Tuesday, May 14 QuickBooks Tutorial Valley Economic Development Center 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. VEDC 5121 Van Nuys Blvd., 3rd Floor, Van Nuys Free (818) 907-9977 or fboone@vedc.org Wednesday, May 15 Business Networking Dinner National Association of Purchasing Management 5:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. Odyssey Restaurant 15600 Odyssey Drive, Granada Hills Cost: Free to members, $15 non-members (818) 878-4706 Business Networking Mixer Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. College of the Canyons Canyon Country Campus 17200 Sierra Highway, Canyon Country Applied Technology Education Center, Quad 7 Cost: $15 (661) 362-3802 Credit Repair Valley Economic Development Center 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. VEDC 5121 Van Nuys Blvd., 3rd Floor, Van Nuys Free     (818) 907-9977 or fboone@vedc.org Thursday, May 16 Business Networking Breakfast Canoga Park / West Hills Chamber of Commerce 7:15 a.m. – 9 a.m. Hometown Buffet 6705 Fallbrook Ave., West Hills Cost: $15 members, $20 non-members (818) 884-4222 Business Networking Seminar: Managing Unconscious Bias plus EEOC Hot Topics Montage Insurance 8 a.m. – Noon Hilton Woodland Hills 6360 Canoga Ave., Woodland Hills Cost: Free, $8 valet parking (818) 676-0044 or cristina@montageinsurance.com Business Networking Luncheon Sherman Oaks Chamber of Commerce Guest speaker: L.A. Mayoral Candidate and City Controller Wendy Greuel 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Sportsmen’s Lodge 12825 Ventura Blvd., Studio City Cost: $30 in advance, $35 at the door (818) 906-1951 “Z” Awards Luncheon Woodland Hills-Tarzana Chamber of Commerce 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Warner Center Marriott 21850 Oxnard St., Woodland Hills Cost: $40 RSVP required by Tue. May 9 (818) 756-8848 or ron.rubine@lacity.org Friday, May 17 Business Networking Breakfast Simi Valley Chamber of Commerce 7 a.m. – 9 a.m. Grand Vista Hotel 999 Enchanted Way, Simi Valley Cost: $15 (805) 526-3900 Saturday, May 18 Business Survival in a Bad Economy Valley Economic Development Center 9 p.m. – 4 p.m. VEDC 5121 Van Nuys Blvd., 3rd Floor, Van Nuys Free     (818) 907-9977 or fboone@vedc.org Wednesday, May 22 Business Networking Mixer Greater Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce and UCLA Health System 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. UCLA Health System 100 Moody Court, Thousand Oaks Cost: $5 members, $15 non-members (805) 370-0035 Tuesday, May 28 Business Networking Mixer Sherman Oaks Chamber of Commerce 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. 9021Pho Westfield Fashion Square 14006 Riverside Drive, 1st floor, Sherman Oaks Cost: $15 (818) 906-1951 Wednesday, May 29 ACG 101 Corporate Growth Conference Association for Corporate Growth, 101 Corridor Chapter 7:00 a.m. – 2 p.m. Westlake Village Inn 31943 Agoura Road, Westlake Village, CA 91361 Cost: $145 Members, $195 Non-Members (805) 285-0756 or info@acg101.org Business Networking Breakfast Greater San Fernando Valley Chamber of Commerce 7:15 a.m. – 9 a.m. Braemar Country Club 4001 Reseda Blvd., Tarzana Cost: $20 members, $30 non-members (818) 989-0300 Business Networking Breakfast: Focus on Brazil, the Latin American Giant Valley International Trade Association 7:30 a.m. Valley Economic Alliance, BFG Boardroom, 2nd floor 5121 Van Nuys Blvd., Sherman Oaks Cost: $20 (818) 379-7000, Ext. 109 Business Networking Mixer Calabasas Chamber of Commerce and Woodland Hills-Tarzana Chamber of Commerce 5 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Dilbeck Estates, Christie’s International Real Estate 4766 Park Granada Suite 218, Calabasas Cost: Free to members, $10 guests (818) 347-4737 Thursday, June 6 Business Networking Breakfast Palmdale Chamber of Commerce 7 a.m. – 9 a.m. HomeTown Buffet 422 West Avenue P, Palmdale Cost: $16 (661) 273-3232 Thursday, June 13 Business Networking Seminar: Workers’ Compensation & Discrimination Against Disabled Workers Montage Insurance 8 a.m. – Noon West Valley Christian Church 22450 Sherman Way, West Hills Free (818) 676-0044 or cristina@montageinsurance.com Monday, June 17 Golf Tournament Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Conejo Valley 8:30 a.m. North Ranch Country Club 4761 Valley Spring Drive, Westlake Village Cost varies (818) 706-0905 or bfleishman@bgcconejo.org Tuesday, June 18 Business Networking Luncheon Encino Chamber of Commerce 11:30 a.m. Monterey at Encino 16821 Burbank Blvd., Encino Cost: $22 (818) 789-4711 Thursday, June 20 Business Networking Luncheon Sherman Oaks Chamber of Commerce 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Sportsmen’s Lodge 12833 Ventura Blvd., Studio City Cost: $30 in advance, $35 at the door (818) 906-1951 Send items for the calendar section of the Business Journal to calendar@sfvbj.com or via fax at (818) 676-1747.