June
June 1
• Job Search Assistance
with Goodwill/Easter Seals
East Lake, Business & Career Center, 10 a.m.-Noon
June 6
• Business Consultations with SCORE
East Lake, Meeting Room, 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Job Search Assistance
with Goodwill/Easter Seals
Central, Room N-201, Noon-2:30 p.m.
June 7
• Individual Career Services with HIRED
Central, Room N-201, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
June 12
• Business Consultations with SCORE
and the City of Minneapolis
Central, Room N-201, 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
June 13
• Presenting and Explaining Your Work
History with Goodwill/Easter Seals
Central, RKMC Meeting Room S-275,
Noon-1:30 p.m.
august
July
• Patent Workshop with Walt Johnson,
MPL Patents Librarian
Central, Best Buy Tech Center, 4:30-5:30 p.m.
July 10
• Business Consultations with SCORE
and the City of Minneapolis
Central, Room N-201, 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
• Patent Workshop with Walt Johnson,
MPL Patents Librarian
Central, Best Buy Tech Center, 4:30-5:30 p.m.
July 11
• How to Succeed without a
Four-Year College Degree with
Goodwill/Easter Seals
Central, RKMC Meeting Room S-275,
Noon-1:30 p.m.
July 12
• Business Consultation
with NEON – Northside Economic
Opportunity Network
North Regional, Business & Career Center,
10-11:30 a.m.
August 1
• Business Consultations with SCORE
East Lake, Meeting Room, 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
August 8
• Presenting and Explaining Your Work
History with Goodwill/Easter Seals
Central, RKMC Meeting Room S-275,
Noon-1:30 p.m.
• Job Search Assistance
with Goodwill/Easter Seals
Central, Room N-201, Noon-2:30 p.m.
• Patent Workshop with Walt Johnson,
MPL Patents Librarian
Central, Best Buy Tech Center, 4:30-5:30 p.m.
August 2
• Individual Career Services with HIRED
Central, Room N-201, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Prospecting for Company and Market
Information with Virginia Pear,
MPL Business Librarian
Central, Best Buy Tech Center, 4:30-5:30 p.m.
August 10
• Job Search Assistance
with Goodwill/Easter Seals
East Lake, Business & Career Center, 10 a.m.-Noon
• Prospecting for Company and Market
Information with Virginia Pear,
MPL Business Librarian
Central, Best Buy Tech Center, 4:30-5:30 p.m.
June 14
• Business Consultation with
NEON – Northside Economic
Opportunity Network
North Regional, Business & Career Center,
10-11:30 a.m.
June 15
• Job Search Assistance
with Goodwill/Easter Seals
East Lake, Business & Career Center, 10 a.m.-Noon
• Individual Career Services with HIRED
Central, Room N-201, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
July 13
• Job Search Assistance
with Goodwill/Easter Seals
East Lake, Business & Career Center, 10 a.m.-Noon
July 18
• Job Search Assistance with Goodwill/
Easter Seals
August 11
• Going into Business
Seminar with SCORE
For class fee information and to register, call SCORE at 952-938-4570.
North Regional, Meeting Room, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
August 14
• Business Consultations with SCORE
and the City of Minneapolis
Central, Room N-201, 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Locations
Register
Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall
East Lake Library, 2727 East Lake Street
North Regional Library, 1315 Lowry Avenue North
Visit: http://www.mplib.org/classsignup.asp
Call 612-630-6000
June 16
• Going into Business
Seminar with SCORE
For class fee information and to register, call SCORE at 952-938-4570.
Central, RKMC Meeting Room S-275, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
June 20
• Job Search Assistance
with Goodwill/Easter Seals
Central, Room N-201, Noon-2:30 p.m.
• Prospecting for Demographic Information with Carrie Brunsberg, MPL
Government Documents Librarian
Central, Best Buy Tech Center, 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Central, Room N-201, Noon-2:30 p.m.
• Prospecting for Company and Market
Information with Virginia Pear, MPL
Business Librarian
Central, Best Buy Tech Center, 4:30-5:30 p.m.
July 24
• Business Consultations with SCORE
and the City of Minneapolis
Central, Room N-201, 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
August 15
• Job Search Assistance
with Goodwill/Easter Seals
Central, Room N-201, Noon-2:30 p.m.
• Prospecting for Demographic Information with Carrie Brunsberg, MPL
Government Documents Librarian
Central, Best Buy Tech Center, 4:30-5:30 p.m.
August 16
• Business Consultation
with NEON – Northside Economic
Opportunity Network
North Regional, Business & Career Center,
10-11:30 a.m.
June 21
• Create a Winning Resume with HIRED
Central, RKMC Meeting Room S-275, 1-3 p.m.
• Job Hunting On and Off the ‘Net with
Goodwill/Easter Seals & Mary Linden,
MPL Business Librarian
Central, Best Buy Tech Center, 4-5:30 p.m.
June 26
• Business Consultations with SCORE
and the City of Minneapolis
Central, Room N-201, 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
June 29
• Job Search Assistance with
Goodwill/Easter Seals
(Bilingual – English and Spanish)
East Lake, Business & Career Center, 10 a.m.-Noon
June 27
• Searching for Scholarships and
Colleges with MPL Librarian
Central, Best Buy Tech Center, 10:30 a.m.-Noon
July 25
• Searching for Scholarships and
Colleges with MPL Librarian
Central, Best Buy Tech Center, 10:30 a.m.-Noon
• Job Hunting On and Off the ‘Net
with Goodwill/Easter Seals & Mary
Linden, MPL Business Librarian
Central, Best Buy Tech Center, 4-5:30 p.m.
• Job Interview Strategies with HIRED
Central, RKMC Meeting Room S-275, 1-3 p.m.
