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Need Small Business Advice? Seek Out SCORE Advisors

Need Small Business Advice? Seek Out SCORE Advisors. Seek Out SCORE Advisors. TOPICS. Small Business and Leadership About SCORE SCORE Services for You Resources for Your Business Looking Ahead Next Steps. Small Business and Leadership.

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Need Small Business Advice? Seek Out SCORE Advisors

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  1. Need Small Business Advice? Seek Out SCORE Advisors

  2. Seek Out SCORE Advisors TOPICS Small Business and Leadership About SCORE SCORE Services for You Resources for Your Business Looking Ahead Next Steps

  3. Small Business and Leadership HOME LEADERSHIP SCORESERVICESRESOURCESLOOKING AHEAD • Q: Why is small business so important to the economy? • A: Small businesses create jobs and fuel the growth. • There are 25 million small businesses nationwide • Small businesses account for 99 percent of all employers • Small businesses create 75 percent of new jobs • About 800,000 new small businesses are formed each year

  4. Small Business and Leadership HOMELEADERSHIPSCORESERVICESRESOURCESLOOKING AHEAD • Q: Why is owning a business important to you? • A: Small business represents success on your own terms. • Be your own boss • Bring a new idea to life • Achieve your lifelong dream • Create financial independence • Turn your hobby into a profitable business

  5. About SCORE HOMELEADERSHIPSCORESERVICESRESOURCESLOOKING AHEAD • Local business workshops and seminars • Face-to-face counseling through 389 offices • Email counseling through the SCORE web site, www.score.org • Free and confidential business advice for entrepreneurs SCORE “Counselors to America’s Small Business” SCORE is a national, nonprofit association. SCORE’s mission is to provide small business counseling and training to help America’s entrepreneurs succeed.

  6. About SCORE HOMELEADERSHIPSCORESERVICESRESOURCESLOOKING AHEAD • Q: How can a SCORE business counselor help? • A: SCORE counselors give real-world advice that applies to your business. • Practical advice • Business planning assistance • Problem-solving for business challenges • Growth strategies for business opportunities • Confidential sounding board for your ideas

  7. About SCORE HOMELEADERSHIPSCORESERVICESRESOURCESLOOKING AHEAD • Dedicated volunteers • Confidential advice for your business • Experienced business owners and executives • Experts who’ve seen both economic highs and lows • Pros with expertise in professional disciplines SCORE business counselors are volunteers. Volunteers who have achieved business success–and want to help you succeed in your business.

  8. SCORE Services for You HOMELEADERSHIPSCORESERVICESRESOURCESLOOKING AHEAD SCORE “Counselors to America’s Small Business” can help your business in many ways. • Confidential business counseling • Long-term business mentoring • Face-to-face brainstorming sessions • Online email advice available anytime • Local workshops and seminars on business topics

  9. SCORE Services for You HOMELEADERSHIPSCORESERVICESRESOURCESLOOKING AHEAD • 11,500 counselors nationwide • Nearly 900 locations for counseling • Email counseling through (www.score.org) • Local business workshops and seminars SCORE services are available nationwide.

  10. Resources for Your Business HOMELEADERSHIPSCORESERVICESRESOURCESLOOKING AHEAD Visit the SCORE’s Web Site www.score476.org - Staten Island www.score.org - National • How To Advice & Info • Get Email Counseling for biz advice online • Find SCORE to locate any chapter in the country • 2,000 pages of content for small business owners • How To articles offer practical business tips

  11. SCORE476.ORG

  12. SCORE Resource: www.score.org HOMELEADERSHIPSCORESERVICESRESOURCESLOOKING AHEAD Get These Free Email Newsletters SCORE eNews a free, email newsletter with small business news and how-to’s SOHO eSource a free, email newsletter on leadership topics for entrepreneurs

  13. SBA Resource: www.sba.gov HOMELEADERSHIPSCORESERVICESRESOURCESLOOKING AHEAD Visit www.sba.gov Check out the Starting a Business and Financing A Business Sections

  14. Resources for Your Business HOMELEADERSHIPSCORESERVICESRESOURCESLOOKING AHEAD SCORE Offers Free Seminars and Training Emerging Business magazine is available, free of charge, at SCORE offices. .

  15. Looking Ahead to Mentoring HOMELEADERSHIPSCORESERVICESRESOURCESLOOKING AHEAD • Q: What can a mentor bring to the table? • A: Information, ideas and advice to help you succeed. • Wisdom gained from the “school of hard knocks” • Independent, thoughtful advice specific to your business • Perspective from years in the trenches of economic cycles

  16. Looking Ahead to Your Success HOMELEADERSHIPSCORESERVICESRESOURCESLOOKING AHEAD • A focused business plan • Hard work, and plenty of it • A quality product and/or service • Good advice Entrepreneurial Success Factors

  17. Looking Ahead to Create Success HOMELEADERSHIPSCORESERVICESRESOURCESLOOKING AHEAD • Play to your strengths • Identify weaknesses to improve • Learn and grow as a leader • Add to your knowledge base • Form a network of trusted advisors Build Your Business Success

  18. Locations For Business Help • CHAMBER OF COMMERCE • Appointment Required.130 Bay StreetStaten Island, New York 10301Wednesday 9:00 AM to 12:00 NoonCall 718 727-1221Appointment Required for Saturday mornings at: • ST. GEORGE LIBRARYAppointment Required • 5 Central Ave.Staten Island, New York  10301Saturday Morning 10:00 AM to 12:00 NoonCall 718 442-8560. • S.I. BANK & TRUST • No Appointment Required • Tuesday & Thursday 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon1550 Richmond RoadStaten Island, New York 10304

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