Hiring An IT Consultant; What Business Owners Should Know: 9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, Illinois Small Business Development Center at Harper College, 650 E. Higgins Road, Schaumburg. In this workshop, you will learn: How to spot a well-meaning, incompetent technician; five costly misconceptions about computer maintenance; how to be certain your business will be up and running fast in an event of a network disaster; more about viruses, worms, spyware and hackers; seven questions to ask before buying any computer equipment; five critical characteristics you should demand from your computer repair technician. To register for this free seminar, email sbdc@harpercollege.edu and include your name, contact information and class name and date.

Business Boot Camp — Understanding The Books: 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, Harper Learning & Career Center, Harper LCC Campus, 1375 S. Wolf Road, Prospect Heights. Join speaker Anthony Baldassano to understand how your company is performing. Learn how to determine which records to to keep, set up functional record-keeping systems, and review financial statements. Registration required at www.itpld.org.

Pre-Launch Party’ Coworking Comes to Arlington Heights: 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, One Arlington, 3400 W. Stonegate Blvd., Arlington Heights. With a successful Geneva location, 25N Coworking is now moving to the Northwest suburbs with its Arlington Heights site. The business wants to give the public a taste of what its bringing to Arlington Heights and its surrounding communities with two networking events to introduce guests to co-working, display a new floor plan and to receive information from 25N Coworking representatives. Stop by for food, drinks, music and an evening of networking with fellow co-workers. Free.

Power Employment Workshop: 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, Palatine Public Library, 700 N. North Court, Palatine. Bring your lunch for this workshop from Illinois workNet and discover how to set goals, use social media, get past applicant tracking systems, and interview effectively to land the job. To sign up, visit www.worknetncc.com and click the link under “events”.

Tech Assistance Drop In: 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, Indian Trails Public Library, 70 W. Dundee Road, Buffalo Grove. Have a question about your device? Thinking of trying Overdrive and want to talk to an expert? Stop by the library and chat with an Adult Services staffer about these topics and more. No appointment necessary. Please bring your device and your login information/passwords.