The Launch Pad

Wordpress Hands On Classes
2017-09-09 08:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | 2900 NW 112th Ave, Miami, FL, 33172, United States
WordPress Hands On Classes – September 9, 2017
How to Create a Website Fast and Easy
WordPress Website Training
In this WordPress Website Training Course you will learn how to use one of the easiest, most popular and practical website building tools available.
WordPress is a simple yet powerful website building program that allows you to build and manage your own website with a small amount of training and effort.
In this day-long, instructor-led, hands-on, training workshop you will:
Learn how to build a high quality, functional website in no time at all!
Save time and money by building your own website and managing changes.
Market your products and services on a professional website you build yourself!
You will be able to edit and modify your website yourself without depending on others, and without spending tons of time and money.
It’s EASY!, but there are important prerequisites:
If you know how to use a computer and are a fast learner.
Have some experience managing Microsoft Office Tools like Word, Power Point, and Excel.
Have your business ready, a clear idea of why you will like to have a website and what for.
You have your business logo and/or a clear idea of your business image.
Thanks to our 8-module, 1-day hands-on “WordPress Website Training” Course, you will learn and master how to build your own website.
We cut the theoretical and complicated aspects of programming, and bring you an easy to use content management system that will help you accelerate the process.
We will help you learn how to do it in a totally practical and simple way, step by step, directed by an expert.
REGISTER TODAY FOR THIS PRACTICAL PROGRAM at: https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ee7e6ksd4e8f5f58&llr=niazh9cab
Cost: $197* (Registration Fee Includes a Complimentary WordPress Mastery
DVD Training Course Valued at $197)

Contact:
Carmen Lopez
Doral Chamber of Commerce, Inc. / New Media, New Marketing, Inc.
(305) 477-7600

Location:
Doral Chamber of Commerce Training Center
2900 NW 112th Ave
Doral, FL 33172

Miami Innovators Association Official Launch Event
2017-09-08 18:00 - 21:00 | Florida International University 11200 SW 8th St Graham Center Ballrooms Miami, FL 33199, Miami, FL, 33199, United States
The day is finally here! The Miami Innovators Association is officially launching with our most diverse panel to date. We are featuring two social entrepreneurs coming directly from the Miami scene itself, Jossua Parini and Brittany Jarrin. Two of our long time affiliates, Andrey Parsegov and Marcella MacCarthy are also coming back for our launch after being part of our Summer Speaker Series. Come out, sit down, and relax over some free food and drinks! Try out our signature virtual reality demos courtesy of our longtime partners at Loft VR and hear about how MIA is aiming to change the innovative landscape of Miami forever from the founders themselves. This is more than just a networking event, this is a Launch Party!
Co-Founders of Creative G.L.U.E., Jossua Parini & Brittany Jarrin
Two of the most groundbreaking social entrepreneurs in the Miami startup scene, Jossua Parini (pictured right) and Brittany Jarrin (pictured left) are founders of the networking event company called Creative G.L.U.E. Creative G.L.U.E channels the gap between business and creativity while offering an intriguing networking experience that has never been witnessed before. With the recent boom of the Miami startup scene, Parini and Jarrin created six different themed events from art and technology to business and marketing to even fashion carried along six different districts in the Miami-Dade area. Creative G.L.U.E aspires to expand domestically as well as globally. Their ultimate goal is to make their experience the go-to site for start-up companies seeking talent, sponsorships, and investments through networking.
Serial Entreprenur & Co-Founder of Next Level Basketball, Andrey Parsegov
Besides playing in the NBA, Michael Beasley, Henry Walker, and Scotty Hopson all have one thing in common. They all trained with Next Level Basketball. NLB first opened its doors in 2014. The CFO and Co-founder of NLB, Andrey Parsegov, wanted to create a facility to focus on player development and enhancement. With a degree in psychology and being an entrepreneur at heart has allowed him to expand his horizons. With the help of his mentors, he has been able to double his company’s financial growth in under a year. With Miami rapidly growing and being a notorious vacation destination for athletes, Andrey believes that NLB is at the prime location to prosper.
Founder & CEO of Skillied, Marcella McCarthy
Miami’s art scene is growing faster and faster every day, and Marcella McCarthy has been ahead of the game since day one. This young entrepreneur started her journey by co-founding the entrepreneurship club at her alma mater, University of Miami. With a major in English, a minor in business, and a master in journalism Marcella has crafted her web platform, Skillied. Skillied encourages users to “Learn Locally” and allows them to discover local classes and workshops. Whether you want to expand your business or learn a new craft, Skilled has it all.
The Minds Behind the Movement
From three kids in a math class to an Executive Board of fifteen pioneers that aim to make an impact on the community, hear about how the idea of MIA was first conceived and get to know the people that made it all possible. Here at MIA, we collaborate with many companies and organizations in an effort to help them grow. That means providing resources, and you may be one of those resources. Startups and enterprises are almost always hiring, and we can help land you a spot in a great business that you’ll love to work at. Take advantage of all the businesses coming to network, talk to professionals and employers, and talk to us, MIA.

