Lake County networking
Events that help those in the business world network with each other, such as political meetings, chamber events, business outings and job fairs. Send items to nbrcalendar@dailyherald.com two weeks before event date.
Oct. 7
Introduction to Microsoft Excel: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. or 1-2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, Indian Trails Public Library District, 355 S. Schoenbeck Road, Wheeling. Get started making spreadsheets and charts with Microsoft Excel. Registration required; call (847) 459-4100 or visit www.indiantrailslibrary.org.
Oct. 8
Round Lake Area Park District Board Meeting: 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, Round Lake Area Park District, 814 Hart Road, Round Lake. Call (847) 546-8558 or visit roundlakeareaparkdistrict.org.
Transition - No Longer a Game of Chance: 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, Career Resource Center Inc. Grove Cultural Campus, 40 E. Old Mill Road, Suite 105, Lake Forest. An interactive session focused on the four phases of transition during a job search. Free for members; $10 fee for nonmembers. For more information, call (847) 295-5626, or visit careerresourcecenter.org.
Advantage Networking Group: 7:30-8:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, Rise 'N Dine Cafe, 102 S. Milwaukee Ave., Wheeling. Hosted by the Wheeling/Prospect Heights Chamber of Commerce. No cost to attend-free coffee. Breakfast optional individual checks off the menu. (847) 541-0170 or info@whphchamber.com.
Oct. 9
Job Fair: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, Harper College, 1200 W. Algonquin Road, Palatine. Annual free fair sponsored by the Harper College Career Center host more than 50 companies representing a variety of career fields including health care, sales, financial services, more. harpercollege.edu.
Oct. 10
St. Hubert Job & Networking Ministry: 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, Universalist Unitarian Church, 1025 N. Smith Road, Palatine. Bring your resume for a personal evaluation by one of six human resource, search or career counselors on hand. Bob, (847) 925-6005.
Oct. 11
Passport to Technology Fair: Noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, Vernon Area Public Library District, 300 Olde Half Day Road, Lincolnshire. Visit booths with technology topics like Digital Camera Basics, Navigating Social Networking Sites, Guts: The Inner Workings of the Computer and online BookFlicks for children to earn stamps on a passport, which can be exchanged for prizes, such as iTunes gift cards, mouse pads and flash drives; completed passports will be entered into a raffle to win an iPod. Registration is not required. Call (847) 634-3650 or visit vapld.info.
Save Money Buying on eBay: 1:30-3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, Vernon Area Public Library District, 300 Olde Half Day Road, Lincolnshire. As part of the library's Technology Fair, eBay University Instructor Jack Waddick will discuss finding deals on eBay. Call (847) 634-3650 or visit vapld.info.
Oct. 12
Online Safety: Noon-1:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. 12, Ela Area Public Library, 275 Mohawk Trail, Lake Zurich. Detective Kurt Danielson from the Lake Zurich Police Department Crime Prevention Unit will discuss how to keep safe on the Internet. A free lunch will be served. Registration is limited to Ela Library patrons and Chamber of Commerce members. Call (847) 438-3433, e-mail infodesk@eapl.org or visit eapl.org.
Oct. 13
BG Networkers Group: 7:30-9 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13 and 27, 501/2 Raupp Blvd., Buffalo Grove. Continental breakfast served. Guests are welcome. (847) 541-7799 or buffalogrovechamber.org.
eBay Selling 101: 6:45-8:45 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, Vernon Area Public Library District, 300 Olde Half Day Road, Lincolnshire. eBay University Instructor Jack Waddick will walk participants through the keys to successful eBay selling. For information or to register, call (847) 634-3650 or visit vapld.info.
International Association of Administrative Professionals: 6 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 13, CDW, Vernon Hills, 200 N. Milwaukee Ave., Vernon Hills. The International Association of Administrative Professionals Lake County Chapter will meet. For information, call Cristi, at ccadek@aol.com or visit www.iaap-lakecounty.org.
Long Grove Lake Zurich Toastmasters: 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, Old Ela Town Hall, Ela Historic Society, 95 E. Main St., Lake Zurich. The Long Grove Lake Zurich Toastmaster Club will meet to help members improve their speaking skills. All are welcome. For information, call Glen, at (847) 936-1366 or Craig, at (847) 304-2345, or visit toastmasterslonggrovelakezurich.com.
Oct. 14
Home-Based Business Professionals Group: 11 a.m.-noon Wednesday, Oct. 14, Buffalo Grove Chamber office, 501/2 Raupp Blvd., Buffalo Grove. Network and discuss issues with other home-based business professionals. Lunch and learn seminar follows. (847) 541-7799 or buffalogrovechamber.org.
