Library can help you build small business

Thanks to two new, free online tools from Washington-Centerville Public Library, you can build your own small business. Small Business Builder offers step-bystep guidance for new entrepreneurs, experienced small business owners, and those starting or running a nonprofit, while Small Business Resource Center covers all aspects of starting and operating a business, including accounting, finance, human resources, management, marketing, tax, and more. Both tools are available from computers inside the Library or via the library website with a valid library card. Here are just a few of the benefits of Small Business Builder and Small Business Resource Center:

■ Multi-resource support business plans;

■ Directories to locate thousands of associations, consultants, consulting organizations, trade shows, business information sources, and more;

■ Financial projections; and

■ Entrepreneur profiles. The Library currently subscribes to more than two dozen databases, like Small Business Builder and Small Business Resource Center, and extends access on to library users for free. All the online databases to which the library subscribes are intended to assist people in their personal, school or business research. Small Business Builder and Small Business Resource Center, with their large collections of resources, are of special benefit to those looking to start a new business, or expand a current one.

For more information regarding the Washington-Centerville Public Library, call 937-433-8091 or visit the Library online at wclibrary.info.