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<b>Innovation Everywhere!</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(5, 99, 193); line-height: 107%;"><u><a href="https://auth.mel.org/newera/check-direct?url=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=175956808" id="OWA2dc2f898-4dd7-2976-507d-614eaedde390" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Generative
AI</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"> is a hot discussion topic these days. While artificial intelligence isn’t new, ChatGPT, Gemini, and other publicly available artificial
intelligence tools are emerging as the latest in a long line of disrupters. Disrupters aren’t necessarily negative. In fact, I’m very grateful to be able to write this post on a laptop computer instead of a typewriter! Smart phones, microwave ovens, personal
computers, electricity, broadband internet, indoor plumbing, and more have changed our lives in significant ways. These innovations are in existence because people worked diligently to solve problems they and others faced in everyday life. The
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(5, 99, 193); line-height: 107%;"><u><a href="http://www.mel.org/" id="OWA45a04504-9154-cc5e-cf31-689fe209aea1" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Michigan
eLibrary (MeL)</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"> has myriad resources highlighting the lives of innovators as well as information for those who have entrepreneurial dreams
of their own. </span></p>
<p style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;">As summer approaches, feed your curiosity about those who have made this warm season extra special.
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(5, 99, 193); line-height: 107%;"><u><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebscoprofile-brc" id="OWA445837b5-719c-2134-9dc9-12673dc7a1c1" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Biography
Reference Source</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"> features brief articles on over 450,000 individuals including the inventor of summer backyard fun,
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(5, 99, 193); line-height: 107%;"><u><a href="https://auth.mel.org/newera/check-direct?url=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=b6h&AN=34934018&site=brc-live" id="OWAea346486-8773-8119-f6ed-2a61d5a8b33c" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Lonnie
Johnson </a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;">and
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(5, 99, 193); line-height: 107%;"><u><a href="https://auth.mel.org/newera/check-direct?url=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=b6h&AN=47329303&site=brc-live" id="OWA4aa6d0d2-d051-72bf-7d62-29573533ce26" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Ron
Toomer</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;">, creator of summer amusement park thrills. Road trips, a summer tradition for many, are much safer due to the ingenuity of
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(5, 99, 193); line-height: 107%;"><u><a href="https://auth.mel.org/newera/check-direct?url=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mat&AN=88303512&site=src_ic-live" id="OWA8fff307f-aa9a-76d9-be5f-e90d0fe2cb4d" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Mary
Anderson and Florence Lawrence</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;">. I cannot imagine driving down the road without windshield wipers or turn and brake signals.</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;">For those pursuing their entrepreneurial dreams,
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(5, 99, 193); line-height: 107%;"><u><a href="http://www.mel.org/" id="OWA1c7d714d-6917-9509-e329-c3ec58031f1a" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">MeL</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"> has
valuable resources without the paywall. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(5, 99, 193); line-height: 107%;"><u><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebscoprofile-sbrc" id="OWAca118d0b-5a04-86f4-f896-1bdae0499012" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Small
Business Source</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"> provides
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(5, 99, 193); line-height: 107%;"><u><a href="https://auth.mel.org/newera/check-direct?url=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=b9h&AN=163575846&site=sbrc-live" id="OWA80af0748-9701-8740-5a16-2a265f4d90a7" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">state
specific start up information</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"> as well as eBooks from NOLO press such as the
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(5, 99, 193); line-height: 107%;"><i><u><a href="https://auth.mel.org/newera/check-direct?url=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&bquery=legal+guide+for+starting+and+running+a+small+business&type=0&searchMode=And&site=sbrc-live" id="OWAa9929ea4-4252-f6e6-a757-3f6291fd77fa" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Legal
Guide for Starting & Running a Small Business</a></u></i></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;">,
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(5, 99, 193); line-height: 107%;"><i><u><a href="https://auth.mel.org/newera/check-direct?url=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&bquery=Patent%2c+Copyright+%26amp%3b+Trademark&type=0&searchMode=And&site=sbrc-live" id="OWA796c127b-1128-fc0d-783d-4777eb62722f" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Patent,
Copyright & Trademark</a></u></i></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;">, and
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(5, 99, 193); line-height: 107%;"><i><u><a href="https://auth.mel.org/newera/check-direct?url=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&bquery=how+to+write+a+business+plan&type=0&searchMode=And&site=sbrc-live" id="OWAfe5a7698-e97f-0cf7-c3f7-baf0b5ac2a33" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">How
to Write a Business Plan</a></u></i></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;">.
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(5, 99, 193); line-height: 107%;"><u><a href="http://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=atoz" id="OWA72211b56-23e0-8e38-5454-a281089c94ab" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">AtoZdatabases</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"> provides
demographic and existing business information for those conducting market research and developing business plans.
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(5, 99, 193); line-height: 107%;"><u><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebsco-e020mna" id="OWAcda15694-bb6d-98af-d006-a2efe8d24c29" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> EBSCO’s
eBook Business Collection</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"> contains indispensable titles for aspiring entrepreneurs such as
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(5, 99, 193); line-height: 107%;"><i><u><a href="https://auth.mel.org/newera/check-direct?url=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e020mna&AN=3503380&site=ehost-live&scope=site&ebv=EK&ppid=Page-__-1" id="OWA740a8c5f-c134-a672-b5ec-2547a1b68031" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">6
Essentials to Start & Succeed in Your Own Business: What Top Entrepreneurs Know, That Others Don’t</a></u></i></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"> and
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(5, 99, 193); line-height: 107%;"><i><u><a href="https://auth.mel.org/newera/check-direct?url=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e020mna&AN=3291148&site=ehost-live&scope=site&ebv=EK&ppid=Page-__-1" id="OWAb371b57f-03e9-2713-eee0-94d0d0442984" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Business
in the 21</a></u><sup><u><a href="https://auth.mel.org/newera/check-direct?url=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e020mna&AN=3291148&site=ehost-live&scope=site&ebv=EK&ppid=Page-__-1" id="OWAb371b57f-03e9-2713-eee0-94d0d0442984" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">st</a></u></sup><u><a href="https://auth.mel.org/newera/check-direct?url=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e020mna&AN=3291148&site=ehost-live&scope=site&ebv=EK&ppid=Page-__-1" id="OWAb371b57f-03e9-2713-eee0-94d0d0442984" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">
Century: A Sustainable Approach</a></u></i></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;">.</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;">Whether satisfying your curiosity about your super soaker’s origin story, feeling the wind whip through
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has resources to make your summer season unforgettable!</span></p>
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