Jobs at small Columbus companies nobody posts about (update)

I asked around at a community meeting and got three leads. It has been a long 7 weeks. They like a brief email with a résumé. Should I visit in person?

Small employers often hire on recommendation. Ask neighbours, former co-workers and your library.

A short email with two sentences about what you can do and your résumé attached worked for me. I followed up after a week.