Business briefs

Insurance firm conducts survey

The Costa Mesa Chamber of Commerce is inviting businesses to participate in the 2006 UBA/BenefitPartners Employer Opinion Survey, a nationwide survey about health plan cost strategies for employers.

BenefitPartners, a Newport Beach-based insurance consulting firm, is conducting the survey in conjunction with United Benefit Advisors.

An electronic synopsis of certain national survey results will be provided to employers who participate. The company will also hold a seminar for local employers to discuss the results.

The 15-minute online survey must be taken before Aug. 18.

For more information about the survey, call (949) 252-4201.

Medical marketing seminar scheduled

A seminar on improving sales and marketing in the medical field is scheduled from 8 a.m. to noon Sept. 15 at the Westin Hotel in Costa Mesa, 686 Anton Blvd.

Orange County-based Biomedical Market Newsletter and Cerius Consulting Group are sponsoring the “Fifty Ways To Turbo Charge Your Medical Sales & Marketing” seminar.

Jim Obermayer, vice-president of marketing for Brentwood Medical Products, is one of five business executives scheduled to speak at the event. Those who attend will hear sales and marketing strategies.

Pharmaceutical sales representatives, biotech and device start-ups, medical software companies and anyone working in medical-related industries can hear new sales and marketing strategies.

Seating is limited, and reservations can be made by calling (714) 549-4180. Registration costs $199 to $299 per person.

Five Crowns chef’s recipe published

Five Crowns’ Executive Chef Dennis Brask joined over 50 chefs from Southern California in providing recipes for a cookbook benefiting the California Restaurant Assn.’s Educational Foundation.

The cookbook, called “Chefs’ Specials of California: Signature Dishes and Favorite Recipes from Celebrated Chefs and Restaurants,” comes out during the association’s 100th anniversary.

Brask included his recipe for potato crusted roast salmon with a three mustard sauce.

The book is available online at www.chefsspecials cookbook.com for $17.95.