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Independent, 18682 Beach Blvd., Suite 160, Huntington Beach, CA

92648; fax to (714) 965-7174 or e-mail hbindy@latimes.com.

Submissions must be received two weeks before publication.

Personal Success Coach Rodger Cota offers a business networking

group at 11 a.m. Wednesdays at Coco’s Restaurant, 6886 Bolsa Ave.

Affiliated Counseling

Services Inc. has a business planning and operations group for

owners and managers. The group will focus on organization, marketing

and employee relations. It is led by an attorney and a psychologist

with a wealth of business experience. The company is at 16152 Beach

Blvd., Suite 280. (714) 848-5804.

The Rotary Club of

Huntington Beach meets for lunch at noon on Thursdays at the

Huntington Beach Elks Lodge, 7711 Talbert Ave. The group is made up

of active professionals in the community. (714) 963-3746.

The Huntington Beach

Chamber of Commerce offers free one-on-one counseling for small

businesses from noon to 4 p.m. on Tuesdays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on

Fridays. (714) 536-8888.

Small goal-oriented

support groups for adults are offered from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays

at Affiliated Counseling Services, 16152 Beach Blvd., Suite 280. Cost

is based on a sliding scale.

Preregistration is required. (714) 848-5804.

The Huntington Beach

Sunrise Rotary Club meets from 7 to 8 a.m. Wednesdays at Dukes,

317 Pacific Coast Highway. Professionals and business people from

Huntington Beach and surrounding communities are invited. (714)

964-0885.