Have you dreamed of starting your own business? Do you have a friend or family member who longs to be their own boss? We’ve got the solution @ CCPL! Learn how to write a business plan & start the business of your dreams at our October business program, Learn to Start Your Business, Step By [...]
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Learn to Start Your Business, Step By Step on 10/13!
Posted in business plans, entrepreneurs, fast trac, program, starting a business on October 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Free is Fabulous! Do-It-Yourself Business Research
Posted in business plans, business resources, computers, demographics, ebooks, entrepreneurs, program, research databases on September 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Short on time and money? Did you know that you can use CCPL’s Business Center resources to build your own business-to-business mailing list, spy on your competition and find customized demographic reports for your marketing needs–for free?
I will show you how to conduct this kind of valuable business research from your home or workplace at Free [...]
Top 10 Startup Mistakes & How to Avoid Them
Posted in business plans, business resources, entrepreneurs, starting a business on March 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A coworker shared a link to an article from Nolo Press’ website. How many of these mistakes did you make when you started your business? If you’re just starting out, now is a great time to see what you should & shouldn’t be doing with your startup! Check it out here.
Networking & Other Events for November & December
Posted in SCORE, SCWBC, business plans, entrepreneurs, program, women's business center on November 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Can you believe it’s already November? I’m having a hard time thinking that 2008 is just about over! I know that the holidays are a crazy time for most people, so here is some advance warning for our events through the end of the year here at the Business Center. We hope you can join [...]
Write a Winning Business Plan! Returns…
Posted in SCWBC, business plans, entrepreneurs, program on April 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We’re happy to have Mary Dickerson from the South Carolina Women’s Business Center back to present Write a Winning Business Plan! this coming Wednesday, April 23rd from 6-8 P.M. at the Main Library. It has such great information for anyone in business or who wants to start a business in South Carolina that I [...]
Essential Sources: Business Plans Handbook
Posted in business plans, essential sources on February 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I know, I know….it’s been so long since I added a post to the Essential Sources series that you forgot all about it, right? Well, here’s an excellent source to talk about to get back into the swing of things!
Business Plans Handbook is great for anyone trying to write their own business plan, marketing plan, [...]
Winning Business Plan Program Wins!
Posted in SCWBC, business plans, program on November 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I’m pleased to report that our Write a Winning Business Plan! program, which took place here at the Main Library last night was a big success! 47 people turned out for Mary’s excellent hour and a half presentation which covered how to write a successful business plan and the rules of owning a small business.
If [...]
Program: Write a Winning Business Plan!
Posted in SCWBC, business plans, entrepreneurs, program, women's business center on November 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Need a business plan, but have no idea where to start? We can help! Come to our Write a Winning Business Plan! workshop to get started!
Mary Dickerson of the South Carolina Women’s Business Center is coming to the Main Library on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 from 6-8 PM to conduct a FREE business plan workshop. [...]
Business Plans Handbook online!
Posted in business plans, ebooks, research databases on May 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
It’s a good day for using library resources from home! We have added a new eBook to our Gale Virtual Reference Library content. The title is Business Plans Handbook, which is a twelve volume reference book filled with hundreds of real business plans from manufacturing, retail, and service industries as well as additional reference material [...]
Essential Sources: Best Customers and American Men and Women
Posted in business plans, business resources, demographics, essential sources, statistics on February 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
It’s Part 2 of the Essential Sources series, and we’re back in the world of statistics for another post. Both of these titles are published by New Strategist Publications and offer easier access to BLS data.
Best Customers is another work based on the BLS’s Consumer Expenditures Survey. This book looks at spending patterns by demographic [...]


