Blog Posts tagged as: Business and Career Library

PowerUP! to the People 

Djaz

In 2003, the PowerUP! Business Plan Competition launched to support and grow Brooklyn's entrepreneurial spirit and small businesses. Since then, PowerUP! has nurtured 9,000+individuals with 1,200+business plans and awarded more than $500,000 to Brooklyn entrepreneurs. Some of our most notable success stories are the Bogota Latin Bistro, Greenlight Bookstore and Island Pops. Although the pandemic brought many challenges to Brooklyn neighborhoods, and to our city as a whole, PowerUP! continues to be an exciting presence and program supporting local business startups. …

Avoid the Allure of Easy Money, It's Financial Literacy Month!

Natalie

"Hands Handing Money to Invest" by 401K 2012
The recent GameStop-Robinhood stock-trading frenzy reflects a trend among investors using commission-free trading apps. Individuals lurking on r/wallstreetbets and TikTok, convinced that a bet on a hot stock might solve their money woes, have contributed to a false concept of possibile outcomes for novice investors. As a business librarian, I would never recommend that you head to Atlantic City or Las Vegas to pay your rent, repay student loans, or retire, so it pains me to think that you would…