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Assess and build your workplace skills, explore careers and colleges, improve your resume and interview skills, or study for exams.

A collection of actual business plans compiled by entrepreneurs seeking funding for small businesses. For those looking for examples of how to approach, structure and compose their own business plans.

For highest quality format, please download the PDF version of the business plan.

Available with library card

Video courses to learn popular software and computer basics. Includes computer basics, internet basics, Microsoft tools, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, and understanding your Windows operating system. 

Available with library card

Business and Residential directories, as well as a job searching tool that includes related guides. Find company info by name, geographic location and industry; residential listings by name, address, city, state or zip code or reverse lookup. Includes: US Businesses, US Consumers/Lifestyles for residential listings, Canadian Businesses, Canada White Pages, and US Healthcare to find physicians and dentists. Video Tutorial

Data Axle also provides free, regularly scheduled webinars to learn more about the tools and how to use them

Available with library card

Research, analyze and compare global companies and industries with industry rankings, profiles, market share data, company histories and more. Video Tutorial

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GED tests and practice tests and courses for all ages, from school age help for tests and skills, to high school equivalency, college prep and college skills, to career skills, computer skills, citizenship and recursos en español. Create a free account to get started and track your progress.

 

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Provides comprehensive information on sources of education-related financial aid sponsored and administered by private organizations and companies. Covers a variety of programs in all educational areas, including area and ethnic studies, business, computer science, education, liberal arts, medicine, physical sciences, theology and religion, and more. Intended for students and others interested in education funding.

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Tutor.com provides online, on-demand academic tutoring, homework help, and test preparation to kindergarten through 12th grade students, plus early college students, adult learners, and support for job seekers.

  • Connect with a highly qualified, expert English or Spanish speaking tutor in a safe and secure online classroom from 3pm - 10pm, 7 days a week (with four exceptions: New Year's Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas).
  • Tutor.com offers expert writing help, test prep resources from The Princeton Review® for the ACT®/SAT®, Advanced Placement (AP®) course videos, help with a resume, and more. 
  • Access with your library card. An additional account with an email address is needed for services beyond a live tutoring session, and for the talk function in a tutoring session. If a child under 13 creates an additional account, they will be restricted to a text only tutoring session.
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A learning platform that offers a wide range of courses in the fields of Cloud Computing, Data Science, Development, IT Operations, Leadership & Management, Marketing, Personal Development, Project Management and Operations.  The majority of courses offer a Udemy certificate of completion.

A Google, Microsoft, or Gale account is required to sign in to Udemy.

To install the app on your device, choose the "Udemy for Business" app and then fill in gale.udemy.com when prompted. See the quick start guide.

Access to the Udemy learning platform is available to permanent library card holders. You will not be able to access Udemy using VPN or any form of IP masking. When using a mobile device to access Udemy, use local Wi-Fi to avoid being blocked. If you are out of state you will need to wait until you return home to Colorado to be able to register an account or login.

Available with library card

Magazines and journals focused on vocations, careers and technical education. Video Tutorials from Gale

Available with library card