Tri-County Score - SEMINARS and WORKSHOPS      click here for Workshops

SCORE Seminars and Workshops are offered throughout the year at the Tri-County Score Center located at:  1501 S. New Road in Pleasantville.  In addition, we offer educational events by partnering with existing organizations that provide educational services to the community.  Check our calendar of events for more detail. 

These events benefit both the entrepreneur already in business as well as entrepreneurs just beginning their journey into small business.  At all of these seminars and workshops are conducted by professionals -- CPAs, attorneys, financial advisors, bank lending officers and others, as well as SCORE counselors.   Information is presented questions are encouraged that address real business issues and problems.  Each attendee receives a certificate of completion for any seminar or workshop successfully attended.  A brief listing of some of our Seminar and Workshops are below.  For more information about our workshops, please call:  609-484-9503.

 
 

Tri-County SCORE Seminars

Seminars are two or three hours in length offered day and evening and Saturdays. (includes continental breakfast or snack, and materials). All attendees receive a certificate of completion to be included in your business plan or proposal. Most seminars include software.

Getting Started
This two hour seminar held monthly is designed for the person who is thinking about starting a business and wants to evaluate whether starting a business is feasible. The objectives of GETTING STARTED are basic. What will it take and what steps to get started. Determine if you have what it takes to go into business, learn how to do research on the business you want to start. Attendees will develop a check list for starting their business.

How to Start a Business
This two hour seminar is designed to provide guidelines for the development of a Marketing/Business plan. getting your trade name, legal structure: should you be a sole proprietor, LLC or partnership, financing alternatives, risk management. Anyone interested in knowing the contents of a Marketing Plan, a Business Plan, and identifying funding sources should attend this session.

How to Computerize your Business
Computerizing your business is very important. More important is knowing how and what to buy. This seminar gives you inside information about technology and how to purchase what you need to organize and grow your business. The importance of e-mail, learn how and what to buy, organizing your customer lists and more.

How to write a Business Plan
Business Plans are vital to the success of your venture and enables you to share your vision of your company with others. Each part of a business plan will be discussed in depth as you're taken step-by-step through its development in this 2 – 2 ? hour seminar.

How to Market your Business
Learn the basics of marketing your business and what tools you will need. Learn the difference between radio, Internet, print and television. Determine which will work best for you and get you results.

Planning and Organizing your Business
Learn how to organize your business using technology and manual procedures.

How to Incorporate your Business
Learn why you should incorporate, 12 point Pre-Incorporation checklist, giving your company a name, locking in your location, tax savings and liability limits, how to setup shareholders, steps to compliance, resources for incorporating. Includes a workbook.

NOT FOR PROFIT SEMINAR
Differences Between Profit and Not-for-profit Companies, Regulatory Reporting, Grant Writing and Fund Raising, Questions and Answers

Time Management
Most small business owners work many more hours than they prefer and still feel they cannot get enough done. Do you run hard and work 60-70+ hours a week, yet wish you had more time? Do you struggle with how to get it all done? Do you worry about burning out? If so, this interactive seminar is for you!!

Business Communications
Learn how to create business communications, letters, memo's, reports, etc.

Business Writing for Busy People
Learn how to create better memos, stronger letters, more effective reports, convincing proposals, action-oriented e-mail.

 

 

The importance of Power Point Presentations
Learn about the importance of power point presentations and how to integrate these presentations you're your lectures, presentations. Attendees must have basic knowledge of Microsoft Power Point.

The Internet and the Small Business
One fact of life in 2005 is for sure: if you are in business and do not use the Internet in some capacity, you are probably behind your competitors. You will receive an "Internet HELP" disk that contains numerous pages of "how to" advice along with websites that offer free downloads and information on starting an Internet business.

Organizing your finances using Quick Books
Learn how important it is to keep your finances in order and organized using the number one finance software used by businesses around the world. Receive a free 30 day trial version of Quick books and other Intuit products.

Using Microsoft Office to run your Office
Learn how to implement Microsoft Office (word, excel, access, power point) in your company to create your word processing documents, spreadsheets, customized database and power point presentations.

Using Microsoft Publisher to Create your Marketing Materials
Learn how to implement Microsoft Publisher in your company to create business cards, letterhead, company newsletter, brochures, flyers and much more. Pre-requisite to taking this class is How to Market your Business or equivalent knowledge. Each attendee receives a cd-rom full of templates and samples.

Using your Digital Camera to create your printed Marketing materials or E-Mail
Learn how to use your digital camera in your company to create marketing materials, create impressive e-mails and more. Pre-requisite to taking this class is How to Market your Business or equivalent knowledge. Each attendee must bring their own digital camera.

Sales: Find Customers & Get them to Buy
Once you've got the right marketing plan, a big part of making it successful is sales. Learn how to plan your approach, qualify prospects, close the sale, anticipate customer needs and provide post-sale service. Understand how to integrate the Internet into your sales strategy. For best results, take this seminar after taking our How to Market your Business seminar. This seminar includes: Sales planning, Ethical, social and legal issues, Effective communication, The selling process.

Public Speaking for Business Owners
Learn important tips on speaking in the public. The speech communication process, the power of public speaking and how to conduct a successful presentation.

How to setup a Home Office
Learn how do find the space you need to work in your home, number of phone lines, how to meet customers, should you get a business mail box, working from the road, tax deductions, how to separate work and home life. This seminar will also show you how to get organized. Includes a customized workbook and brochure developed by SCORE with tips on home office businesses.

How to setup a Home Office
Learn how is a e-Business different, getting and keeping customers, making sales, the back-end technical stuff.

Technology and Communications
Learn how to create a communication plan, communication tools and buying and using technology