Long Island business events

Here are business events talking place on Long Island for the week of Aug. 23, 2010. Plan ahead.

MONDAY

CAREER READINESS TRAINING | Blue Point
Brookhaven’s Office of Women’s Services offers three week session for displaced homemakers; widowed, divorced, separated, unemployed, underemployed or those receiving public assistance, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Henrietta Acampora Recreation Center, 39 Montauk Hwy., must register, free, 631-698-2074.
 
NETWORKING NIGHT | West Babylon
Business networking and food; 6-8 p.m., Blue Lagoon, 677 Farmingdale Rd., collecting school supplies for Hope for Youth, free, 631ads.com, 631-225-7619.
 
TUESDAY

NETWORKING BREAKFAST | Bethpage
BNI Links to Success Chapter. First breakfast free. Reserve, 7:00 AM-8:30 AM. Embassy Diner, 4280 Hempstead Turnpike, 516-579-3067.
 
NETWORKING MEETING | Plainview
Long Island Central Business weekly breakfast meeting presented by Le Tip, 7:15-8:30 a.m., Plainview Diner, Old Country and Manetto Hill roads, $12, 516-977-1731.
 
WEDNESDAY
 
BUSINESS NETWORKING | West Hempstead
LeTip of Nassau West meets, 7-8:30 a.m., Lantern Diner, 564 Hempstead Tpke., free, includes complimentary breakfast, 516-457-6200.
 
BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL | Dix Hills
Breakfast networking meeting, 7-8:30 a.m. every Wednesday, Dix Hills Diner, 1800 Jericho Tpke., cost of meal, 800-853-9356.
 
NETWORKING MEETING | East Meadow
New members are encouraged to attend the meeting of the Mid-Island Chapter of Business Networking International, 7 a.m., Empress Diner, 2490 Hempstead Tpke., free, 516-721-1911.
 
MORE PROFITABILITY | Woodbury
“How to Improve Profit Margins in Your Practice,” presented by the Nassau Suffolk Chapter of the National Conference of CPA Practitioners, credits 2 CPE / MAP, registration required, 7:30-10 a.m., On Parade Diner, 7980 Jericho Tpke., (3/4 mile east of Route 135), $35, ns-nccpap.org, 516-997-9500.
 
LETIP MEETING | Bohemia
Business networking for Long Island businesses and professionals; bring business cards, 7-8:30 a.m., Airport Diner, 3760 Veterans Memorial Hwy., 631-563-9005, ext. 206.
 
THURSDAY
 
NETWORKING EVENT | West Hempstead
Presented by the Hempstead Rotary Club District 7250, 8:15 a.m., Lantern Diner, 564 Hempstead Tpke., $10 breakfast included, 516-538-8515 or 516-369-2376.
 
FRIDAY

ROTARY CLUB OF GOLD COAST-LAKE SUCCESS | Great Neck
Breakfast meeting, 8:00 AM-9:00 AM. Bruce’s Bakery, 34 Middle Neck Rd.. $10, guests are free, but must reserve, 718-343-2110.

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