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Book SynopsisLibraries have already begun to transform communities, with programs ranging from one-on-one business consultations, classes, and workshops to networking and equipment lending, as the many initiatives spotlighted in this book demonstrate.
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Acknowledgments
Introduction: How Libraries Build Business
Megan Janicki and Marijke Visser
Part I: Strategies and Considerations to Get Started
Chapter 1: Considerations for Small and Rural Libraries
Brandon West, Susan M. Preece, Rachael Svoboda, Michael Sekaquaptewa, and Taneesa R. Hall
- Chapter 2: Identifying Stakeholders, Building Partnerships, Finding Funding, and Sustaining It All
Julie M. Brophy, Lori Hench, Karly Feinberg, Diane Luccy, Sheldon Burke, Danielle Milton, Stacey Goddard, Atlas Logan, Adam Pitts, and Christopher Bourret
- Chapter 3: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Library Business Programs
Adriana McCleer, Madeleine Ildefonso, LaKesha Kimbrough, and Michael Sekaquaptewa
- Chapter 4: Specialized Library Supports for Entrepreneurs
Ryan Metheny, Andrea Levandowski, Sara Brown, Tony Orengo, Nathaniel Burnard, Marra Honeywell, Julie Brophy, Rachael Svoboda, and Brandon West
Part II: Case Studies from the Field: Small Business and Entrepreneurship Programs in Public Libraries
Program 1 Supporting the Local Economy: Developing Business and Job Seeker Services from Scratch
Lesley Cyrier and Emily Glimco, Addison (IL) Public Library
- Program 2 BIPOC Business Community and Connections: Small Business—Big Impact
Adriana McCleer and Yee Lee Vue, Appleton (WI) Public Library
- Program 3 Taking Budding Entrepreneurs from Business Idea to Business Plan: The Entrepreneur Academy
Julie M. Brophy, Baltimore County (MD) Public Library
- Program 4 Empowering New Businesses with a Business Plan Competition: PowerUP!
Maud Andrew and Arcola Robinson, Brooklyn (NY) Public Library
- Program 5 Built to Last: Built in Broward
Sheldon Burke, Broward County (FL)Library
- Program 6 Rochester: Innovation Was Born Here
Jennifer Byrnes, Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County (NY)
- Program 7 The Entrepreneurial Mindset: Encore Entrepreneurs and Key Advanced Entrepreneurs
William Kelly, Cuyahoga County (OH) Public Library
- Program 8 Becoming a Resource Hub: The Dallas B.R.A.I.N
Heather Lowe, Dallas (TX) Public Library
- Program 9 Pathway to Entrepreneurial Success: The Stamford Small Business Resource Center
Elizabeth Joseph, Ferguson Library (Stamford, CT)
- Program 10 One-to-One Support for Micro-Entrepreneurs: Business Help at Your Library
Taneesa R. Hall, Ferguson (MO) Municipal Public Library
- Program 11 A New Start: Entrepreneurship for the Formerly Incarcerated
Adam Pitts, Atlas Logan, Ronald M. Gauthier, Ann Serrie, and Andrea Devereux, Gwinnett County (GA) Public Library
- Program 12 Cultivate Small Business with BeanStack: Cultivate Indy
Brandon West, Independence (KS) Public Library
- Program 13 Build Your Business Brand through Community Engagement: Invest in Yourself
Audrey Barbakoff, King County (WA) Library System
- Program 14 Building Support for Rural Entrepreneurs: A Statewide Initiative
Rachael Svoboda, Laramie County (WY) Library System
- Program 15 Connect with Immigrant Entrepreneurs: Sea un Vendedor Ambulante Exitoso/Successful Street Vending
Madeleine Ildefonso, Los Angeles (CA) Public Library
- Program 16 Taking a Shot with SCORE: Entrepreneur Workshop Series
Stacey Wicksall, Macedon (NY) Public Library
- Program 17 Opening the Doors to Economic Success: The Miller Business Center
Sophia Serlis-McPhillips and Elizabeth Malafi, Middle Country (NY) Public Library
- Program 18 The MAGIC Touch: Management and Government Information Center
Katherine LaVallee and Eva Gunia, Prince William Public Library (Woodbridge, VA)
- Program 19 Develop an ESOL for Business Owners Class
Christopher Bourret, Providence (RI) Public Library
- Program 20 Entrepreneurs Launch and Grow
Diane Luccy and Mary Kate Quillivan, Richland Library (Columbia, SC)
- Program 21 Biz.ability Workshops: Tools to Empower You
Geeta Halley, Round Rock (TX) Public Library
- Program 22 Business Networking through Community-Building
Ahmad Merza and Molly Wetta, Santa Barbara (CA) Public Library
- Program 23 Be a Neighborhood Champion: Small Business Boot Camp
Danielle Milton, Stacey Goddard, Crystal Miller, and Sarah O’Hare, Spokane County (WA) Library District
- Program 24 Meet Them Where They Are: Small Business Outreach
Jennifer Hyun-Lynn Gibson, St. Louis County (MO) Library
- Program 25 Untethered and on the Move
Meg Delaney, Miramelinda Arribas-Douglas, Linda L. Fayerweather, and Zachary W. Huber, Toledo Lucas County (OH) Public Library
- Program 26 Support Rural Business
Susan M. Preece, Topsham (ME) Public Library
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