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Join us for a quick overview of the free resources available at the library that can help you start a business. Register to receive a Zoom link.
The Akron-Summit County Public Library offers access to many types of resources for creating or building your business: demographics, competitor information, business plans, market trends, etc. Please join us via Zoom for an overview of these items on the first two Thursday afternoons in February and learn how you can utilize them, if you are thinking about starting your own business. Each lunch session will begin at 12:15 pm and last approximately 15 - 25 minutes, including time for questions.
Dates and topics:
February 4th: Small Business Reference Center, Business Source Premier and Business Plans Handbook
February 11th: ReferenceUSA and IBISWorld
Click here to review business and other databases available for free from the library.
Additional Information:
This program will be presented on Zoom.
You will receive an e-mail with the participation weblink 3 days before the program. Please contact the Library if you are unable to attend.
A webcam and microphone may be necessary to participate fully in this interactive event. If you have one or neither of these, your participation may be limited.
Please contact the Business & Government division at 330-643-9020 or bgdiv@akronlibrary.org for more information.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Virtual Program | Business & Personal Finance |
TAGS: | Databases | Business Plans |
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.