LAKE COUNTY – The Lake County Business Services Network and the Yuba College Small Business Development Center is offering two workshops to teach Lake County business owners and nonprofit organizations how to create a basic Web site.

Spaces are still available in the two workshops on Thursday, Nov. 6, at 1 p.m. and again at 5:30 p.m. in Lakeport.

A waiting list for the one-on-one appointments on Friday, Nov. 7, which will give workshop attendees and others with basic Web site building skills, more tools and in-depth information, has been set up.

The workshops will help business owners and nonprofits create a Web site, research and register a domain name, and show step-by-step how to create a basic Web site. By the end of the workshop, participants will have a Web site, and know how to explore different options for Web site hosting.

The workshops are being led by Mike Saccomano, owner of Saccomano Associates, a Web development/marketing company, owner of AwesomeTools.com, and a consultant with the Yuba College Small Business Development Center.

Registration for one of Thursday’s workshops is $30. The one-on-one appointments to be held on Friday are free of charge, but are currently booked. You can get on the waiting list if a cancellation occurs; preference for these appointments are for workshop participants. The workshops and appointments will be held in Lakeport.

To register and for more information, contact Eileen Schmidtbauer, 263-0330 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Informational flier available on the County of Lake’s Web site, www.co.lake.ca.us on the Economic Development page under Upcoming Events.

The Lake County Business Services Network is a network of service providers that work cooperatively to deliver no-cost and low-cost services and support to local business owners and entrepreneurs. The network comprises the County of Lake, City of Clearlake, City of Lakeport, Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce, Community Development Services, Employment Development Department, Lakeport Regional Chamber of Commerce, Mt. Konocti Facilitation, NCCC-Inc./Center of Business and Workforce Development, SAFE-BIDCO, and the Yuba College Small Business Development Center.

In-kind assistance is provided by the Lake County Office of Education.

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