Long Island business events

Here are Long Island business events scheduled for the week beginning July 4, 2011.

TUESDAY

BNI MEETS | Huntington Station
Business Networking International, 7 to 8:30 a.m. Tuesdays, Oceancrest Diner, 269 Walt Whitman Rd., free, 631-501-2196.

SCORE | Brightwaters
Small business counseling, mentoring and training, 10 a.m. to noon, Bay Shore-Brightwaters Library, 1 South Country Rd., free, by appointment only, 631-665-4350.

WEDNESDAY

NETWORKING BREAKFAST | East Patchogue
LeTip Moriches meets, 7 to 8:30 a.m., Island Grill Diner, 140 Hospital Rd., first two breakfasts free, 631-261-4200.

NETWORKING GROUP | Smithtown
The Professional Network Alliance BNI chapter meets, 7 a.m. Wednesdays, Millennium Diner, 156 E. Main St., breakfast fee; confirmed guests free, 516-658-9425.

NETWORKING BREAKFAST | Hauppauge
BNI Infinite Exchange, 7 to 8:30 a.m., Hauppauge Palace Diner, 525 Smithtown Bypass, free, reserve, 631-546-7562.

SEMINAR | Bethpage
Consultants’ Tools of the Trade will teach about the various forms of hardware and software used by consultants, and how they can be used to develop a consulting business, 7 to 9:30 p.m., in the Great Room, Briarcliffe College-Bethpage, 1055 Stewart Ave., free, bcbeth.com, 516-378-0979.

THURSDAY

BUSINESS LUNCH ALLIANCE | Lake Grove
BNI weekly business lunch meeting, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Lake Grove Diner, 2211 Nesconset Hwy., guests are free, bni-li.com, 516-584-1595.

NETWORKING MEETING | Westbury
Business Networking International meets, 7 to 8:45 a.m. Thursdays, Harvest Diner, 841 Old Country Rd., guests free, 516-639-2995.

TEAMMATES NETWORKING | Mineola
Brainstorm and network with other professionals and business owners, 10 to noon Thursdays. American Red Cross in Nassau County, 195 Willis Ave., $5. 516-924-7999.

FRIDAY

HIGH-TECH PRESENTATION | Brentwood
How to do an effective presentation with computer solving question and answers, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Brentwood Library, 34 Second Ave., free, open to all, iconpcug.org, 516-350-0090.

LIMBA MEETING | Ronkonkoma
Long Island Metro Business Action presents “The Energy Center and the Smart Grid Consortium,” 8 to 9:30 a.m., Holiday Inn, 3845 Veterans Memorial Hwy., $25 includes breakfast meeting, reserve, limba.net, 631-757-1698.

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