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Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Library Director Addresses Congressional Staff

Library Director MaryEllen Firestone Addressed Congressional Staff on How Library Helps Jobseekers and Business Owners.

East Brunswick Public Library Director MaryEllen Firestone recently attended a Congressional staff briefing to discuss the role libraries play in supporting job seekers and business owners. During her presentation, she discussed the library’s Business Resource Center and the support it lends to not only business owners and entrepreneurs, but to job seekers. “I think many business owners and job seekers are not aware of the plethora of services that our library has to offer--materials for starting a business, courses on how to value a business, how to become a consultant, databases that give industry overviews and specific data on companies and businesses that are growing,” said Firestone. “Jobseekers would be happy to learn about our one-…

Monday, September 17, 2012

Library Director Visits Washington

MaryEllen Firestone spoke to Congress on Thursday about the tools libraries have to help small businesses and job seekers position themselves for success.

MaryEllen Firestone, director of the East Brunswick Public Library, discussed the work being done through the Library’s groundbreaking Business Resource Center, which was developed to support small businesses in Middlesex County, during a presentation to the U.S. Congress, Thursday. The Library recognizes that small businesses are the engines that drive workforce development. For the past two years, the Business Resource Center has offered Middlesex County small business owners services and programs that support their success and growth. Specialized computer training, social media courses, how to start a small business, how to value a family owned business and databases that can help grow an existing small business are just some of the …

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