DECEMBER 2017
Business Byte
FOUNDATION DIRECTORY WORKSHOPS
BEST BUSINESS BOOKS OF 2017
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UPCOMING EVENTS LIBRARY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOPS
ENTREPRENEUR COLLABORATIVE CENTER (ECC) EVENTS
1 MILLION CUPSTAMPA
HOMEBREW HILLSBOROUGH
WOMEN'S BUSINESS CENTRE EVENTS
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We are offering this workshop with both morning and evening availability. Please note that the presentation will be the same on both dates.
Making the Connection
Making the Connection
MONDAY, DECEMBER 4 6:30 P.M.-8 P.M. @ JOHN F. GERMANY PUBLIC LIBRARY
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6 10:30 A.M.-12 P.M. @ ENTREPRENEUR COLLABORATIVE CENTER (ECC)
Drop-in
Register
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Year in Review
In February, the Jan Kaminis Platt Regional Library launched BizConnect@Platt, a business networking program. So far over 200 people have attended for networking, coffee, and business development resources. Library Database Usage:
During the past year our library business and entrepreneurial services have continued to grow, increasing in both the amount of services offered and in attendance!
Reference USA had 1,024,261 downloads! Lynda.com had 2,485 user sessions and the top Lynda.com business classes were: • Online Marketing Fundamentals • Time Management Fundamentals • Project Management Fundamentals • Learning Content Marketing
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BY THE NUMBERS
133 Technology 20%
HOURS
Business Startup 13%
of individual business reference appointments throughout the year
350,000
Marketing 17%
Finance 10%
GIGABYTES of data safely destroyed during our ERecycling Event at Jan Kaminis Platt Regional Library
37 FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAMS were held during Money Smart Week 2017
Library Tools 18%
Networking 22%
WORKSHOP TOPICS Throughout the year we have presented a wide variety of business development workshops and classes. Above you will find statistics for the most requested business topics.
9,000 POUNDS of documents shredded at our Paper Shred Event at Bloomingdale Regional Public Library
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READING RECOMMENDATIONS The Library has a wide selection of business and entrepreneurship books, and it is constantly growing. At right you will find links for business books that have been added to the catalog in 2017. Keep reading on pages 6-7 for recommended reads from the business library team, including Chris, Morgan, Chrissy and Amanda.
NEW BUSINESS BOOKS2017 NEW ENTREPRENEURSHIP BOOKS-2017 NEW MARKETING BOOKS2017 NEW LEADERSHIP BOOKS2017 NEW MANAGEMENT BOOKS2017
THE POWER OF MOMENTS: WHY CERTAIN EXPERIENCES HAVE
SIRHC
EXTRAORDINARY IMPACT BY CHIP HEATH AND DAN HEATH
This is a good book for anyone curious about why we remember certain moments, and block out others. The authors explore how experiences become powerful memories, and offer several strategies for turning everyday moments into meaningful recollections. They go further to claim that applying those methods to professional and business scenarios offers endless opportunities for success and improvement.
OWN IT! BE THE BOSS
NAGROM
OF YOUR LIFE--AT HOME AND IN THE WORKPLACE
BY TABATHA COFFEY
Tabatha Coffey, star of Bravo’s Tabatha Takes Over, brings readers a no-
nonsense, tough love approach to
taking charge of your own success in life. Using anecdotes from her own
experiences as a savvy entrepreneur,
Tabatha delivers tips on all aspects of business including best practices for women who struggle to find balance between family and their careers.
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THE 100 BEST BUSINESS BOOKS OF ALL TIME: WHAT THEY SAY, WHY THEY MATTER, AND HOW THEY CAN HELP YOU BY JACK COVERT AND TODD SATTERSTEN
Good, current suggestions on business books on everything from leadership to strategy to entrepreneurship. Also great for personal and professional development.
HIDING IN THE BATHROOM :
ADNAMA
AN INTROVERT'S ROADMAP TO GETTING OUT THERE
BY MORRA AARONS-MELE
F a n s o f S u s a n C a i n ' s Quiet w i l l
probably enjoy this book, by the
host of the popular Hiding in the
Bathroom podcast. Morra AaronsMele belies the idea that one
must be an extrovert to succeed in entrepreneurship. She gives tips, examples and advice to
introverts drawing from her own career as an entrepreneur and marketing guru.
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