Small Business and SEO

Learn how customers find your business online and how to promote your business using search engine optimization and smart campaigns in Google Ads with speaker Erin Burns.

In this workshop, discussions will include best practices for:

• Improving your website’s visibility in Google’s organic search results, on all devices
• Creating a free Google My Business listing
• Advertising your business on Google

The seminar is on Nov. 20, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Be sure to register for this event.

Lech Walesa, Former President of Poland, to Present Varner Vitality Lecture

Lech Wałęsa, the former president of Poland, will be this year’s Varner Vitality Lecture keynote speaker. He will speak about the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, his country’s struggles against Communism and also take questions from the audience through moderator Carol Cain, columnist for the Detroit Free Press and host of CBS-TV62’s television program Michigan Matters.

The Friday, Nov. 15 program will begin at 7 p.m. in Oakland University Founders Ballrooms A and B.

Click here to submit a question for the discussion.

Bring the Today Show to Downtown

How cool would it be to have the Today Show visit Downtown Rochester? Lend a hand in bringing the national program to Rochester by going online and explaining what you like about Main Street and why they should come here.

City Breaks Ground on Public Works Building

The city broke ground on a new Public Works facility building Nov. 4. Frank Rewold & Sons is working with Rochester to bring this project to completion.