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Need Small Business Advice? Seek Out SCORE Advisors
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Seek Out SCORE Advisors
TOPICS
Small Business and Leadership
About SCORE
SCORE Services for You
Resources for Your Business
Looking Ahead
Next Steps
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Small Business and Leadership
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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
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Small Business and Leadership
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
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About SCORE
• 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.
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About SCORE
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
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About SCORE
• 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.
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SCORE Services for You
• Confidential business counseling
• Long-term business mentoring
• Face-to-face brainstorming sessions
• Online email advice available anytime
• Local workshops and seminars on business topics
SCORE “Counselors to America’s Small Business”can help your business in many ways.
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SCORE Services for You
• 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.
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Resources for Your Business
Visit the SCORE’s Web Site www.score476.org - Staten Islandwww.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
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SCORE Resource: www.score.org
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
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SBA Resource: www.sba.gov
Visit www.sba.gov
Check out the Starting a Business and Financing A Business Sections
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Resources for Your Business
SCORE Offers Free Seminars and Training
Emerging Business magazine is available, free of charge, at SCORE offices.
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Looking Ahead to Mentoring
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
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Looking Ahead to Your Success
• A focused business plan
• Hard work, and plenty of it
• A quality product and/or service
• Good advice
Entrepreneurial Success Factors
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Looking Ahead to Create Success
• 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
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Locations For Business Help
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Appointment Required.
130 Bay StreetStaten Island, New York 10301
Wednesday 9:00 AM to 12:00 NoonCall 718 727-1221
Appointment Required for Saturday mornings at:
ST. GEORGE LIBRARYAppointment Required
5 Central Ave.Staten Island, New York 10301
Saturday Morning 10:00 AM to 12:00 NoonCall 718 442-8560.
S.I. BANK & TRUSTNo Appointment Required
Tuesday & Thursday 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon1550 Richmond Road
Staten Island, New York 10304