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Wyncode Pitch Day XVII
2017-09-07 18:30 - 21:30 | 549 NW 28th S, Miami, FL, 33127, United States
Wyncode, Florida’s premier coding bootcamp, invites you to join our 17th Pitch Day event in Miami. After an intense 10 weeks, Wyncoders have poured their lives into their work, harnessing new skills and becoming web developers in the process. You will witness our new soon to be Wyncode alumni present their skills through their final projects.
You may discover that learning to code will open the doors to the opportunities you are seeking. You might also meet your Co-Founder or that dream developer you have been looking for. Make sure you bring your best networking swag and don’t miss out on this exciting event.
This event is open to the public. Be sure to RSVP soon!
6:00 PM Social Networking
6:30 PM Welcoming and Introduction
7:00 PM Presentation Starts
8:45PM Closing
Looking forward to seeing you there!
The Wyncode Team

Beginner's Q&A + How To Speak at Meetups/WordCamps + WordPress Widgets
2017-09-07 18:30 | 3301 College Avenue, Davie, FL, 33314, United States
We are planning on having two presentations plus an open Q&A on any beginner or related WordPress topic. We have an OPEN SLOT right now for someone if they want to talk about something related to WordPress.
1) WordPress Widgets – Learn about what WordPress widgets are and the variety of things you can do with them. Time permitting, we will show developers how to create a WordPress widget for their clients or sites.
2) Interested in speaking at a meetup or WordCamp? Now is the time to prepare if you want to apply to speak at WordCamp Miami in 2018. We’ll talk about some times of what you can talk about and what the best path is for speaking about WordPress in any setting.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO RELATE A STORY OR WHAT YOU LEARNED IN WORDPRESS RECENTLY? PLEASE SHARE WITH US!
Room Numbers: Knight Auditorium #1124 in the Carl DeSantis Bldg
Parking Pass: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By3fR73kYfNmajdLRVRjT0IxbE0/view?usp=sharing
(btw, please take time to read the parking pass for instructions on where the parking lot(s) are located.)
MAP TO DeSANTIS BUILDING:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Carl+DeSantis+Bldg,+Nova+Southeastern+University,+Davie,+FL+33314/@26.0806116,-80.2421017,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x88d9a82f6b1a6fdf:0x51d70ab0d7de5f
If anyone has any WordPress questions to throw at us, please bring them… list them in the comments section on meetup.com so we can be prepared.
FOOD:
Might be pizza, might not be. We’ll see 🙂

WIN Lab Miami Announcement Event for Second Cohort
2017-09-07 18:00 - 20:30 | 1951 NW 7th Avenue, 6th Floor, Miami, FL, 33136, United States
Join WIN Lab Miami as they publicly announce their second cohort at Venture Café’s Thursday Gathering at the Cambridge Innovation Center on September 7th! Meet and network with this year’s selected entrepreneurs (WINners) and hear about the upcoming WIN Lab happenings!
Light food and refreshments will be served.
WIN Lab gives special thanks to our partners, Knight Foundation, FedEx and Akerman LLP, and our orientation sponsor, HSBC.
We look forward to seeing you there!

Thursday Gathering @ Venture Cafe Miami
2017-09-07 16:00 - 21:00 | 1951 NW 7th Ave, Miami, FL, 33136, United States
Connect with hundreds of Miami’s amazing innovation and startup community every week. Gather to enjoy, engage and learn from each other at our free Thursday Gathering @ Venture Café.
The Venture Cafe Thursday Gathering serves as a physical nexus for helping innovators and entrepreneurs find one another and collaborate to bring their dreams to reality. Through connections and scheduled programming, Venture Cafe Miami is working to strengthen the growth of our innovation community. Please check our calendar for more information on weekly programs.
No need to RSVP, and parking is free!

