Need help getting your business back after Irma? (Business Agenda)

▪ "Doing business in Portugal" event with the participation of the Portuguese Ambassador to the United States Fezas Vital and the Head of Investment in the United States and Canada Olga Benquerenca, organized by the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce on October 11, 8:00 a.m. 10:30 am at 1601 Biscayne Boulevard, Ballroom Level, Miami, FL 33124. www.miamichamber.com.

▪ Lunch "Business Empowerment" organized by the Doral Chamber of Commerce on October 11, 11:30 a.m. at 1:30 p.m. at Dragonfly Izakaya & Fish Market 5241 NW 87th Ave, Doral, FL 33178. Contact: Azahy Arencibia at 305-477-7600 oazahy@doralchamber.com. www.doralchamber.org.

▪ First Workshop on "Helping Hurricane Irma to Restore Business Initiative" at the Miami-Dade Beacon Council on October 12 from 8:00 am to 11:00 am at Cutler Bay Business Center South Miami-Dade . A total of 8 workshops will be held in Miami-Dade County with the participation of experts from the Small Business Administration (SBA), FEMA, Enterprise Florida, among other agencies. www.beaconcouncil.com.

▪ The South Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce invites "Pink Lunch" in support of breast cancer awareness month, October 13, 11:30 a.m. at 1:30 p.m. at the Biltmore 1200 Anastasia Avenue hotel, Grenada Room, Coral Gables, Fl, 33134. RSVP: 305-543-1903 or www.sflhcc.com.


▪ Exhibition "Florida International Trade and Cultural Expo (FITCE), October 17 and 18, 8:30 a.m. at 9:50 am, organized by the Broward County Office of Small Business Economics and Development, Greater Fort Lauderdale / Broward County Convention Center 1950 Eisenhower Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316. www.FITCExpo.com and 954-357 -6400.

▪ Miami Dade College (MDC) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will hold the Demand Solutions Miami event with the participation of 18 companies from Latin America and South Florida in the design, fashion, gastronomy, music and production industries multimedia, October 19 9 am at 5 p.m. , at MDC's Wolfson Campus, Room 1261, 300 N.E. Second Avenue. IDB Contact: Silvia Dangond, silviad@iadb.org. www.mdc.edu/demandsolutions.

▪ Networking Breakfast "Strategies for Business Succession and the Use of Life Insurance as a Financing Vehicle", from the Attorney Marketing Annex on October 20, 7:30 a.m. at 9:00 a.m. at Ice Box Cafe at Doral CityPlace, 3450 NW 83rd Ave, Suite 137, Doral, FL 33166. Contact: 786-408-0700.

▪ Annual Meeting and Ceremony to celebrate economic development and community participation in Miami, Miami-Dade Beacon Council on October 26, 3:30 p.m. at 7:30 p.m., at the InterContinental Miami hotel, 100 Chopin Plaza, Grand Ballroom, Miami, FL 33131. www.beaconcouncil.com.

▪ Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Event where two initiatives will be presented to understand and address the Affordable Housing Crisis in South Florida, October 18, from 8:00 am to 11:00 am at 601 Biscayne Blvd. , Ballroom Level, Miami FL 33132. www.miamichamber.com.