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North Carolina’s ^ Secret Weapon for Statewide Economic Development

not so. North Carolina’s ^ Secret Weapon for Statewide Economic Development. Jill Morris, Assistant Director, NC LIVE. NC LIVE’s Mission:. Supporting Education Enhancing Economic Development Statewide Increasing the Quality of Life in North Carolina.

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North Carolina’s ^ Secret Weapon for Statewide Economic Development

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  1. not so North Carolina’s ^ Secret Weapon for Statewide Economic Development Jill Morris, Assistant Director, NC LIVE

  2. NC LIVE’s Mission: • Supporting Education • Enhancing Economic Development Statewide • Increasing the Quality of Life in North Carolina Supporting small business and entrepreneurs is a key part of what we are meant to do!

  3. NC LIVE – Statewide Online Library Service COI COI COI A consortium of 198 libraries across North Carolina. Public Libraries Community College System NC Independent Colleges & Universities We’re especially well-positioned for success because everyone across North Carolina has access to the SAME core set of eResources through their local library. University of North Carolina System COI + Success

  4. Resources that Drive Business All libraries have access to tools business can use via NC LIVE. MARKETING & FUNDRAISING NEWS & INDUSTRY TRENDS • SimplyMap – • Use exclusive market research data, consumer expenditure, and census information to develop maps & reports. • ReferenceUSA – • Generate mailing lists • Find your competitors & potential customers • Hoover’s Online (Coming Soon!) • Company Profiles (part of BSP) • Business Source Premier (soon to be BSC!) • Wall Street Journal in full-text • New York Times & other regional newspapers in full-text • Morningstar • eBooks • & more!

  5. NC LIVE Promoting Business Resources The NC LIVE Business Portal • We re-imagined the traditional list of databases libraries typically list on their websites to create a more task-based portal approach • http://business.nclive.org

  6. Getting the Word Out! Local Events & Conferences • NC Tech 4 Good • NC LIVE proposed and was selected to give a presentation – we partnered with librarians from Elon University and UNC-Greensboro. • NC LIVE sponsored a booth. • NC Entrepreneurship Summit • NC LIVE sponsored a booth • We partnered with BLINC & Campbell University • Other Examples • Land Trust Assembly • County Department Heads Meetings • NC Association of County Commissioners

  7. Partnering with BLINC askBLINC – a “train-the-trainer” approach to business resources • A patron comes in to their library with a business question • Example: I need to write a business plan and do market research. Can you help me? • The Librarian assists the patron, but isn’t sure they fully answered the patron’s questions. • The Librarian sends an email to askblinc@nclive.org to get help from business librarian experts. • The askBLINC team responds to the librarian with helpful advice.

  8. Thank you! Questions or Comments? Jill Morris NC LIVE (919) 513-0451 jill@nclive.org On Twitter @nclive On Facebook facebook.com/NCLIVEOnlineLibrary

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