Kirstein Business Library http://www.bpl.org/kbl Concourse Level, Johnson Building, Central Library, 617-859-2142 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:08:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Free Small Business Legal Clinic http://www.bpl.org/kbl/2013/05/23/free-small-business-legal-clinic/ http://www.bpl.org/kbl/2013/05/23/free-small-business-legal-clinic/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 22:42:44 +0000 Betsey Lippmeier http://www.bpl.org/kbl/?p=6297 lawyersDo you have questions about starting a business?

Are you unsure how to keep your business running?

Are you looking to expand your business?
This clinic will provide an opportunity to meet one-on-one with an experienced business attorney who can help address your business concerns.

 

 

Date:          Thursday, June 14, 2013
Time:          6:30-8:30 P.M. (30 minute scheduled appointments)
Location:   Central Library, Boston Public Library
Room:        Conference Rooms  5/6

 

Space is limited.

You must contact Sarah Gautier by Monday, June 11 to schedule an appointment: (617) 988-0611 or sgautier@lawyerscom.org.

Sponsored by Hispanic-American Chamber of Commerce, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice, Ropes & Gray, and the Kirstein Business Library

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We have recently purchased  the AtoZ databases which includes 30 million business profiles and 220 million residents. This resource is great for sales leads, mailing lists, market research, and employment opportunities. Check out the video below for more information.

We have also purchased the Mergent Archives Historical Annual Reports Collection, which covers more than 85 years of Annual Reports for companies across the globe dating back to as early as 1925.

Both are  accessible from home with your Boston Public Library card or e-card.  Ask a librarian about it today!

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According to the National Retail Federation‘s  Mother’s Day spending survey conducted by BIGinsight, consumers will spend an average of $168.94 on mom, up 11 percent from last year’s $152.52. Total spending is expected to reach $20.7 billion.

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For example, student debt may reduce home ownership by limiting the borrower’s ability to qualify for a mortgage or  save for a down payment. Outstanding student loans can limit a graduate’s ability to save enough capital to start a small business or access small business loans.Student loan payments can divert cash from retirement savings.

According to the Project on Student Debt “Two-thirds of college seniors who graduated in 2011 had student loan debt, with an average of $26,600 per borrower. Meanwhile, unemployment for young college graduates remained high at 8.8 percent in 2011.”

For information on managing student debt the Boston Public Library has:

breakthebank

Don’t Break the Bank

A Student’s Guide to Managing Money

(Paperback – 2012)

 

cliffnotes

CliffsNotes Graduation Debt

How to Manage Student Loans and Live your Life
Gobel, Reyna

(e-book – 2010)

American Student Assistance has a College Planning Center at the Boston Public Library.

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Two Bowling Green State University professors of gerontology are conducting ongoing research research about online dating for seniors.  A shortage of data about older adults and internet dating prompted Dr. Wendy K. Watson and Dr. Charlie Stelle to ivestigate the phenomenon.  They have found that individuals over the age of 60 are the fastest growing demographic in online dating.  For more on online dating, the Boston Public Library has:

love

Love in the Time of Algorithms

What Technology Does to Meeting and Mating

Slater, Dan

(Book – 2013)

 

 

dataData, a Love Story

How I Gamed Online Data to Meet My Match

Webb, Amy

(Book – 2013)

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Danish job seekers sit in a window, hoping to catch employers’ attention. Photo courtesy of Wall Street Journal

 

 

Today’s Wall Street Journal features an article by John D. Stoll about unemployed Danish professionals who are lining up to sit in a window advertising their availability. Alexander Peitersen,one of the architects of the program, offered his agency’s windows as the display case for the unemployed.

]]> http://www.bpl.org/kbl/2013/05/08/novel-strategy-for-unemployed-professionals-in-copenhagen/feed/ 0 “Prohibition in Boston” Tuesday May 14 6 P.M. in Rabb Lecture Hall, Central Library http://www.bpl.org/kbl/2013/05/06/prohibition-in-boston-tuesday-may-14-6-p-m-in-rabb-lecture-hall-central-library/ http://www.bpl.org/kbl/2013/05/06/prohibition-in-boston-tuesday-may-14-6-p-m-in-rabb-lecture-hall-central-library/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 18:48:02 +0000 Betsey Lippmeier http://www.bpl.org/kbl/?p=6166 prohibition

 

Join author Stephanie Schorow on Tuesday, May 14 at 6 in the Rabb Lecture Hall at the Central Library.  She will trace the effects of Prohibition and the long-standing economic consequences of the “Noble Experiment” on Boston, even after the joyous days of Repeal.

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bull

Bull by the Horns

Fighting to Save Main Street from Wall Street and Wall Street from Itself
Bair, Sheila
(Book – 2012)

how to

How to Make a Million Dollars an Hour

Why Hedge Funds get Away with Siphoning Off America’s Wealth
Leopold, Les
(Book – 2013)

investor relations

Investor Relations for the Emerging Company

Rieves, Ralph A.
(Book – 2012)

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might give you some ideas.

 

wedding consultant travel business public relations personal training
personal concierge food truck clothing store cleaning service
import vending pet self

 

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Here is a link to a site that provides free examples of personality tests.

 

Available at the Boston Public Library:

personality

The Complete Personality Assessment

 

 

 

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