Business Plans & Startup Assistance Resources

Working with several SCORE mentors as a “board of directors”, learn how founder Marshood developed plans to start and grow non-profit Feeding by Reading.

This session will walk you through a Lean Canvas to help you create a “blueprint” of your business and will provide practical tips and tools for doing so. Read more

If you’re not sure what type of business to start, that doesn’t mean you can’t become an entrepreneur. It just means you need to brainstorm a business idea.

This webinar details the best path to a successful startup where you'll learn how to validate your idea, research, write a business plan and more. Read more

Whether a college degree is necessary to start a business or a waste of time that could be better spent launching a startup has been hotly debated for decades.

This webinar will provide you with expert advice on the basic and essential elements necessary for launching and operating a successful business. Read more

Our fourth infographic based on “The Megaphone of Main Street: Women’s Entrepreneurship” data report focuses on how women start businesses, why they start businesses, and why they chose the industries they did.

SCORE’s latest infographic shows the factors women consider when deciding to open a business and what type of businesses they start. Read more

If you’re thinking about becoming an entrepreneur as a second act, this measured, level-headed approach is worth noting no matter what type of business you may want to start.

Learn how to write a complete business plan in the equivalent of 29 tweets (or less) on a single page using keywords and short phrases. Read more

Every year, we honor some of our remarkable, dedicated small business clients and their mentors for the SCORE Awards. Meet the 2018 SCORE Award winners.