WELCOME!
Welcome to the Burlington County Library System Biz Gateway. Please explore...and take advantage of the premium resources we have assembled here to save you time and frustration seeking the know-how you need. Connect to guides, market data, local organizations, industry profiles, trade magazines -- a goldmine of resources that aren't on the internet -- because they're NOT free -- but they're FREE to you: your library card (or PC access card) is your key. And remember, librarians are expert searchers. We can help guide you to the answers you seek.
Services to help your business succeed -- @ Your Library
Click the links below to learn about how we helped these local business owners...and more about library services to business!
- Libraries connect people with opportunities -- Fabulous Faces LLC by Barbara Strampello
- Libraries provide professionals with information they need to work. -- Tom Pantano, Audieris LLC
- Libraries provide professionals with essential business tools. -- Suzanne Applegate, Highway Tire Distributors, Inc. and Lisa Harper, A & L Harper Trucking Company, Inc.
- NJ Libraries Working to Raise Awareness of Free Business Research Services (SJ Business People 10/19/09)
- Five Free Business Resources for small business at local libraries (Biz4NJ)
- "I was a complete novice—and out of work. I had the entrepreneurial spirit but no expertise. I had no money. But I did have my public library card."
- More stories about libraries helping business owners, and changing lives.
How can we help you?
Online Business Know-How
You can use these e-resources and databases from any internet-accessible computer through the library's website. All you need is your library card or library PC access card. SEE SLIDESHOW BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS.
- Business Source Premier Covers industries, marketing, management from the industry’s most used business research database. Articles from over 2,300 publications.
- --- TUTORIAL: Basic Business Searching in EBSCO Business Source Premier (video)
- --- HOW TO: Keep on top of new trends via alerts with EBSCO (video)
- Demographics Now Geographic business intelligence for business and market planning.
- --- MORE INFO.: DemographicsNow Lifestyle Consumer Segments (MOSAIC) This link goes into detail about the consumer lifestyle market segments used in DemographicsNow.
- First Research for Business Profiles & analysis of over 700 industries. For business owners, sales professionals, jobseekers, and career changers: First class, current, critical industry intelligence & sales tools including Industry Profiles, Call Prep Sheets, and State Profiles.
- Legal Forms Downloadable NJ-based legal forms covering most common areas of law such as bankruptcy, contracts, bill of sale, divorce, landlord tenant, wills, power of attorney, real estate, copyright, patent, trademark, employment, and more.
- Reference USA (business, residential & health care directories) Suite of directories: US businesses, households, tech companies, doctors and dentists; Canadian businesses, households. Search by company or personal name, location, phone number, SIC code, executive name, sales volume, etc.
- --- HOW TO : Create and download a marketing list with Reference USA. Watch and listen to this video demo.
- --- Capitalize on Reference USA Contacts Explore the potential of Reference USA with these charts.
- Regional Business News from EBSCOHost Get the local business focus from 75+ regional publications from all over the US.
- --- HOW TO : Tap tools in the Small Business Resource Center to build a strong business plan. Watch and listen to this video demo.
- Small Business Resource Center A complete online library of guidance for starting and running a business.
Business Owner's Toolkit - Slideshow (May, 2009)
Slideshow from Burlington County Library System workshop on using the library's online resources to help start and grow your business. THE BOX ABOVE THIS SLIDESHOW LINKS TO ALL OF THE LIBRARY'S "ACCESS ANYWHERE" BUSINESS DATABASES.
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Your Business Guide |
 Joan C. Divor - Business Services Librarian |
Business Programs @ Your Library
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