Building inspector panel
scheduled for Tuesday
The Manasota Air Conditioning Contractors Association will hold a building inspector panel on changes to the codes Tuesday evening at the Holiday Inn Lakewood Ranch, 6231 Lake Osprey Drive.
Networking will be from 6 to 7 p.m. and the dinner with presentation will start at 7 p.m.
Panel participants will be a Manatee County standard mechanical inspector and plans examiner, a Manatee County provisional mechanical inspector, a city of North Port mechanical plans examiner / inspector and a Sarasota County trade codes inspector supervisor.
Registration is at MACCA.us. Members’ cost is $35. Non-members’ cost is $40.
For more information, email [email protected] or call 941-404-3407.
Social media for
entrepreneurs seminar
A four-part series giving an overview of entrepreneurship and how to effectively use social media will begin 6 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the LaQuinta Inn and Suites Sarasota at 5931 Commercial Way.
The Fox Business Group presentation by Mimi Sheffer will cover how to market businesses with effective social media strategies.
The cost of the first seminar is $40.00. To register contact Sheffer at 941-321-8873 or at [email protected].
Seminar on Google
My Business listings
The Manatee Chamber of Commerce will hold a seminar on how local businesses can set up and claim their Google My Business listings from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday in the chamber’s office at 222 10th St. W. in Bradenton.
Google is the leading search engine, with more than 67 percent of the market share. Knowing how to make the most of local listings will improve free search engine results, helping businesses stand out.
The workshop presented by Lisa Hodo of the Manatee Herald-Tribune/ThriveHive also will cover ways to get reviews from customers and why they’re important and the benefits of Google My Business to overall marketing and search-engine-optimization plans.
Businesses can register at www.ManateeChamber.com/Google or by calling Carey Miller at 941-748-4842, Ext. 113.