MCC Offers Summer Success
Series for Small Business

The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Manatee Community College (MCC) is offering Summer Success Series for Small Business seminars at MCC Lakewood Ranch, 7131 Professional Parkway East, Sarasota. They include:
• Grassroots Marketing, 1-4 pm, July 12, $40;
• Cash Flow Management, 1-4 pm, July 26, $40;
• Where’s the Money?, 1-4 pm, Aug. 9, $40; and
• Creating a Web Presence on a Budget, 9 am-4 pm, Aug. 23, $75.

For more information or to register, call (941) 363-7000.

• The All Achievers Chapter of
the American Business Women’s Association meets on the 2nd Thurs. at 6 p.m. at Troyer’s Dutch Heritage Restaurant, 3713 Bahia Vista St., Sarasota. Cost: $17. RSVP by noon preceeding Monday at 371-8440.

• The Sarasota Co-Ed Chapter of Ali Lassen’s Leads Club meets every Wednesday, 12:30-1:45 p.m. at Villa Francesco, 1603 N. Tamiami Tr., Sarasota. 812-4412.

• The Sarasota Women’s leads club, a chapter of Ali Lassen’s Leads Club, meets weekly at Café Baci 4001 S. Tamiami Trail noon to 1:15 p.m. Call: 527-0056. A buffet lunch is served at $13.35 per person.

• The Gulf Gate Professional Women’s Club (GGPWC) of Leads is a business networking group committed to the success and prosperity of fellow members. Meets Thursdays at Marion’s Restaurant
on Gateway Ave. at noon. 955-2133
ext. 518.

• The Gulf Gate Chapter of Ali Lassens Leads Clubs, meets Thursday 11:45 at the Sarasota Brewery Company, 6607 Gateway Drive. Contact Deb Landis,
493-1583 for details.

• The Sarasota Professionals Chapter of Ali Lassen’s Leads Club meets every Thursday at City Café - Sarasota City Center 1819 Main St., 12:15-1:30 p.m. Information: 527-0055

• Retired Educators and Professionals Institute sponsors a Writer’s Workshop 2-4 p.m. Mondays (except holidays), at Manatee Community College, 5840 26th St., West, Science Building 25, Room 139 in Bradenton. Bring works of fiction, nonfiction, memoirs, or poetry. Instant critiques given. Free. 748-4647.


• The Model Investment Club has regular meetings at Selby Library, 3rd Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. Open to the public to learn what an investment club is about and how to run one. Info: financialstrategies_@excite.com.

• Beads, F.O.B., has an Unfinished Objects and Projects Night the third Tuesday of each month. Join your friends and meet new ones when you bring in all those half-finished beading projects to complete or start new ones. Beginners and experts welcomed. The shop and its facilities are available 6-8 p.m. Sign up in advance. No charge. Reservations required. For location, call 302-1309.

• Sarasota Chapter, Embroiderers’ Guild of America, Inc., Night Needlers, meets the 4th Thursday of each month at Fruitville Library, 100 Coburn St. 6:30 pm 302-1309.

• The Magic of Manatee Sweet Adelines Chorus rehearses Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. at Bradenton Christian School, 3304 43rd St. W. 778-5499.

• American Needlepoint Guild, Sun Stitchers Chapter, meets the 1st Thursday of the month at United Methodist Church, 4150 S. Shade Ave., Sarasota, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. 966-6430.

• The Gulfcoast Chapter of the FPZA (Florida Planning and Zoning Association) which includes Sarasota and Manatee counties meets on the second Tuesday of each month. Open to anyone interested in hearing topics concerning land development and planning issues in our area. Members include urban planners, landscape architects, attorneys, real estate professionals, and engineers. 302-1309.

• The Sho Fu Bonsai Society meets the 1st Thursday of the month at Waterside Retirement Center, 4540 Bee Ridge Rd., Sarasota, 7:30 p.m. 359-1205.

• DeSoto Kiwanis meets Wednesdays at noon at Perkins Restaurant, 6023 14th St. W., Bradenton. Guests welcome. Speaker on last Wednesdays. Info: 747-4749.

• Pilot Club of the Suncoast, focused on helping people affected by brain-related disorders and disabilities, meets 1st Mondays, 6 p.m., at Terrace Café, 5911 53rd Ave. E., Bradenton. 758-6603.

• Thursdays—free small-business counseling sessions with SCORE, 9-11 a.m. at the Chamber, 222 10th St. W., Bradenton. Appts: 748-3411.

• WCR Toastmasters: 2nd and 4th Wednesdays, 7:30 a.m.; Assn. of Realtors office, 3590 Tuttle Ave., Sarasota.
924-3079.
• Sarasota Evening Toastmasters: Wednesdays, 6 p.m.; 10th floor, Terrace Bldg., 301 and Ringling Blvd. 927-4813
• Sarasota Toastmasters: Wednesday mornings 7:30-8:45 a.m.; Mom’s Restaurant,1247 S. Beneva at Bahia Vista. 351-8478.
• Bradenton Toastmasters Club #2449 meets Wednesday, 6 p.m., at Manatee Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 322 15th S. W. 795-8095
• Positively Speaking Toastmasters meets Fridays, 6-7:30 p.m. at 5900 N. Lockwood Ridge Rd (Episcopalian Church of the Nativity). Improve your speaking skills, overcome your nervousness of public speaking, and meet interesting people. 923-3316 or 927-5665


• Our Town Match.com is a local
singles group for people who are
single, ages 18-80. The group represents singles from Tampa, Bradenton, Sarasota, Venice, Fort Myers and Naples. The group organizes social events from dances, cruises, day trips and other social activities for singles. www.ourtownmatch.com or
941-587-4350.