Machine Learning Office Hours
2017-09-07 10:30 | 1010 NE 2nd Ave, Miami, FL, 33132, United States
David Crook will be on site to answer questions, provide technical guidance, debug code or even business assistance for all things intelligent services, data science and machine learning. Don’t even know what it is; thats ok, drop by to find out. Organizations to individuals are all welcome to take advantage of this free time.
David Crook is a Microsoft Technical Evangelist focused on Machine Learning, Data Science and Intelligent Applications. He is previously from Microsoft Consulting Services where he focused on development operations. To see more information about David, check out his blog: www.DaCrook.com

Start-Up Doral Series City of Doral & Doral Chamber
2017-09-07 09:00 - 11:00 | 8181 NW 36th Street Suite 21A, Doral, FL, 33166, United States
Start-Up Doral Series City of Doral & Doral Chamber
Start-Up Doral Series City of Doral & Doral Chamber
“How to Start and Run a Successful Business in Doral”
1st Thursday of Each Month 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. | FREE Admission
9:00 am – 10:00: Networking and City of Doral Staff “How to Start a Business in Doral”
10:00 am – 11:00 am: Workshop Presentation
Speakers:
Juan J. Perez, Esq.
juan@peregonza.com
786-650-0202
Roberto J. Gonzalez
rob@peregonza.com
786-650-0202
Attention Doral Business Owners
If you have a business in Doral and you’d like to host one of our workshops
please email us at info@doralchamber.com
The “Start-Up Doral” workshops are offered free of charge through a partnership between the Doral Chamber of Commerce, the City of Doral and local area businesses, on the first Thursday of the month, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Workshops are to be held at the Doral Government Center (3rd Floor Training Room), 8401 NW 53rd Terrace 33166.
Fee: Free
Register Now! https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07eeiftcea2b638cd0&llr=niazh9cab
Contact:
Carmen Lopez
The Doral Chamber of Commerce
(305) 477-7600 / carmen@doralchamber.com

Wynfo Session - The Developer Journey
2017-09-06 18:30 - 21:30 | 549 NW 28th S, Miami, FL, 33127, United States
Join us for a developer panel of Wyncode Alum that will be discussing what their journey has been like after learning to code, gaining experience, and launching their new career paths. We have amazing panelists, being moderated by Wyncode’s own alum, Mario Aguayo.
Tech is one of the hardest industries for anyone to break into nowadays. These individuals all have something in common through their journey, they all decided at one point to invest in themselves and learn to code. All three panel speakers have come from unique backgrounds, and they will be sharing how transitioning to a career in tech has changed their lives. Our panelists:
Amy Dusek, Software Engineer Team Lead at Kipu Systems
Rogerio Istiraneopulos, Associate Software Engineer at Kipu Systems
Kyra Fillmore, Software Developer at Nuro Retention

Since the launch of Wyncode, we have graduated 400+ developers out of the program. This is just an example of a few of their stories. We are lucky enough to be in a city whose tech industry is being built from the ground up around its own diverse population. Right here in Miami, we have incredible leaders taking charge in our community.
Wyncode is excited to host a panel of just a few of the amazing developers at our Wynbase campus in Wynwood. Our panelists will share personal stories of both successes and challenges along their developer journeys, advice on how to break into the industry, and tips on how to succeed.

Investment Visas with Immigration Attorney Romy Jurado
2017-09-06 18:00 - 20:00 | 14750 Biscayne Boulevard, North Miami Beach, FL, 33181, United States
Do you want to learn how investment visas can help you grow your Real Estate Business? If so, come to our class where attorney Romy Jurado will be presenting Visa Options for Foreign Investors. We will be there to present and answer all of your Immigration, Real Estate, and Business questions.
Below are some of the topics we will be covering:
*Business Visas
– Intra-company Transferee
– Branch or Affiliate of the US Corporation
– Foreign Entity remains active
– Accompanying relatives, spousal work permit
*Investor Visas
– Treaty Investor – Citizen of a Treaty Country
– Which countries are Treaty Countries
– Accompanying relatives, spousal work permit

Waffle Wednesday
2017-09-06 09:00 - 10:30 | 120 Northwest 25th Street Loft 301, Miami, FL, 33172, United States
Waffle Wednesday is a local Miami community event hosted at the LiveNinja offices in Wynwood, Miami. Every Wednesday morning (except for the last Wednesday of the month – check out our Waffles After Work event) we cook up delicious waffles in our office and host local entrepreneurs, artists, activists, and more to mingle over breakfast and some brief presentations by our weekly featured guests. We are sponsored by the Knight Foundation, and are honored to be considered a staple in the Miami entrpreneurial and tech communities.
As always, we want this to be an open conversation! Bring your ideas, questions, and we will bring waffles, coffee, juices and fruits.

