Business Byte - January 2018

BUSINESS BYTE January 2018

JUMPSTART YOUR NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS

ACCESS LYNDA.COM WITH YOUR LIBRARY CARD

January

NEW YEAR, NEW YOU

"I HOPE THAT IN THIS YEAR TO COME, YOU MAKE MISTAKES. BECAUSE IF YOU ARE MAKING MISTAKES, THEN YOU ARE MAKING NEW THINGS, TRYING NEW THINGS, LEARNING, LIVING, PUSHING YOURSELF, CHANGING YOURSELF, CHANGING YOUR WORLD. YOU'RE DOING THINGS YOU'VE NEVER DONE BEFORE, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, YOU'RE DOING SOMETHING." -NEIL GAIMAN Let the library help you get a jumpstart on your New Year's resolutions.

Whether you want to start a business, or learn new skills to help grow an existing business, the library has you covered. In this edition of Business Byte you can find information about upcoming workshops and online resources to support business development.

Page 2-Upcoming Events Find free business classes, workshops, events and webinars Page 3-FSBDC at Hillsborough County Learn about services offered by the Florida Small Business Development Center at Hillsborough County Page 4-Lynda.com Access Lynda.com with your HCPLC library card

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UPCOMING EVENTS

LIBRARY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOPS ENTREPRENEUR COLLABORATIVE CENTER (ECC) EVENTS 1 MILLION CUPS-TAMPA HOMEBREW HILLSBOROUGH WOMEN'S BUSINESS CENTRE EVENTS

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Business Plan in a Day @ Bloomingdale Regional Public Library Pricing Your Product @ Bruton Memorial Library Smart Start Your Business @ West Tampa Branch Library Social Media Basics @ SouthShore Regional Library Advanced Marketing @ Temple Terrace Public Library

Click here for a full calendar of workshops The Florida SBDC at Hillsborough County offers no-cost business management consulting and business training.

Florida SBDC at Hillsborough County is located at the Entrepreneur Collaborative Center (ECC) in Ybor.

2101 E. Palm Ave. Tampa, Florida 33605 To arrange a consulting appointment, call the office at 813-204-9267.

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9000+ VIDEO COURSES ARE AVAILABLE WITH AN AVERAGE OF 25 NEW COURSES ADDED WEEKLY

MEET LYNDA WRITTEN BY ALFIE BURNS

LYNDA.COM IS AN ONLINE LEARNING PLATFORM THAT OFFERS THOUSANDS OF INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO COURSES TAUGHT BY RECOGNIZED INDUSTRY EXPERTS. YOU CAN ACCESS LYNDA.COM FOR FREE WITH YOUR HCPLC LIBRARY CARD.

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Lynda.com offers online tutorials on a variety of business, technology, software and creative skills. Browse their learning library to find videos, courses and learning paths on the following topics:

FANTASTIC FEATURES Courses ranging from beginner to advanced skill level Self-paced learning Online bookmarking and note taking capabilities Transcripts for video courses Content provided by over 800 industry experts Ability to create playlists and save searches Customizable personal profile Cultivated content organized into Learning Paths (series of courses) Ability to link course "Certificates of Completion" to your LinkedIN profile

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3D + Animation

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Audio + Music

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Go to HCPLC.ORG Click on LEARNING & RESEARCH tab Click on ONLINE CLASSES Click on LYNDA.COM Enter your library card number and PIN in the entrance portal

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To access Lynda.com with your HCPLC library card you must enter through the library website.

The default PIN is the last four numbers of the phone number used to register for your library card.

To obtain or reset your PIN, call the library main line: 813-273-3652 and answer security questions.

Or, use the My Account box on the library website to email your PIN to the email address on file.

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