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Non-Profit Know-How and Better Business: Strategic To-Do Lists
When: Wednesday, June 25 – 10:00am - 11:00am
Non-profit leaders and small business owners often handle the majority of the responsibilities in their organizations. Consultant Robin Walker helps you create strategic to-do lists that reduce overwhelm, boost productivity, ...
When: Wednesday, July 16 – 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Bring your blankets, lawn chairs, and favorite people for an afternoon of outdoor fun as we celebrate the halfway mark of Summer Reading! Dive into a good book, color a ...
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databases category - business and careers
Business Searching Interface: Access more than 1,150,000 company profiles, company financials, industry profiles, market research, & SWOT analyses.
Business Source Complete: Complete a comprehensive search of over 1,800 trade journals & general business magazines, case studies, and books.
The Careers College™: A career services program that provides online job search courses and tools along with a virtual career resource center dedicated to helping job seekers, college undergraduates and graduates, and individuals in transition land the ideal job in any economy.
LexisNexis: News, business, and legal information including coverage of over 44 million U.S. and international companies, case law, statutes, and regulations, and access to over 1,000 national, regional, and international news publications.
Mergent Intellect: Company, industry, and market information on over 245 million private businesses
Morningstar Research Investment Center: Selection tools and information on stocks and mutual funds.
ReferenceUSA: Addresses, phone numbers, officers, and SIC codes for 12 million U. S. businesses.
Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage: Business and investment information with full-text of S&P's Industry Surveys; Stock and Mututal Fund Reports; The Outlook and more.
Value Line: Information and analysis on stocks and mutual funds.
Wall Street Journal: Coverage from 1984 to the present.
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Come join us as Norbert Barszczewski from SCORE presents on resources needed to create your first email campaign and tips on making a great newsletter! April 27th at 7PM come and learn key aspects of a professional email marketing campaign - leave armed with the tools needed to create your own. This class is appropriate for beginning and intermediate users. Register Here!
Join us on April 20th at 6 PM for The Ins and Outs of Video Resumes! Video resumes are a growing trend in the workplace, but do you need one? Learn more about preparing for and recording your own video resume, and gain insight into the benefits and drawbacks. Register here!!!
Join us on March 31st as Sam Kordys of OnPoint Accounting sets out the advantages and disadvantages of Quickbooks Online. Discover the differences between online and desktop versions and which might be right for you. If you've ever had questions about Quickbooks or you're thinking about transitioning from the Desktop to Cloud-based version, come join us! Register.
Join us tomorrow March 10 at 7 PM to assess your prospects and find the initial direction and inspiration needed to move forward in realizing your dream. Mark Lieberman with SCORE will be presenting. Register here!
Explore and ask questions about the library’s business and career resources (like Reference USA and LexisNexis). Bring a project that you're working on. Laptop availability is limited, so feel free to bring your own. This is a great opportunity to set aside some time to create that mailing list or come up with a list of companies that you would like to apply for. Register Here.
Questions? Contact Ashley Booth or call at 847-382-1300 ext. 3050.
Come join us on December 9 at 7 PM as Jennifer Laurence discusses Business Etiquette!
Jennifer Laurence is a butlering and household management consultant, sharing her love for etiquette and all things "hearth and home." A hospitality expert for over 17 years and a classically trained European butler, Laurence knows you only get one chance to make an impeccable first impression. From introductions to exchanging business cards and following up with new connections, she will walk you through the steps that put you ahead of the competition. Register Here!
Ready to start a business? Start with this workshop on Monday, November 9! Mark Lieberman, SCORE mentor and presenter, helps you assess your prospects and provides you with the direction you need to get inspired and move forward with your dream. A light dinner will be provided. Co-sponsored with SCORE Chicago and Barrington Bank & Trust. Click here to register!
What makes a business newsworthy? Learn how to generate media interest that attracts more customers to your business. Sue Masaracchia-Roberts of MASS! Communications demonstrates how to leverage current, high impact news in your business' media coverage. Come on over to the library on Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 6:30 PM! Register here!
This Thursday, September 17, join us as Bonita Richter discusses how to find new customers with a marketing and sales system in her program Three Keys to Generating a Steady Stream of Business. This event runs from 7-8:30pm in the Zimmerman room at the library. Register here and we'll see you Thursday!
- Content Marketing 101
- Night School with Pink Geranium & Co.
- 5 Keys to Retirement Investing
- Launching Your Business Website
- Career Event List at St. Hubert's Job and Networking Ministry
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- June 2015 Workforce and Economic Development Workshops
- Keys to Building Trusted Relationships Slideshow
- Gale Courses start May 13