Any entrepreneur will tell you that getting a business off the ground is neither easy nor inexpensive. But if you know where to look, there is a wealth of free resources out there, and many of them can be accessed with nothing but a free library card.
Public libraries like the Free Library of Philadelphia and Delaware Libraries offer a dense menu of no-cost tools for entrepreneurs and nonprofits: research databases that would otherwise cost $1,000 a month to access, one-on-one help, meeting space, partner clinics, classes and workshops. With the exception of a couple of partner programs, it’s all completely free.