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Here
are the Answers to Some Basic Questions About SCORE
and Business Counseling (click
on question of interest)
What
is the SCORE Association?
How
can this web site help me?
How can
SCORE help me ?
Do I qualify for Help?
Can
I contact SCORE via email?
What
is email counseling?
What
qualifies SCORE to give business
advice?
What
kind of counseling does SCORE
provide?
Are
business secrets safe with
SCORE?
Does
SCORE offer other services?
How
can I contact SCORE for
assistance?
What
is the SCORE Association?
The SCORE Association
(Service Corps of Retired
Executives) “Counselors to
America’s Small Business” is
a nonprofit association
comprised of 11,500 volunteer
business counselors throughout
the U.S. and its territories.
There are 389 SCORE chapters in
urban, suburban and rural
communities. SCORE members are
trained to serve as counselors
advisors and mentors to aspiring
entrepreneurs and business
owners. These services are
offered at no fee, as a
community service. SCORE was
formed in 1964 and nearly 4.5
million Americans have utilized
SCORE services.
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How
can this web site help me?
This site offers information
to help your run your business. You can
register for educational
workshops or apply for
counseling. You can also get free and
confidential business advice
from SCORE with
Email Counseling.
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How can
SCORE help me ?
Score is dedicated to helping current and potential business
owners realize their dreams. Through group educational
workshops and individual counseling SCORE provides guidance for all
phases of starting and growing a successful business. Get
guidance for developing business and marketing plans, financial
planning and business development. In these times of economic change, you
must be diligent in preparing
and executing plans. Begin developing
a business plan with realistic
sales projections and a plan to
hold the line on costs. SCORE
can provide advice to help you
develop, update, and execute your plan. You
can
Email Counseling right now
through the SCORE Web Site.
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Do I qualify for Help?
Any small business can get SCORE counseling. Whether you are
starting a business, experiencing problems, need assistance growing
or buying/selling a business. All counseling is strictly
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Can
I contact SCORE via email?
Yes. This Web site offers a link to a special feature called
Email Counseling. You can
use email counseling to pose a
business question to one of the
SCORE business counselors.
You choose from a
list of counselors with
expertise in the business areas
that interest you and write a
question to the counselor who is
the best match for your business
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What
is email counseling?
Email counseling is an email
exchange between you a
soon-to-be entrepreneur or small
business owner and a
SCORE business counselor. Email
counseling gives you the
opportunity to send email small business
questions to a SCORE counselor anywhere in
the country. Just go to the
SCORE Email Counseling site.
Email your questions and your SCORE
counselor will reply with his or
her answer. Keep the dialog
going as long as you have
questions for your business
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What
qualifies SCORE to give business
advice?
The key qualification SCORE
counselors bring to clients is
real-world experience. SCORE
business counselors have general
management and specific industry
experience that can benefit your
business. SCORE business
counselors may be working or
retired business owners,
business executives or
operations managers. All SCORE
counselors receive specialized
training in counseling and
mentoring. Meet
Merrimack Valley's counselors.
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What
kind of counseling does SCORE
provide?
SCORE's experienced business counselors provide business
advice on everything from how to
write a business plan, to cash
flow management, to developing a
small business advisory board.
Assistance for aspiring
entrepreneurs may involve
investigating the market
potential for a product or
service and assessing the
capital needs to start a
business. Counselors provide
insight into how to start a
business, operate a business,
buy a business or franchise and
sell a business. Top
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Are
business secrets safe with
SCORE?
All SCORE business
counselors honor the client's
right to proprietary and
confidential information. Client
information remains
confidential. All SCORE
counselors abide by an
association Code Of Ethics,
which includes protecting the
confidences between client and
counselor. Each year, counselors
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Does
SCORE offer other services?
The Merrimack Valley Chapter of SCORE offers low-cost
workshops and seminars. The workshop fees
are $25 per attendee. Workshop topics have
included: Starting Your Own Business,
Marketing and Sales, eCommerce for Small Businesses. Top
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How
can I contact SCORE for
assistance?
You can contact SCORE a
number of ways. You can call (603)
666-7561 or FAX (603) 666-7925
and make an appointment for
face-to-face counseling.
You can register and apply for
counseling online
or register for workshops online. Or you can
Get
Email Counseling to send an
email message to a counselor and
begin electronic counseling.
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SCORE Chapter 199:
Merrimack Valley
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Norris
Cotton Building
275 Chestnut St., Suite 133
Manchester, NH 03101
Telephone (603) 666-7561, FAX (603) 666-7925 |
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