ONGOING EVENTS
WIRE Networking Group – Educational Luncheon
11:15 a.m. every second Wednesday of the month at Cafe 2431 (formerly Char Grillhouse) in Fort Myers. Cost: $16.00 prepaid with RSVP, or $21 if seating is available at the door. There is no additional annual membership fee to join WIRE and all professionals are welcome to attend.
Business Networking International (BNI) – “Above the Line” group
7:15 – 9:00 a.m. every Wednesday except major holidays at Sweet Tomatoes, 7040 Petty’s Way, Fort Myers. Call (239) 283-2803 for more information.
Bonita/Estero Business Network
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. every second and fourth Tuesday of each month at Stoney’s Sports Café, Corkscrew Road, Estero. Please RSVP to Jane.Jerdan@regions.com. For more information contact Kevin Robbins at (239) 935-0401 or krobbins@pnconnections.org.
South Lee Business Network
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. every second and fourth Wednesday of each month at Sam Seltzer’s Steak House, 12635 S. Cleveland Ave, Fort Myers. Please RSVP to jpslot@sprintmail.com. For more information, contact Kevin Robbins at (239) 935-0401 or krobbins@pnconnect ions.org.
Bridge Networking Group – A Night in the Cape Mixer
5 – 7 p.m. first Thursdays at Wine and Roses Italian Restaurant, 1404 Cape Coral Parkway, Cape Coral. Cost: $6 with an RSVP, $10 without. RSVP to Marci Gower at (239) 691-6955 or marci@showmethenetworking.com.
Advancing Business Leaders
5 – 7:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month; locations vary. For more information, contact the Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce at (239) 332-2930 or email info@fortmyers.org.
Empowered Women’s Network Breakfast
Cape Coral Chapter
8:30 – 9:30 a.m. every first and third Wednesday at Dinner Bell Café, 1215 Cape Coral Parkway, Cape Coral. RSVP@gmx.com; (239) 220-2622.
Estero Chapter
9 – 10 a.m. every first and third Thursday at Perkins, 20320 Grand Oak Shoppes Blvd.,
Estero. EsteroRSVP@gmx.com; (239) 595-3097.
South Naples Chapter
11 a.m. – 12 p.m. every first and third Friday at Frascati’s Italian Restaurant, 1258 Airport-Pulling Road, Naples. SouthNaplesRSVP@gmx.com; (239) 384-9349.
North Cape Coral Chapter
8:30 – 9:30 a.m. every second and fourth Tuesday at Mel’s Diner, 1327 N.E. Pine Island Road, Cape Coral. NorthFortCapeRSVP@gmx.com; (239) 738-9404.
Fort Myers Chapter
8:30-9:30 a.m. every second and fourth Wednesday at Mimi’s Café, 13499 S. Cleveland Ave., Fort Myers. FortMyersRSVP@gmx.com; (239) 233-4114.
North Naples Chapter
11 a.m. – 12 p.m. every second and fourth Friday at Stonebridge Country Club, 2100 Winding Oaks Way, Naples. NorthNaplesRSVP@gmx.com; (239) 248-6655.
Northeast Fort Myers Chapter
9-10 a.m. every first and third Tuesday at Perkins, 4921 Palm Beach Blvd., Fort Myers.
NorthEastRSVP@gmx.com; (239) 895-2448.
NOV. 13
What should I do with my investment portfolio after the election?
1 – 2:30 pm at the Frances Pew Hayes Center for Lifelong Learning at Hodges University, Naples Campus, 2655 Northbrooke Drive, Naples, Florida. Cost: free. RSVP at cwheeler@hodges.edu or call (239) 598.6133. The Frances Pew Hayes Center for Lifelong Learning at Hodges University, Naples Campus, 2655 Northbrooke Drive. George Lange, senior vice president and the Southwest Florida Trust Executive, Regions Morgan Keegan Trust, Sarasota, Florida.
Bonita Springs Area Chamber of Commerce – Business after Business
5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at Promenade at Bonita Bay, Bonita Springs. Cost: $10 members, $20 nonmembers. For more information, call (239) 992-2943 or visit www.bonitaspringschamber.com.
NOV. 14
Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce – 60-Minute Success Seminar
10:45 a.m. – noon in the second floor Leadership Foundation Room of the Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce, 2390 Tamiami Trail N., #210, Naples. Cost: free. For more information, call (239) 262-6376, or visit www.napleschamber.org. Carrie Kerskie of Marcone Investigations will present a seminar on corporate identity theft.
NOV. 18
N.A.P.L.E.S. meeting
5 p.m. at Naples Beach Hotel, 851 Gulf Shore Blvd. N., Naples. Cost: $25; tickets must by purchased by Nov. 10. To register, visit www.naplesgroup.net or call (239) 254-9807. Carl L. Gould, author of “The 7 Stages of Small Business Success: From Startup to Seven Figures in Three Years or Less,” will speak at this month’s meeting of the Naples Area Professional League of Executive Services (N.A.P.L.E.S.).

