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Business plan resources available at the Library. Register for one, some, or all.
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 Thursday afternoons in June 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:
June 3rd: Small Business Reference Center, Business Plans Handbook and Ohio Secretary of State
June 10th: Data Axle, Business Source Premier and Ohio Dept. of Development
June 17th: IBISWorld and Census
Register to receive a link to the Zoom meetings. Please contact the Business, Government, & Science Division at 330.643.9020 or bgsdiv@akronlibrary.org if you have any questions or need anything else.
Additional resources available from the library:
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Virtual Program |
TAGS: | small business | Databases | business plans |
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