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Browse these tools and find local resources to help you make decisions on starting or growing your enterprise. Your SCORE mentor can assist in putting your ideas into action. Read more
Business Planning & Financial Statements Template Gallery
These tools can be your first step towards small business success. Find business planning, finance, sales, marketing and management templates & guides. Read more
Turn Your Bold Idea Into a Business
You want to be successful. Maybe you have an idea for a small business. Perhaps you’ve already started one and are looking to take it to the next level. Read more
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How and Why Women Start Businesses
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.
Five Ways Service-Based Businesses Can Use Small Business Saturday to Boost Their Brands
If your business provides services instead of products, you can still reap the rewards of Small Business Saturday. Here are some ideas for promoting your brand.
The Megaphone of Main Street: Women’s Entrepreneurship, Infographic #4: How and Why Women Start Businesses
SCORE’s latest infographic shows the factors women consider when deciding to open a business and what type of businesses they start. Read more
10 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Bounce Back When They Feel Like Quitting
It takes hard work to start and maintain any type of business, whether you work from home or a storefront. Here are some suggestions to keep you going.
3 Key Technologies to Help You Network
Networking is a necessary part of your business, and here are three technologies to help you network more powerfully and most importantly, more quickly.
Your First Step Toward Business Growth: SWOT Analysis
Why should you perform a SWOT analysis regularly? This planning technique can help you identify what your business is doing well and what it needs to improve.
Veterans Helping Veterans: When Business Is a Labor of Love
Read these three stories of veterans who launched entrepreneurial companies to help other veterans successfully transition back to civilian life.
Generation Z Is Working for Themselves…and Through the Weekend
The youngest entrepreneurs, self-employed workers, and freelancers have a different mentality about time off than their older counterparts.
Can Visitors Trust Your Website?
When someone visits your website, do they feel safe entering their personal information? If a visitor doesn’t trust your website, they won’t trust you or your company.
The Top 3 Types of Malware Attacking Your Small Business
Learn about the different types of malware that can affect your business and the precautions you should take to ensure you’re protected.
Get Found Online with These 3 SEO Tactics
SEO was once a specialized skill that required hiring a professional. Now, there are plenty of tools and tips you can use to improve your website’s SEO by yourself.