Organized by South Florida Business Connections, a Holiday After-Hours Networking Party will take place in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday evening, 12/15/10, from 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm. Guests are encouraged to celebrate the holidays, meet new people, enjoy some complimentary wine and appetizers, and enter to win some raffle prizes. If you’d like to attend, [...]

Sponsored by the Broward Chamber of Commerce, a Grow Your Business Seminar Program and Expo is taking place today, 12/2/10, at the Grand Palms Hotel in Pembroke Pines, FL. Check-in begins at 3:30, and the expo will run until 9:00. Approximately 100 exhibitors are expected, and seminar topics (each 25 minutes) include the following:

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Networking is a vital skill for any business leader. If you’re looking for opportunities to make new contacts in South Florida, here are five networking groups in alphabetical order that you can check out:

Business Networking International (BNI) Florida: Founded 25 years ago, BNI is the largest business networking group in the world. BNI members meet weekly, [...]

Born between the late 1970s and 1982, the three founders of Orlando-based RedCarpetMonday are bringing their high-profile networking group to business owners and entrepreneurs in Fort Lauderdale this Monday, 11/8/10. Their long-term goal, announced in a 2007 press release, is to expand the RedCarpetMonday network across the country.  

Here is a description of the upcoming Fort Lauderdale launch:

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Drawing more than 700 people in 2009, this year’s Halloween Business Expo is expected to be bigger, better, and even more “spooktacular,” per the Coconut Creek Chamber of Commerce.

The event is taking place on Wednesday evening, 10/27/10, from 5 pm to 7:30 pm at the Coconut Creek Community Center on 1100 Lyons Road. Costumes are [...]

The Lauderhill Regional Chamber of Commerce is organizing the 7th Annual Business Expo as part of an Expo Weekend Extravaganza, and you can enjoy free admission to the Business Showcase on 10/21/10 (4 pm – 9 pm.) The event is taking place at the Inverrary Country Club on 3840 Inverrary Boulevard in Lauderhill, FL. Sponsorships [...]

The World Business Forum 2010 is taking place next week (10/5/10 – 10/6/10) at the Radio City Music Hall in NYC. Over 4000 executives are expected to attend the event, where scheduled speakers include Jim Collins, Jack Welch, and Al Gore.

If you cannot travel to NYC to enjoy the event hailed by Burson Marsteller as the [...]

South Florida has not yet fulfilled its potential to become a national technological hub known as “Silicon Beach,” and this month’s Smart Business reports that a lack of collaboration could be the key.

South Florida was positioned for rapid growth as a dominant player in the technology sector back in 1981 when Boca-based IBM rolled [...]

One drawback of many networking events is the inability to meet everyone in the room. For example, I recently had the opportunity to attend a leadership seminar with approximately 150 people, and I only had the pleasure of meeting about a dozen people.

High speed networking offers an interesting solution. Sponsored by Networking for Professionals, High [...]