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PBC VAB petition deadline TODAY Mon Sep 14 5pm ($20); Broward must be RECEIVED by Fri Sep 18 ($25+card). Not a millage hearing—file value petitions before clocks die.
Oct 16 Delray Chamber Chasing AI owner-prep: 8:30–10 Board Room, members free, RSVP closed — call Lynn before you go.
Miami Media Festival Regular Deadline Sep 30 is $19 — O Cinema / FilmFreeway / Art Week shorts map for SoFlo creator shops.
Mon Sep 14 5:01pm FTL final millage hearing—city rate stays 4.1193; stormwater SF $451, fire $444; SpeakUp closes Sat.
FAU Runway Venture apps open now in Boca — $100k+ resources/services, Incubate→Validate→Accelerate, Qualtrics apply, hard who-is-NOT-eligible cuts.
Ideate (~4 wk), Incubate (~6 wk), Accelerate (~12 wk) plus $200 Tech Tuesdays — stage map, apply links, soft-flagged fees/deadlines for Broward founders.
48HFP Miami late reg ends Fri Sep 11 ($198); CML Miami Lakes kickoff 5 PM; shoot Sep 11–13; Savor Cinema premiere Sep 26.
Oct 2 Matchmaker owner how-to: register at pbmatchmaker.com, pack certifications and past performance, run Power Talks—not a calendar blurb.
Delray CRA owner ladder: Paint-Up open districtwide; Site Development/Consultancy CRA-owned tenants only; three developer programs closed.
Congress drafts a ~20% U.S. film labor credit; Florida still lacks a statewide rebate how owners should model the stack gap.
1909’s member Business Grant (min $5,000, through Sep 25) mapped with Launch/Grow/Scale, desk fees, and PROJECT-1909.
FLIFFShorts Extended Deadline is tomorrow Sept 10; Made in Broward fees, Savor Cinema Nov 5–8, sponsor lanes, Oct 1 stack.
