This was an amazing conference! The recordings are now available for anyone interested.   Best, Andrea   Andrea Simzak Levandowski (she/her/hers) Library Consultant for Small Business Development & Technology New Jersey State Library P.O. Box 520 Trenton, NJ 08625 (609) 278-2640 x190 alevandowski@PROTECTED   *From:* Morgan Ritchie-Baum <morgan.ritchie.baum@PROTECTED> *Sent:* Monday, November 16, 2020 2:22 PM*To:* smthynne499@PROTECTED; Steven Cramer <smcramer@PROTECTED>*Subject:* 2020 Ent ...Continue Reading

Hello all,   Our last NJLibsGrowBiz Virtual Discussion of 2020 will be held on December 2 from 2-3pm.   Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUkdeCurzoqGNUIf_em9CWMeDsMenCrk2lx   After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.   If you have any updates or topics for discussion, please let me know.  I look forward to seeing you there!   Best, Andrea   Andrea Simzak Levandowski (she/he ...Continue Reading

New Jersey Libraries – The last two weeks have been a challenging couple of weeks in an already challenging year. I hope you are all safe and well during this busy week before Thanksgiving. I’m reaching out today with some exciting updates from ULC on Entrepreneurship projects that might be of interest to your libraries: §  /Reaching and Engaging Underserved Entrepreneurs During COVID-19 Twitter Chat/: Aligning with Global Entrepreneurship Week 2020, ULC will host a live chat using our Twitter acc ...Continue Reading

Not sure if you saw this... ---------- Forwarded message ---------From: Megan Janicki <mjanicki@PROTECTED>Date: Wed, Nov 11, 2020 at 12:39 PMSubject: Open to Change white paper is out today!To: coleman@PROTECTED <coleman@PROTECTED> Dear Chelsea,  I am excited to announce that ALA and the Libraries Build Business initiative are releasing a white paper today:  /Open to Change: Libraries Catalyze Small Business Adaption to COVID-19/ /./ This paper was developed to capture some of the i ...Continue Reading

Well, it wouldn’t be Friday the 13th if I didn’t forget to edit my subject line!  I hope your day is going well!   Best, Andrea Andrea Simzak Levandowski (she/her/hers) Library Consultant for Small Business Development & Technology New Jersey State Library P.O. Box 520 Trenton, NJ 08625 (609) 278-2640 x190 alevandowski@PROTECTED *From:* NJLibsGrowBiz <NJLibsGrowBiz@PROTECTED> *Sent:* Friday, November 13, 2020 2:40 PM*To:* NJLibsGrowBiz <NJLibsGrowBiz@PROTECTED>*Subject:* [NJLibsGrowBi ...Continue Reading

Hello all,   One last call for the Doodle poll to select our next meeting date: https://doodle.com/poll/xwan4iw8mu7n7muc?utm_source=poll&utm_medium=link   Here are a few updates and news items that may be of interest: ·       Referenda Round-Up: 2020 Final Report - In the 2020 election year, American Libraries and the Public Library Association tracked more than 100 library-related referenda across 27 states. ·       Despite Co ...Continue Reading

Hello all,   Here is the Doodle poll to schedule our final NJLibsGrowBiz Virtual Discussion of the year: https://doodle.com/poll/xwan4iw8mu7n7muc?utm_source=poll&utm_medium=link   We will be hearing from Patricia Saporito from SCORE who will talk about services to Hispanic business owners using SCORE resources.    If you have any other topics to discuss, updates, or questions, please do not hesitate to reach out.    Have a great day.   Thanks, Andrea   Andrea Simzak Levandowsk ...Continue Reading

Hello all,   Thanks to everyone who was attend yesterday’s NJLibsGrowBiz Virtual Discussion.  And thanks to Joan Divor for sharing insights from SCORE and sparking very interesting conversation.   The recording is available here: https://youtu.be/KzaNG600KX4   We will have one more meeting in 2020, which will feature another speaker from SCORE.  Our focus will be SCORE’s resources for Hispanic business owners. Please stay tuned for the date and time.   Here are a few notes from yesterday: ...Continue Reading

Hello all,   As a reminder, Our next NJLibsGrowBiz Virtual Discussion will be held on Thursday, October 29 from 11am-12pm.  Please register in advance: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEuceuvrT0vHdMJ-APbLJIbcY09zBE7wYp8   Here are some updates and news items to be aware of: o   Governor Murphy Announces Launch of Spanish Language Business.NJ.gov:  Governor Phil Murphy announced the launch of the Spanish language version of Business.NJ.gov — the State’s new digital fr ...Continue Reading

Hello all,   Our next NJLibsGrowBiz Virtual Discussion will be held on Thursday, October 29 from 11am-12pm.    Please register in advance: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEuceuvrT0vHdMJ-APbLJIbcY09zBE7wYp8   If you have any questions, suggestions for the agenda, or other ideas, please let me know.   Best, Andrea Andrea Simzak Levandowski (she/her/hers) Library Consultant for Small Business Development & Technology New Jersey State Library P.O. Box 520 Trenton, NJ 08625 ( ...Continue Reading