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<strong>Small</strong><br />
<strong>Business</strong><br />
<strong>Guide</strong> <strong>to</strong><br />
<strong>Resources</strong><br />
www.gailborden.info/business<br />
Main Library<br />
270 N. Grove Ave.<br />
Elgin, IL 60120<br />
847-742-2411<br />
Rakow Branch<br />
2751 W. Bowes Rd.<br />
Elgin, IL 60124<br />
847-531-7271<br />
South Elgin Branch<br />
127 S. McLean Blvd.<br />
South Elgin, IL 60177<br />
847-931-2090<br />
10258 KG 5/7/19
Your Office Away<br />
From Home<br />
• Wi-Fi available: Connect <strong>to</strong><br />
Gailnet (no password<br />
required)<br />
• Printers, also available<br />
remotely. Visit<br />
www.gailborden.info/print<br />
• Fax machine, scanners, and<br />
copy machines<br />
• Study rooms available on a<br />
first come, first serve basis<br />
for up <strong>to</strong> six people<br />
• Meeting rooms available for<br />
7-230 people<br />
Books and EBooks<br />
Access our business collection at<br />
www.gailborden.bibliocommons.com<br />
Books and eBooks available on:<br />
• <strong>Business</strong> Plans<br />
• Marketing<br />
• Sales<br />
• Bookkeeping & Accounting<br />
• Management<br />
• Leadership<br />
• Human <strong>Resources</strong><br />
• Computer Software, including<br />
Microsoft Office and Quickbooks
<strong>Business</strong> Library Card<br />
• <strong>Business</strong>es and not-for-profits located in the GBPL district<br />
are eligible for a card.<br />
• Each business may have up <strong>to</strong> three registered cardholders.<br />
• Cardholders may use all electronic resources, including<br />
databases and downloadable services.<br />
• Please contact the Registration Desk at 847-429-4597<br />
for guidelines.<br />
Online <strong>Resources</strong><br />
• <strong>Small</strong> <strong>Business</strong> Resource Center<br />
Access guides <strong>to</strong> help you plan, fund, start and<br />
manage your business<br />
• ReferenceUSA<br />
Research your competition and consumer<br />
demographics in your area<br />
• DemographicsNow<br />
Access demographic reports and advanced<br />
mapping <strong>to</strong>ols<br />
• <strong>Business</strong> Insights: Global<br />
Research detailed company and industry profiles<br />
• Gale Legal Forms<br />
Download free business legal and tax forms<br />
• ValueLine<br />
Access investment research on companies,<br />
industries and markets<br />
Gail Borden Library card required.<br />
Visit our event calendar <strong>to</strong> view our upcoming <strong>Business</strong> programs<br />
www.gailborden.info/register
Local Partners<br />
Elgin Area Chamber of Commerce<br />
www.elginchamber.com<br />
Elgin Development Group<br />
www.elgindevelopment.com<br />
City of Elgin<br />
www.cityofelgin.org<br />
Fox Valley SCORE<br />
www.foxvalley.score.org<br />
Down<strong>to</strong>wn Neighborhood Association<br />
www.down<strong>to</strong>wnelgin.com<br />
U.S. <strong>Small</strong> <strong>Business</strong> Administration<br />
www.sba.gov<br />
Illinois <strong>Small</strong> <strong>Business</strong> Development Center<br />
www.illinois.gov<br />
Questions?<br />
Contact a librarian for 1-on-1 business assistance:<br />
Stacy Rausch<br />
<strong>Business</strong> & Consumer Information Librarian<br />
srausch@gailborden.info<br />
847-289-5843<br />
www.gailborden.info
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