El Paso: Expanding Library Services to Support Small Business Growth

The city of El Paso is a finalist for this year's City Accelerator project, which is focused on helping cities build and grow their network of local businesses and entrepreneurs of color. Cities that are chosen for the project will receive valuable support and resources from experts and peers to help them achieve their goals.

You can help select this year’s City Accelerator participants! Check out the cities' pitches, and then let us know which ones you think should be a part of this important program by giving them a star rating and leaving your comments below!

What is El Paso proposing?

The city of El Paso proposes enhancing the services offered to local entrepreneurs through the El Paso Public Library WorkPLACE program (Public Literacy Access for Careers and Entrepreneurship). This partnership, modeled after community partnerships led by other urban libraries, would extend economic and educational assistance through small business development and workforce agencies.

VIEW OTHER CITY PITCHES 

• Atlanta
• Cleveland
• Kansas City
• Long Beach
• Newark
• New Orleans
• Rochester
• Stockton
• Tulsa

For a detailed description of the mission and purpose of the City Accelerator’s cohort on Local Businesses and Jobs Growth, click here.

Public response is one of several criteria being used by the City Accelerator to select cohort cities. The number of ratings or comments by themselves do not determine final status or selection.