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* Send BUSINESS CALENDAR items to the Daily Pilot, 1375 Sunflower

Ave., Costa Mesa, CA 92626; by e-mail to [email protected];

by fax to (714) 966-4679; or by calling (714) 966-4617. Include the

time, date and location of the event, as well as a contact phone

number.

WEDNESDAY

An after-hours business mixer for the Costa Mesa Chamber of

Commerce will be held at La Cave restaurant from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30

p.m., 1695 Irvine Ave., Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 885-9090.

THURSDAY

A Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce Sunset Networking Mixer, an

opportunity to make connections with nearly 100 business

professionals as you enjoy hors d’oeuvres and a no host bar, will be

held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Bistro Le Crillon, 2523 Eastbluff Dr.,

Newport Beach. Price is free for members and $15 for potential members. Make connections with nearly 100 business professionals as

you enjoy hors d’oeuvres and a no host bar. Information: (949)

729-4400.

SATURDAY

Orange Coast College is offering a workshop on becoming a loan

signing agent. Participants will learn the role of a loan signing

agent as well as signing procedures. The seminar will be held from 9

a.m. to 5 p.m. in Business Education room 103 at Orange Coast

College, 2701 Fairview Rd., Costa Mesa. Registration is $154, which

includes materials and the book “Loan Signing Agent Sourcebook.”

Information: (714) 432-5880.

MARCH 29

Young Executives of America is hosting a networking breakfast

with guest speaker Doug DeCinces. The former California Angels’

third-baseman and developer of Irvine’s Strawberry Farms Golf Club

will be discussing “Turning your dreams into a reality.” The event

begins at 7:30 a.m. at The Pacific Club, 4110 McArthur Blvd., Newport

Beach. Cost is $16 for members and $25 for non-members. Non-members

may join at the door for $100 and receive complimentary admission to

the event. Information: (949) 721-8686 or https://www.yeamerica.com.

MARCH 30

Orange Coast College’s Small Business Expo will feature keynote

speaker W. Kenneth Yancey Jr. Yancey, head of National Operations for

SCORE, will speak about “The Power of Small Business.” MBA in a Day

will feature 12 workshops, networking and demonstrations, and 80

small business exhibitors. The expo is designed for small business

owners who want to position themselves for success, build their own

unique brand identity, refocus their marketing strategy, set new

marketing goals and sales objectives and find new ways to expand

their business. The event begins at 7:30 a.m. at Orange Coast

College, 2701 Fairview $Rd., Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 432-5929.

ONGOING

Learn how to expand your local business contacts by joining the

Costa Mesa chapter of Leads Club. The Costa Mesa chapter will be a

Thursday lunch group. Information: (800) 767-7337.

Learn how to expand your local business contacts at the Newport

Beach-Irvine chapter of Leads Club on Tuesdays from 8 to 9:15 a.m. at

the Marriot Suites, 500 Bayview Circle, Newport Beach. Information:

(949) 551-8135.

“Financial Strategies for Successful Retirement” workshops will be

held Thursdays Feb. 10 through March 3 and Tuesdays Feb. 15 through

March 8. Both sessions will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday

seminars will meet in the Orange Coast College Counseling and

Admissions Building, room 110, and the Tuesday seminars will meet in

the Administration building, room 108, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa

Mesa. Registration is $69. Information: (714) 432-5880.

Networkers Luncheon Meetings will be held Wednesdays in March from

11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Costa Mesa Country Club, 1701 Golf Course Drive, Costa Mesa. The cost is $14. Information: (714) 885-9090.

The Costa Mesa Chamber of Commerce hosts networking luncheon

meetings Wednesdays from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Costa Mesa

Country Club. The cost is $14. The club is at 1701 Golf Course Drive,

Costa Mesa. (714) 885-9090.

The Costa Mesa Communicators Toastmasters Club meets from noon to

1 p.m. Wednesdays at the Orange County Department of Education, 200

Kalmus Drive, Costa Mesa. Meetings are open to anyone who wants to

improve his or her public speaking skills. (714) 444-8783.

The Newport Beach Distinguished Toastmasters Club 1300 meets from

7 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays at Sgt. Pepperoni’s Pizza Store, SE Bristol,

Newport Beach. Information and reservations: (949) 646-1274.

The Mesa Messengers Toastmasters Club 691 in Costa Mesa meets at 7

p.m. Tuesdays at Mesa Verde United Methodist Church, 1701 W. Baker

St., Costa Mesa. (714) 540-4446.

The Newport Center Toastmasters Club 231 meets from 7 to 8:30 a.m.

Mondays at the Irvine Co., 610 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach.

(949) 756-1025.

The Newport Jaycees Toastmasters Club meets from 8 to 9:15 p.m.

Tuesdays at Coco’s Restaurant, 151 Newport Center Drive, Newport

Beach. Information: (310) 593-1982.

The Harborlite Toastmasters Club meets at 7 a.m. Thursdays at

Coco’s Bakery Restaurant, 3446 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar.

(949) 293-4630.

Lido Isle Toastmasters meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Mondays at

Fletcher Jones Motorcars, 3300 Jamboree Road, Newport Beach. (714)

964-5314.