Business Resources

Want to verify a corporation or LLC in Illinois?  Use the State’s cyberdriveillinois website to search The Department of Business Services database. You can find  information regarding corporations, not-for-profit corporations, limited partnerships, limited liability companies and limited liability partnerships, as well as, other business-related information.  Also search for Trademarks/Servicemarks, business forms and more.
 

Want to know if a company is trustworthy?   Use Better Business Bureau  for Unites States or Canadian businesses.

Need demographics and maps? Use ReferenceUSA to research a company and locate people for marketing and sales.

Money Smart Week@your library

Money Smart Week@your library
The American Library Association and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago are recognizing April 21-28 as Money Smart Week. During this time, hundreds of free educational programs will be held to help consumers manage their personal finances.
Niles Library is participating in Money Smart Week with these events:

Apr. 24    Phone Bill Clinic

Apr. 24    Introduction to Morningstar Investment Research Center

Apr. 26    Selling on eBay & Amazon : the Basics

To register for a Niles Library program, go to http://www.nileslibrary.org/calendar.

To see calendar of events for all ages for the Chicagoland area, go to www.moneysmartweek.org/CHICAGO.

ESL Book Discussion at Niles Public Library

ESL Book Discussion

Are you a new English language speaker?  Practice speaking English and improve your reading comprehension skills by discussing books with others.   For more information contact Darlene at 847-663-6433.

In April we will be reading Iron & Silk by Mark Salzman

Wed., April 25, 3-4:30pm

Finding Customer Service Numbers

Do you get frustrated trying to find customer service phone numbers?  Library Journal has listed gethuman.com as one of the best free reference websites of 2011.  The site has the largest database of customer service numbers on the web giving you the customer service numbers for thousands of companies in 50 countries. 

Celebrating The Year of the Dragon A Glimpse into Chinese Culture at the Niles Public Library

Celebrating The Year of the Dragon
A Glimpse into Chinese Culture

Sat., March 24, 11am-12:30pm

Interested in Chinese Culture? In the year of the Dragon, be transported to ancient China through Guzheng zither music and a Chinese Tea Tasting. Learn about the Shen Yun Performing Arts Exhibition, coming to Chicago in April, which is considered the renaissance of Chinese culture, incorporating dance, legends, and music in a way that has never been done before.