Business & Nonprofit eNews! September & October are happening @ahml

BlueCareer now available at the library!

Simplify your hiring and job seeking

Hiring can be difficult in the skilled trades! Many companies struggle to locate qualified applicants in industries such as automotive, construction, energy, forestry, home care, hospitality & tourism, janitorial, landscaping, manufacturing, personal care, security, transportation, utilities and more.

Job seekers in the skilled trades also find it challenging to navigate the job market. Both employers and job seekers now have access through the Arlington Heights Memorial Library to BlueCareer, a platform tailored for workforce development in skilled trades and connecting applicants with employers.

Employers can easily match their open positions with qualified job seekers based on skills, experience, certifications and licenses, greatly simplifying the hiring process.

After creating an account, applicants can access a robust level of information, assessments, and training materials for over 100 skilled trades specialties in one easy to use platform.

Employers, simply sign up, search and connect with talent! You can chat and conduct video interviews straight from your account. There is usually a small fee for businesses posting their positions, but there are no fees when you access it through our library website.

Log onto your AHML account and navigate to ahml.info > Research > All Databases > BlueCareer. Contact the library if you have any questions.

NETWORKING & LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

Check out our upcoming programs.

The Nonprofit Exchange

Monday, September 9, 9-10:30 a.m.

Cardinal Room

Calling all nonprofit professionals! Join in our next Nonprofit Exchange at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library.

Nonprofit professionals are invited to share knowledge, access training, learn practical skills and discuss best practices with experts and peers.

In addition to networking and peer-to-peer support, this month will include training on board development. From recruiting to roles and responsibilities, retaining, and engaging board members, Kelly Kleiman, Principal at NFP Consulting, will tackle this topic and answer your questions.

This is a drop-in event open to everyone; a library card is not required.

DROP IN

Resource Hour:

SCORE Business Mentoring

Wednesdays, September 11 and October 9

10 a.m. - 1 p.m. / First Floor

A Volunteer from SCORE North Cook and Lake Counties will answer entrepreneurial questions and provide information about SCORE resources for start-ups, small business owners and nonprofit professionals. SCORE is available to offer advice and answer your business questions. Drop in.

Also available: Sign up for a one-hour virtual or in-person session for one-on-one mentoring and you'll receive advice and support from an expert from SCORE, the nation's largest network of volunteer business mentors.

REQUEST AN APPOINTMENT WITH SCORE

The Safari Way to Greater Happiness: The Big Five

Thursday, September 19, 7-8:30 p.m.

Hendrickson Room

Life and business can feel like an African safari, an ongoing experience of ups and downs, high and lows, knowns and unknowns; where excitement and tension run side by side. Steve "Safari Dude" Fredlund uses stories from the savannah to invite us into The Safari Way by choosing our experience, taking in the view and embracing the adventure. Book signing and a drawing for Frelund's book, Do the Unright Thing: Memoir of a People Pleaser, will follow the presentation.

Small Business Coffee and Connect Presents:

El Cafecito

Thursday, October 1, 9-10:30 a.m.

Hendrickson Room

Get connected with members of your local small business community. Drop in to this bi-monthly networking event to meet other entrepreneurs and those in small businesses of all kinds - startups, microbusinesses, solopreneurs, influencers, nonprofits and more. Coffee and donuts provided. Ask questions, share ideas, make connections and get inspired! This is a drop-in event. No registration or library card required. Co-sponsored by Northwest Hispanic Chamber of Commerce on October 1.

DROP IN

Pathmakers Meetup at the Makerplace

Thursday, October 10, 6:30-7:45 p.m.

Makerplace, 112 N. Belmont Ave., Flex Space 2

Sharpen your business skills, discover dynamic resources, and connect with makers, entrepreneurs, and library staff at the Makerplace. Each session, we focus on a different topic so creators in all career fields can explore new opportunities to help your new business or side hustle achieve success.

NEW BOOKS

We are always adding new books related to business and nonprofits. Check out these must-read selections:

Million Dollar Weekend: The Surprisingly Simple Way to Launch a 7-Figure Business in 48 Hours: :

by Noah Kagan

The plan is simple - so simple it can be completed in a weekend! Get started and check it out here .

The Emotional Overdraft: 10 Simple Changes for Balancing Business Success and Wellbeing

by Andy Brown

Gain insights on how to run a successful business without sacrificing your health and wellbeing.

Available on hoopla.

Take a Chance: 101 Entrepreneurial Lessons for Making it Big by Larry Gaynor

A motivational guide encouraging people to learn about business and try, if they want, to build their own. An eAudiobook, available on hoopla.

Reach out to us!

To learn more about resources for small businesses and nonprofits available at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library or to find out how the library can help you start your business, contact

Diane Malik (dmalik@ahml.info) or

Steven Slavick (sslavick@ahml.info ).

We look forward to meeting with you!

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