Tagged Business Resource & Innovation Center
Top Ten Business Resources You Can Access Anywhere with Your Free Library Card
Check out some of our favorite business resources, accessible from anywhere with your library card number and PIN. Most of BRIC ’s business resources are also available from anywhere. 10. Gale ebooks Do you find yourself…
At Home with BRIC: Access Business Resources Anywhere!
Across Philadelphia, businesses are experiencing unexpected challenges as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic . If you’re currently thinking about entrepreneurship for the first time or you’re an established business owner,…
Digital Tools and Resources for Job Seekers
Employers these days are turning to virtual interviews to avoid the health risks of face-to-face interviews during COVID-19 pandemic To prepare for virtual interviews you can practice with Big Interview , a resource offered through our…
Patent & Trademark Resources During COVID-19
Are you interested in protecting your business name or invention with a trademark or patent? During the current quarantine for COVID-19 , you can still begin working on these processes from home. See below for patent & trademark…
Happy Inventors Day for Monopoly Lovers!
I am a Monopoly lover! This celebrated board game became popular in the 1930s after it was patented by Philadelphia inventor Charles B. Darrow , who lived on W. Hortter St. in the West Mt. Airy area of Philadelphia. Mr. Darrow was…
How to Have a Stress-Free Job Interview
Do you absolutely love job interviews and eagerly anticipate your next opportunity to tell strangers about yourself? Or do you have nightmares where you go to an interview and forget your own name? The following online resources…
Get Ready for the Nonprofit Job Fair!
The Nonprofit Job Fair returns to Parkway Central Library on October 23 and the Business Resource and Innovation Center staff have the resources to help you make a great first impression! After brushing up on our all-purpose job fair…
2019 Job Fair Series at the Free Library
The Free Library of Philadelphia is pleased to present a series of upcoming job fairs, made possible by Citizens Charitable Foundation. The series will kick off with a special nonprofit job fair on Wednesday, October 23 from 4:00 p.m.…
Four Websites That Make Job Searching Less Spooky
Searching for a new job can be scary, especially when you have no idea how to start or where to look! These local Philadelphia resources can help take the mystery out of finding the perfect job. Halloween should be spooky, but…
The Business Resource and Innovation Center (BRIC) has a New Home!
Since 2016, the Business Resource and Innovation Center (BRIC) has been a one-stop shop for entrepreneurs, nonprofits, inventors, and job seekers at the Free Library. We’ve helped thousands of people enhance their skills through…
National Inventors' Day!
Happy National Inventors’ Day! This special day was proclaimed by President Ronald Reagan in 1983 “in recognition of the enormous contribution inventors make to the nation and the world.” It is celebrated each year on…
Handy Thanksgiving Inventions!
We're thankful for these inventions that help us make the Thansgiving feast and all the festivties more enjoyable and fun! Automatic mashed potato system (2007) U.S. Patent No. 7172335 Mashed potatoes are a favorite …
Creepy Halloween Inventions from the Philadelphia Patent & Trademark Resource Center (PTRC)
Get into the proper Halloween spirit with these hair-raising creations… This invention features a life-sized ghoul with a “reservoir of fluids inside the head” that is triggered to vomit into a bucket when…
Refresh Your Resume Part 2: Top 10 Things to Leave Off Your Resume
What’s on your resume is just as important as what’s not on it. Last month we learned how to revamp a tired resume . Now it’s time to determine what should be left off! Here are the top ten things you should never…
Refresh Your Resume This Spring!
The Workplace , a service of the Business Resource & Innovation Center , is excited to announce our latest FREE resource: monthly resume review ! Our newest staff member, Janet, has 20 years of management experience with a…
7 Tips from The Workplace @ Free Library on How-to Advance Your Career Now!
The Workplace is a service that supports job seekers within the Business Resource & Innovation Center at Parkway Central Library , providing current information and resources on changing careers, job searching techniques, and…
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Cool Job! Chatting with Workplace's Digital Resource Specialist
I recently spoke with a familair face at Parkway Central Library —Sean Early, the Digital Resource Specialist in the Workplace , a service that supports job seekers within the Business Resource & Innovation Center (BRIC)…
Partner Spotlight: Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians
In this edition of Partner Spotlight, we are thrilled to speak with Herman Nyamunga , the Director of the Welcoming Center's Global Enterprise Hub ! In this role, Herman provides technical assistance to entrepreneurs and…
Partner Spotlight: Best for PHL
This month, we're excited to speak with Cynthia Estremera, the Community Engagement Liaison for Best for PHL . Best for PHL, an initiative of Impact PHL , seeks to improve our region by educating the business community on how they…
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Small Business Spotlight: Girls Auto Clinic
BRIC librarians went on the road to Upper Darby to find Patrice Banks, proprietor of Girls Auto Clinic and Clutch Beauty Bar , and soon-to-be published author of Girls Auto Clinic Glove Box Guide . Patrice is combining a unique business…