CABA Planning Power Lunch, After 5 Events

Now that the holidays are over, the Carrollwood Area Business Association is gearing up for a busy January.

Noreen Klein, president of CABA, says local business owners can benefit from attending the 300-member organization's events, which range from lunches to morning networking sessions over coffee.

Klein said that CABA's members attend community events and spread the word about CABA to residents in north Tampa.

"We are out there with CABA signs and meeting poeple and handing out the directories and talking to people about the businesses and their members," she said. "The five or six people out there help sell the 300-plus members."

Below are the events that CABA has planned for January:

• Today: After 5 Event at Grillsmith, 14303 N. Dale Mabry Highway from 5:30 p.m. until 7 p.m. It's free, and guests are welcomed.
• Jan. 5: Power Lunch at Burger 21, 11777 N. Dale Mabry Highway from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. CABA members only; cost is $15 online and $20 at the door.
• Jan. 10: Networking on the 9's at the Cheval Golf & Country Club, 4312 Cheval Boulevard in Lutz. at 2 p.m. CABA members pay $25 and non-members pay $30.
• Jan. 11: CABA Coffee at Great Clips, 13129B North Dale Mabry Highway from 7:30 a.m. until 9 a.m. Free, and guests are welcomed.
• Jan. 18: After 5 at Keller Williams, 3450 Buschwood Park Suite 345 from 5:30 p.m. until 7 p.m. Free, and guests are welcomed.
• Jan. 25: CABA Coffee at PNC Bank, 12951 N. Dale Mabry Highway from 7:30 a.m. until 9 a.m. Free, and guests welcomed.

For more information, go to CABA's website.