Had a great time at BarCampCHS over the weekend! If you’re not familiar with BarCamp, it’s an unconference-style meeting where the attendees are both the audience and the presenters. The attendees choose which presentations/workshops happen during the event. The first BarCamp was held in 2005 in California, and since then the idea has spread around the world.
BarCampCHS was held this [...]
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At BarCampCHS
Posted in business resources, just for fun, nonprofits, technology on October 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
SC Industry & Your Library
Posted in demographics, entrepreneurs, just for fun, library services, statistics on September 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
After the 18th annual South Carolina Industry Appreciation Week last week, we spent some time thinking about our local industries.
Facts about Charleston’s Business Community:
Charleston County has 11,959 business establishments as of 20061
179,971 workers were employed by these establishments in 20061
Gross sales by Charleston County businesses were $12,880,870,684 during fiscal year 2005-061
The top 5 industries in Charleston [...]
Web Marketing Genuis!
Posted in computers, just for fun, marketing, retail, technology on July 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ever heard of a department store in The Netherlands called Hema? I hadn’t–not until someone passed this link on to me:
HEMA – online winkelen
Go there. Wait. Move your mouse around. Be amazed, then continue reading this post.
The genius of this marketing effort is that it breaks the mold of how a retail store’s website behaves. People [...]
A Year and A Day…
Posted in just for fun, library services, statistics on January 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This blog turned one year old yesterday! It’s hard for me to believe that I’ve been writing here for a year. Apparently there are about 52 posts (some of which are drafts I’ve yet to publish), so that averages about one a week, which was kind of what I was hoping for in the first [...]
Did You Have a Good Business Day?
Posted in just for fun on January 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome to 2008!
Today was the first day of business for 2008 here at the Library. I was reminded today of my family’s New Year’s Day dinners when I was young.
Whenever she noticed me pushing my serving of corn around on my plate, my Grandmom would ask, “Don’t you want [...]
Flickr Link Added to Blog
Posted in just for fun on June 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve added my new Flickr account to the Links section of the sidebar. It will have any library-related photos that I take. Some of the photos cover my previous position at a branch, some will be photos from business events here at the Main Library, and some might simply be things that I found interesting [...]
Exciting Essay Contest for Women!
Posted in entrepreneurs, just for fun on February 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Are you a woman with a story about using the resources at the library to start your own small business? Send it to Woman’s Day by May 10th, and it might be one of four selected to appear the in magazine!
Tell your story in 700 words or less and email it to womansday@ala.org. Up to [...]
A Fun Media Business Idea
Posted in job opportunity, just for fun on January 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I was reading the current edition of the Charleston Regional Business Journal today, and I ran across an interesting tip for anyone interested in a fun print media / trade journal business opportunity.
John Barnhardt, a local indie filmmaker, was interviewed about the local filmmaking market for an article in the Journal. Barnhardt notes that the [...]
Welcome!
Posted in just for fun on January 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome to Charleston County Public Library’s blog about our Business Services! We’ll bring you the latest information about the Library’s programs and services geared toward Charleston area small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs. We also hope to share tips and information about doing business in Charleston that you just can’t find out about in books.
CCPL’s [...]
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