Welcome to the Champaign Business Portal Homepage.

A Champaign library card gives you access to powerful online tools you won’t find free elsewhere. Search the archives of The Wall Street Journal at the library or at home. Search other newspapers and business magazines. Find people with the phone and address directory.

Everyone is welcome to drop in at our free expert-led business workshops. Check our event calendar to see what’s coming up soon.

Our Info Pros (also known as librarians) are ready to help you with your work-related questions. We’ll save you time and find answers that you (and your boss) can trust. Let us help with sales leads, company research, CU facts and figures, and more. Ask an Info Pro!

Your Business is Our Business

Whether you’re dreaming of starting a new business or striving to succeed where you are, the library offers the business expertise you need. These web pages are the place to find it — or connect to our Info Pros for personalized help finding exactly the information you need.

Hot Topics

On July 1st, 2009 the Illinois minimum wage will increase from the current $7.75 to $8.00. Public Act 94–1072, signed into law December 18, 2006, increased the Illinois minimum wage from $6.50 to $7.50 and established annual increases of twenty-five cents that go into effect every July 1st. These increases are scheduled to stop when the wage hits $8.25 in 2010.

Resume-Writing Help Online – Optimal Resume is a free interactive tool to help you write a resume or letter, assess your skills, create a website, practice interviewing, and more. Log in with your Champaign Library card number.

Consumer Reports, Online and Free! Forget the subscription cost! We‘ve just purchased Consumer Reports.org for all of our patrons to use, free of charge. Before you shop, check their trusted product reviews so you can spend wisely.

Looking for local job listings? See this list of websites that provide help wanted ads for the Champaign-Urbana metropolitan area.

Alex Ruggieri

Alex Ruggieri recommends
Get Out of Your Own Way

“If you would like to learn why your mind does what it does and how to reprogram it for success, this book is for you!”

Read more of this recommendation from senior investment advisor Alex Ruggieri, plus other book picks by CU community members.

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Research Tools Online

We give you exclusive access to powerful online information tools. Use your library card number to log in, or use these at the library. more

Find people, businesses, sales leads
Search News-Gazette & national papers
Standard & Poor’s
Morningstar Investment Ctr., home use | in-library use
Wall St. Journal, home use | in-library use
Travel Info: Global Road Warrior, home use | in-library use

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Find Business Books & More

Sample business books with e-mail excerpts, or get monthly e-mails about new titles. Search the catalog for business books, audiobooks, or downloadable eBooks.

New business book picks by e-mail
Daily book samples by e-mail
Business book search
Business audiobook search
eBooks & eAudiobooks:
choose “Business & Careers”