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BUSINESS CALENDAR

NORTH LAS VEGAS CHAMBER

The North Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce will hold a mixer at 5 p.m. Tuesday at the Embarq Atrium, 330 S. Valley View Blvd. Call 642-9595 or visit www.north lasvegaschamber.com.

BUSINESS EDUCATION

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas College of Business' Master's of Business Administration Programs will hold a prospective student information session at 4 p.m. May 8 at the Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Ave. Call 895-5941 or e-mail cobmba@unlv.edu for details

BUSINESS EDUCATION

The Nevada Small Business Development Center holds a business startup orientation every Thursday in Building 100 of at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Paradise Campus, 851 E. Tropicana Ave. Admission is free. Advance registration required. Call 895-4270 or visit www.nsbdc.org/education/calendar for details.

NETWORKING

CityCare Business Network holds chapter meetings throughout the valley. Call 434-8800 for details.

The Executive Leads Group meets at 7 a.m. Wednesdays at Becker's Lakeside Bar & Grill, 8603 W. Sahara Ave. Call 255-8891 for details.

Income Builders International meets at 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays at The Cantina at the Tuscany, 255 E. Flamingo Road. Call 505-4872 for details.

The Las Vegas Internet Chamber of Commerce meets on the third Monday of each month. Location varies. Call 914-0100 for details.

Moms in Business Network meets at 11:30 a.m. on the third Thursday of each month at Lawry's The Prime Rib, 4043 Howard Hughes Parkway. Visit www.mibn.org for details.

The National Association of Women in Construction Las Vegas Chapter 74 meets at 5:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month at The Hampton Inn Tropicana, 4975 Dean Martin Drive. Call 796-9986 or e-mail cheryl@agclv.org for details.

The Business Calendar runs Sundays. Information on events sponsored by nonprofit organizations can be mailed to Business Calendar, Review-Journal, P.O. Box 70, Las Vegas, NV 89125 or e-mailed to bizbriefs@reviewjournal.com.

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