ROLE OF LIBRARIES IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SOCIAL CHANGE: REVIEW OF SELECTED CASE STUDIES
Abstract
Entrepreneurs and small businesses are generally comprehended to be engines of financial development and advancement. Less notable is the way libraries advance business enterprise. The objective of this article is to narrate the role of library professionals in successfully shaping an entrepreneur in his/her business and play a significant role in the society. Libraries address the issues of aspiring business people and things are considered, in all aspects of our country. Regardless of experience, an individual trying to dispatch a venture can utilize library assets, innovations and staff skill to take part in business planning, perform statistical surveying, look for capital speculations, investigate network associations learn about intellectual property practicalities, model items and lead everyday activities. Libraries and people in general and private segment on-screen characters occupied with propelling business enterprise ought to team up additionally to make new open doors for learning, revelation, development, and advancement over the economy. In this study, the authors have analyzed few prosperous case studies and concluded that the role of library professional is vital towards the success of the projects executed by the entrepreneur and begun the social change very differently in a small way.
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Library, Librarian, Entrepreneurship, Social ChangeDownloads
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