THE WEEK AHEAD

By Gina Tabarusgtabarus@newsday.comJuly 7, 2024

WEDNESDAY

PROJECT MANAGEMENT ESSENTIALS FOR SMALL BUSINESS

Hauppauge: Presented by the Long Island Advancement of Small Business, 8 a.m., Long Island Cares Center for Community Engagement, 75 Davids Dr., $25 in advance, $35 at the door, liasb.com, 516-473-7202.

INSTAGRAM FOR BUSINESS

Centereach: Learn how to use Instagram to promote your small business, set up an Instagram business account, the basics of posting, strategies, adding hashtags and more, doors open at 8:30 a.m. for networking, 9 to 10:30 a.m., Miller Business Center at Middle Country Public Library, 101 Eastwood Blvd., free, register, mcplibrary.org, 631-585-9393.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR THOSE WITH A DISABILITY

Online: Learn the basics of starting a business, types of companies, skills needed for success and more, for those living with a disability and their family members, noon, presented by the New York State Center for Disability Entrepreneurship at Farmingdale State College's Small Business Development Center, free, register for a link, farmingdale.edu/sbdc, 934-420-2765.

THURSDAY

JOB READINESS WORKSHOP

Babylon: Get ready for the job market and discover resources available through the Suffolk County Department of Labor, Licensing, and Consumer Affairs including resume and interviewing tips, mock interviews, and how to dress professionally for interviews and the workplace, available resources and services also will be reviewed, 10 a.m., Babylon Public Library, 24 S. Carll Ave., free, Suffolk County cardholders can register, babylonlibrary.org, 631-669-1624.

JOB SEARCH

Comsewogue: Learn how to search for employment opportunities with online job sites, complete online applications and more, 7 p.m., Comsewogue Public Library, 170 Terryville Rd., free, Suffolk County cardholders may register, cplib.org, 631-928-1212.

FRIDAY

LIVING YOUR BRAND

Centereach: Get practical steps to improve your personal brand and make it a recognizable force inside and outside of the business, how to use your brand when networking and what it means to be authentic, 9 a.m., Miller Business Center at Middle Country Library, 101 Eastwood Blvd., free, register, mcplibrary.org, 631-585-9393.