No-Cost Business Basics

Metro Library Business Series 2010

Click on the image for details. Not to miss. First sessions: Feb 1, Feb 10, Feb 18.  libraryhead

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Dated January 31, 2010 Topics: 971-Feb2010, Learning and Training

COMING : NEW Workshops

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JAN 12 - HOW TO START YOUR OWN BUSINESS
JAN 13 - BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE (TOPIC: MARKETING) - MOUNT VERNON
JAN 14 - PICK-A-TOPIC Q&A (4-5 TOPICS; YOU PICK AREA) - CR BANK & TRUST
JAN 19 - WHY THE BUSINESS PLAN? - STAPLES WEST >>-> MORE >>->

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Dated December 8, 2009 Topics: 973-Dec2009, Learning and Training

Workshops & Seminars

HOW TO REALLY START A BUSINESS !! AND MORE

score_eci_lowresNEXT SERIES:  January 12, 2010
6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

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Dated November 7, 2009 Topics: 974-Nov2009, Learning and Training

Workshops in November

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LATEST “HOW TO REALLY START YOUR OWN BUSINESS”

SeminarOur updated version of this well known seminar kicks off NOVEMBER 3.  It will include new stuff.  >>-> MORE >>->

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Dated October 3, 2009 Topics: 975-Oct2009, Learning and Training

Workshops in September

“HOW TO REALLY START YOUR OWN BUSINESS” - KIRKWOOD

howtostart_smallA three-evening, nine (9) hour seminar for anyone serious about starting or running a business.  Presented jointly by SCORE® and Kirkwood Community College. Tuition is only $59. The seminar is offered every other month and meets on three successive Tuesday evenings from 6:30 to 9:30 PM.

The next session starts November 3.  REGISTRATION INFORMATION AND SEMINAR DETAILS

Dated September 1, 2009 Topics: 976-Sep2009, Learning and Training

Ask SCORE:

THE EASY WAY TO LAUNCH YOUR WEB BUSINESS

Launching an online business intimidates too many business owners who expect the experience to be too complicated, too technical, too time-consuming or too expensive. Creating a Web site can be easy, fast and economical (even cheap) if you know a few basic things about the process and understand how to evaluate service providers. The following tips

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Dated August 2, 2009 Topics: 977-Aug2009, Ask SCORE, Internet and Web, Learning and Training

Video — Direct Mail

DIRECT MAIL POSTCARDS


Direct Mail CowgirlA Harley-riding business woman and self described cowgirl tells you what she has learned about direct mail to customers. Watch this 2 minute video and get some useful tips.




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Dated May 29, 2009 Topics: 979-June2009, Learning and Training, Marketing and Sales, Video

Finding a Mentor

ASK SCORE®

5 TIPS TO GET A GOOD MENTORscorecr


Think about the end result.

Let your mentor know what advice you want for success. Do you need advice on managing cashflow or a mentor to help keep you energized and motivated? Both are good. Be clear.

Be prepared.

Share a snapshot of your business today. Share goals, so your mentor has a picture of your dream for success. Then, ask questions and listen for great ideas.

More is better.

Develop a network. No one person has all the answers. Not you, your CPA, your mentor. You may want a mentor for business planning and a mentor for finance and cashflow.

Cash is king.

Good cashflow is important especially at start-up and growth stages. Always, be wary of economic slowdowns. A mentor can help you plan a collections policy, make plans for a line of credit and project cash flow based on sales.

Seek industry expertise.

Find a mentor who can address industry specific issues.

Get a mentor.

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For more advice on how to succeed, Ask SCORE online or Find SCORE near you.

Author: Christine Banning, SCORE VP
Corporate Relations

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For LOCAL help, you can contact

SCORE® “Counselors to America’s Small Business.”


What is SCORE

Dated May 20, 2009 Topics: 980-May2009, Ask SCORE, Learning and Training

Keeping Up

SCORE® THOUGHTS

KEEPING UP WITH WHAT’S GOING ON IN BIZ chairman picture


With technology changing minute by minute, how do you know you are up to date and have the latest knowledge you need to be successful in your business or industry? Are you inundated with emails suggesting ways you can keep up? Do you delete without reading? If you are like me, the United States Postal Service brings flyers and catalogs offering continuing education opportunities to keep skills updated and you round-file most of it. How do you know which to read to get the one hint that will improve your business without wasting your time reading everything? I don’t have all the answers, but I will provide a few suggestions. >>-> MORE >>->

Dated May 20, 2009 Topics: 980-May2009, Chairman's Message, Learning and Training

Great Classes, Plus

NEWS / TIPS

FREE CLASS AT MARION LIBRARY - MAY 4

A NEW BUSINESS PROGRAM SERIES

Monday, MAY 4 @ 7:00pm
At the Marion Public Library Meeting Room A

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THE “RECIPE FOR SUCCESS”

When starting a business, what are the steps one can take to ensure success and in what order should they be addressed? What’s most important and what is less so? Learn the questions to ask yourself while “soul-searching,” considering and planning a business to maximize the chances for success. Learn how to
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HOW DO YOU START A BUSINESS?

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NEXT CLASS:

MAY 19 , 2009

3 TUESDAY EVENINGS.

Additional information can be obtained by calling Gayle Kennedy at KCC, 319-377-8256 or the Cedar Rapids Chapter of SCORE, 319-362-6405 Ext. 2005. CLASS SIGN-UP

 

IRS E-NEWS FOR SMALL BUSINESS

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 WHY SPEND BIG MONEY ON OFFICE SOFTWARE?

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Dated May 20, 2009 Topics: 980-May2009, Learning and Training, News

Past Messages by Chairwoman (Jean Kruse)

Open this Post, and you will be able to read 18 messages from the SCORE Chairwoman in Cedar Rapids.

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Dated January 29, 1995 Topics: Chairman's Message, Finance and Accounting, Internet and Web, Learning and Training, Marketing and Sales, Tax Info