Business Services
Your Library understands that the key to successful business management and healthy growth is convenient and swift access to the best resources. We provide reference services and library resources to help Charlotte-Mecklenburg area businesses succeed.
Local Business Resources
Library Resource Spotlight: Entrepreneurship Database (ProQuest)
Entrepreneurship Database (ProQuest)
Information for entrepreneurs and researchers that includes business start-up plans, video clips, journals, business cases, and more.
Upcoming Business Services Events
Does your business need:
- Lists of companies in your target market?
- Lists of competitors in your geographic area?
- Names of executives to contact?
- Demographic statistics, trends, and maps?
- Industry data from nearby and from around the world?
- Content for your webpage, tweets, or newsletter?
- Classes on using technology to increase productivity?
Your library has all this and more. Find more information in the Business Resources: Starting a Business LibGuide
Additionally, your library has spaces to meet and work. Meet informally at one of the 20 locations across the county or rent a room for a larger meeting. Your local branch has all the basics - free wifi, Internet and computer access, and Microsoft Office products.
You can find informatation about non-profits by visiting the Non-Profit Services page.
Not sure where to start? Ask to speak with a Librarian at one of our 20 libraries around Mecklenburg County.
Government Documents Resources
There has been a dramatic shift around federal government resources and information since the change from the Biden to the Trump administration. The UC of San Diego's Federal Government Information After the 2025 Transition guide is intended to help you understand what's going on and find alternative access to resources. Please be aware that links to federal resources found in the UCSD Library catalog, on UCSD Library Guides, and elsewhere may be affected by these changes. The best place to search for archives of missing federal webpages is the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine.
What is DiscoverGov?
DiscoverGov provides simple, one-stop searching across multiple U.S. Federal government databases including GPO's Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) and GovInfo.
It will retrieve reports, articles, and citations while providing direct links to selected resources and publications available online.
August is Black Business Month!
Mecklenburg County is committed to providing minorities, women, and small businesses equal opportunity to participate in construction and professional services contracts. Through the BDI program, the County works to help minorities, women and small businesses grow and be competitive for governmental purchasing.
Image: https://oed.mecknc.gov/BDI
Labor Day is a federal holiday celebrating the achievements of American workers. The first Labor Day celebration in the United States was held on September 5, 1882, in New York City. It was proposed and sponsored by the Central Labor Union Party as a "workingmen's holiday." With the growth of labor organizations throughout the United States, the celebration of Labor Day spread to many industrial centers. Between 1882 and 1894, municipalities and states adopted and enacted ordinances and laws to make Labor Day a holiday.
"Labor Day Speech Resources: Fact Sheet." Congress.gov, Library of Congress, 28 August 2025, https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R44152.
Image: https://www.loc.gov/static/collections/american-federation-of-labor-records/155_155.jpg#h=155&w=155
"National Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates the contributions of Americans tracing their roots to Spain, Mexico, Central America, South America and the Spanish-speaking nations of the Caribbean. In 1968, Congress set aside a week for this observance and two decades later expanded it to a month stretching from September 15 to October 15.
The facts found at National Hispanic Heritage Month: 2025 are possible thanks to the invaluable responses to U.S. Census Bureau surveys. We appreciate the public’s cooperation as we measure America’s people and economy."
"Native Peoples, students, and allies are responsible for official celebrations of Indigenous Peoples' Day in such states as Maine, Oregon, Louisiana, New Mexico, Iowa, and Washington, DC. Indigenous Peoples' Day is celebrated on the second Monday of October and recognizes the resilience and diversity of Indigenous Peoples in the United States."
Source: https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/informational/columbus-day-myths; Poster Image: https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/resources/Qeswachaka-A-Living-Legacy-of-Inka-Engineering
Throughout National Native American Heritage Month, the AFL-CIO will be profiling leaders and activists to spotlight the diverse contributions Native Americans have made to the labor movement and toward expanding the rights of working people.
Image: https://nativeamericanheritagemonth.gov/; Source: https://aflcio.org/tags/native-american-heritage-month
Veterans Resources - Jefferson College Libguide (Home - Veterans Resources - LibGuides at Jefferson College)
History of Veterans Day
World War I – known at the time as “The Great War” – officially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, in the Palace of Versailles outside the town of Versailles, France. However, fighting ceased seven months earlier when an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, between the Allied nations and Germany went into effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. For that reason, November 11, 1918, is generally regarded as the end of “the war to end all wars.”
Veterans Day continues to be observed on November 11, regardless of what day of the week on which it falls. The restoration of the observance of Veterans Day to November 11 not only preserves the historical significance of the date but helps focus attention on the important purpose of Veterans Day: A celebration to honor America’s veterans for their patriotism, love of country, and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good.
Source: https://department.va.gov/veterans-day/history-of-veterans-day/; Image: https://department.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/veterans-day-parade-1920.jpg
