{"id":8486,"date":"2026-06-26T13:21:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T17:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/investinhamilton.ca\/hamilton-business-centre\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=8486"},"modified":"2026-06-26T13:21:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T17:21:35","slug":"create-optimize-your-google-business-profile","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/investinhamilton.ca\/hamilton-business-centre\/event\/create-optimize-your-google-business-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Create &amp; Optimize Your Google Business Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"tribe-events-schedule tribe-clearfix\" >\n\t<p class=\"tribe-events-schedule__datetime\">\n\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__date tribe-events-schedule__date--start\">\n\t\t\tJuly 21\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--date\">\n\t\t\t\t @ \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time tribe-events-schedule__time--start\">\n\t\t\t\t9:30 am\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t &#8211; \t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time tribe-events-schedule__time--end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t11:00 am\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Location: <\/strong>Online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this workshop, you will learn how to create and manage a Google Business Profile from start to finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Showing up when customers are searching online is more important than ever. 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