It’s Your Business
Search engine workshop planned St. Vincent College Small Business Development Center (SBDC) will host a workshop on search engine optimization at St. Vincent from 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 16, with registration beginning at 8:30 a.m.
When searching for something on the Internet, most people use a search engine like Yahoo or Google. But many never view past the first few pages of results. This seminar will demonstrate how to be listed higher in the search engine results, increase visibility to a Web site, and utilize search engines to improve traffic to a Web site.
Presenter Joe Polk, senior technical specialist with the Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program (PennTAP), will illustrate the importance of keywords, content, word placement, Web layout, HTML tags and META tags – hidden information placed in a Web page that is often used in search engines to classify content about a Web page. Polk also will offer attendees an opportunity to share their Web sites and how to apply these principles to them.
To register for the workshop, call the SBDC at 724-537-4572 or e-mail sbdc@stvincent.edu. There is a fee for the seminar that includes a continental breakfast, materials and an optional one-year subscription to Inc. magazine.
SCORE sets workshop
SCORE (Service Corp of Retired Executives) Pittsburgh will present “Small Business Basics,” workshop from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 12 at its new location, DeVry University, second floor, 210 Sixth Ave., Pittsburgh. The entrance is directly across from the Wood Street trolley station.
The workshop, presented by working professionals, helps new business with studying the legal requirements of starting a new business and covering key topics that will impact the success or failure of the business.
The agenda will include discussion about developing a business plan, financing, marketing, insurance, human resource management, record keeping, obtaining small business loans and business taxes for small business.
There is a fee to attend. Registration and a continental breakfast begin at 8:30 a.m. Discounted parking is available in the building garage below street level.
For more information, call 412-395-6560, extension 130 or 131 or visit www.scorepittsburgh.com.
College plans job fair
Students at California University of Pennsylvania will have the opportunity to meet with local employers at the third annual Back to School Job Fair, to be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 10 at the Performance Center in the Natali Student Center.
The job fair gives students the chance to connect with local employers to discuss part-time jobs and internship and co-op opportunities. The job fair is free to both employers and students, who will be casually dressed for this informal event.
Employers seeking to fill part-time, internship and co-op positions can register online at www.cup.edu/careers/btsjobfair/registration.jsp
Questions about the event should be directed to Career Services, 724-938-4413, or careers@calu.edu.