MCbiz hosts libraries, Workforce Connection representatives

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Kathy Rodriguez, assistant Director of the Small Business Services for the Arizona Department of Commerce, spearheaded the Jan. 16 meeting of the Arizona Service Provider Network at Maricopa County’s Board of Supervisors conference room.

MCbiz and its sister agencies, Maricopa Workforce Connections and the Maricopa County Library District, provided useful information to the network,” Rodriguez said.

The network’s members include public, community, private, and governmental entities, which serve the business community. Members have agreed to continue supporting each other’s organizations, serving businesses and niche markets, increasing opportunities for SBE, M/WBE and DBE firms, and maximizing the visibility of their organizations and services.

Maricopa Workforce Connections provides many services to the business community through its two major One-Stop Centers, said Ron Bajda, Business Account Representative/MWC.

In addition, Bajda said that employers may conduct on-site recruitments at the MWC West Valley Career Center , 1840 N. 95th Ave., Ste. 160, in Phoenix, at I-10 and Loop 101; or the MWC East Valley Career Center, 735 N. Gilbert Road, in Gilbert, at Guadalupe and Gilbert Road.

Each Center is equipped with a business services center that offers employers meeting space, office equipment, interview rooms, and other resources to enhance recruiting and hiring experiences. They have a Web site is at maricopaworkforceconnection.com/business/businessservices.asp.

The Library District subscribes to premium databases and provides them free to its customers, noted Marshall Stone, Adult Services Coordinator, Maricopa County Library District. He described how small businesses can easily access the following databases plus more: