With over 13,000 volunteers nationwide and offering one-on-one counseling either in person on online, SCORE, “Counselors to America’s Small Business,” is ready to help you start and grow your business—for free. Volunteer experts include both working and retired business owners and executives with expertise in all areas of entrepreneurship. SCORE is a nonprofit resource partner of the Small Business Administration (SBA) and has 350 chapters throughout the United States. Free workshops, webinars and mentor counseling have helped thousands of small businesses navigate their way to success—just having a live person to talk to can make all the difference.
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#GrowSmartBiz Video : Panel 3: Staying Ahead in the Current Economy
October 1st, 2009 :: Shashi BellamkondaChristine Banning from SCORE gave a great presentation on the current economy in the afternoon of the #GrowsmartBiz conference. Check it out below:
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Christine Banning is VP of Marketing and Communications at SCORE Association and is a marketing expert. She leads strategic brand management, marketing, marketing alliances and PR & communications for SCORE nationally. She has successfully led SCORE’s digital marketing strategy, reaching nearly 3 million people each year. Christine reaches an audience of 500 million annually through SCORE’s PR efforts. Christine speaks nationally on branding, entrepreneurship, small business identity and marketing. Christine serves on the Board of Directors of Dress for Success, Washington, DC. She received her graduate degree from The American University in Washington, DC. She was recently named an Honorary Member of SCORE New York City.
Small Business Leaders to Address Staying Ahead In the Current Economy at the GrowSmartBiz Conference
September 24th, 2009 :: Steven FisherRecessions result in unforeseen challenges and instill fear in businesses, especially small businesses. But have no fear, The GrowSmartBiz Conference is here!
Network Solutions® is pleased to announce Jody Keenan of VA Small Business Development Center, Christine Banning of SCORE, Anita Campbell of Small Business Trends, Charles Colby of Rockbridge Associates, Jake Weatherly of Palo Alto Software and Mike Reed of Paychex as the as panelists for the GrowSmartBiz Conference topic session: Staying Ahead in the Current Economy.
These panelists will share how they differentiate themselves against other businesses and provide tips and insights on creative ways to thrive during a recession.
In addition to this topic, Wired Editor-in-Chief and author Chris Anderson’s keynote and Virginia Senator Mark Warner’s special note, the conference will also focus on the following topics:
• Raising Capital with Effective Finance Strategies
• Driving Small Business Performance with Marketing & Innovation
• Integrating Traditional Marketing with Social Media
The GrowSmartBiz Conference will be held on September 29 at the Renaissance Hotel in Washington, D.C. The event was created as a result of the Small Business Success Index (SBSI) – an ongoing measurement of the overall health of small businesses commissioned by the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business and Network Solutions. The conference will focus on key areas of business that small businesses view as critical to their success.
For more information or to register for the event, visit the GrowSmartBiz Conference site. Don’t forget to turn in your small business success story for the chance to have it posted on the GrowSmartBusiness Blog and to receive FREE admission to the GrowSmartBiz Conference.
Google+Key Yancey of SCORE on Fox Business mentions the "Unintentional Entrepreneur"
July 14th, 2009 :: Steven FisherThis morning, CEO of SCORE (Service Corps Of Retired Executives) was on Fox Business on their “Startup Summer” segment and was discussing the economy in general and talked about the concept of the “Unintentional Entrepreneur” and mentioned the new blog by Network Solutions and Outright.com which just launched that you can check out here.
I like the term “Unintentional Entrepreneur” and while it is a mouthful it is a very accurate thing that occurs during a recession. Many people are laid off and find it difficult to find a new job. They might find themselves either overqualified for the available jobs, suffer from silent discrimination (we can find someone cheaper and younger) or realize they require a massive amount of retraining to be competitive with the current job market.
People may feel that this a place they never wanted to be and they must go out on their own and cobble together projects to pay the bills and keep their skills sharp. I used to call this being an “entrepreneur-by-force” instead of being an “entrepreneur-by-choice” but more and more people find themselves in this position during the current economic downturn.
Some are terrified and are desperate to find a new job while others see this as a wake up call to start the business they have always wanted to start. Remember, recessions are actually the best time to start a business because if you can make it work when things are bad, you can easily grow during the good times. Plus, you can get deals from vendors that you couldn’t get during a booming economy. Don’t forget that in today’s web world, technology costs have plummeted and the tools and resources to get you running are low-cost and incredibly powerful.
So why don’t you watch Ken’s chat with FBN and leave a comment on this new trend.
SCORE Small Business Community Launches: www.scorecommunity.org
May 22nd, 2009 :: Steven FisherToday, SCORE announced the launch of its new small business community at http://www.scorecommunity.org
For those of you not familiar with SCORE, it stands for “Service Corps Of Retired Executives” and was started in 1964 as “Counselors to America’s Small Business”. Over time, this non-profit organization has helped more than 8.3 million aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners through counseling and business workshops. More than 11,200 volunteer business counselors in 370 chapters serve their communities through entrepreneur education dedicated to the formation, growth and success of small businesses.
Connecting through Online Communities
Continuing their mission, they have extended their knowledge and outreach to an online community of small business that need this mentorship. I speak from experience because I worked with SCORE back in 1999 to write my first real “raise some money” business plan and I couldn’t have done it without my SCORE mentor.
The community is powered by PartnerUp, which has a large online community geared solely toward small business owners and entrepreneurs. PartnerUp is the leading provider of enterprise solutions software for companies looking to target the small business market. PartnerUp was founded in February 2005 and acquired by Deluxe Corporation in July 2008. PartnerUp is headquartered in Minneapolis. For more information, visit http://corporate.partnerup.com.
Essentially, the community is a private labeled version of PartnerUp with content from their site taking advantage of their already established network. This is important for first impressions because many people who visit a community like this for the first time are looking for value and people using it already. Over time, this will grow on its own with specific content and an exclusive community but for now this is a great start in the right direction.
For more information check out the SCORE Community at http://www.scorecommunity.org
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