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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:
Upon completion, participants will receive:
Important Dates:
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.
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.