Saturday, February 4, 2012

Kansas City-area libraries launch business-centric efforts - Kansas City Business Journal:

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The will open at the Kansas CityPublic Library’ws Central Branch in Downtown on The 2,800 square-foot center within the library branch is funded by a $600,00o grant from Kansas City-based (NYSE: HRB) and the H&R Block Foundation. It is intendeed to be a resource forlocal entrepreneurs, small businesss owners, job seekers, nonprofit managers and otheras who want to improvew their financial literacy. The center will open at 6:30 p.m. and Henry Bloch, co-founder of H&d Block, will discuss how the entrepreneurial startupo he andhis Richard, founded in Kansax City in 1955 grew to become the world’s largest tax services company. Admission to the grands opening eventis free.
Attendeed can RSVP . “The H&R Blocko Business & Career Center became a realith with the generous supportof H&R Block and the H&R Block Foundation,” Kansaxs City library Director Crosby Kemper III said in a “It’s the first step for many of our customers the first step to a new business, job, career, or another step in lifelong learning. In the present economic we’ve seen an increase in demandc forthese resources, and now we have dedicated staff and On the Kansas side of the state line, the Johnsohn County Library and the will kick off theifr partnership to serve the business community on June 16 at in Overlandx Park.
Dave Hanson, systemwide services manager for the JohnsoCounty Library, said Tuesday that the Oak Park branch will providee the Hispanic Economic Development space to conduct the Primoi Paso program, a Spanish-language version of the ’xs FastTrac program, and office space to providwe consultation for clients. “Aw lot of their business is now inJohnsonh County,” Hanson said of the The library is donating the space and providing support through its business reference he said. The branch’x staff also is undergoingh intensive Spanish-language training.

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