Cooperative Collection Development -- CCD: Entrepreneurship
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This Collection
This collection is for everyone in New York City and includes the following:
- Materials about entrepreneurship and how to start your business.
- Resources in New York City to help you set up a business, grow your business or find a job.
- Services for librarians interested in starting a business collection in their library.
How the Collection Is Used in My School
Students come to this collection because they are interested in earning money. Students use this collection to learn how to apply the skills they learn in school to either start their own business or develop a business they already started. Many students also use the collection to plan for their future. The collection helps them to focus on their personal goals and interests to find a life path that reflects their passions.
Career Help
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ELA Standards: Writing—Research to Build and Present Knowledge Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the usefulness of each source in answering the research question; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation. |
- Job Opportunities and Career HelpRelated resources for resume help and choosing the right career for you.
Gale Cengage Learning Databases (NOVELNY)
- Gale Cengage Learning Databases (NOVELNY)Gale Cengage Learning Databases are New York State funded databases available to public students in school and from home. The Database requires a password for home access--which cannot be posted but provided to you by the Flushing High School Librarians.
Business Insights: Essentials
Detailed company and industry profiles including SWOT reports, market share reports, and financial reports.Thousands of company histories and industry essays from Gale's core business collection.Deep research coverage with scholarly journals, business news, and more.
NYPL Teaching Sets
- No Crystal Stair by Vaunda M. NelsonHave your students read the inspiring biography of Lewis Michaux, who built Harlem's National Memorial African Bookstore, the intellectual center of Harlem.
- Women of ScienceThis is a 10 volume set of famous women in science, let your students be inspired to learn how one woman's discovery can create a new drug, possibly leading to business fortunes.
Citywide Digital Library
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New York Science, Industry and Business Library
- NYPL Science, Industry and Business Library
You must check out this library on 33rd Street and Fifth Avenue in NYC if you are serious about business. There is a constant buzz of business skill classes, lectures and resources to inspire and direct you to a successful business.
Business Websites
The New York Small Business Development Center can help you with a business plan, legal questions and general advice, all for free! Schedule a first interview and get moving. Located throughout New York State, including all 5 boros of NYC.
Business Mentor NY connects aspiring business owners with experienced mentors in their field of interest. Everybody needs a partner. Don't go it alone. Find help and advice through this website.