August 22
• Searching for Scholarships and
Colleges with MPL Librarian
Central, Best Buy Tech Center, 10:30 a.m.-Noon
• Job Hunting On and Off the ‘Net with
Goodwill/Easter Seals & Mary Linden,
MPL Business Librarian
Central, Best Buy Tech Center, 4-5:30 p.m.
July 26
• Resume Review with HIRED
Central, RKMC Meeting Room S-275, 1-3 p.m.
July 27
• Job Search Assistance with
Goodwill/Easter Seals
(Bilingual – English and Spanish)
East Lake, Business & Career Center, 10 a.m.-Noon
August 24
• Job Search Assistance with
Goodwill/Easter Seals
(Bilingual – English and Spanish)
East Lake, Business & Career Center, 10 a.m.-Noon
August 28
• Business Consultations with SCORE
and the City of Minneapolis
Central, Room N-201, 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Micro Entrepreneur Resource Center: Ready to Start a Small Business?
Minneapolis Public Library is pleased to present the Micro Entrepreneur Resource Center. This exciting new program features several online resources to prepare you for
your next career move. Register, research and start a business plan today. To learn more visit www.mercmpl.org
The development of Micro Entrepreneur Resource Center was supported by a generous grant from Ameriprise Financial.
Mary Kay Harris, Minneapolis Public Library Mary Kay Harris began working at the Mineapolis
Public Library in 1983. Since 1992 she has served
as a librarian in all of the library’s subject departments, most recently in Business/Science/Government Documents.
Walt Johnson, Minneapolis Public Library
Mr. Johnson joined the Minneapolis Public Library
in 1994 as a Technology & Science librarian. During
2002-2004 he served as the 19th Fellow at the U.S.
Patent & Trademark Depository Library Program in
Arlington, VA.
Grover C. Jones, Northside Economic
Opportunity Network (NEON)
Grover Jones is the Loan Officer/Technical Assistant
for NEON’s business development program. Grover
Jones has owned and/or managed several businesses
for the past 25 years. Mr. Jones has spent the last
10 years packaging SBA loans nationally and commercial loans within the state of Minnesota.
These programs are provided by Minneapolis Public Library in partnership with the City of Minneapolis Department of Community Planning
and Economic Development, Goodwill/Easter Seals,
HIRED, Neon and SCORE. Financial support is provided by Ameriprise Financial and the Friends of
the Minneapolis Public Library.
For more information visit our Business Center
website at www.mplib.org/smallbusiness.asp
For more jobs and careers information visit our
website at www.mplib.org/jobs.asp
Presented in partnership::
Achieve @ Your Library
Business and Career Programs for Entrepreneurs and Job Seekers
June-August 2007
Meet the Experts
Carrie Brunsberg, Minneapolis Public Library
Ms. Brunsberg has worked in the government
documents department for four years. She works
specifically with federal documents including the
United States Census, which is the primary source
for much demographic information.
Nancy Buysse, HIRED
Nancy Buysse is an experienced recruiter, salesperson
and career guide. She manages HIRED’s Career
Crossroads programs, including the programs at Minneapolis Central Library, and HIRED’s popular Transition Seminars for workers who have
experienced a layoff. Andy Carlson, Minneapolis Department
of Community Planning & Economic
Development (CPED)
Andy Carlson counsels businesses on conducting a
site search, identifying financial incentives, arranging workforce recruitment and training, and
providing development review services. Mr. Carlson
has a Bachelor of Science degree in City Planning
and a Masters of Business Administration.
Emmanuel Muhozi, Goodwill/Easter Seals
Emmanuel Muhozi was born in Eastern Congo (former Zaire) and attended high school in Thionville,
France. He holds a bachelor degree in Business
Administration from Moncton University in New
Brunswick, Canada. He is a certified Global Career
Developer Facilitator, as well as an A+ Microsoft
Certified Professional. Mr. Muhozi speaks seven
languages, including French and Swahili.
Minneapolis Public Library Board of Trustees: Dana Dellis, Goodwill/Easter Seals
Virginia Pear, Minneapolis Public Library
Anita S. Duckor
President
Dana Dellis is an Employment Consultant with
Goodwill/Easter Seals and is a certified Global Career Development Facilitator. She holds a Bachelor
of Arts degree in Spanish and Organizational Communications. She is bilingual in Spanish and
English and teaches Creative Job Search in Spanish.
Ms. Pear has a Masters in Library Science from the
University of Wisconsin-Madison and has been a
reference librarian at MPL for 20 years, specializing
in business information. She serves on the electronic
resources team, which evaluates and selects the
library’s databases.
Charles Seashore, SCORE
In 2007, Charles Seashore, was named the Minnesota
Minority Small Business Champion of the Year by
the U.S. Small Business Administration. Prior to joining SCORE, he spent 40 years with Honeywell,
Inc. and Alliant Techsystems. Mr. Seashore has led
the “Going into Business Seminar” for the last six years.
Corrie Clouse, Goodwill/Easter Seals
Corrie Clouse is an Employment Consultant for the
Dislocated Worker Program with Goodwill/Easter
Seals. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in
Sociology from Concordia University.
Alan Hooker
Secretary
Rod Krueger
Sheldon Mains
Lisa Guetzkow, Goodwill/Easter Seals
Hussein Samatar
Laurie Savran
Gary Thaden
Laura Waterman Wittstock
GO-028-0607
Lisa Guetzkow is a Workforce Development Supervisor and Business Trainer. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Social Work from Metropolitan University. Lisa has more than eight years
of experience assisting individuals from diverse
cultural and ethnic backgrounds in vocational planning, job placement, job coaching and retention and advocacy.