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Attend this class and learn how you can use the Library's resources to write a business plan, select a location, gather information on your competitors, create a mailing list, etc.
Are you thinking of starting your own business? Do you already operate a business but are looking to grow it further? Attend this class, and learn how you can use the Library's resources to write a business plan, select a location, gather information on your competitors, create a mailing list, etc. You'll want the latest information, and the Akron-Summit County Library can help expand your knowledge in areas such as demographics, competitor news, keeping up with market trends, general business news, etc. The Library gives you access to both print and online materials.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Business & Personal Finance |
TAGS: | Small business; Business Plans | Business Start-up |
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.