For the second consecutive year, the annual Speed Networking Breakfastpowered by the SEMA Businesswomen’s Network, being held at 7:15 a.m.Thursday, November 4, at the Las Vegas Hilton Ballroom A, is soldout.

In a session on Monday, November 1, a SEMA Show sponsor UPS will provide attendees the opportunity to learn how to advance their company’s bottom line through exporting. UPS is a long-time advocate of the benefits of international commerce. Founders of TheEntrepreneurSchool.com, Jim Beach and Chris...

The History channel will be hosting a special private screening of the U.S. version of “Top Gear” on November 3 at the Las Vegas Hilton. Look out for details for your chance to attend. Also, check out History’s fleet of “Top Gear” Taxis, offering free rides all week outside the Convention Center.

For the first time since its creation four years ago, SEMA and the Street Performance Council (SPC) have made all of the presentations from the 2010 Business Technology Symposium (BTS) available on one DVD. This professionally filmed and edited DVD is the next-best thing to being at the symposium in...

Kick-off the 2010 SEMA Show by attending the inaugural SEMA Vehicle Technology Keynote presented by Jim Campbell, General Motors’ vice president of Performance Vehicles and Motorsports. Campbell is responsible for integrating engineering and marketing of performance versions of current production...

Don't miss the upcoming ’11 Ford Explorer and ’12 Ford Focus Measuring Session. The deadline is November 19.

Classic Camaros with specialty-equipment upgrades. Current Camaros crafted with classic stylings of the past. Check out all of the photos of the Chevrolet Camaros on display at the 2009 SEMA Show. The collection of photos are part of the SEMA Show photo gallery available on www.enjoythedrive.com...

The SEMA Online Marketing Conference is Monday, November 1, 2010, 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. in the Las Vegas Convention Center. Registration is available on-site and includes lunch. For more information, visit www.SEMAomc.com.

On Monday, November 1, from 3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m., in room N252 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, longtime exporters will come together to address 10 of your thorniest questions regarding attracting and maintaining overseas customers.

Several years ago, I was asked to make a presentation to a group of general managers and dealer principles about integrating an accessory program as part of their day-to-day operations. The success of an in-house program for the owner’s Cadillac franchise had sparked interest as to whether a similar...