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Aligning with current difficult economic times, this book helps libraries assist users entering or already involved in the small business community
Aligning with current difficult economic times, this book helps libraries assist users entering or already involved in the small business community. Authors Weiss, Serlis-McPhillips, and Malafi are public librarians who have incorporated small business services within their library. In their book they point the way to addressing the needs of job seekers, and those starting or operating their own businesses, offering Innovative programming ideas Easy to translate suggestions into day-to-day operations Suggestions to helping clients become business literate on the web, on paper, and out in the world of workWhether patrons need resources to start their own business, search for a new job, or locate demographic statistics to help them market their existing product, this resource will help you answer questions and meet their needs.
PrefaceChapter 1 Business Services and the Mission of the LibraryChapter 2 Collection Development: Tools of the TradeChapter 3 Programming: Opening the DoorsChapter 4 Marketing: Getting the Word OutChapter 5 Networking: Meeting and GreetingChapter 6 The Power of PartnershipsChapter 7 Funding: How to Pay for It AllChapter 8 The FutureBibliographyIndex
Aligning with current difficult economic times, this book helps libraries assist users entering or already involved in the small business community. Authors Weiss, Serlis-McPhillips, and Malafi are public librarians who have incorporated small business services within their library. In their book they point the way to addressing the needs of job seekers, and those starting or operating their own businesses, offeringInnovative programming ideasEasy to translate suggestions into day-to-day operationsSuggestions to helping clients become business literate on the web, on paper, and out in the world of workWhether patrons need resources to start their own business, search for a new job, or locate demographic statistics to help them market their existing product, this resource will help you answer questions and meet their needs.