Welcome to the Green Bay Wisconsin Chapter 508 of SCORE, Counselors to America's small Business, Serving an Eight County Area in Northeast Wisconsin and offering face to face counseling in Green Bay, Manitowoc, Marinette and your place of business (limited to Brown County).
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The Green Bay SCORE chapter 508 serves clients in these Wisconsin counties: Brown, Door, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette, Oconto and Shawano.
All of our counselors abide by a Code of Ethics that calls for SCORE counselors to always act in the clients interest with confidentiality and much more.
SCORE is here to help. Check out our services. We would be pleased to serve you.
This two day workshop will be held Tuesdays, May 5th & 12th from 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM. This two-part seminar could be one of the most important steps you take in starting your own business. It will explain the business plan process and what makes a successful business plan. There will also be sessions on Business Loans, How to Pay Taxes & Getting Customers for your product(s) and/or services.
Join us during SBA’s National Small Business Week at this seminar in starting your own business, whether that business is home-based or operating from another location. It can help set the road map for a successful move ahead.
Bring your passion, enthusiasm, questions and your calendar to arrange one-on-one counseling with a SCORE Counselor.
During this information filled seminar you will be introduced to the following topics that will help you::
Understand what a business plan is and why it is an important tool.
Learn from a banker what they are looking for.
Get an overview from a marketing profesional of marketing and marketing ideas that supplement typical advertising.
Ask questions of entrepreneurs who want to share their experiences.
This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required and can be made through Tuesday, May 19, 2009.
The event is co-sponsored by Jaycees -The Manitowoc Junior Chamber and SAIL - Young Professionals Network of Manitowoc County.
For more information or to register please contact Diana Schultz of the Economic Development Corporation of Manitowoc County by phone at 920-482-0540 or by email at dschultz@edcmc.org.
The Green Bay Chapter of SCORE announces free on-site counseling. If you have a business challenge or idea and want some assistance from experienced business professionals, this is a great opportunity for you.
Just let us know what area of your business you want assistance in, and we will match the best suited volunteers to come to your place of business. They will listen to you, ask questions, make suggestions and direct you to appropriate resources.
For additional information contact Chapter Chair; Steve Greenfield sgreenfield@new.rr.com .
SCORE "Counselors to America's Small Business" and The UPS Store offer free online workshop to help small-business owners develop a marketing strategy, build their brand and find the best shipping options. The new course at www.score.org provides entrepreneurs with guidance in several areas: defining your target market, building brand identity, creating your marketing strategy, building a Web site and using the Internet, and fulfilling orders and handling shipping. SCORE offers 40 online workshops for free to help with starting and managing business. Go to www.score.organd click on "Learn Online." In addition, SCORE recently created a free workbook, 10 Simple Steps to Finding Customers ... and Delivering the Goods, presented by The UPS Store. This guide is available at local SCORE offices. Find SCORE near you at www.score.org/findscore.
Inventors and Entrepreneurs Clubs provide information and networking opportunities for Entrepreneurs and Inventors. The Brown County I & E Club meets the 2nd Monday of every month from 6:30-8:30PM. Whether you are starting a new business, determining if a business concept is feasible or it simply needs developing, the resources shared at these meetings will benefit you and the members in attendance.The regular monthly meetings are held in the classroom of the Business Assistance Center at 2701 Larsen Rd in Green Bay.
Lakeshore Inventors and Entrepreneurs Network (LIEN) is offering a new spring series; BUSINESS INSPIRATION STORIES featuring local inventors who brought their idea to market, a start-up or an established business living their dream. This month's featured presenter is Mark Rittle of PeaPodHomes (www.peadpodhomes.com). Mark is one of the winners in the fifth annual Wisconsin Governor's Business Plan Contest. April 20, 2009, 6 – 8 pm, Lakeshore Technical College • Cleveland Training Room, 1200 North Avenue, Cleveland, WI. FREE. Flyer
To help clients during the recession, SCORE is launching a nationwide campaign to meet the needs of entrepreneurs like you. As part of the "Accelerate Your Success Campaign" from now through March, SCORE will add a new toolkit monthly with focused articles, templates, podcasts and workshops at www.score.org/accelerate. Consider this resource for your business.
SCORE offers free eNewsletters full of information and advice to help you get through the recession. SCORE eNews provides tips, trends and small biz news. Expert Answers features Q&A from a leading expert. Sign up at www.score.org. Click on "Get eNewsletters."
Workshop Ideas to Help Clients Survive the Recession
The following presentations and ideas were submitted by SCORE Chapters to help our clients in these tough economic times. If you have ideas you'd like to see on this page, please send an email to educationservices@score.org.
How to Survive the Recession The Grand Strand and Silicon Valley chapters put this presentation together. It includes options and steps businesses can take to survive. (27 slides)
Small Business Triage The Louisville chapter created this presentation to train its counselors on how to help businesses survive. It includes red, yellow and green classifications and ideas to stabilize, reorganize and restructure. (37 slides)
Managing Your Business in a Downturn The Philadelphia chapter created this presentation in support of a discussion forum. Topics include helping clients understand their financial position and providing income, sales and marketing management.
How to Survive the Downturn On 12/6, SCORE San Diego hosted a forum with a panel of 8 counselors, all of whom have owned a business in a down economy. Before opening up for questions, each panelist gave a two-minute bio that included one idea that worked in a down economy and one idea that didn't.
Two new IRS products make it easier for small businesses and the self-employed to locate the information they need on the IRS’s official Web site, IRS.gov.
These new products are part of a year-long campaign to help educate new self-employed small business owners about federal tax responsibilities and about filing Schedule C, Profit or Loss from Business.
Publication 4667, Tax Information for Small Businesses and the Self-Employed, a free, laminated bookmark, provides Key Search Words to help them locate important tax information on IRS.gov quickly and easily. They can order this free laminated bookmark on the Small Business Products Online
A new page on IRS.gov; "Self-Employed Individuals Tax Center," is a one-stop, starting point for small businesses and self-employed taxpayers who file Schedule C with their Form 1040 and provides links to information on the most common issues new business owners face.
To get the latest information about other future Schedule C program events and learn about new products and services as they become available, start a FREE subscription toe-News for Small Busi-nesses; type in your e-mail to sign up.
SCORE is a Resource Partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration