Now more than ever, we love to support and shop local! Luckily, our local businesses love the library back. With the Flash Your Card program, nearly 40 businesses around the city offer members of the Poudre River Public Library District discounts and deals, just for showing their library card. For full discount details and exclusions, …
Nick Armstrong is the Geek-in-Chief behind WTF Marketing. He is the lead organizer of Fort Collins Comic Con and Fort Collins Startup Week. This post was originally published at WTFMarketing.com and republished with permission. A quick note before we dive in: you will see links to products I like. These are not affiliate links and …
It’s exciting when the eureka moment happens. The instance when a brilliant idea surfaces and you think, “I have something here. This could be big.” But taking that idea to action is complicated. It’s not enough to have a brilliant idea or to be passionate about your goal. It takes planning, research, and a supportive …
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Not everyone thinks of the public library when starting a business. Yet, it’s the radical collaboration among entrepreneurs, the Library, and our strategic partners that continues to foster local economic development. Poudre River Public Libraries have just about everything a 21st century entrepreneur might need: work space, Internet access, reference materials and research databases, and …
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If you reflect upon the changes our community has seen in the last decade, you might notice the changing faces of your neighbors or the growing number of people calling the area “home.” Northern Colorado is home to a vibrant population that is expected to continue to grow, to age, and to become more diverse. …