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Business Library Success Stories
Edward Bloom, CFA
Lexington Capital Partners & Co., Inc., 100 Wall Street, New York
"This [the Brooklyn Business Library] is one of the best business libraries in the city. The staff is really great and most helpful. I do a lot of my research and analysis here; they've got all sorts of important business, economic and stock market materials, services and statistics, numerous trade magazines, government publications, international information and publications and computer Internet access and CD-ROM. It's just great!"
Howard Allen, Graphic Designer
Digibomb.com
I constantly use the online resources of the Brooklyn Business Library to research clients, competition, market trends, and demographic information. While doing research for my business plan I was able to find all my resources in one convenient location. I’ve also been able to save money buy simply checking out books at the library before I buy them to make sure they’re worth the money.
Naim Abdul Mutaali
Vital Bus Inc., Crown Heights, Brooklyn
"I use the Business Library to review books on marketing for my bus business for families visiting their relatives in prisons. The variety of books on marketing and various styles they spoke about opened my eyes to what marketing really means."
Nancy Rine
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, One New York Plaza, New York
"The telephone reference assistance that the librarians provide [at the Business Library] is an invaluable service and we are fortunate to have access to their expertise as well as the library's extensive collection."
George Dames, Chairman of Finance & Fundraising Committee
North Flatbush Youth & Community Coalition, Inc., Brooklyn
"Our organization uses the Business Library to stay on top of industry employment opportunities in the City. We train youth and adults in business sectors that are growing. I attended a Power Breakfast program recently where you had movie making and telecommunications industry speakers. I met a lot of contacts there, including Joan Firestone of the NYC Comptroller’s Office, who was able to give me a report on the employment statistics in this industry. I'll add this information in my proposal to the City and various foundations and corporations to substantiate business training needs in this industry's spin-off businesses such as catering, makeup and script writing. We later got additional information at the library on the filmmaking industry. I would pay $100 for this program for the information I received and for the contacts. But it was free!"
Roy Sloane
Advertising Management, Cobble Hill, Brooklyn
"I learned everything I know about advertising by reading every book that the Business Library had to offer on the subject. I didn't study advertising when I was in film school at NYU. When I started my own advertising agency, this resource emerged as an invaluable resource for the start-up and growth of my business."
Tom Potter
Brooklyn Brewery, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
"When I had the idea to start the Brooklyn Brewery, I came to the Business Library after work to look at articles on the beginnings of other breweries. When it came time to draft a business plan and finding firms that lend capital to new businesses, I turned to the resources at the Business Library."
Josh Gordon, Author
Tough Calls
"As I begin writing my third business book, I just wanted to let you know how grateful I am to have such a terrific resource at my disposal as the Brooklyn Business Library. During the writing of my second book, Tough Calls, I was a frequent visitor to the Brooklyn Business Library. The depth of selection for business topics is simply superior to anything anywhere around. I believe the Brooklyn Business Library is a terrific resource for our community by giving our small business people and entrepreneurs the informational help they need to compete in today's global economy. Keep up the good work."
Frances Unsell, Consultant
Sigma Group of America
"The depth of resources offered by the Business Library is exactly what we need to accomplish our goals. You have the best online resources, resources we could not afford to purchase on our own, which have the depth and breadth that are necessary for me to research for our company."
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