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Starting a Business in the Greater Hickory Metro Area of North Carolina |
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Hickory Public Library
375 3rd Street NE BUSINESS INFORMATION Customer Profile: Customer base is widely varied with representation from many socio-economic groups, as well as all ethnic groups. Primary Services: Provide resources to fulfill the information, education, and entertainment needs of the Hickory community. ACCOUNTABILITY Funding source(s): Other parties to which organization may be accountable: Organization’s objectives for serving the business community: Provide access to information, whether in printed or electronic format. The Career Enhancement Center at the library contains books, videos, audio books, and CD-ROMs - all available for check-out. These materials include all facets of small business operation….from looking at franchises and writing business plans to employee evaluations and motivation. (Connect to library catalog.) The library provides a monthly newsletter with information about new business resources. You can sign up for this newsletter here. Hickory Public Library also has a business blog with information about new business resources and services. Connect here - and make it a bookmark so you can check back often. The library features computers with word processing software available for writing resumes or answering correspondence. Also available are 23 computers with complete Internet access as well as access to commercial databases which are not available to the casual Internet user. These databases can be accessed from home or office with library passwords. All of this is available free of charge to Catawba County residents, and the library’s information services staff would be delighted to help you find what you need. Hickory Public Library is also your starting place for access to NCLive, a massive collection of commercial databases available courtesy of the North Carolina State Legislature. You must have an active library card with HPL, and a simple telephone call to 304-0500 ext. 231 will get you the password needed to access all these resources. The following resources for business are available on NCLive from the library, your home or your office:
Many other resources are also available from NCLive, with materials ranging from elementary school level through professional development. Connect to NCLive here. The method(s) that objectives are measured: 1) customer approval and suggestion for improvement forms; 2) customer surveys; and 3) requests for purchase forms. OTHER KEY CONTACTS
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