BG Chamber Lunch and Learn series: Noon-1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, Buffalo Grove Chamber office, 501/2 Raupp Blvd., Buffalo Grove. "Setting Your Business Goals for 2010" presented by Sid Rothenberg of Let's Set a Goal and Nels Flatebo of The Leaders. Free to members, nonmembers $10. (847) 541-7799 or buffalogrovechamber.org.
Internet for Beginners: 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14 or Nov. 11, Lake Villa District Library, 1001 E. Grand Ave., Lake Villa. A lesson on basic Internet searching. To register, call (847) 356-7711 or visit lvdl.org.
Learn What the Best Salesmen Know: 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, Career Resource Center Inc. Grove Cultural Campus, 40 E. Old Mill Road, Suite 105, Lake Forest. Learn four skills that sales agent use to become more effective at networking and interviews. Free for members; $10 fee for nonmembers. For more information, call (847) 295-5626, or visit careerresourcecenter.org.
Oct. 27
BG Networkers Group: 7:30-9 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, 501/2 Raupp Blvd., Buffalo Grove. Continental breakfast served. Guests are welcome. (847) 541-7799 or buffalogrovechamber.org.
Nov. 7
Business/Craft Expo: 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 7, Mundelein Community Center, 1401 N. Midlothian Road, Mundelein. The Mundelein Park District's Business and Craft Expo Exhibit. Admission is free to the public. For information, call Nora, at (847) 566-0650, ext. 28.
Nov. 11
Internet for Beginners: 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, Lake Villa District Library, 1001 E. Grand Ave., Lake Villa. A lesson on basic Internet searching. To register, call (847) 356-7711 or visit lvdl.org.
Ongoing
BNI: 7-8:30 a.m. Tuesdays, Walker Brothers, 767 S Rand Road, Lake Zurich. Networking group of noncompeting professionals that helps members grow their businesses through referrals. Call John Nelson, at (847) 228-5883.
Job Networking Group: 7 p.m. Wednesdays, Wauconda Area Public Library, 801 N. Main St., Wauconda. Group meets to help the unemployed stay motivated and on track during the search for a new job. No registration or payment is required. For information, call (847) 526-6225 or visit wauclib.org.
Kiwanis Club of Grayslake: Meets at noon Wednesdays at State Bank of the Lakes, 50 Commerce Drive, Grayslake. The public is welcome. For more information, call Larry Herzog at (847) 986-2000 or e-mail lherzog@VillageOfGrayslake.com
LeTip: 7:01 a.m. Wednesdays, Walker Bros. 767 S. Rand Road, Lake Zurich. Organization dedicated to helping business owners and sales people grow their business by expanding their network of contacts. If interested, contact Mike Parenti, at (847) 682-0351.
Secret to Success Toastmasters: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the first and third Tuesdays of the month, Kleinschmidt Inc., at 450 Lake Cook Road, Deerfield. For more information, visit s2s.freetoasthost.org or e-mail tm9048sts@hotmail.com.
Advantage Networking Group: 7:30-8:30 a.m. the second Thursday of every month, Wheeling/Prospect Heights Chamber of Commerce office, 395 E. Dundee Road, Suite 450, Wheeling. Free networking meeting. Includes continental breakfast.
Lake Zurich Rotary Club: 12:15 p.m. Fridays, Gino's East 557 W. Main Street Lake Zurich. For information visit www.lakezurichrotary.org.
Toastmasters meeting: 7-8:30 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month, Ela Township Meeting Hall, 95 E. Main St., Lake Zurich. The Long Grove Lake Zurich Toastmaster Club meets to improve participants' speaking skills. All are welcome. For more information, visittoastmasterslonggrovelakezurich.com.
GLMVConnect/Network Group: 7:30 a.m. the first and third Tuesdays of the month, Elly's Pancake House, 435 E. Townline Road, Mundelein. Green Oaks, Libertyville, Mundelein, Vernon Hills Chamber of Commerce networking. To RSVP or for more information, call the chamber, at (847) 680-0750, or visit glmvchamber.org.
GLMV Weekly Business Interchange: 7:30 a.m. Thursdays, Liberty Restaurant, 419 S. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville. Green Oaks, Libertyville, Mundelein, Vernon Hills Chamber of Commerce networking. To RSVP or for more information, call the chamber, at (847) 680-0750, or visit glmvchamber.org.
GLMV Networking 3x2: 7:30 a.m. the first and third Fridays of the month, TDS, 200 Fairway Drive, #176 Vernon Hills. Green Oaks, Libertyville, Mundelein, Vernon Hills Chamber of Commerce networking. To RSVP or for more information, call the chamber, at (847) 680-0750, or visit glmvchamber.org.
Grayslake Business Breakfast Group: 7:15 a.m. every Tuesday at Whitney Street Restaurant, 30 N Whitney St., Grayslake. An opportunity to network. For more information, call Kristin Cashmore, at (847) 975-3120, or e-mail kristin@bellaviestudio.com.