Long Beach Mayor to Host Small Business Workshops

Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster is preparing for Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday by hosting Get Your Business Online workshops.

The workshop is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 25.  Participants will have access to computers and free hands-on instruction in Pacific Gateway’s computer lab to learn how to set up an account and build their website, according to the workshop’s organizers.

“The Long Beach Get Your Business Online initiative provides business owners with the tools to create and host their own website completely free for one year,” officials with the city wrote in an announcement. “Today, the importance of being online is more crucial than ever. Businesses with a website are expected to grow 40 percent faster and are twice as likely to create jobs.”

Google and Homestead, provide a selection more than 200 website templates to choose from, three clickable web pages, a custom domain name, and free web hosting for one year, organizers wrote.

Computer space is limited.  Interested individuals must RSVP to the Mayor’s office by Friday, November 22, at (562) 570-6801, or email gybo@longbeach.gov.  Please provide your name, phone number and which workshop you would like to attend.

The workshop will be held at Pacific Gateway, 3447 Atlantic Ave. Parking is available in the Pacific Gateway lot.

-- Story courtesy of City of Long Beach