* Send BUSINESS CALENDAR items to the...

* Send BUSINESS CALENDAR items to the Huntington Beach Independent,

1375 Sunflower Ave., CA 92626; fax to (714) 966-4667 or e-mail

[email protected]. Submissions must be received two weeks before

publication.

Action Tippers Business Network meets first and third Wednesday of

the month at Huff’s Family Restaurant, 7148 Edinger Ave., Huntington

Beach at 7 a.m. Pay no dues for the first two meetings. Then there’s

a $5 application fee and dues are $5 a meeting after that to cover

expenses. You choose and pay for your own breakfast. For more

information call: Mary Cacciapaglia, Century 21 Beachside Realtors,

(714)381-9310

Personal Success Coach Rodger Cota offers a business networking

group at 11 a.m. Wednesdays at Coco’s Restaurant, 6886 Bolsa Ave.

Affiliated Counseling Services Inc. has a business planning and

operations group for owners and managers. The group will focus on

organization, marketing and employee relations. It is led by an

attorney and a psychologist with a wealth of business experience. The

company is at 16152 Beach Blvd., Suite 280. (714) 848-5804.

The Rotary Club of Huntington Beach will meet for lunch at noon on

Thursdays at the Huntington Beach Elks Lodge, 7711 Talbert Ave. The

group is comprised of active professionals in the community. (714)

963-3746.

The Huntington Beach Chamber of Commerce offers free one-on-one

counseling for small businesses from noon to 4 p.m. on Tuesdays and 9

a.m. to 5 p.m. on Fridays. (714) 536-8888.

Small goal-oriented support groups for adults are offered from 7

to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Affiliated Counseling Services, 16152 Beach

Blvd., Suite 280. Cost is based on a sliding scale.

Preregistration is required. (714) 848-5804.

The Huntington Beach Sunrise Rotary Club will meet from 7 to 8

a.m. Wednesdays at Dukes, 317 Pacific Coast Highway. Professionals

and business people from Huntington Beach and surrounding communities

are invited. (714) 964-0885.

The Huntington Beach chapter of the Leads Club, a business

networking organization, will meet at 7 a.m. Wednesdays at Sunny’s

Restaurant, 19810 Beach Blvd. The group will meet weekly to exchange

business leads. (949) 650-8665 or (800) 767-7337.

Le Tip International will meet weekly at 7 a.m. Tuesdays at Coco’s

restaurant, 18872 Beach Blvd., Huntington Beach. Founded in 1978, Le

Tip has more than 400 chapters throughout the United States and

Canada and is dedicated to exchanging qualified business leads among

its members. Join the group for a free breakfast and bring at least

50 business cards. Timothy Johnson, (714) 969-6448, Ext. 22.

Business Network International meets every Tuesday at 7 a.m. for

breakfast to share referrals and help members learn to grow their

business. Business Network International is an organization of

business owners and managers whose sole purpose is to promote the

ethical, professional exchange of business; only one representative

from each type of business is accepted into each chapter. Hotel

Huntington Beach, 7667 Center Avenue, Info: 714 965-0104

Sheevaun Moran offers a monthly prosperity group meeting. The

interactive meetings allow each participant to work on specific areas

and personal situations and are held 6:30 to 9 p.m. on the last

Tuesday of each month. (714)374-1988

Toastmasters International, a nonprofit group that helps develop

public speaking and leadership skills, will meet from noon to 1 p.m.

the first and third Friday of each month at the Huntington Beach City

Hall Meeting Room, 2000 Main St. Guests are welcome. (714) 963-5073.

Toastmasters Club 770 will meet at 7 p.m. the second and fourth

Tuesdays of each month at Don Ramon’s Restaurant, 16961 Goldenwest Ave. (corner Goldenwest & Warner). The group helps improve

communication and leadership skills. Free. (714) 842-5073.

Toastmasters Club 179 will meet at 6:30 a.m. on Wednesdays for

breakfast at Coco’s, 6886 Bolsa Ave. (714) 962-1106 or (714)

964-5076.

Toastmasters Club 2230 will meet from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesdays

at the Boeing Co., 5301 Bolsa Ave. (714) 372-1557 or (714) 896-9873.

The American Business Women’s Assn. will hold monthly meetings on

the third Wednesday of each month. Call for times. (714) 969-6619.