LI business events, April 7-11

APRIL 7, 2014

LICBPW MEET | Woodbury

Long Island Center for Business and Professional Women; the topic is "How to Attract More Leads, Get More Clients and Make More Sales with a Smart, Integrated Internet Presence," 5:30-8 p.m., Fox Hollow Country Club, 7725 Jericho Tpke, $45 in advance, $55 at the door, register, licenter.org, 631-673-0209.

PINKTIE.ORG EVENT | Farmingdale

Featuring cocktail hour, dinner and open bar, casino tables, silent auction, music and more. Reserve online, 6-11 p.m., Carlyle on the Green, 99 Quaker Meeting House Rd., Bethpage State Park, $150, pinktie.org, 516-986-7465.

EMPLOYMENT SEMINAR | Long Beach

"Seven Steps to Employment Success," covers resume writing, interview techniques, dressing for success, various job search avenues, follow-up and employment retention, 7:30-9 p.m., Long Beach Library, 111 W. Park Ave., free, nassaulibrary.org/longbeach, 516-965-9594.

SUFFOLK COUNTY WOMEN'S BUSINESS ENTERPRISE COALITIONB2B SHOWCASE | Lake Ronkonkoma

Network with Suffolk County Women Business Enterprise Coalition, meet resources and procurement professionals, 5-8 p.m., Windows on the Lake, 235 Lakeshore Rd., $45, scwbec.org, 631-468-7050.

APRIL 8, 2014

BLOGS | East Meadow

Learn how blogs are a content marketing essential to share your brand's story and increase SEO growth, with Jessica Damiano of Newsday and Shari Von Holten of Have U Heard, 8-10 a.m., Swiss, 1640 Hempstead Tpke., 8-10 a.m., $55, $20 students, prpli.org, 516-877-4040.

ODNLI DINNER MEETING|Hauppauge

Panel discussion on running a family-owned business, 5:30-8 p.m., ClearVision Optical, 425 Rabro Dr. East, suite 2, $20, odnetworkli.org, 516-334-1120.

SOUTH SHORE NETWORKING GROUP | Freeport

Business people connect; bring business cards and be prepared to speak for your business, 8 a.m., Imperial Diner, 63 W. Merrick Rd., imperialdiner.com. $15, 516-867-5851.

THE CASE FOR MOBILE |Farmingdale

Discussion covers the mobile transition for small businesses, 9-11 a.m., Small Business Development Center, Farmingdale State College, 2350 Broadhollow Rd., $12, register, 631-420-2000.

APRIL 9, 2014

AAII MERICAN ASSOCIATION OF INDIVIDUAL INVESTORS LONG ISLAND CHAPTER MEETING | Melville

American Association of Individual Investors Long Island Chapter meet, discussion topic is "Risk and the Global Capital Markets," registration begins at 6:45 p.m., 7:30-9:30 p.m., Bertucci's, 881 Walt Whitman Rd., $35 includes dinner, aaii.com, 631-239-1612.

BNI MEETING | Hicksville

Networking group, meets Wednesday mornings, seeking new members, reserve, 7 a.m., Bagel Boss, 432 S. Oyster Bay Rd., the originalbagelboss.com. Free, 516-742-9200.

NEWSDAY CAREER FAIR | Melville

Newsday partners with dozens of top Long Island companies; guest speaker is Newsday's Carrie Mason-Draffen, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Melville Marriott, 1350 Old Walt Whitman Rd., free, bit.ly/1rXAWI0, 631-843-2487.

THE LONG ISLAND BUSINESS ADVANTAGE NETWORKING MEETING | Port Jefferson Station

The Long Island Business Advantage meets, have breakfast while networking and learning how to grow a business, reserve, 7:30 a.m., Panera Bread, Port Jefferson Station, 4959 Nesconset Hwy (Rte. 347), panerabread.com. Free, 631-834-9671.

NETWORKING DINNER | Baldwin

Guest host Frank Scalese presents "Blue Ocean Strategies: How to Stand Out from the Crowd," 6:45 p.m., Wander Inn, 2880 Grand Ave, $30, reserve, weconnectyou-tcb.com, 516-366-0929.

WHAT DOES THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT MEAN FOR YOU AND YOUR SMALL BUSINESS? | Farmingdale

Offering an overview of the Affordable Care Act that will explain the basics of the law, the employer mandate, tax credits, options for small businesses and the marketplace and how it works, register, 6-8 p.m., Small Business Development Center, Farmingdale State College, 2350 Broadhollow Rd.. $10, 631-420-2000.

APRIL 10, 2014

BUSINESS BASICS | Farmingdale

"How to Successfully Start a Small Business," learn what you need to know when starting a small business, including business types, government regulations and more, 9-11 a.m., in the conference center, Small Business Development Center, Farmingdale State College, 2350 Broadhollow Rd., $12, register, farmingdale.edu/sbdc, 631-420-2765.

SPEAK FREELY | Stony Brook

Networking and seminar to help improve your public speaking skills, 6:30-9 p.m., Holiday Inn Express Stony Brook, 3131 Nesconset Hwy., $20, register, speakfreely.eventbrite.com, 631-236.2001.

APRIL 12, 2014

BUSINESS MARKETING | Franklin Square

Learn how to develop a marketing plan, perform market research, pricing, advertising and how to track results, 10-11:30 a.m., Franklin Square Library, 19 Lincoln Rd., free, register, franklinsquarepl.org, 516-488-3444.