Starting a Business? The Library Can Help!
Got a dream? Got a library card? Here's a chance to turn your business ideas into reality!
If you've ever thought about starting up your own tutoring business, catering company or operating a book-keeping service – or even if you have any long-gestating plans for a Tibetan teashop or a line of jewelry shaped like dinosaur eggs! – you’ll want to attend Thursday’s orientation session for the Business Inc series that is being offered at Cedarbrae and two other locations this fall.
Business Inc is a nine-week program offered by Toronto Public Library in partnership with the City of Toronto and the Toronto Business Development Centre.
This is a great forum in which you can learn how to prepare a new business plan or update your current one, meet with a professional business advisor, conduct research into your markets, not to mention taking the opportunity to network with other entrepreneurs. Upon completion of the program, you'll receive a Business Seminar Series Certificate of Completion from the Toronto Business Development Centre, and also have the chance to apply for a small business loan ranging from $5,000 to $30,000.
Cedarbrae Branch is one of three locations where this series will be offered this fall. The other locations are York Woods Branch and Richview Branch. You must be at least 18 years old and possess a valid Toronto Public Library card in order to participate. The cost is $100 plus HST, as the $700 value of this business incubation program has been generously subsidized by the Toronto Public Library Foundation. Space in the program is limited. Applications will be reviewed for viability of business ideas, demonstrated intent to begin a business within the next 6 months, and attendance at an orientation session.
Learn more at the orientation session at Cedarbrae on Thursday, September 8 from 7 to 8 p.m. Find out how to make your business dreams come true!
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Every business starts with a dream. When you have one in your mind, don’t let it go. Pick up your pen and start writing. You can always start with a simple sentence or a short executive summary, which you can reorganize and revise later.