Welcome to our updated news for business & nonprofits
Hello to all the entrepreneurs, small businesses and nonprofit organizations in the Arlington Heights community.

This fall is an exciting time for the Arlington Heights Memorial Library. On September 19, we opened our long-awaited Makerplace at 112 N. Belmont Avenue. We invite you to visit and explore the many ways our new makerspace and center for hands-on experiential learning may enhance or help grow your business or nonprofit. Sign up for tours and classes on the use of the equipment at the Makerplace and watch in the coming months as we begin offering programs to show our small business community how it can benefit from this new space.

As we start planning for the upcoming year, we’d love to hear from you so we can ensure that our business & nonprofit resources have the most value for you in 2022 and beyond. Please take a few minutes to complete this short survey which will help us gauge interest in the various resources available for our small business and entrepreneur community. 
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
Check out our upcoming business programs.
Researching Businesses: Beyond the Basics 
Tuesday, October 12, 7-8 p.m. / Zoom 
Reference Solutions (formerly ReferenceUSA) is an online resource that contains basic directory information for more than 16 million businesses in the United States. It’s one of our best sources for researching businesses. If you are a business owner or an entrepreneur planning on starting a business, join this session to learn about researching the competition and your potential market, finding new business opportunities, researching executives and companies, locating addresses and phone numbers and conducting market research. THE SURV
Create Your Holiday Marketing Strategy 
Tuesday, October 19, 7-8 p.m. / Zoom 
The holiday season is just around the corner. Whether your business is retail, professional service or not-for-profit there are tremendous opportunities to market your enterprise. Learn tactics to market your product or service with a holiday spin. Join Rebecca Hoffman, Founder of Good Egg Concepts, a strategic communications and brand marketing practice to uncover ways you can make your business shine during this most festive time of year. 
Business Book Discussion: Digital Body Language 
Thursday, October 28, 7-8 p.m. / Zoom
Join us to discuss Digital Body Language: How to Build Trust and Connection, No Matter the Distance by Erica Dhawan. With most of our communication happening from behind a screen, traditional body language signals are no longer visible -- or are they? Erica Dhawan, a go-to thought leader on collaboration and recognized leadership expert, combines cutting edge research with engaging storytelling to decode the new signals and cues that have replaced traditional body language across genders, generations and culture.
SCORE Business Mentoring
Thursdays, October 7, 28 and November 4
Appointments at 9 a.m., 10 a.m. and 11 a.m.
Monday, October 11
Appointments at 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. 
Learn from SCORE, the nation's largest network of volunteer business mentors, a resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration. One-on-one small business mentoring by business experts who have experience in all aspects of business. Whether you're just getting started or you've been in business over 20 years, set up an appointment to discuss questions and strategy. Library card is not required. Virtual appointments available upon request.  
NEW BOOKS 
We are always adding new books related to business and entrepreneurship. Check out these newest selections:  

by Christopher Gray 


by Joe Coulombe
 
Browse our collection of carefully selected, inspirational "must-read" titles and practical guides on topics ranging from leadership, entrepreneurship, starting a business and running nonprofits. 

To learn more about small business resources 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
Lev Kalmens (lkalmens@ahml.info). 
 
We look forward to meeting with you!