proposals, 9-11 a.m. April 19, $30; Winning the Contract: Marketing and Selling to the Government, 9-11 a.m. April 26, $30; all classes at Orlando Fashion Square Mall, Suite A-20. Details: sbdcorlando.com or 407-420-4850.
SCORE Orlando-Small Business Mentors:Effectively Managing Your Business with QuickBooks, 6-9 p.m. Feb. 28, $35; all classes at Orlando Fashion Square Mall, 3201 E. Colonial Drive. Details: scoreorlando.org or 407-420-4843.
Florida SBDC at Seminole State College of Florida: Business Startup Basics. Where do I Start?, 10 a.m.-noon March 1, 10 a.m.-noon April 26, 10 a.m.-noon May 1, 10 a.m.-noon May 12, free; Credit Repair – Myth and Reality, 10 a.m.-noon March 15, 10 a.m.-noon April 10, free; Business Plans, 10 a.m.-noon March 21, 10 a.m.-noon May 9, 10 a.m.-noon May 24, free; all classes at Small Business Incubation Center, 1445 Dolgner Place, Sanford. Details and registration: 407-321-3495 or seminoleSBDC.org.
Small-business seminars: "Business Startup 101" which covers the fundamentals of starting a small business in Seminole County, 6-8 p.m. March 28, west branch of the Seminole County Public Library, 245 N. Hunt Club Blvd., Longwood; 10-11:30 a.m. April 12, central branch of the Seminole County Public Library, 215 N. Oxford Road, Casselberry; "Business Plans 101" which covers the essentials for creating a blueprint for new business success, 6-7:30 p.m. April 4, west branch of the Seminole County Public Library, 245 N. Hunt Club Blvd., Longwood; 10-11:30 a.m. April 19, central branch of the Seminole County Public Library, 215 N. Oxford Road, Casselberry. Presented by the Seminole County Public Library System, in a joint venture with the Florida Small Business Development Center at Seminole State College of Florida. Cost: free. Details and registration: 407-321-3495.
Engineering
Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering International, Orlando-based North Florida section, AACE International Program Update, with speaker Charity Quick, executive director, AACE International, 6:30 p.m. March 9, Canaveral Council of Technical Societies, Cape Royal Office Center, 1980 N. Atlantic Ave., Suite 401, Cocoa Beach. Meeting is free, optional dinners $10 with advance reservation by March 8. Details and registration: nflaace.org or e-mail meetings@nflaace.org.
Finance
American Association of Individual Investors, Central Florida Chapter, 6:30 p.m. March 15, University Club of Winter Park, 841 N. Park Ave., Winter Park. Tom Kelly and Shawn McConnon, from T. Rowe Price Tampa Office, will present "T. Rowe Price’s Investment Philosophy: A Steady, Long-Term Approach." Cost: $5 AAII members in advance, $10 at the door for everyone. Details: aaii.com or call 407-644-1607.
Health
Florida State Massage Therapy Association, Central Florida Chapter, 4-7:45 p.m. March 20, Marks Street Senior Recreation Center, 99 E. Marks St., Orlando. Don McCann will present "Cranial/Structural Techniques for Maximizing Brain Function and Effective Treatment for Traumatic Brain Injuries." Doors open at 4 p.m. for networking; announcements are at 5:30 p.m.; presentation begins at 5:45 p.m. Cost: Free to all FSMTA members, $20 for nonmembers LMTs that wish to receive CE credit. Ultrabet Details: fsmta-cfl.com.
Networking
50PlusFYI Resource Network, Grow Your Business networking meeting for agencies and businesses serving older adults of Central Florida, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., third Friday of the month, Oakmonte Village, 1001 Royal Gardens Circle, Lake Mary. Details: 407-265-0534 or ReachUs@50PlusFYI.org.
Orlando Network Exchange, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursdays, Mitchell’s Fish Market Restaurant (Winter Park Village), 460 N. Orlando Ave., Suite 122, Winter Park. $15 meal charge. Details: orlandonetworkexchange.net.
Central Florida Business Forum, Business to Business Referral Network, 7:30 to 9 a.m. Wednesdays, cfbf.net.
Dr. Phillips Connections, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. every 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month; O’Charleys, 8081 Turkey Lake Road. Cost: free. Details: 407-758-3809.
Restaurant Sales Vendor Professionals, bi-monthly meetings 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays, rsvp@cfl.rr.com or 407-403-4455 for dates and locations.
Connections Groups, Motivational Mondays Leads Group, 6-7:30 p.m. first Monday of the month, Altamonte Springs Hilton Hotel, 350 Northlake Blvd., Altamonte Springs; free; 321-229-4413 or ts@connectionsgroups.com.
Orlando Business Referral Network, 7 a.m. Thursdays, Panera Bread, Sand Lake Road, 1117 Florida Mall Ave., Orlando; 407-758-4382 or brnorlando.org.
Public speaking
Apopka Foliage Toastmaster’s Club, 7 p.m. Mondays, Museum of the Apopkans, 122 E. 5th St., Apopka; guests free, ApopkaToastmasters.org or 407-765-2629.
