Free confidential business counseling. SCORE can help you grow your current business and pursue your dreams. Take advantage of the knowledge and wisdom of our volunteer counselors. These successful former executives and business owners have experience in all areas of business.
Currently in business?
Starting a new business?
Have an idea for a new business?
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Sign up for low-cost workshops for both start-up and existing business entrepreneurs. Designed to provide you with the skills necessary to start a business or improve an existing business. Includes workshops across a variety of subjects including starting a business, buying a business, writing a business plan, and marketing/sales.
Access to information and online websites to help you research, plan, manage, or start a small business. Tools include templates, articles, resource links and more.
Check out our business planning resources
How to Really Start Your Own Business:
This workshop provides a complete overview of the new business start- up process. From The seed idea and how to test it, how to think about marketing, financing, legal aspects, accounting and management. We also spend time on common pitfalls and how to avoid them. The information is presented in an interactive presentation format with time allocated for questions. Handouts are provided.
July 23rd, Bedford Library, Meetinghouse Road
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Thursday Jul 23, 2009
5:15PM
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Look For More Workshops In September 2009:
Our full schedule of Start Your Own Business, Sales and marketing, Business Plan and Website Workshops will start again in September
Tuesday Sep 01, 2009
TBD
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Luis Noguiera,
Art Life Dental Labs
"I needed marketing help when I went to SCORE"
Being one of the best doesn't make you successful if you don't have enough customers!
Ted Hatten,
Bedford Prime Meats
“Frank was instrumental in guiding me through the process, saving me a great deal of time. His ability to arrange interviews with the financial institutions was a huge help. Frank’s been, and continues to be, an excellent sounding board.”
-Ted Hatten, Bedford Prime Meats
Tom Vajo,
Bush Hill Motorcycles
“(Score Counselor) John (Post) has provided great ideas, helped develop our business plan and keep it updated, assisted immensely in our financial projections, and put us on course for profitability and success."
Starting with a weekend repair business, Tom now has opened his own shop with employees in Hudson
