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Business Resources January 2018
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The Kelloggs : the battling brothers of Battle Creek
by Howard Markel
The author of An Anatomy of Addiction traces the story of brothers Harvey and Will Kellogg, one of whom became a revered doctor and founder of the famous Battle Creek Sanitarium, the other of whom founded the Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Company, which eventually became General Mills.
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The four : the hidden DNA of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google
by Scott Galloway
An acclaimed NYU business professor examines the rise and influence of technology titans Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook to reveal how they became successful by adapting the ideas of others in ways that reflect evolutionary psychology, outlining the likely path of a next possible major contender.
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The new Wild West : black gold, fracking, and life in a North Dakota boomtown
by Blaire Briody
An award-winning social justice reporter examines the negative impact of fracking on the sleepy farm community of Williston, North Dakota, tracing how the lure of the American Dream triggered the nation's biggest unregulated boom since the Gold Rush and gave way to regional violence, overcrowding and an impossibly high cost of living.
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CARY-GROVE CHAMBER OF COMMENCE Use the Book An Expert option at the Cary Area Library to learn how to set up and use the free databases with your library card. In particular use to businesses are the AtoZ demographic marketing database and Lynda.com's many education tutorial videos. A nonprofit association dedicated to educating entrepreneurs and helping small businesses start, grow, and succeed nationwide. SCORE is a resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), and has been mentoring small business owners for more than fifty years. SCORE offers the largest network of volunteer business mentors providing free answers to your business questions. Browse mentor profiles to find your ideal expert or ask a question and be paired with the right expert. Fox Valley Score and the Gail Borden Library present The Tax Man Cometh on January 17, 2018 from 6:30-8:00pm. Come hear Harry Eng, a Certified Public Accountant and Enrolled Agent licensed to practice before the IRS tell you what has changed, what Congress hasn't done but is still likely to do before year end, and share his strategies for lowering your tax liability or increasing your refund before 2018 ends. If you have a tax question that has been worrying you, this is your chance to get it answered by an expert. Register here.
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