With more than 10,000 volunteer mentors nationwide, 32 in the Northern Arizona Chapter, SCORE is a non-profit organization that helps entrepreneurs start, grow, reimagine or exit a business at little or no cost. We cover every area, every industry, every background. Often an aspiring entrepreneur has an idea that they want to pursue, but are not sure where to start. We’ll assign them a mentor or they can chose a mentor by answering questions on our website. Mentors can be local or provide … [Read more...] about SCORE Supporting Flagstaff-Area Businesses with Free Resources
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Imagining a World Beyond the Pandemic
Events like the COVID-19 pandemic can turn the world upside down. The immediate impact of this turmoil creates sometimes insurmountable challenges to small businesses. But it is nearly impossible to predict the long-term effects on those small businesses that have somehow managed to survive the initial blow. Small businesses may have a narrower margin with which to withstand the upheaval of a global pandemic, or an economic downturn, but these businesses do possess one advantage over the … [Read more...] about Imagining a World Beyond the Pandemic
The Importance of the Age-Old Business Card
Business cards are important for people in business. Don’t make the mistake of poo-pooing them as old school and outdated. Cards are a seemingly small piece of the business puzzle, but a key ingredient to successful business networking. Many young people view the business card as a relic from the past and unnecessary. Others know the value of cards but forget to carry them. Before going out, reload your wallet with as many as you can fit. Business cards are an extension of you and your … [Read more...] about The Importance of the Age-Old Business Card
SCORE Helping Businesses Succeed for Decades
I moved to Prescott in 2018 after 41 years in the commercial audiovisual industry in Southern California. We opened and ran a successful manufacturers’ rep company for 33 of those years, serving a five-state region. I had several terrific mentors, but I wish I had known of SCORE in those days. I like to say, “I could have had a V8.” SCORE is a non-profit, volunteer-staffed, free business mentoring service. SCORE is America’s premier source of free, confidential small business advice, and was … [Read more...] about SCORE Helping Businesses Succeed for Decades
SCORE Business Mentoring
Register for the next workshop on enhancing your bottom line by managing your customer service, presented by the Yavapai College Small Business Development Center (SBDC), and SCORE (Senior Corps of Retired Executives), Wednesday August 24, from 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. at Yavapai College-the Sedona Center. Call Katherine Anderson at 776-2008 to RSVP. Registration costs $20 and includes breakfast. … [Read more...] about SCORE Business Mentoring
