Monday

“Top Ways to Market Your Business Online,” 7:30 to 9 a.m., Belfast Chamber Business Breakfast with Shannon Kinney, founder of Dream Local Digital. Held at Rollie’s Bar and Grill, Shrine Club, 20 Northport Ave., Belfast.

Tuesday

Maine Health Care Advocacy Conference, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at August Civic Center, 76 Community Drive, Augusta. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m.

Leading Women’s Luncheon, 11:30 a.m., with Kathie Summers-Grice, founder and president of EatonRiver Strategies. Held at Best Western Plus, 375 Main St., Waterville. Men also are welcome to attend. The cost is $20 for members and $25for others. Registration is required and includes luncheon buffet. Space is limited. For more information or to register, call the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce at 873-3315 or email customerservice@midmainechamber.com.

“Accounting Basics and the Importance of Tracking Your Numbers,” noon to 1 p.m., free workshop led by CPA Lance Bean. Held at the Town Office, 19 Danforth St., Norway. Register by calling Rebecca Dowse at 743-0499, emailing dowse@ roadrunner.com or visiting conta.cc/1sJu27M.

Fall Networking Social, 5 to 7 p.m., Maine Real Estate & Development Association annual event at Martindale Country Club, 527 Beech Hill Road, Auburn. The cost is $35 for members and $45 for nonmembers. Space is limited. To register. call 874-0801 or go to mereda.org.

Wednesday

“Governance for the Family Business – Board of Directors and Family Councils – Are they Necessary?” 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., presented by Institute for Family-Owned Business and held at Key Private Bank, One Canal Plaza, 10th floor, Phoenix Room, Portland. The cost is $200 for members and $300 for others and includes continental breakfast, lunch and snacks. Register at fambusiness.org/event-885931 or call 798-2667

Peers and Beers, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., after-hours event hosted by Maine Technology Users Group at Seasons, 427 Main St., Bangor. To preregister for one free drink ticket, visit mtug.org.

Thursday

“Reversing the Tide: Undoing Five Decades of Liberal Policies in Maine,” noon to 1:30 p.m., with Matthew Gagnon, CEO of The Maine Heritage Policy Center, DiMillo’s on the Water, 25 Long Wharf, Portland. The cost is $20 for MHPC members and $25 for nonmembers. To register or for more information, go to mainepolicy.org.

“Building Value – Build Business,” 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., discussion of recent marketing trends and best practices. Presented by Society of Marketing Professional Services and held at Rivalries Sports Pub and Grill, 10 Cotton St., Portland. The cost is $20 in advance and $30 at the door. For details and registration, go to smpsmaine.org/smps/.

“The Meaning of Agility,” 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., presented by the Maine Chapter of the Project Management Institute, with Doug Birgfeld, director of the Project Management Office for the Maine Office of Information Technology. The program will be held at the Portland Country Club in Falmouth. Nonmembers are welcome. For details and registration, go to pmimaine.org.

“How Do We Afford Affordable Care?” 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Compass 2014 Round Table Discussion, led by Richard Pizzi of the Health Information Management Systems Society, with several sessions and vendor presentations throughout the day. Held at the Cliff House Resort & Spa in Ogunquit. The symposium is free for health care executives and facility managers. Preregistration is required. To learn more or to register, visit compass- symposium.com.

Friday

“Organization Development,” 7:30 to 9:30 a.m., with Larry Stybel of Stybel Peabody and Associates. Sponsored by the Association for Consulting Expertise and held at Portland Country Club, Falmouth. The program includes breakfast and round-table discussion, “(Properly) Giving and (Gracefully) Taking Criticism.” The cost is $22 for members and $28 for nonmembers. Register at www.consultexpertise.com or call (800) 464-5043.

SCORE workshops this week

“Marketing 101: Develop a Winning Strategy,” 2 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, $35.

“Lean Startup: Move Your ideas Into Action,” 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, $35.

“Local SEO: Drive More Traffic to Your Website and Business,” noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Lunch Bytes, $10.

Workshops are held at SCORE Offices, 100 Middle St., Portland. The fees are based on online reservation at scoremaine.com or call 772-1147 weekday mornings.

Coming up

“Owning and Managing Residential Rental Properties,” 6 to 8:30 p.m., presented by Coastal Enterprises Inc. at its office, 2 Portland Fish Pier, Suite 206, Portland. Advance registration is required and the fee is $35 per person. Call 882-5177. Registration deadline is Wednesday.

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