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 [...]
Posted in SCORE, business resources, entrepreneurs, library services, program on July 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I had a chance to go on Live 5 News at Noon today to talk about two upcoming events at the Business Center. In case you were at work and missed the show, here are the events we’ve got scheduled for you this week:
Business Center Tour
Tuesday July 22, 2008 from 6 – 6:45 PM
Main Library, 68 [...]
Posted in del.icio.us, library services on July 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Welcome to the Library’s new and improved Business Center blog! Let’s take a quick tour while you’re here. (If you are reading this in your email or a feedreader, take a minute to visit the site before you continue!)
First, take a look at the tabs at the very top of the screen. Check them out if you need [...]
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 [...]
Posted in library services, wireless on December 10, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I’m really excited & proud to say that the Main Library now has wireless Internet access. Yay!! Many thanks to our Systems Department for all the hard work that went into making it happen. So far, Main is the only library in the system with wireless access, but more locations will be [...]
Posted in library services, technology on January 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
We were excited to see that our new IM Reference service made the WCSC-TV news last night at 7 P.M.
In case you haven’t heard, CCPL is the first public library in the state to offer IM Reference service whenever the Main Library is open. Our screen name is ccplhelp, and you can find us on [...]