Are You Talking to Me Club 171658, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Renaissance Center, 3800 S. Econlockhatchee Trail, Orlando; guests free; 407-442-6040 or psmith15wkz@gmail.com.
Central Florida Facilitators Toastmasters 9958, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays; Horizon Bay, 217 Boston Ave., Altamonte Springs; guests free; Steven Morgan, 407-990-1133, centralfloridafacilitators.org.
Clermont Toastmasters, 6:30-8 p.m. Mondays, Clermont Seventh-day Adventist Church, 100 Minnehaha Ave., Clermont; clermonttoastmasters.org.
Downtown Toastmasters, 7:30-8:45 a.m. Wednesdays; UCF Executive Development Center, 36 W. Pine St., Orlando; guests free; downtowntoastmasters.com.
East Orlando Chamber Toastmasters, 8-9 a.m. Tuesdays, UCF Incubator, 3259 Progress Drive, Orlando; Nancy Hoehn, director of membership, 407-277-5951.
Electric Toasters Toastmasters Club, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Siemens main entrance, 4400 Alafaya Trail, Orlando; guests free; 407-736-7009 or electrictm.freetoasthost.com.
Florida Hospital Toastmasters Club, 7:30-8:30 a.m. Wednesdays, Health Village Endo Conference Room, 2415 N. Orange Ave., Suite 201, Orlando; free for guests; Paula Summa at psummadtm@gmail.com.
Lake Mary Toastmasters, 7:15-8:30 a.m. Tuesdays, Panera Bread, 1210 S. International Parkway, Lake Mary; guests free; lakemarytoastmasters.org/ or 407-431-0185.
Mayflower Toastmasters Club, noon-1 p.m. Fridays, 1620 Mayflower Court, Winter Park; guests free; Elizabeth Brothers, 407-644-1607 or jowacct@earthlink.net.
OMNI Toastmasters, 5:30 p.m. Thursdays, AAA Corporate Headquarters, 1st floor (follow signs), AAA Blvd., Heathrow, omni.freetoasthost.org.
Orators Toastmasters of Altamonte Springs, 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Altamonte Springs Seventh-Day Adventist Church 455 Maitland Ave., Altamonte Springs; 8945.toastmastersclubs.org, 407-230-4040.
Orlando Toastmasters Club 28, 7-8:30 p.m. Thursdays, Herndon Branch Library, 4324 E. Colonial Drive, Orlando; guests free; 321-245-8505 or cezalien_eddy@gmail.com.
OSCAR Toastmaster Club, 5:45-6:45 p.m. Mondays, Osceola County Association of Realtors Building, 1105 Shady Lane, Kissimmee; free; 321-420-3089.
Osceola Toastmasters Club 1841, 7:30-8:45 a.m. Fridays, Kissimmee Utility Authority, 1701 W. Carroll St., Kissimmee; free; toastmasters1841.org/ or Michael Aun, 407-870-0030, aunline@mpinet.net.
Oviedo Toastmasters Club 3179, 7-8:30 p.m. Thursdays, International House of Pancakes, 17 Alafaya Woods, Blvd., Oviedo; guests free; 407-718-4647 or oviedo.toastmasters.us.
Post Toasters Toastmasters Club 7559, noon-1 p.m., first and third Tuesdays, Atkins Building, 482 S. Keller Road, Orlando; guests free; 407-806-4442 or vpm-7559@toastmastersclubs.org.
Seminole State College Toastmasters, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Seminole State College of Florida, Sanford/Lake Mary Campus, 100 Weldon Blvd., Sanford, Building L, Room 313; guests are free; Jordan Camenker at camenkerj@seminolestate.edu.
Text Talkers Toastmaster, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursdays, St. Mark AME Church Life Center, 1968 Bruton Blvd., Orlando; guests free; Coach@JamesBondsPLC.com.
Toastmasters at The Center, 7 p.m. first and third Tuesdays, 946 N. Mills Ave., Orlando; free; Bob Fischer, 407-304-6891 or mba.toastmasters.pr@gmail.com.
Toastmasters Uptown Club 6304, noon-1 p.m. second and fourth Tuesdays, Amherst Building, 3203 Lawton Road, Orlando; guests free; Club6304@gmail.com.
Trailblazers Toastmasters, 7:30-8:30 a.m. the first, third, and fifth Wednesdays; IHOP, 11571 University Blvd., Orlando; guests free; trailblazers.toastmastersclubs.org/ or contact trailblazerstoast@gmail.com.
Turnpike Toasters, noon to 1 p.m. Wednesdays, Turnpike Headquarters Building 5315, Turkey Lake Service Plaza, MM 263, Florida’s Turnpike; guests free; 407-264-3335.
Voices of Opportunity Toastmasters, 6:30 p.m. Mondays, ITT Technical Institute, 1400 International Parkway, Lake Mary; 407-927-1031.
Winter Park Toastmasters Club, 7:30 a.m. Fridays, Winter Park Community Center, 721 W. New England Ave., Winter Park; 3674.toastmastersclubs.org/.
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