• Palm Singles (over 50) dinner meeting and program Mondays, 6 pm, Church of the Palms, 3224 Bee Ridge Rd., Sarasota. Reservations: 924-7430.
• Funcoast Singles—comprised of singles ages 21-50 in Sarasota, Bradenton and Venice. 807-1059 or Funcoastsingles@yahoo.com

• Jewish Singles are meeting to enjoy the free Summer Sunset Concert of Mike Markaverich and Friends Jazz Quartet on July 17 on the grounds of the Flanzer Jewish Community Center at 582 S. McIntosh Road. Doors open at 7 pm, concert at 8. Beverages, beer, wine and food items for sale. Bring lawn chairs and picnic. RSVP to 378-5568 ext. 255.

This summer, you can have your lunch and learn something too, at the Central West Coast Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Assoc-iation’s mini workshops. These professional-growth workshops will focus on timely topics. Registration cost includes lunch. The programs are:
• Printing, Printing, Printing!, July 7, which includes a print shop tour
• August 2 writing workshop, Landing the Lead. Lunches are noon-1 pm. $15

Manatee Chamber of Commerce
• Thursdays—free small-business counseling sessions with SCORE,
9–11 am at the Chamber, 222 10th St. W., Bradenton. 748-3411.

• Free workshops for those starting a business are offered by MCC's Small Business Development Center at Sarasota and Manatee Chambers of Commerce and at MCC Venice. Workshops are 1:30-3:30 pm on Mondays at the Sarasota Chamber, 1945 Fruitville Rd., and on Wednesdays at the Manatee Chamber, 222 10th St. W., Bradenton. Held 6-8 pm in Bldg. 800 at MCC Venice, 8000 S. Tamiami Tr. 408-1412.

• The Sarasota County Retired Educators meet at Cafe Baci. Guests are welcome. Members include re-tired educators from
private as well as public schools
in or outside of Florida. Info: 488-0813.

• FPRA members; $18 non-members. Begins at noon. Reservations required. Call 953-FPRA.

• The Sarasota County Retired Educators meet at Cafe Baci. Guests are welcome. Members include retired educators from private as well as public schools in or outside of Florida. Info: 488-0813.

• Retired Educators and Professionals Instutite sponsors an ongoing Writer’s Workshop 2-4 pm. Mondays at Manatee Community College, 5840 26th St., West, Science Building 25, Room 139, Bradenton. Bring works of fiction, non-fiction, memoirs, plays, or poetry to read. Instant critiques given. Free. Open to the public. 748-7710 or 748-4647.

Please email your event by June 5 to wcwnewspaper@aol.com

• The Lakewood Ranch Professional Women’s Networking Group meets every Wednesday at noon at the River Club Country Club, Par Four the Course Restaurant, 6600 River Club Blvd. Bradenton. Women interested in business & social networking are invited. Lunch: $10. Reservations required: 929-1888.

• Suncoast B2B Connection East meets at 5 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month and at 7:30 a.m. on the 3rd Tuesday of each month in the Community Room at the Manatee Herald-Tribune East, 8339 Market St., Bradenton. 752-3585.

• The All Achievers Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association meets for dinner the second Thursday, 6 p.m., at Troyer’s Dutch Heritage Restaurant, 3713 Bahia Vista St., Sarasota. RSVP to Sue Evangelisti by noon on the preceeding Monday: 371-8440.

• The Manasota Business Masters a two-county business referral organization, meets every Tuesday noon at the Anna Maria Oyster Bar, 6906 14th St., Bradenton. Prospective business members are invited as guests to their initial luncheon meeting. Reservations: 726-4562.

• Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce has launched a Young Professionals Group in Sarasota County. Call 351-0024 for info.

• The Professional Network’s weekly luncheon meeting of professional businesses is on Tuesdays at 12:30 at Troyer’s Dutch Heritage Restaurant, 3713 Bahia Vista, Sarasota. New members welcome. Call Jeff at 377-6000,
ext 214.

• The Open Network—no dues, required attendance, or noncompete clause—meets Thursdays, 11:45 a.m.- 1 p.m. at The Olive Garden, 4900 S. Tamiami Tr., Sarasota. 504-9525. $10. Walk-ins welcome.

• The Power Network, a group of professional business people, meets every Wednesday from 12-1 p.m. at the Cafe Baci Restaurant, 4001 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. Cost: $10. New members are welcome. For info, call Sharon at 923-4189.

• The Executive Network of Sarasota meets Tuesdays, 7:30 a.m., in the Quay's Waterside Room, 333 N. Tamiami Tr. 360-8552.

• The Executive Network of Manatee meets Thursday, 7:30 a.m. at Denny’s Restaurant, 5703 Manatee Ave., West. 792-2363.

• The Sunset Chapter of The American Business Women’s Association meets the 3rd Thursday of each month at Lido Beach Holiday Inn for Networking at 6.30 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. Call 966 4269.

• The Accolades Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association (ABWA) meets 1st Tuesdays at Dutch Heritage Restaurant, 3713 Bahia Vista, Sarasota. Networking 6 p.m.; dinner 6:30. 379-0074.

• The Ringling Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association meets for dinner—2nd Tuesdays, 6 p.m. Dutch Heritage. 955-7102.

• Women With Connections, a referral group, meets Fridays, 7:30 a.m. at Perkins Restaurant, 5921 Fruitville Rd. Info: 302-1309.

• Creative Business Connections
has 14 chapters in the Bradenton/ Sarasota/Venice area; one person in each professional category in each chapter. Call for category openings. 321-1918. www.cbcnet.biz.