Owning a business is both exciting and intimidating; but you have lots of support. Find resources to help you make decisions on starting or growing your enterprise. Browse these tools, then contact your SCORE mentor to get help putting your ideas into action.
A Sample Financial Projection Template
This is a helpful template for financial projections. Read more
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Start your Business: Test the Viability!
Create a Plan for Your Business with a Powerful “GPS”
If you are looking to start a business or have already begun your journey, this webinar will help increase your chances for success through creating a GPS plan. Read more
Succeeding in the Gig Economy
In this informative webinar you'll learn about finding high paying gigs, creating job security, managing time, stress and money, and avoiding the gig treadmill. Read more
Developing a Strategy: The Business Plan
A business plan is more than just words on paper. It’s a way to stay focused on how your business works, and it’s also a calling card when you need financing. Read more
Hot Businesses, Markets & Trends for 2019
Attend this session and find out what business trends you should incorporate into your company, what markets are driving sales and how to propel your small business. Read more
Lean Canvas: Create Your Business Plan Quickly
This session will walk you through a Lean Canvas to help you create a “blueprint” of your business and will provide practical tips and tools for doing so. Read more
4 Steps to Brainstorming a Great New Business Idea
If you’re not sure what type of business to start, that doesn’t mean you can’t become an entrepreneur. It just means you need to brainstorm a business idea.
Startup 101- What You Need to Start Your Business
This webinar details the best path to a successful startup where you'll learn how to validate your idea, research, write a business plan and more. Read more
Do Startup Entrepreneurs Really Need College Degrees?
Whether a college degree is necessary to start a business or a waste of time that could be better spent launching a startup has been hotly debated for decades.
Practical Strategies for Starting a Successful Business
This webinar will provide you with expert advice on the basic and essential elements necessary for launching and operating a successful business. Read more
How and Why Women Start Businesses
Our fourth infographic based on “The Megaphone of Main Street: Women’s Entrepreneurship” data report focuses on how women start businesses, why they start businesses, and why they chose the industries they did.