Webinars
Small Business Incubators
Florida Libraries as Small Business Incubators – Partnerships That Work
John Hagen, President and CEO of the Pasco Economic Development Council, and Nancy Fredericks of Pasco County Library System provided information about partnerships between libraries and local economic development councils.
They discussed promoting spaces in libraries where small businesses grow and the resources available, such as:
- Shared work spaces
- Little- to no-cost equipment for use
- Free databases to help focus on local clients' needs
Florida Libraries as Small Business Incubators: Using Gale FEL Resources
Photo credit – Florida Electronic Library’s Gale Business landing page
The following recorded webinars are designed for public library staff.
These recordings describe how to use:
- Florida Electronic Library resources to plan and build small businesses.
- Demographic information for marketing and researching consumer spending.
Build a Better Business Series
Explore how to use resources like the Small Business Resource Center to support patrons who are in the initial planning phase of starting a business.
Explore how to find background information on specific funding sources. Locate information to make the case for funding and support initial start-up success.
Explore general management information, locate industry trends, and leverage market data within your FEL Gale resources to guide and support strong business decisions.
DemographicsNow
Learn how to create custom geographies to suit your own needs, then pull data about these self-defined geographies. 30 minutes.
Learn about the demographic, psychographic and consumer spending data available in DemographicsNow. Learn how to pull this data for various geographies.
Learn about the mapping tool in DemographicsNow and how you can use it to visualize and analyze data for market insights.
