Free confidential business counseling. SCORE can help you grow your current business and pursue your dreams. Take advantage of the knowledge and wisdom of our volunteer counselors. These former successful executives and business owners have experience in all areas of business.
Currently in business?
Starting a new business?
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Sign up for low-cost workshops for both start-up and existing business entrepreneurs. Designed to provide you with the skills necessary to start a business or improve an existing business. Includes workshops across a variety of subjects including starting a business, buying a business, writing a business plan, marketing/sales, basic and more advanced website development.
Access to information and online websites to help you research, plan, manage, or start a small business. Tools include templates, articles, resource links and more.
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Starting Your Own Business:
This workshop covers the finance, legal, marketing, accounting, and insurance aspects of starting a business. The information is presented in an interactive presentation format with time allocated for questions.
Tuesday Sep 09, 2008
6 - 9 PM
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Marketing and Sales:
There is no element of business success more important than marketing and sales. Why do customers buy? How often do they buy? What should the price be? This workshop will help you answer these and many other critical questions.
Tuesday Sep 16, 2008
6 - 9 PM
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Writing A Business Plan:
There is a critical difference between businesses that succeed and those that fail. And it's not a matter of luck. This workshop will provide you with the knowledge you need to develop a successful Business Plan.
Tuesday Sep 23, 2008
6 - 9 PM
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WebSite Reviews:
This is the second of a two workshoop series designed to aacquaint the student with the basics of web site design, creation and review. For $50 the first 7 people to apply will get a complete web site review by our computer web expert C. S. Wurzburger. For $30 up to 20 additional people may attend to take notes and learn the process. Success passes do not apply for this special workshop.
Thursday Sep 25, 2008
5:30 to 7:30 PM
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Betsy Hanscom,
Maine Warmers
"If I had not had that business plan I don't think I would have been successful"
Maine Warmers LLC, a developer and manufacturer of microwavable heating pads and ice packs, distributes their Maine-made products around the world through retailers and directly off their website. Betsy keeps busy doing the design work, purchasing fabrics, running the website, and orchestrating the activities of three subcontractors. SCORE has been with Betsy from....
