Toronto Public Library Partners with Prosper Canada July 14, 2020 | Diana L. Comments (0) Since September 2019, we have been working with Prosper Canada as a service development and delivery partner. This is part of the Prosperity Gateways: Cities for Financial Empowerment (CFE) Toronto project, funded by Maytree and TD. This project employs a structured, human-centered consulting process over a 27-month period. We will...

3 Ways to Diversify Your Online Job Search June 1, 2020 | Teresa L Comments (0) With news of high unemployment rates and signs of reduced hiring, job searching can seem pointless and frustrating. Approaching your job search differently may help to regain your motivation. Try diversifying your job search tactics with these proactive job searching tips. The library has many resources to help you with...

Invest In Yourself: 3 Skills to Help You Level Up May 19, 2020 | Teresa L Comments (0) Have you found yourself with a bit more time and wanting to work on yourself? Are you working from home, recently laid off or looking to change jobs? Using this time to figure out what skills you can learn or improve on can help leverage yourself for success. Learning or...

10 Tips for Working from Home May 11, 2020 | Liana Comments (3) Currently, many of us are working from home for the first time due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While this may be new for some, millions of employers have been working remotely with freelancers and staff for years now. Working from home can offer multiple benefits, including a more flexible schedule...

Structuring Your Business to Enable Growth December 11, 2019 | TPL Staff Comments (0) Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash. Starting a business is hard work. Maintaining the business and growing it is even harder. Statistically 95% of small businesses fail and this is attributed mainly to lack of planning, experience and knowledge. As founders, it is our responsibility to take the necessary steps...

5 Ways to Align your Market Presence Through Product, Brand and Voice November 15, 2019 | TPL Staff Comments (0) Photo by Joanna Kosinska from Unsplash. My name is Patricia Quintero and this is my second Entrepreneur in Residence blog post. My first blog covers The Entrepreneurial Journey. As part of the series of seminars of the Entrepreneurship in Residence program, we have been talking about the journey entrepreneurs undertake....

The Entrepreneurial Journey October 2, 2019 | TPL Staff Comments (0) Image courtesy of Patricia Quintero My name is Patricia Quintero and today I launch the 2019 Entrepreneurship in Residence Program at the Toronto Reference Library. The past few weeks filled me with excitement as I planned and prepared this new program. This enthusiasm inspired me to reflect on my first...

Small Business Programs - October to December 2019 October 1, 2019 | Diana L. Comments (0) This October, Toronto Public Library kicks off our newly expanded small business programming to support entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs to-be, including artists and authors. From how to start a franchise business to how to build a cosplay business, aligning product, brand and voice to mastering business pitches and presentations - there...

The Sales Boost and 6 Step Selling Process with David Cohen August 3, 2019 | Raya Comments (0) Join David Cohen at the North York Central Library in a four part series in which he will present a six step sales process that will give you an easy, repeatable way to sell. From how you position your business, to how you attract and market to clients and prospects,...