Ready to start investing but don’t know where to start? Greenwich Library is offering a three-part webinar series Get Started with Investing beginning on June 9 at 1 p.m. Kristen Jacks, a financial educator and the author of Money in Your Twenties, will be the presenter. Join this virtual program to learn the basics of investing, how to assess value, and much more.
Beginning June 1, patrons will be able to reserve the Bloomberg Terminal online here. The Bloomberg Terminal is a powerful resource for business and financial professionals that brings together real-time breaking news and data on all markets. Patrons can the terminal in advance for one hour per day, the same day or next day.
Greenwich Library invites you to come and check out the redesigned Peterson Business wing when the Library officially reopens (details coming soon). While the footprint of the building remained the same, new meeting rooms and phone booths were added, making it a place where people from the community can come and work, find valuable business and career resources, or get help with their job search.
Job seekers and business owners are always invited to visit GreenwichLibrary.org for a wealth of resources, including access to financial databases, stock market research and links for unemployment assistance, and the Library’s Job and Career Accelerator database.
For the programs listed here, participants should visit the Library’s online calendar on our website and register to receive an attendee join link and password (unless otherwise noted).
VIRTUAL – Get Started with Investing I: Intro to Most Popular Investment Vehicles
Wednesday, June 9, 1 – 2 p.m.
Do you want to feel more confident when it comes to investing? Do not allow unfamiliar terms like “mid-cap value fund” to intimidate you. The basics of investing are easy to grasp. This is the first part in a three-part series on investing that will boost your knowledge and confidence.
Part One introduces the most popular investment vehicles like stocks, bonds, and mutual funds. The webinar also addresses the advantages of tax-sheltered saving in a 401(k) or IRA.
The webinar will be led by Kristen Jacks, a financial educator and the author of Money in Your Twenties. Jacks studied financial planning at Boston University’s Center for Professional Education. She started her career at Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine and later worked at Mutual Funds magazine. Kristen is a graduate of Duke University.
VIRTUAL – Get Started with Investing II: How to Assess Value
Wednesday, June 16, 1 – 2 p.m.
This is Part Two in a three-part series on learning to invest that will boost your knowledge and confidence. In Part Two, Kristen Jacks will start with market capitalization and move on to P/E ratio, dividend yield, and book value. She will also discuss the difference between value and growth stocks.
The below programs are made available courtesy of SCORE of Fairfield County. Registration is available through the Library’s online calendar.
SCORE Webinar: Networking Resources for Women & Minorities
Wednesday, June 2, 12 – 1 p.m.
Learn how you can leverage the playing field with MWBE certifications and memberships in professional business organizations for minorities and women. You will learn why networking is a business essential, national, state, third-party certifications, how to get certified and how to make your certifications work for you. Presenter Diane Winston is a change management and communications strategist with 30-plus years of corporate and consulting experience. In 2005, she established her consulting firm, Winston Strategic Partners, LLC, to support change initiatives impacting organizations, people, and cultures. Winston is a member of the US and NY Women’s Chambers of Commerce, Women in Public Policy, the Collaboration of Professional Women of Color, and the Black Business Alliance. She has a BA from NYU and an MBA from Chicago.
SCORE Webinar: Financing Your Small Business in 2021
Wednesday, June 9, 12 – 1 p.m.
It is sometimes difficult to understand the financial options available that will enable you to start or grow your business. This workshop will provide information on how to assess your options and be prepared to engage potential lenders most effectively. Attendees will learn what financial information is needed to apply for a commercial loan, what type of loan is best for your needs, how a bank interprets financial information, and what bank looks for in a borrower’s personal and credit history.
SCORE Webinar: How to Use a Blog/Newsletter/Social Media to Get Client
Wednesday, June 16, 12 – 1 p.m.
Join us to learn how to use a blog/newsletter/social media to garner new clients and customers for your business. You’ll learn what to blog about to get people to read your content, how to develop an audience without selling, how to take your message to the masses to create income and how to do it easily. Presenter Holly Hurd is the founder of VentureMom.com, a blog, and platform devoted to sharing the stories of women who have their own businesses to inspire others to do the same. Hurd has interviewed hundreds of women on her blog, making her uniquely qualified to speak on blogging and the small business start-up. In her book, VentureMom: From Idea to Income in Just 12 Weeks, Hurd gives founders a step-by-step guide to creating their own income.
SCORE Webinar: Why Good isn’t Good Enough: Presenting Excellence
Wednesday, June 23, 12 – 1 p.m.
An honest look at some of the challenges minority and women entrepreneurs meet in business with refreshing insights on how performance excellence can serve as a mighty game-changer.
You will learn about how to leverage technology, when research is your friend, building and maintaining your brand, managing business hiccups and asking for feedback. Presenter Diane Winston is a change management and communications strategist with 30-plus years of corporate and consulting experience. In 2005, she established her consulting firm, Winston Strategic Partners, LLC, to support change initiatives impacting organizations, people, and cultures. She is a member of the U.S. and New York Women’s Chambers of Commerce, Women in Public Policy, the Collaboration of Professional Women of Color, and the Black Business Alliance. She has a BA from NYU and an MBA from Chicago.
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All programs and services at Greenwich Library are made available to Library patrons at no charge through the support of the Greenwich Library Board of Trustees through the support of generous donors. For more information and on these and other programs, visit www.greenwichlibrary.org.
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The Greenwich Library system consists of the Main Library and its Byram Shubert and Cos Cob branches. The mission of Greenwich Library is to provide exceptional resources, programs and services that promote the joy of lifelong learning and discovery, and to offer a welcoming place for people to gather and share experiences. With more than 2,000 programs and events per year, the Library seeks to serve as the cultural and intellectual crossroads of the community. Greenwich Library’s circulation is among the highest of public libraries in Connecticut and has been named a five-star library by Library Journal for 11 of the past 12 years for the high number of patron visits, circulation, use of public computers and attendance. Greenwich Library is located at 101 West Putnam Avenue in Greenwich. Cos Cob Library is located at 5 Sinawoy Road in Cos Cob. Byram Shubert Library is located at 21 Mead Avenue in Greenwich. More information is available online at www.greenwichlibrary.org or by calling 203-622-7900.
