Business Byte - September 2017

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SEPTEMBER 2017

BUSINESS BYTE

FREE DOCUMENT SHREDDING EVENT IN SEPTEMBER

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UPCOMING EVENTS Library Business Development and Technology Workshops Entrepreneur Collaborative Center (ECC) Events

9/01

BizConnect@Platt

9/20

Social Media Strategies

1 Million Cups-Tampa Women's Business Centre Events Homebrew Hillsborough

FEATURED EVENTS

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MEET CHRISSY Chrissy is the Business Librarian at Bloomingdale Regional Public Library Chrissy received her Masters in Library and Information Science from the University of South Florida, where she pursued archival management at USF’s Special Collections. She joined the Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative in September 2015 as a reference librarian. Chrissy is a member of the Greater Riverview Chamber of Commerce and enjoys keeping up with the growing business news in the community.

RECOMMENDED RESOURCE: THE MEDIA:SCAPE COLLABORATIVE WORKSTATION ALLOWS GROUPS TO CONNECT MULTIPLE COMPUTERS AND DEVICES TO A LARGE SHARED SCREEN. THIS IS A GREAT TOOL FOR PEOPLE TO MEET AND COLLABORATE ON A PROJECT OR TO PRESENT INFORMATION TO A SMALL GROUP OF COLLEAGUES.

Next Program Building Your Business With Reference USA

Thursday, September 14 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Bloomingdale Regional Public Library Follow link for more information

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FREE DOCUMENT SHREDDING

Securely destroying documents is a critical step in preventing identify theft. In partnership with Legal Shred, a NAID AAA Certified shredding service, the library is hosting a FREE papershredding event to help keep your personal information secure! Bring up to 3 boxes of paper materials to be shredded

by Legal Shred’s mobile truck on the east side of the Bloomingdale parking lot.

Saturday, September 23 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Bloomingdale Regional Public Library

To access the Shred Event, please enter the library from the main entrance on Bloomingdale Ave.

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SHREDDING GUIDELINES

Documents may be brought in bags, boxes, or any other type of container, which will be emptied and returned to you.

PAPER ONLY: Please make sure that there are NO plastics, CDs, DVDs, x-rays, hard drives, 3 ring binders, binder clips, or anything else mixed in.

Staples, paper clips, and even file folders with a metal strip through them are acceptable.

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Maureen B. Gauzza Public LibraryÂ

Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library is proud to announce the renaming of the Upper Tampa Bay Regional Public Library to honor the late Maureen B. Gauzza.

Mrs. Gauzza was a tireless advocate on behalf of the library community in Westchase. She led a community initiative in 1999 to bring a new public library to Westchase and formed a commitee to research locations and raise funds. Mrs. Gauzza also founded and served as president of the Friends of the Upper Tampa Bay Regional Library for over a decade.

Maureen B. Gauzza Public Library Hours of Operation M-TH: 10 A.M. - 9 P.M. F-SA: 10 A.M. - 6 P.M. SU: 12:30 P.M. - 5 P.M.

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Product Photography Tips You don't have to buy expensive equipment to take high quality photos for your eCommerce website. Below you will find simple tips to take better product photos.

KEEP IT SIMPLE A white background will draw attention to your product. It is a clean standard that is easy to replicate outside of a photo studio. You can buy an inexpensive backdrop, DIY your own with household items, or use a phone app to add a white background to cell phone photos.

CLEAN YOUR LENS Cell phone cameras offer a quick, convenient way to take and upload product photos. However, we often don't treat a cell phone as carefully as we would a camera. Phones spend plenty of time in pockets, purses and exposed to the elements.

Before you take any photos, be sure to clean your camera lens with a soft lens cloth. A clean lens will give you a sharper image.

SHOW SCALE

Taking Photos for eCommerce Wednesday, September 6 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

At the Entrepreneur Collaborative Center FOLLOW LINK FOR INFORMATION

Use your product photos to demonstrate the size and scale of your product. This is especially important for clothing and jewelry to give the customer an idea of the fit of a product. Use a mannequin or a model to show the product "in action." If you use macro photography to show a small product, make sure to take a shot with a reference item to visualize the scale.

NEXT MONTH

OCTOBER IS NATIONAL CYBER SECURITY AWARENESS MONTH. CHECK OUT THE BUSINESS BYTE FOR CYBER SECURITY TIPS, RESOURCES AND WORKSHOP DETAILS. 10/21-COMPUTER AND ELECTRONICS SHRED DAY AT JAN KAMINIS PLATT REGIONAL LIBRARY.