FREE seminars will be held to help East Lancashire businesses make e-business profits by switching on to the Internet.

GEMISIS, a European Community funded project based at the University of Salford, is holding three one day seminars for small to medium businesses on the opportunities of the worldwide web.

GEMISIS' aim is to improve businesses' competitiveness by developing affordable electronic trading solutions, from advice to entrepreneurs starting up to practical help building high-impact websites.

The seminars will be held on May 4 at Blackburn Technology Management Centre, on May 11 at Accrington's Clayton Park Conference Centre and on May 23 at Pendle's Northern Technologies.

To reserve a place, call Vicky White on 0161 278 2523 or e-mail her at vicky@gemisis.co.uk.