A dozen well-versed business professionals will share their expertise at a human resources symposium Nov. 27 at the University of Central Florida Business Incubator at Daytona Beach International Airport.
'Staff, Train and Develop Your People' is open to the public. It will begin with registration at 8:15 a.m. and will conclude at 4:30 p.m.
The speakers include:
'˘Rick Fraser, Center for Business Excellence
'˘ Ned Harper, Small Business Development Center
'˘Greg Snell, Snell Legal
'˘ Suzanne Forbes and Van Lapointe, James Moore & Co.
'˘ Jim Cairns, The Cairns Foundation Inc.
'˘Tom Sanders, Daytona State College
Representatives from five area colleges and universities - Cheryl Miller, Daytona State College; Raphel Robinson, UCF-Daytona; Lisa Scott Kollar, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Davita Bonner, Bethune-Cookman University; and Robin Kazmarek, Stetson University - will round out the seminar with a session on finding and hiring student interns.
Admission to the symposium is free to incubator clients and $30 for all others. Included will be a continental breakfast, and lunch. Seating is limited and reservations can be made by contacting Arlene Wilson at arlene.wilson@ucf.edu or (386) 872-3100, (386) 872-3101.
Daytona Beach ad club to host luncheon
The American Advertising Federation-Daytona Beach will host Ben Dyon, president of DME Studios, a local integrated marketing communications company, who will speak about marketing strategies that produce return on investment.
The event will be Nov. 20 at Vince Carter's Restaurant, 2150 LPGA Blvd, Daytona Beach, beginning with a networking reception from 11:30 a.m. to noon, followed by a luncheon and presentation from noon to 1 p.m.
Admission to the luncheon is free for full members, $20 for students, $25 for standard members and $35 for non-members. To attend, make a reservation at http://aafnovember-eorg.eventbrite.com/#
Tech repair shop opens
Cel-Tech Plus has opened at 1129 S. Ridgewood Ave., Daytona Beach.
Denis Harlow is the owner of the cell phone, tablet and gaming system repair shop.
Cel-Tech Plus is open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Friday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
For more information, call (386) 882-5418, visit celtechplus.com or e-mail
celtechplus@cfl.rr.com.
Votran recognized for innovation, safety
Votran earned multiple honors at the annual Florida Public Transportation Association conference recently in Daytona Beach.
Votran's trolley partnership pass program received top honors as the Most Innovative Project. It's the second year Votran has earned the honor. The organization award honors an association member that has demonstrated innovative concepts or effective problem-solving techniques not previously applied in the public transportation industry.
Votran also earned a third-place overall Safety Award, which acknowledges transit agencies for the promotion and encouragement of safety throughout their community.
For more information, visit floridatransit.org. For more information on Votran, visit votran.org.