Free, online workshops and pitch competitions on how libraries and librarians support entrepreneurship in their communities and campuses
Congratulations to the winners!
ELC 2024 Pitch Competition (May 14)
The video recording is now posted. Watch the pitches, listen to the discussion, and hear the final rankings of the judges plus the audience choice award announcement.
$7,000 prize pot.
News:
- Most recent event: Refresh & Refocus: Libraries’ New Trends in Supporting Entrepreneurship (November 1, 2023; the recordings and slides are posted)
- Follow the ELC on LinkedIn
Past events:
- Refresh & Refocus: Libraries’ New Trends in Supporting Entrepreneurship (Fall 2023)
- ELC 2023 pitch competition
- ELC International (Fall 2022)
- ELC 2022 pitch competition
- Inclusive Entrepreneurship mini-conference (Fall 2021)
- Cannabis Entrepreneurship mini-conference (Spring 2021)
- ELC 2020 two-day conference
- ELC 2020 pitch competition
- Publications from the Conference for Entrepreneurial Librarians (2009-16)
About the ELC
The ELC offers free online workshops and pitch competitions on how libraries and librarians support entrepreneurship in their communities and campuses. ELC leadership includes a diverse mix of public, special, and academic librarians and partners, from several countries. The ELC is for and by information professionals who support and believe in the power of inquiry and information to transform lives and support entrepreneurial endeavors.
While the ELC leadership is international, the ELC is officially hosted by BLINC, the business librarianship section of NCLA. Since its founding in 2003, BLINC has been a community of public, academic, and special librarians who value networking, supporting each other, and offering frequent and free workshops.
ELC Directors:
- Angel Truesdale (UNC Charlotte): [email protected]
- Kellee Forkenbrock (North Liberty Library): [email protected]
- Steve Cramer (UNC Greensboro): [email protected]