Wednesday, Sept. 18
• Dealing With Difficult People at Work (Results Driven Leadership), Irvine, 7 a.m., $45, rdltraining.com
• Top 20 Technologies to Modernize Your Business (SCORE Chapter 114), Costa Mesa, 1 p.m., $45, (714) 550-7369, orange county.score.org
• Patents and Research Tax Credits: Two Great Ways to Protect and Grow Your Business (Snell & Wilmer), Costa Mesa, 4 p.m., free, (714) 427-7446, bit.ly/grow-ur-bizx
Thursday, Sept. 19
• Orange County Investor Forum (Keiretsu Forum SoCal), Irvine, 9 a.m., cost varies, (949) 899-4849, k4socal.com
• The Business Owner’s Guide to Avoiding a Tax Audit (Orange County Financial Society), Santa Ana, 11:45 a.m., cost varies, (949) 854-4695, bit.ly/avoid-audit
• H.E.L.P. Seminar Series: Managers’ Roundtable Discussion (HMWC CPAs and Business Advisors), Tustin, noon, free, (714) 505-9000, hmwccpa.com/seminars-events
• Veterans in Business Mixer (Veteran Business Network), Newport Beach, 6 p.m., free, bit.ly/vbn-mixer
Friday, Sept. 20
• Q3 All Member Event (Critical Mass for Business), Costa Mesa, 7:30 a.m., $45, (949) 887-4104, bit.ly/Q3-CriticalMass
Tuesday, Sept. 24
• Private Equity Conference (iCFO Capital LLC), Irvine, 2 p.m., cost varies, ​(714) 803-1231, bit.ly/PEconf-sept
• Level Up Your Hiring IQ (NAWBO OC), Irvine, 4 p.m., free, (714) 312-6241, bit.ly/Hiring-IQ-3
• Cybersecurity Awareness—Considerations for the Business Analyst (IIBA Orange County), Santa Ana, 5:30 p.m., $40, bit.ly/IIBA-cybersecurity
Wednesday, Sept. 25
• Cup of Knowledge Networking & Speaker Series (Snyder Law PC), Irvine, 8:30 a.m., free, (949) 333-3702, snyderlaw pc.com
• Innovator of the Year Awards (Orange County Business Journal), Irvine, 11 a.m., $175, (949) 833-8373, ocbj.com
• Will the Global Economy Survive the US-China Trade War? (World Affairs Council), Newport Beach, 5:30 p.m., cost varies, (949) 253-575, worldaffairscouncil.org
• Follow-Up Strategies that Will Get More Clients and Close More Sales (IABC Orange County), Irvine, 6 p.m., $20, (714) 932-1602, iabcoc.com
• Possibilities Unlimited Toastmasters (Toastmasters International), Mission Viejo, every Monday, 7 p.m., free, (949) 305-5356, putm.org
• Orange County Executive Leadership Breakfast Forum (Vistage Worldwide Inc.), Tustin, every third Tuesday, 7:30 a.m., $25, (714) 624-4552, ocexecutiveforum.com
• Irvine Chamber Leads Groups (Greater Irvine Chamber), Irvine, every first and third Wednesday, 11:45 a.m., free for members, $25 for nonmembers, (949) 660-9112, irvine chamber.com
• Ellevate OC: Networking for Professional Women (Ellevate Network), Costa Mesa, every third Wednesday, 5:45 p.m., cost varies, (949) 487-0302, goo.gl/aWPr3D
• Professional Women’s Networking (OC Women Business Connectors), Mission Viejo, every Thursday, 9:00 a.m., cost varies, (714) 328-0045, meetup.com/oc-women-business-connectors
• Annual Tacos and Tequila (Placentia Chamber of Commerce), Placentia, Sept. 19, 5 p.m., free, (714) 528-1873, placentiacham ber.com
• Harvest Festival Original Art & Craft Show (Harvest Festival), Costa Mesa, Sept. 20-22, 10 a.m., $9, (925) 392-7300, harvest festival.com
• Latin Music Festival (MainPlace Mall), Santa Ana, Sept. 21, 1 p.m., free, (714) 547-7800, shopmainplacemall.com/events
• So Cal Jazz and Wine Festival (So Cal Jazz and Wine Festival), Tustin, Sept. 22, 1 p.m., $50, bit.ly/SoCal-Jazz-Wine-Fest-19
• Take a Chance for Seniors Casino Night (Irvine Adult Day Health Services Inc.), Irvine, Oct. 5, 5:30 p.m., $125, (949) 262-1123, irvineadhs.org