QUICKBOOKS for Business Course | Sept 6
2017-09-06 08:30 - 16:30 | 8181 NW 36th Street Suite 21A, Doral, FL, 33166, United States
QUICKBOOKS for Business Course | Sept 6
Seminar Presented by a Certified QuickBooks Instructor.
Our goal is to prepare you with the tools and understanding you need to take advantage of the power QuickBooks offers and make you competent in it’s use!
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. – Registration and Networking
9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. – QuickBooks Course
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. – Lunch (On Your Own)
Course Fee: $197.00 – Regular Price $249.00
– Free Copy of “QuickBooks 2014: The Missing Manual” Book in PDF
– Free RETAKE – Within 6 Months
– Free QuickBooks Short Cuts Sheet
These are some of the topics covered in this workshop:
GENERAL: Upgrade vs Update, Navigating through QuickBooks: Home Screen / Menu Bars / Modules Navigaton, Cash vs Accrual method of accounting
QUICKBOOKS LISTS: Organize and Simplify, Same name not allowed by QuickBooks, Chart of Accounts, Items = Services and/or Products, Customers = Clients , Vendors = Suppliers and Contractors, Employees = Payroll, vs Contractors
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE & ACCOUNTS: PAYABLE: Create new Customer (Client), Create an Invoice, Receive Payment, Deposit Payment: Undeposited Funds account Create new Vendor (Supplier / Contractor), Enter a new Hill, Pay Bill
CHECKING ACCOUNTS & REPORTING: Open Register, Reconcile Bank account(s), Imperative for Business Decision Making, Preset Reports, Daily / Weekly Review of most common Reports
REGISTER AT:
https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ee7dpep8663668a0&llr=niazh9cab
Doral Chamber of Commerce
2900 NW 112th Ave
Doral, FL 33172

Dominic Gozza presents: Flow - for Enterprise Javascript
2017-09-05 19:00 | 980 N Federal Highway Ste 200, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
React and Angular allow Javascript to do wonders and Complex projects seem easy to follow and responsive for the client all while keeping the code simple to read.
But there is still something missing. All Javascript object types are in essence dynamic. This is what makes Javascript great, but this can make a really complex project hard to debug. And sometimes type issues can’t be seen until they’re in production.
Now we have a solution for this issue:
From the People that brought you React: Comes Flow
Dominic Gozza, will show us how to use Flow with our IDE of choice to create javascript that is professional and trustworthy. We finally have the static type checking that all the cool kids are asking for.
As always: Drinks and Snacks will be provided by our great recruiting sponsor Tallience

Winners... Close: Learn to Sell Like A Pro
2017-09-05 18:00 - 21:00 | 66 W. Flagler St. 9th Floor, Miami, FL, 33130, United States
In this presentation learn strategic tactics to use during the negotiation process and gain a significant advantage in your sales role. The focus: How to Navigate Hostile conversations, negotiations, and client scenarios.
When it comes to closing the deal, you are more likely to be successful by having the right tools to get the job done. Being prepared to effectively negotiate is crucial to improve your company’s bottomline.
Key takeaways are:
Learn the mindset you need to get into in order to achieve sales success
Know the language that it takes to close and what to use during follow-up
Role-play real life scenarios and know how to navigate uncomfortable situations
Walk away with tactics you can use in your personal and professional life

Office Hours @ the MIC
2017-09-05 10:00 - 17:00 | 1010 NE 2nd Ave, Miami, FL, 33132, United States
Microsoft Technical evangelists will be available on site hosting office hours to help answer questions, provide technical guidance on your engineering projects. Need help getting setup with Azure or perhaps developing that tricky SQL query? Come down to the open office hours and be part of the learning community dedicated to helping solve each others problems and growing new skills.
