THE WEEK AHEAD: Business events, Oct. 13-19
TUESDAY
SUCCESS THROUGH CERTIFICATION
Online: Learn about government certifications on the Federal, New York State and New York City levels, how the certification process works and what you need to meet the requirements, 11 a.m., presented by Farmingdale Small Business Development Center, free, register for a link, farmingdale.edu/sbdc, 934-420-2765.
NETWORKING WORKSHOP
Melville: Networking and a presentation by Nassau County Office of Minority Affairs on "Accessing Capital." to celebrate women in business in honor of National Women's Small Business Month, 5:30 p.m., TD Bank Melville Branch, 1144 Walt Whitman Rd., free, email admin@lihcc.org or call 516-333-0105 to reserve a spot.
WEDNESDAY
GOOGLE SUITE FOR BUSINESS WORKSHOP
Online: Small business owners get an introduction to Google Suite, with a focus on its potential as a free, highly versatile tool for organizing documents, spreadsheets and forms that can all be easily and securely shared, 9 a.m., presented by Stony Brook Small Business Development Center, free, register for a link, stonybrook.edu/sbdc, 631-632-9837.
OPTIMIZING YOUR WEBSITE FOR SUCCESS
Online: Learn best practices to build traffic to your website and turn visitors into sales, review key elements that should be included in all websites and best ways to focus on the conversion's aspects of your website, 11 a.m., presented by Farmingdale Small Business Development Center, free, register for a link, farmingdale.edu/sbdc, 934-420-2765.
STARTING A BUSINESS ON A SMALL BUDGET
Online: Learn the basics of starting a business, including legal entity structures, taxes, financial records, insurance, business plans, marketing and financing, presented by SCORE, 7 p.m., hosted by Freeport Memorial Library, free, register for a link, freeportlibrary.info, 516-379-3274.
SATURDAY
BUILDING YOUR BUSINESS USING SOCIAL MEDIA
Bohemia: Learn how to use social media to drive more prospects to your website, 10 a.m., Connetquot Public Library, 760 Ocean Ave., free, register, cardholders only, connetquotlibrary.org, 631-567-5079.
'He will be ... coming out of prison in a body bag' Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon Jr. spoke with NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa about what life is like for the Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann in jail.
'He will be ... coming out of prison in a body bag' Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon Jr. spoke with NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa about what life is like for the Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann in jail.
