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Akron Business Basics Bootcamp with ECDI
2025-08-06 18:00:00 2025-08-06 19:30:00 America/New_York Akron Business Basics Bootcamp with ECDI Launch your venture with a six-week, in-person course for startups under two years old. Learn about branding, business plans, market research, finance, and more. Limited spots—register now! Main Library - Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center

Wednesday, August 06
6:00pm - 7:30pm

Add to Calendar 2025-08-06 18:00:00 2025-08-06 19:30:00 America/New_York Akron Business Basics Bootcamp with ECDI Launch your venture with a six-week, in-person course for startups under two years old. Learn about branding, business plans, market research, finance, and more. Limited spots—register now! Main Library - Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center

Main Library

Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center

Launch your venture with a six-week, in-person course for startups under two years old. Learn about branding, business plans, market research, finance, and more. Limited spots—register now!

Do you need guidance to get your startup off the ground? The ECDI Women's Business Centers (WBC) of Northern Ohio and Huntington Bank have partnered with the Akron-Summit County Public Library to bring you the Business Basics Bootcamp, a program that walks you through the essential steps to launch and grow your own successful venture.

This six-session workshop will be held at the Main Library. Businesses currently in the ideation stages or less than two years old are encouraged to apply. ​​

Course topics covered:

  • Building a Business Plan
  • Market Research
  • Financial Projections 
  • Bootstrap Your Brand 
  • Becoming Bankable


​Upon completion, participants will receive:

  • One year complimentary WBC membership
  • WBC will cover the cost of your Ohio small business registration filing fee, if not yet registered with the State
  • Exclusive one-on-one session with a brand/marketing expert for your business
    ​​

Important Dates:

  • Registration/Application Deadline: Friday July 18, 5 pm
  • ​​Bootcamp Schedule:
    • Orientation: Wednesday, July 23, 6-7 pm
    • Workshops: Wednesdays, July 30 to August 27, 6-7:30 pm​

​Turn your business dreams into reality and launch your small business in 2025!

Contact the Business, Government & Science Division at Main Library for more information at 330-643-9020 or bgsdiv@akronlibrary.org.

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AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Business & Personal Finance |

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Main Library
Phone: 330.643.9000
Branch manager
Michael Bianchi
Hours
Mon, Jul 28 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Jul 29 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Jul 30 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Jul 31 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Aug 01 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Aug 02 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Aug 03 1:00PM to 5:00PM
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About the branch

Main Library, located in the heart of downtown Akron, combines compelling public space with meaningful and relevant public library services for all members of our community. Since opening in 2004, the downtown library welcomes more than one million visitors each year.

Subject divisions include: Business, Government & Science, Culture & AV, Magazines & Newspapers, Special Collections (local history & genealogy), TechZone@Main, Teen, and a 12,000 square feet Children's Library.

Special services available at Main Library include: a Patent & Trademark Resource Center; U.S. Passport and Notary services; a Microbusiness Center; a Maker Space; a resource lab for early childhood educators; and regularly scheduled computer training classes. Also available at Main Library are more than 125 public access computers, color photocopiers/printers, laminating, scanning, faxing, and free Wi-Fi.

Specialized spaces include a 425-seat auditorium, public meeting rooms, and a used bookstore. An interior glass block walkway leads to a 600-space parking garage owned by the City of Akron. An outdoor amphitheater and landscaped park complete the complex.

