Posted on January 4, 2024 at 4:30 am
By Stacey Goddard If one of your resolutions for 2024 is to start that small business you’ve been thinking about, the library can help you get started. And if you already have a small business or a nonprofit organization, we can help you grow and reach your goals for the year. A few months ago, […]
Read More »
Tags: business, entrepreneur, nonprofit, resources, small business, startup
Posted on May 17, 2023 at 6:00 am
By Stacey Goddard This month brings us the 10th anniversary of the NonStop Local KHQ/WorkSource Job Fair. Mark your calendars for Thursday, May 25, 11am to 2pm, at the Spokane Convention Center, for this spring job fair where anyone and everyone is invited to attend! This is the biggest event of its type in the […]
Read More »
Tags: books, career, job fair, job hunters, job seekers, jobnow, jobs, resume, teens
Posted on December 7, 2022 at 4:30 am
By Crystal Miller What Is JobNow? JobNow from Brainfuse is a one-stop resource for job seekers and anyone looking to change up their career. This online resource can be accessed while you are in any of our 10 libraries. And with an in-district library card, you can access JobNow from home or on the go, […]
Read More »
Tags: adults, brainfuse, career, career change, digital library, digital resources, job, job coaching, job search, jobnow, online help, resume, teens
Posted on September 8, 2022 at 6:30 am
By Stacey Goddard What do you want to be when you grow up? Just about everyone is asked this question countless times when they’re young. When I was a child, I always had a ready answer, and I spent a lot of time playacting as a child. One month I wanted to be a doctor, […]
Read More »
Tags: adults, book a librarian, books, career, career assessment, digital resources, job, job search, jobnow, Peterson's Test and Career Prep, teens
Posted on June 16, 2022 at 4:30 am
By Stacey Goddard The SCORE Spokane chapter might be one of the area’s best kept secrets as a useful and enlightening resource for entrepreneurs, established small business owners, and individuals just starting to consider opening their own business. You might be asking yourself “What is SCORE?”—which proves my point! SCORE’s name origina […]
Read More »
Tags: adults, business, business resources, business workshops, businesses, entrepreneurs, SCORE, SCORE Business, small business, startups
Posted on June 30, 2021 at 6:00 am
You may know this resource for its technology-focused classes because Lynda.com had a (deserved) reputation for those. While LinkedIn Learning definitely has technology courses covered, it offers so much more!
I’m going to focus on these non-technology subject areas today: business, professional development, and financial literacy. […]
Read More »
Tags: adults, business, finances, financial literacy, LinkedIn Learning, lynda.com, online classes, online courses, professional development, teens, training
Posted on May 25, 2021 at 6:00 am
BY CRYSTAL MILLER For anyone working at an office job, remotely or on-site, work performance has probably looked a bit different this past year than previously. I know I would benefit from some training to spruce up some of my office-related skills and tasks. If you are in the same boat, Gale Presents: Udemy is […]
Read More »
Tags: Gale, lifelong learning, online classes, online training, Udemy
Posted on April 27, 2021 at 6:00 am
By STACEY GODDARD I don’t usually “geek out” about a new library resource. But I have to confess that I was having geek-out levels of excitement when I heard the library would be getting Udemy. Here are the reasons why I’m so excited: You can take Udemy courses whenever it is convenient for you. There […]
Read More »
Tags: business, classes, computer coding, courses, digital library, digital resource, Gale, leadership, leading, lifelong learning, online, personal development, professional, training, Udemy, writing
Posted on February 2, 2021 at 6:00 am
BY CRYSTAL MILLER Taking an online class from Gale Courses can help you attain your entrepreneurial pursuits, make money from your hobbies and interests, polish your job hunting skills, and boost your resume with new marketable skills. We offer Gale Courses as a resource in our Digital Library. The courses are held online, and most […]
Read More »
Tags: Gale, gale courses, learning, lifelong learning, online courses, training
Posted on November 28, 2017 at 6:00 am
by Melissa Rhoades At the end of 2015, right after Christmas, the entire department where I worked at a local company was laid off—not the happiest New Year’s surprise. The change was big and sudden, and one I hadn’t planned for. After over a decade at the same company, I didn’t know how the job-search […]
Read More »
Tags: adults, career, career club, career coach, education, job club, job hunt, job search, job search strategies, job seekers, job training, jobs, WorkSource, WorkSource Spokane
Posted on May 5, 2016 at 6:00 am
By Jane Baker Working in the Communication Department at the Spokane County Library District, my team is often tasked with creating marketing materials for new and upcoming programs and services. So, it’s a bit of a treat when we are creating promotional materials for established services. One of the projects we are currently working on […]
Read More »
Tags: business, digital library, digital resources, entrepreneurs, local business, services, small business, startups, technology
Posted on March 11, 2015 at 6:00 am
