SPEED COACHING: Samuel Adams, in partnership with Accion, hosts its small business Speed Coaching event, 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 14. 10055 NW 12th St., Doral. speedcoachingmiami.eventbrite.com
STARTUP GRIND: Bob Fitts, president of the Gold Coast Venture Capital Association and CEO of Trident Global, is this month’s speaker, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, April 14, Venture Hive, 1010 NE Second Ave., Miami. startupgrind.com/miami
WIT EVENT: eMerge Americas WIT event presents “How to Start Up Your Startup,” featuring Roger Duarte of My Ceviche, Vicky Fulop of DLA Piper and Derrick Ashong of Amp.it, 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 15, Idea Center at Miami Dade College’s Wolfson campus, Building 8, fifth floor.
OPEN HACK NIGHT @ NSU: Join civic hackers at Code for Fort Lauderdale’s meetup, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 15, Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences, Nova Southeastern University. More info: meetup.com/Code-for-FTL/
D3 CONFERENCE & EXPO: D3 (Digital Design Den) focuses on developing creative talent and improving skill, and is presented by The Idea Center at Miami Dade College and The School of Design and Entertainment Technology in collaboration with New World School of the Arts, Thursday, April 16, at North Campus and Friday, April 17, at the Wolfson Campus Idea Center. Free but RSVP required. More info: www.theideacenter.co/D3expo
FEDERAL CONTRACTING 101: SCORE Miami-Dade presents a workshop on doing business without pay, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 16, Ponce Business Center, 2000 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 569, Coral Gables. Fee applies. Register here.
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Nancy Dahlberg @ndahlberg