Improve Your Employment & Business Skills

Free computer classes and private instruction are available at the Library

You can find out what computer classes the library is offering free to help increase your skills in the job market by going to the library calendar of events. If the library calendar of events does not fit your schedule you may book a librarian for up to forty-five minutes of individual instruction. Click on the "Ask a Librarian" link at the top of this page to learn more about private instruction.

Getting Started Where to Find Jobs What to Prepare
Print Resources at Your Library
. Career Guidance
  Find success in your chosen career and become an indispensable employee
. Job Hunting
  Discover the perfect job for you, whether it's your 1st job or your 21st
. Marketing your Job Skills
  Develop your basic personality traits into marketable job searching skills and terminology.
. Resumes and Cover Letters
  The basic building blocks of any job search, go in prepared with the best papers you can create
 

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Electronic Books
NetLibrary is an immense collection of thousands of eBooks. All you have to do is create a free personal account. This is an NC LIVE resource.
   
Home Business Tax Deductions
Acing the Interview
   
Grant Opportunities
. Business Link North Carolina
  Business Link North Carolina (BLNC, or "blink") is a network of statewide, state-funded agencies and organizations that provide services to the state's businesses, from Fortune 500 companies to start-ups. BLNC provides a single entry point to find experts who can help your business start, grow and succeed. Most services are available at no charge; some workshops and courses require a small fee.
. (GATE) Growing America Through Entrepreneurship
  Welcome to the Growing America Through Entrepreneurship Website for North Carolina. GATE can help you explore your path towards self-employment. Think of it as a job creation program ... your job creation program. GATE is a scholarship program for custom training and coaching to help you plan and start your business. Although this program is primarily for rural counties in North Carolina, if you live in Cumberland County you may be eligible if: 1.You must have been laid off from a job in a rural county, and; 2. You must plan to start your business in a rural county.
. Golden Leaf Foundation
  From its inception in 1999, Golden LEAF has been committed to using the funds entrusted to it for projects with the most potential for bolstering North Carolina's long-term economy, especially in tobacco-dependent, economically distressed, and/or rural communities.
. Grants.gov
  Grants.gov is your source to FIND and APPLY for federal government grants. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is proud to be the managing partner for Grants.gov, an initiative that is having an unparalleled impact on the grant community.
. North Carolina Network of Grant Makers
  The Network is our state's only forum for information-sharing and cooperation among North Carolina grantmakers. We help our members share knowledge, experiences and lessons learned, and provide opportunities for N.C. foundations and corporate grantmakers to work together to improve the effectiveness and ultimate impact of grantmaking.

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