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ASSISTANCE
A list
of agencies and organizations that offer counseling, training, and
other forms of assistance to small business
Contact
HPL
HPL PROGRAMS AND WORKSHOPS
Check our
event
calendar and register online.
View:
1. Business Self-Assessment
2.
Hartford in the Global Economy: Can We Compete for Jobs, Talent and
Capital?
3.
Hartford's Next Generation of Development: Bullish, Bubble or
Bust?
4. How to Sell Your Product or Service to Government
5. Identity
Theft Awareness
6. Online Marketing for Artists
Listen to:
1.
From Butterflies to Speaking Highs
2.
Hiring and Working with Immigrant Workers
3. Insurance for the Future: Building Tomorrow's Workforce
4. Speaking of Business: Public Speaking
Tools for Entrepreneurs
AREA LIBRARY PROGRAMS AND WORKSHOPS
Russell Library (Middletown)
Simsbury Public Library
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ONLINE BUSINESS REFERENCE BOOKS
 Business Plans Handbook
Search this 12-volume set
of more than 250 sample plans.
 Encyclopedia of Small Business
Search this book of 600 detailed articles and overviews of
the key information needs of small business users.
ONLINE RESOURCES ABOUT
Business plans
EMAIL NOTIFICATION
Join HPL's email
list for small business owners and entrepreneurs and receive
announcements of small business classes and workshops at the Library
and, occasionally, notification of new resources, other programs or
services, or news items of interest.
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BOOKS AND MAGAZINES
HPL catalog
BusinessWeek Best-Seller List
New York Times Best Sellers Lists
New!
Start-up guides and sample business plans
for specific types of businesses, from Entrepreneur Magazine
DATABASES
Access
business databases (directories,
magazines, newspapers, and more) from home, school, or business with
Hartford Public Library card.
Access
Gale Legal Forms
for Connecticut legal forms and federal forms, in categories
including employment, landlord-tenant, real estate, and small
business.
ONLINE COURSE
Business Writing Skills Success: six classes in business writing
basics from LearningExpressLibrary (You will be asked for your
Hartford Public Library card number, if you are outside the libary.)
SOFTWARE
All
sites offer
public access computers equipped with Microsoft Office products
and Internet Explorer.
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