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* Send BUSINESS CALENDAR items to the Daily Pilot, 330 W. Bay St.,

Costa Mesa, CA 92627; by e-mail to luis.pena@latimes.com; by fax to

(949) 646-4170; or by calling (949) 574-4298. Include the time, date

and location of the event, as well as a contact phone number.

WEDNESDAY

The Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce will hold a Newport

Networking event from noon to 2 p.m. at the Radisson Hotel, 4545

MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach. Chamber members pay $20 with a

reservation. Potential members pay $25. Information: (949) 729-4400.

FRIDAY

Inventors Forum, the Orange County-based, all-volunteer nonprofit

inventors’ support group, will present a seminar on “Writing your

Business Plan” by Mikey Falley and Shalom (Sam) A. Mintz at 7:30 p.m.

at Orange Coast College. Registration starts at 7 p.m. for the

seminar, which will be held in the OCC Science Lecture Hall. The cost

is $5 for members and $15 for nonmembers. Information: (714)540-2491,

https://www.inventorsforum.org.

OCT. 13

The Women Referral Service will hold a meeting to discuss

“Networking: A Relationship Marketing Strategy for Entrepreneurs” in

Newport. The meeting to help women make effective contacts in

business. Seating is limited, and reservations are required. The time

and location of the meeting will be given when reservations are made.

(714) 520-4620.

OCT. 16

The Costa Mesa Chamber of Commerce will have a 90-minute Breakfast

Boost at the Costa Mesa Country Club, 1701 Golf Course Drive.

Admission is $13 in advance and $18 at the door. Information: (714)

885-9090.

Women in Technology International will host a meeting on the topic

“Intuitive Leadership: Building Business from the Inside Out,” from

5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at UC Irvine. The speaker will be Judith Lukomski,

founder of Transitions Today. The cost is $10 for WITI members and

$25 for nonmembers. Information: (949) 240-0668,

jgreenway@axionsolutions.com.