EBSCOlearning™, a division of EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO), and EcoMap Technologies (EcoMap) have partnered to offer public libraries a service to help patrons on their entrepreneurial journey. EcoMap is a hyperlocal search engine that curates and catalogs community resources to support entrepreneurship and empowers libraries to become stronger hubs for economic development.
The EcoMap platform is a curated database of all the organizations and individuals in a library’s community that are committed to helping emerging entrepreneurs and small businesses grow. This solution facilitates stronger connections and relevant information between people, companies, organizations, and resources to help the ecosystem become more effective. Public libraries can use this digital version of an ecosystem to connect community members with the most relevant entrepreneurial resources or social services they need, making the library an essential part of the community’s economic development efforts.
EBSCOlearning’s Chief Strategist Duncan Smith says working with EcoMap will provide a way for libraries to meet the demand for business development services from libraries.
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