Thursday, March 6, 2014

NextChapter for Evanston entrepreneurs





On March 4, 2014, the City of Evanston and the Evanston Public Library launched NextChapter – a resource hub designed to nurture Evanston’s freelance, solopreneur, and home-based businesses at their earliest stage of development. Differentiating NextChapter from other regional library-based business resource centers is the focus on free programming, provided with private sector partners.

The business stage and business topic workshops, mentorships, and networking events will support the graduation of emerging firms from their “kitchen table” to Evanston’s co-working spaces, incubators and office spaces as their businesses grow. Individuals will receive help writing the next chapter of their business’sdevelopment through this enhancement of the extensive business support programs, consultations, publications, and research materials already offered by the Evanston Public Library.

Participants in NextChapter programs will collaborate not only with Evanston Public Library staff experienced in business development resources, but also with successful entrepreneurs who will lead workshops at low or no cost to participants.

If you are an entrepreneur, business owner, educator, or an individual with an expertise willing to help develop Evanston’s budding entrepreneurs and earliest stage businesses, we invite you to submit a proposal for a class, workshop, or presentation.. Those who offer to teach a workshop or a series of courses will help individuals “turn the page” and become more successful.

NextChapter was created to provide a focal point for Evanston residents dispersed throughout the city. Having a central meeting place for the fiercely independent, risk taking, and creative freelance and solopreneur community will lead to opportunities for supplier partnerships or contracts with many of the downtown Evanston-based companies. Additionally, it is anticipated that programs offered at NextChapter will also be relevant to career changers and seasoned professionals who need instruction on recently updated software or web applications.

To learn more about NextChapter programming, please visit evanstonedge.com/entrepreneurship or call 847-448-8013.

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