Upcoming Events

Job and Family Services: Case Managers at the Library
Thu, Jul 31, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Quiet Study Room 1
Preschool Storytime
Thu, Jul 31, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room
Job Readiness - Create a Resume Employers Will Notice
Thu, Jul 31, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A
OhioMeansJobs: One-on-One Assistance
Thu, Jul 31, 12:30pm - 3:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A
Microsoft PowerPoint Basics
Thu, Jul 31, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Computer Lab 1
Registration is now closed
Movies@Main
Thu, Jul 31, 6:10pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium
Music & Movement
Fri, Aug 01, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room
Summer Reading Finale Block Party
Sat, Aug 02, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Library Park/Amphitheater
Joe Augustine Trio
Sun, Aug 03, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Auditorium
Zoom: Virtual Mondays - Microsoft Word: Objects
Mon, Aug 04, 12:30pm - 1:00pm
Tai Chi and Qigong for Health, Balance, and Strength - Movements Everyone Can Do
Tue, Aug 05, 12:15pm - 1:00pm
Business, Government & Science
OhioMeansJobs: One-on-One Assistance
Tue, Aug 05, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A
Baby Storytime
Wed, Aug 06, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room
This event is full
Summer Family Movies
Wed, Aug 06, 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Auditorium
Ask An Attorney - Family Law Legal Clinic
Wed, Aug 06, 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Atrium
Register
Akron Business Basics Bootcamp with ECDI
Wed, Aug 06, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center
Register
Preschool Storytime
Thu, Aug 07, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room
Job Readiness - Create a Resume Employers Will Notice
Thu, Aug 07, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A
OhioMeansJobs: One-on-One Assistance
Thu, Aug 07, 12:30pm - 3:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A
Movies@Main
Thu, Aug 07, 6:15pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium
Rescheduled
Graphic Novel Book Club - "Advocate" by Eddie Ahn
Thu, Aug 07, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
New date Thursday, August 21, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
1 South High St.
Music & Movement
Fri, Aug 08, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room
GeekFest
Sat, Aug 09, 10:00am - 4:00pm
3D printing for Educators and Librarians Series
Mon, Aug 11, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Computer Lab 1,Computer Lab 2,TechZone
Zoom: Virtual Mondays - Microsoft Word: Tab Stops
Mon, Aug 11, 12:30pm - 1:00pm
3D printing for Educators and Librarians Series
Tue, Aug 12, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Computer Lab 1,Computer Lab 2,TechZone
Tai Chi and Qigong for Health, Balance, and Strength - Movements Everyone Can Do
Tue, Aug 12, 12:15pm - 1:00pm
Business, Government & Science
OhioMeansJobs: One-on-One Assistance
Tue, Aug 12, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A
Foundation Directory Online Clinic
Wed, Aug 13, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space B
Baby Storytime
Wed, Aug 13, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room
This event is full
3D printing for Educators and Librarians Series
Wed, Aug 13, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Computer Lab 1,Computer Lab 2,TechZone
Summer Family Movies
Wed, Aug 13, 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Auditorium
Zoom: Job Readiness - Resume 3.0 - The New Resume Rules
Wed, Aug 13, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Akron Business Basics Bootcamp with ECDI
Wed, Aug 13, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center
Register
Pokemon Club
Wed, Aug 13, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Children's Library Programming Room
Making Masterpieces Monthly
Wed, Aug 13, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
TechZone
This event is full
3D printing for Educators and Librarians Series
Thu, Aug 14, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Computer Lab 1,Computer Lab 2,TechZone
Preschool Storytime
Thu, Aug 14, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room
Job Readiness - Using AI to Bolster your Resume
Thu, Aug 14, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A
OhioMeansJobs: One-on-One Assistance
Thu, Aug 14, 12:30pm - 3:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A
100 Years of Summer Reading Grand Finale
Thu, Aug 14, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Bud & Susie Rogers Garden
Movies@Main
Thu, Aug 14, 6:15pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium
Inspired Early Childhood Educators Symposium
Fri, Aug 15, 9:00am - 4:00pm
Atrium
Cancelled
Music & Movement
Fri, Aug 15, 10:30am - 11:30am
Paws for Reading
Sat, Aug 16, 11:00am - 12:00pm
40 Over 40: A Poetry Reading and Anthology Celebration
Sun, Aug 17, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Auditorium
Zoom: Virtual Mondays - Microsoft Word: Tables and Templates
Mon, Aug 18, 12:30pm - 1:00pm
Grow With It
Mon, Aug 18, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Meeting Room
Tai Chi and Qigong for Health, Balance, and Strength - Movements Everyone Can Do
Tue, Aug 19, 12:15pm - 1:00pm
Business, Government & Science
OhioMeansJobs: One-on-One Assistance
Tue, Aug 19, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A
Baby Storytime
Wed, Aug 20, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room
This event is full
SizeUp Small Business Clinic
Wed, Aug 20, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A
Akron Business Basics Bootcamp with ECDI
Wed, Aug 20, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center
Register
Preschool Storytime
Thu, Aug 21, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room
Job Readiness - Ace Your Next Interview
Thu, Aug 21, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A
OhioMeansJobs: One-on-One Assistance
Thu, Aug 21, 12:30pm - 3:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A
Movies@Main
Thu, Aug 21, 6:15pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium
Graphic Novel Book Club - "Advocate" by Eddie Ahn
Thu, Aug 21, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
1 South High St.
Register
Music & Movement
Fri, Aug 22, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room
Zoom Boom Club: Stomp Rockets
Fri, Aug 22, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Children's Library Programming Room
Zoom: Virtual Mondays - Microsoft Word: Collaboration
Mon, Aug 25, 12:30pm - 1:00pm
Registration opens Monday, August 4 2025 at 10:00am
The Lore Keepers Guild
Mon, Aug 25, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
115 E Market St, Akron, OH 44308
Tai Chi and Qigong for Health, Balance, and Strength - Movements Everyone Can Do
Tue, Aug 26, 12:15pm - 1:00pm
Business, Government & Science
AtoZ Databases Small Business Clinic
Wed, Aug 27, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space B
Baby Storytime
Wed, Aug 27, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room
This event is full
Akron Business Basics Bootcamp with ECDI
Wed, Aug 27, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center
Register
Historical Fiction Book Discussion - "The Art Forger" by B. A. Shapiro
Wed, Aug 27, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room 1
Registration opens Wednesday, August 6 2025 at 10:00am
Job and Family Services: Case Managers at the Library
Thu, Aug 28, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Quiet Study Room 1
Preschool Storytime
Thu, Aug 28, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room
Movies@Main
Thu, Aug 28, 6:15pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium
Music & Movement
Fri, Aug 29, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room
The Artist's Lens Film Series: "Basquiat"
Sat, Aug 30, 2:00pm - 4:45pm
Auditorium
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