Carola Fisher wishes to remind our
patrons about our
Small Business Resource Center.
The Library has
made very many resources readily available.
However, for those who are not the entrepreneurial type we shelve such
sources as:
USA
Today’s Running a side business: how to create a second income.
(SB 658.421 STI)
or,
Put
more cash in your pocket: turning what you know into dough. (Loral Langemeier, a regular financial expert on Dr.
Phil, SB 658.11 LAN)
Also:
The complete idiot’s guide to selling your
crafts on ETSY.
(Marcy Layton
Turner, a seasoned ETSY seller and shop owner.
SB 745.506 TUR)
or
The
official eBAY bible. (Jim Griffith, Dean of eBAY education.
SB 658.87
GRI)
For those who
ARE the entrepreneurial type, and who have always wanted to start a business
and be their own boss:
The
economy of YOU: discover your inner entrepreneur and recession-
proof your life. (Kimberly Palmer, Senior Money
Editor at U.S. News and &
World Report. SB
658.11 PAL)
or:
The small business bible: everything you
need to know to succeed in your
small business. (Steven D. Strauss, USA Today small business columnist.
SB 658.022 STR)
In addition
there are links to such invaluable websites as:
“Business
owner’s toolkit: guides, tools and templates for small business.”
And links to
powerful business resources like the State of Michigan’s
Michigan Business One Stop
or the Michigan Small Business Economic Development Centers at Schoolcraft
College and Eastern Michigan University.
Notices of
upcoming workshops and seminars are available, and brochures for the Centers as
well as our own. The excellent booklet Guide
to starting and operating a small business.
from The Michigan Economic
Development Corporation can be picked up
without charge.
Become a
stay-at-home mom with a home-based business, or start a retirement business. Your
future is yours! Check it out! You really can take charge of your financial
security and even prosperity.
