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Ep 7: Small Business - Big Impact

March 03, 2021 • Libraries in Bloom

Meet Yee Vue, Adults Services and Engagement Librarian for the Community Partnerships team at the Appleton Public Library in Wisconsin. Yee spearheads an initiative, Small Business - Big Impact, that is funded by the American Library Association’s Libraries Build Business program. They were one of the thirteen public libraries across the nation to receive the competitive grant. The initiative aims to connect small businesses and local entrepreneurs to library tools as well as support business start up, retention, and expansion for and with people of color and immigrants. To learn more about Small Business - Big Impact, tune into this podcast episode with Yee.