As Entrepreneurship Grows, Public Libraries Fill the Gap

[Lee Cruz]

With new businesses surging during the pandemic, many libraries have asserted themselves as key players in the economic development community. 

The New Start Entrepreneurship Incubator in Gwinnett County Public Library in Georgia focuses on services for people who have recently left jail or prison. 

Source: Gwinnett County Public Library

By Linda Poon and Josyana Joshua

January 28, 2022, 11:03 AM EST Updated on January 28, 2022, 1:41 PM EST

In late 2019, the Baltimore County Public Library team launched what would become the Entrepreneur Academy, an intensive seven-week course that walked aspiring entrepreneurs through each step of the business-building process — from ideation to marketing to bookkeeping. ..

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-28/libraries-expand-resources-to-support-diverse-entrepreneurs