Score Big With SCORE®
Maybe you’ve been in business for a while. Perhaps you’re one of many who, for whatever reason (read: laid off), have found yourself in the position of needing to go into business. Or, perchance, you fall somewhere in between, freelancing here and there with visions of opening your own shop down the road.
It’s no secret that business is challenging. You’re likely are good at that thing you do, but running a successful business is more ... much more ... than just producing your product or service. You also have to deal with foreign things like financial statements, budgeting, financing, insurances, licenses, taxes, marketing and sales, to name a few.
Whatever your situation, you can hear that big, scary 800 pound gorilla outside your door trying to knock down that shingle with your name on it.
Sure, you can dig deep into your pockets and buy the knowledge and information you need. But that gets expensive really quick when it comes to consultants and even employees. Here’s a better idea, and in true Marketing Mind form, it’s free – tap into
SCORE®.
SCORE, Counselors to America's Small Business, is (from their site) “... a nonprofit association dedicated to educating entrepreneurs and the formation, growth and success of small business nationwide. SCORE is a resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration. (SBA).” The organization provides a wealth of useful information on their site to set you on the straight and narrow path to success.
Aside from their incredibly helpful site and national resources, SCORE really shines at its local level. There are 370 chapters throughout the United States and its territories, with 11,200 volunteers nationwide. Volunteers are the beating heart of SCORE and they are both working and retired executives and business owners who donate their time and expertise as business counselors. How handy is that?
Through one-on-one, confidential counseling, SCORE counselors can help you draft a business and/or marketing plan, make sense out of all those numbers staring you in the face every day, provide financing ideas and more. When you consider that business consultants can cost you anywhere from $100 – $500 per hour, SCORE starts to make a whole lot of sense.
Counseling can simply be one meeting to ask a few questions, or several sessions, even years if needed, to hammer out the big picture for your business or business idea. Plus, with the wide variety of talent, skills and knowledge available at the chapter level, if your counselor doesn’t have the answer, odds are, they can find it or put together a team just for you.
Beyond this oh-so-nifty mentoring are SCORE workshops. Local chapters often offer free and low-cost business workshops and seminars for both start-up and in-business entrepreneurs. Workshops cover a variety of topics, from writing a business plan to importing / exporting to e-commerce, marketing, etc. Workshops also offer a chance to network with local, small business owners.
Here’s a list of a few of the workshops our chapter has recently presented:
So, at the end of the day, when that 800 pound gorilla comes a knockin,’ fire up your browser or pick up the phone and contact SCORE. You’ll be glad you did.
It’s no secret that business is challenging. You’re likely are good at that thing you do, but running a successful business is more ... much more ... than just producing your product or service. You also have to deal with foreign things like financial statements, budgeting, financing, insurances, licenses, taxes, marketing and sales, to name a few.
Whatever your situation, you can hear that big, scary 800 pound gorilla outside your door trying to knock down that shingle with your name on it.
Sure, you can dig deep into your pockets and buy the knowledge and information you need. But that gets expensive really quick when it comes to consultants and even employees. Here’s a better idea, and in true Marketing Mind form, it’s free – tap into
SCORE®.SCORE, Counselors to America's Small Business, is (from their site) “... a nonprofit association dedicated to educating entrepreneurs and the formation, growth and success of small business nationwide. SCORE is a resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration. (SBA).” The organization provides a wealth of useful information on their site to set you on the straight and narrow path to success.
Aside from their incredibly helpful site and national resources, SCORE really shines at its local level. There are 370 chapters throughout the United States and its territories, with 11,200 volunteers nationwide. Volunteers are the beating heart of SCORE and they are both working and retired executives and business owners who donate their time and expertise as business counselors. How handy is that?
Through one-on-one, confidential counseling, SCORE counselors can help you draft a business and/or marketing plan, make sense out of all those numbers staring you in the face every day, provide financing ideas and more. When you consider that business consultants can cost you anywhere from $100 – $500 per hour, SCORE starts to make a whole lot of sense.
Counseling can simply be one meeting to ask a few questions, or several sessions, even years if needed, to hammer out the big picture for your business or business idea. Plus, with the wide variety of talent, skills and knowledge available at the chapter level, if your counselor doesn’t have the answer, odds are, they can find it or put together a team just for you.
Beyond this oh-so-nifty mentoring are SCORE workshops. Local chapters often offer free and low-cost business workshops and seminars for both start-up and in-business entrepreneurs. Workshops cover a variety of topics, from writing a business plan to importing / exporting to e-commerce, marketing, etc. Workshops also offer a chance to network with local, small business owners.
Here’s a list of a few of the workshops our chapter has recently presented:
- Introduction to Business
- Developing a Dynamic Business Plan
- Internet Marketing for Small Business
- Trading Area Promotions
- The Secrets of Customer Service
So, at the end of the day, when that 800 pound gorilla comes a knockin,’ fire up your browser or pick up the phone and contact SCORE. You’ll be glad you did.
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