Selectman Clyde Barker and Librarian Erica Bracey were both on hand to receive a book donation from the Opportunity Center of North Franklin County and the John Merck Fund. “We appreciate this donation to the people of Strong,”
said Clyde Barker, who is a strong advocate for the local library. The donated resource books for entrepreneurs are available at the Strong Public Library and may also be obtained via inter-library loan program.
Opportunity Center provides book resources for local businesses
AVON – In their latest project, the Opportunity Center of North Franklin County has purchased business books for libraries in Phillips, Strong and Rangeley. The project was made possible by a grant from John Merck Fund and will provide an ongoing resource for local entrepreneurs.
In consultation with local business owners, the Opportunity Center developed a book list to meet the needs of both new and existing businesses in Franklin County. The books were chosen to provide general guidance on how to start and manage a business, creative ways to market your products or services and motivational and exploratory books about entrepreneurship. These resource books will be available at local libraries and may also be obtained via inter-library loan.
The books were purchased at Books, Lines and Thinkers in Rangeley. Caroline King, who headed up the Opportunity Center Library book project, said “We would like to thank proprietor Wes Connally for his generous support for this project. His competitive prices, combined with the considerable discount he gave, made it possible for us to spend the grant money locally.”
The books include:
Rangeley Public Library:
Storytelling for Grantseekers: The Guide to Creative Nonprofit Fundraising – Cheryl A. Clarke
Anatomy of a Business Plan: A Step-by-Step Guide to Building a Business and Securing Your Company’s Future – Linda Pinson
The E-Myth Revisited: Why most small businesses don’
t work and what to do about it – Michael Gerber
The Four Hour workweek – Timothy Ferriss
The Guerrilla Marketing Handbook – Jay Levinson & Seth Godin
Phillips Public Library:
The Entrepreneurial Mindset: Strategies for Continuously Creating Opportunity in an age of uncertainty – McGrath and MacMillian
Made to Stick: Why some ideas survive and others die – Chip Heath and Dan Heath
The Financial Wisdom of Ebenezer Scrooge – Ted Klontz, Ph.D
Permission Marketing – Seth Godin
Do what you love, the money will follow: Discovering your right livelihood. – Dr. Marsha Sinetar
Strong Public Library:
Soul Proprietor – Jane Pollak
Small Business Start-up Kit – Peri H Pakroom and Barbara Kate Repa
Creating a World without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism – Muhammad Yunus
Who’s Your City? How the Creative Economy is Making Where We Live the Most Important Decision of your Life. – Richard Florida
Starting on a Shoestring: Building a business without a bankroll – Arnold S. Goldstein
Never Eat Alone – Keith Ferrazzi and Tahl Raz
