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Business & Economics Department, Central Library

Start Your Small Business at the Library!
Have you been toying with the idea of starting your own business? Have you been unsure where to start or what kind of business would be right for you? Do you already have a business and are looking for new ways to reach your customers or simplify your procedures?
Fight Back Against Fraud With the Library
Have you heard of the “Health Jolting Chair”? What use would you have for a “Lung Expander” or an “Ozone Generator”? Would you trust an “Electric Girdle for Men”?
Kanopy for Business at the Los Angeles Public Library
If you can’t find a business, finance or economics DVD at the Los Angeles Public Library to your liking, try the library’s newest e-media offering, Kanopy.
The Cost of Holiday Gifts Over Time
Consumers plan to spend an average of $935.58 during the 2016 holiday shopping season according to the National Retail Federation’s annual consumer spending survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics. Total holiday spending includes gifts for others, self-spending,
Holiday Season: Frenzy and Blues?
More and more these days I find myself pondering how to reconcile my net income with my gross habits.
Money Mysteries: Or why is there an eyeball on the dollar bill?
Who’s the guy on the old $10,000 note (Salmon Chase, note no longer printed)? Is America on the gold standard (NO, not since June 1933)? What’s the origin of the term “greenback” (a U.S.
Tax Days in the Business & Economics Department
The Business and Economics Department continues to serve patrons who do not do their Federal and State taxes electronically by offering paper distribution of Federal and California Tax Forms, Instructions, and Publications.