Are you an entrepreneur looking to start a business or need help with your current venture?

Ives Squared's Exchange is filled with resources to help patrons create or work on their passions and turn them into successful functioning businesses.

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The Exchange of Ives Squared has many resources and programs catered to entrepreneurs, specifically focusing on local change-makers in the New Haven area. We strive to offer the public the content they need when trying to start their ventures from the beginning idea stage to implementation and beyond. These include programs, databases, office hours, books, and more, all geared toward ensuring you can learn and work toward completing your business goals.

 

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We know starting a business can be intimidating. Everything the Ives Squared Exchange offers is meant to help those looking to take on this task, and to foster a strong network of small businesses and leaders in the New Haven community. We are here for you no matter your question, feel free to fill out the consultation form below, and our Business & Nonprofit Librarian will answer soon.

Digital Toolbox Resources For Entrepreneurs

The entrepreneur-focused business databases we have for free with your library card can help you in numerous ways—they include Mergent Intellect, Statista, SEMrush, Gale Business Plan Builder, and more!

Check out our three featured resources, all a part of the Digital Toolbox offered by NHFPL through Ives Squared -- they are Mergent Intellect, and Gale Business Plan Builder. To see the rest of our Digital Toolbox database offerings, just click below!

Mergent Intellect

A directory database that includes business addresses globally.

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Gale Business Plan Builder

Enables users to produce complete business plans and other docs.

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Recommendations for Entrepreneurs

Testimonials

"All the services provided by NHFPL are needed and valued by the community. The efforts to keep and sustain what is provided through NHFPL are most appreciated and cannot go unnoticed. Thank you for what you do!!”

 

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Kimkelly Myers
Createbykimkelly.com

Business Librarian Consult, January 2021

My experience at Ives Squared has been one of connections. As a connector myself, this is something I truly appreciate."

 

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Barb Nangle
Higherpowercc.com Known Coworking

Ives Squared Patron & Speaker, March 2021

The Ives Squared Exchange works with many community partners to expand our reach and offerings to entrepreneurs of all types and in all stages, including with SCORE, CTNext, KNOWN, the WBDC, Collab, and the New Haven Innovation Collaborative, among others. With so many local organizations teaming up with us to ensure the goals of Ives Squared are met, entrepreneurs can be confident that working with us is one of the best ways to access information, database resources, knowledge, mentorship, and funding opportunities.