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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Small Towns as Business Incubators
Small towns have undergone dramatic change, from being the central meeting place for farms and villages, to becoming isolated bedroom neighborhoods of larger cities. One of the most successful support structures for small business growth have been business incubators.
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Start a Successful Business on a Small Budget
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How to Start a Nonprofit Organization
In recent years, more and more people have become interested in working for, supporting, or even starting nonprofits. If you have a strong passion for a cause and want to turn it into your life’s work, here are some things to consider before you try to start a nonprofit organization.
5 Reasons Your Startup Needs a Business Plan
Doing some pre-startup homework and crafting a business plan now will make your life post-startup so much easier. The real reasons to write a business plan have nothing to do with other people: They have to do with you.
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Make Your Woodworking Hobby into a Business
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During this webinar, you will learn the essential steps of developing and evaluating your business idea. Read more
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Learn what types of businesses are going strong, what types are likely to boom, which groups have extra purchasing power, what customers want from your business, and much more. Read more
Small Business Start-Up Steps: Selecting a Business Entity, Income and Payroll Tax Decisions
Participants in this webinar will learn pros and cons of business entity structures, how to select a business structure that leverages tax breaks, how to manage payroll, & more. Read more
Idea to Execution: How to Launch or Grow Your Small Business
This webinar will show you how to turn your ideas into reality, test and validate your ideas, develop business plans and strategies, conduct market research and much more. Read more