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100 Best Business Books of All Time — The Roundup

Tuesday, June 30, 2009 – 2:51 pm

A while back, the Heath brothers (of Made to Stick fame) mentioned this book in one of their blog posts. (more…)


Interviewing do’s and don’ts

Friday, April 17, 2009 – 9:18 am

If you’re looking for a job right now (and who isn’t, right?), take a look at this page for a short list of really helpful interviewing tips: http://www.howtonailaninterview.com/


Checklist for starting a new business in Washington State

Thursday, April 9, 2009 – 4:07 pm

­The Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development (CTED) released the 2009 Guide for Small Business in Washington State. (more…)


Business Books: Messiahs or Major Time Sucks?

Saturday, March 21, 2009 – 11:39 am

11,000 business books are published in the United States each year. That’s a lot of jabbering to sift through. Stacked on top of each other, 11,000 books would be about as tall as the Paulson Building here in downtown Spokane. And tucked somewhere in that tower is the solution to your current business problem. (more…)


Review of Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers: A Real Success Story…

Thursday, February 12, 2009 – 12:43 pm

In terms of their success, The Beatles and Bill Gates have something in common. Hard work and dedication to be sure, yet there was something more nebulous working in the background: luck. (more…)


Social media search engines: find out what others are saying about you, your business, and your community.

Wednesday, January 7, 2009 – 7:42 pm

As the social media world continues to grow, the task of keeping tabs on what others may be saying about you, your business, or your community becomes increasingly important. (more…)


Franchising Directory

Wednesday, December 31, 2008 – 5:27 pm

For a number of years the Spokane Public Library has purchased a copy of Bond’s Franchise Guide. (more…)


Credit Card Insurance

Saturday, December 27, 2008 – 1:36 am

If you’re a veteran car renter, it’s likely you routinely decline the rental company’s offer of additional insurance coverage, smug in the knowledge that you’re not wasting money… (more…)


New networking kid in town

Saturday, December 13, 2008 – 9:56 pm

Here at the library it is our job to connect people to the right information.  That often takes the form of networking. (more…)


Spokane Journal of Business, online

Friday, November 7, 2008 – 2:51 am

If you find yourself looking for back issues of the Spokane Journal of Business, know that with a valid Spokane Public Library card you have access to a database that allows for searching, reading and printing full-text articles going back to August 15, 1991. (more…)


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