Small Business
small business resource center
Located in the Business/Science Department of the Central Library, the Small Business Center is geared to serve the potential small business owner, the recently-licensed entrepreneur and the established small business operator. Find out more information about this center as well as links to other resources.
Industry Research / Directories
Value Line Library Research Center
Library Research Center includes Library Elite, signature access to our investment research platform–one of the most highly-regarded independent research resources, and the following supplemental products – Value Line Fund Advisor Plus, The Value Line Special Situations Service, The Value Line Options Survey, The New Value Line ETF Service and The Value Line Climate Change Investing Service.
Skills Improvement
Udemy (Gale Presents)
Gale Presents: Udemy is an online learning platform for adults who want to improve work-related skills or further develop a personal interest. Users can search through thousands of continuously updated, on-demand video courses across 75 categories in business, technology, design, and more, including courses taught by native speakers in 12 languages.
Libby
e-Books, e-Audiobooks, and e-Magazines
On Our Shelves
Top Subjects
In the Community
Linc/2-1-1 community information
Our LINC/2-1-1 Community Information Database includes several resources for those starting/running a business:
Journal/Magazine Articles
business: gale onefile
Gale OneFile: Business contains full-text coverage of all business disciplines, including accounting, economics, finance, marketing, management and strategy, and business theory and practice. Users will understand the activities of companies and industries worldwide through leading business and trade publications, which are updated daily. Complementing these titles is a selection of international, U.S., and regional news publications.
economics and theory: gale onefile
Gale OneFile: Economics and Theory offers a strong emphasis on titles covered in the EconLit bibliographic index. This content is useful for starting a business, marketing a product, developing policy, analyzing trends, constructing economic models, investing for the future, researching rates, and more.
insurance and liability: gale onefile
Gale OneFile: Insurance and Liability addresses concerns over the protection of assets, physical or intellectual, ranging from the individual property owner to multinational corporations. Insurance and Liability connects researchers to hundreds of thousands of updated articles from leading journals.
leadership and management: gale onefile
Gale OneFile: Leadership and Management provides access to authoritative periodical content covering such topics as 21st-century skills, organizational dynamics and leadership, adult learning and continuing education, and more. Updated daily, this library resource is useful for researchers or any professional interested in career development.
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questions?
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Upcoming Business Events
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Thu., Apr. 10, 6:00 pm
North Library
Tue., May. 06, 4:30 pm
East Shelby Library
Wed., May. 07, 4:30 pm
Orange Mound Library
Sat., May. 10, 11:00 am
North Library
Tue., May. 13, 4:30 pm
East Shelby Library
Wed., May. 14, 4:30 pm
Orange Mound Library
Sat., May. 17, 11:00 am
North Library
Tue., May. 20, 4:30 pm
East Shelby Library
Wed., May. 21, 4:30 pm
Orange Mound Library
Sat., May. 24, 11:00 am
North Library
Tue., May. 27, 4:30 pm
East Shelby Library
Wed., May. 28, 4:30 pm
Orange Mound Library
Sat., May. 31, 11:00 am