By Brian Vander Veen Launching a creative endeavor or a new business usually requires money. Traditionally, acquiring such funding has meant the need for taking out a loan, finding an investor, borrowing from friends or family, or spending your own hard-earned nest egg. In recent years, we’ve seen yet another option emerge. It is one […]
Read More »
Tags: comics, crowdfunding, FishTank Books, kickstarter, q&a
Posted on October 14, 2013 at 11:30 am
Welcome to our Business & Careers blog page. Supporting job seekers and local businesses is a top service priority. It is our goal to provide local businesses and non-profits with the tools they need to develop and maintain successful enterprises, and teens and adults with the resources and opportunities they need to attain meaningful employmen […]
Read More »
Tags: business, jobs
Posted on January 4, 2024 at 4:30 am
By Stacey Goddard If one of your resolutions for 2024 is to start that small business you’ve been thinking about, the library can help you get started. And if you already have a small business or a nonprofit organization, we can help you grow and reach your goals for the year. A few months ago, […]
Read More »
Tags: business, entrepreneur, nonprofit, resources, small business, startup
Posted on May 17, 2023 at 6:00 am
By Stacey Goddard This month brings us the 10th anniversary of the NonStop Local KHQ/WorkSource Job Fair. Mark your calendars for Thursday, May 25, 11am to 2pm, at the Spokane Convention Center, for this spring job fair where anyone and everyone is invited to attend! This is the biggest event of its type in the […]
Read More »
Tags: books, career, job fair, job hunters, job seekers, jobnow, jobs, resume, teens
Posted on December 7, 2022 at 4:30 am
By Crystal Miller What Is JobNow? JobNow from Brainfuse is a one-stop resource for job seekers and anyone looking to change up their career. This online resource can be accessed while you are in any of our 10 libraries. And with an in-district library card, you can access JobNow from home or on the go, […]
Read More »
Tags: adults, brainfuse, career, career change, digital library, digital resources, job, job coaching, job search, jobnow, online help, resume, teens
Posted on September 8, 2022 at 6:30 am
By Stacey Goddard What do you want to be when you grow up? Just about everyone is asked this question countless times when they’re young. When I was a child, I always had a ready answer, and I spent a lot of time playacting as a child. One month I wanted to be a doctor, […]
Read More »
Tags: adults, book a librarian, books, career, career assessment, digital resources, job, job search, jobnow, Peterson's Test and Career Prep, teens
Posted on June 16, 2022 at 4:30 am
By Stacey Goddard The SCORE Spokane chapter might be one of the area’s best kept secrets as a useful and enlightening resource for entrepreneurs, established small business owners, and individuals just starting to consider opening their own business. You might be asking yourself “What is SCORE?”—which proves my point! SCORE’s name origina […]
Read More »
Tags: adults, business, business resources, business workshops, businesses, entrepreneurs, SCORE, SCORE Business, small business, startups
Posted on June 30, 2021 at 6:00 am
You may know this resource for its technology-focused classes because Lynda.com had a (deserved) reputation for those. While LinkedIn Learning definitely has technology courses covered, it offers so much more!
I’m going to focus on these non-technology subject areas today: business, professional development, and financial literacy. […]
Read More »
Tags: adults, business, finances, financial literacy, LinkedIn Learning, lynda.com, online classes, online courses, professional development, teens, training
Posted on May 25, 2021 at 6:00 am
BY CRYSTAL MILLER For anyone working at an office job, remotely or on-site, work performance has probably looked a bit different this past year than previously. I know I would benefit from some training to spruce up some of my office-related skills and tasks. If you are in the same boat, Gale Presents: Udemy is […]
Read More »
Tags: Gale, lifelong learning, online classes, online training, Udemy
Posted on April 27, 2021 at 6:00 am
By STACEY GODDARD I don’t usually “geek out” about a new library resource. But I have to confess that I was having geek-out levels of excitement when I heard the library would be getting Udemy. Here are the reasons why I’m so excited: You can take Udemy courses whenever it is convenient for you. There […]
Read More »
Tags: business, classes, computer coding, courses, digital library, digital resource, Gale, leadership, leading, lifelong learning, online, personal development, professional, training, Udemy, writing
Posted on February 2, 2021 at 6:00 am
BY CRYSTAL MILLER Taking an online class from Gale Courses can help you attain your entrepreneurial pursuits, make money from your hobbies and interests, polish your job hunting skills, and boost your resume with new marketable skills. We offer Gale Courses as a resource in our Digital Library. The courses are held online, and most […]
Read More »
Tags: Gale, gale courses, learning, lifelong learning, online courses, training
Posted on November 28, 2017 at 6:00 am
by Melissa Rhoades At the end of 2015, right after Christmas, the entire department where I worked at a local company was laid off—not the happiest New Year’s surprise. The change was big and sudden, and one I hadn’t planned for. After over a decade at the same company, I didn’t know how the job-search […]
Read More »
Tags: adults, career, career club, career coach, education, job club, job hunt, job search, job search strategies, job seekers, job training, jobs, WorkSource, WorkSource Spokane
