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Greetings!
SCORE, Service Corp Of Retired
(and Working) Executives, Counselors to America's Small Business offers
free counseling to St. Louis area small businesses.
For more
information contact us at 314-539-6600 Ext. 242 or www.stlscore.org to learn more about what SCORE offers.
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St. Louis SCORE
200 North Broadway
Suite 1500
St. Louis,
MO
63102
314-539-6600 x242
http://www.stlscore.org
St. Charles Office
636-447-5000
St. Charles Economic Development Center
5988 Mid Rivers Mall Dr.
St.Charles, MO 63304
Kirkwood Office
314-800-1527
Inside National City Bank
333 S. Kirkwood Rd
Kirkwood, MO 63122
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Entrepreneurs
Know No Age Limits
As
America's
77 million baby boomers begin contemplating retirement, many are finding that
slowing down is the last thing they want to do.
Indeed, they're seeking outlets for their experience, energy, and drive
that will be personally and financially rewarding, while also providing the
flexibility and direction they might not have enjoyed during their previous
careers.
Sound
a lot like owning a small business? It
should.
Statistics
show that of the nation's 10.9 million self-employed workers, the largest
category, 25 percent, is boomers aged 45 to 54.
In 2006, the number of self-employed persons aged 65 and older totaled
781,000-a 19-percent increase in just six years.
As
with entrepreneurship at any other age, a boomer's entrepreneurial direction
has many influences, such as interests, knowledge, location, financial
resources, and personality. Some may
relish the challenge of building a new business, even to the point of working
as many hours as they did before retiring.
Others may prefer pursuing an enterprise with more limited hours,
allowing them to make the most of that long-awaited leisure time.
Fortunately,
there's a growing range of resources designed to help boomers pursue second
careers as entrepreneurs. For example,
the self-employed section of AARP's Web site, helps those approaching retirement weigh second career opportunities as
consulting and franchise ownership.
Mature Resources,
an online magazine that covers a wide range of issues related to aging,
contains a business section with articles related to over-50 entrepreneurs, as
well as a business directory.
Marketing
consultant Andrea J. Stenberg has created the baby boomer entrepreneur blog
which provides small business marketing strategies and motivation aimed at aspiring
40-plus entrepreneurs build new businesses.
Another
multifaceted information resource is All Business, an online service
that helps address real-world business questions and presents practical
solutions. All Business provides
articles and directories for aspiring small business owners, as well as a
section dedicated to analyzing boomer marketing and demographic trends. Similarly, the Learning Center
page of My New Venture
has a section specifically for retirement-bound boomers.
For
women eyeing a post-retirement career in small business, the TIP$, or Turning
Ideas into Profits, Mid-Life Women's Business Community offers free
information, tools, support and networking opportunities.
Entrepreneurs
of any age can profit from experience, which is why they should contact SCORE
"Counselors to America's
Small Business." (from "Ask SCORE - score.org")
Contact SCORE at 314-539-6600 Ext. 242, M-F 10 am to
3 pm or go to www.stlscore.org.You can find our Archived Newsletters Here |
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SBA Launches New
Online Training Course: 'How to Win
Federal Contracts' - Part of a Federal Government-wide Initiative
WASHINGTON ─ The U.S. Small Business
Administration launched a new online training course to help strengthen
access to contracting opportunities for small businesses, including those owned
by women, minorities, disadvantaged individuals and veterans.
The
training course, "Recovery Act Opportunities:
How to Win Federal Contracts," is part of a federal government-wide
initiative announced last month by President Obama and being led by SBA and the
Department of Commerce.
"Government
contracts can play a key role in helping small businesses turn the corner in
terms of expansion and job creation," SBA Administrator Karen G. Mills
said. "But make no mistake, the benefits the government receives are
equally as impressive - working with small businesses allows the federal
government to work with some of the most innovative companies in America ,
often with direct contact with the CEO."
"The SBA online training
course can help businesses access the federal purchasing system and position
themselves to compete for the commercial opportunities offered by government
contracting," Mills continued.
In announcing the government-wide
initiative, President Obama reiterated his Administration's commitment to
providing "our Nation's small businesses with maximum practicable
opportunity to participate in federal government contracting."
The new
training portal is a free online training course designed to assist entrepreneurs during this period of economic
recovery. This self-paced,
instructional guide provides an overview of the
federal procurement process.
The Recovery Act Opportunities course is
available on SBA's Web site at www.sba.gov
or directly at www.sba.gov/fedcontractingtraining.
It is one of more than
24 online tutorials offered by the SBA, and is available 24/7.
For more information please visit www.sba.gov./index.html
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IRS Experts Discuss ARRA 2009 Tax Incentives
on October 6's "Tax Talk Today"
Tune into IRS's
October 6, 2009 Tax Talk Today at 2 p.m. E.T. to learn about provisions of the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
The American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), enacted in February, includes many tax incentives for small
businesses and the self-employed, first-time homebuyers, people purchasing new
cars, those interested in making their homes more energy efficient and parents
and students paying for college.
To access the web cast at no charge, viewers can register online at Tax Talk Today at http://www.taxtalktoday.com/. They can
view Tax Talk
Today with Windows Media Player and Real Player; both are free software that
may already be installed on your computer. If not, click the link for
Installing System Software to view Internet Broadcast under "How to View" at http://www.taxtalktoday.tv/index.cfm?page=8.2114.
To get
the latest IRS news and products and services subscribe to e-News on IRS.gov at http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=154825,00.html,
click "Subscribe Now" at the bottom of the page and enter your e-mail address.
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HCC - Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan St. Louis Presents -
START YOUR OWN
BUSINESS
The Chamber will conduct training classes in
Spanish at the Chamber offices located at 3611 S. Grand Ave. on Tuesdays,
November 3rd through the 24th
"How to Start and Manage Your Own Business" in
cooperation with SCORE.
For more information, contact the Chamber at hccstlmo@sbcglobal.net, 314-664-4432
Topics will be:
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How to write a business Plan
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Marketing/sales
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Legal structures
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Registration/licenses/taxes
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Technology for small business
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Financial planning
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Obtaining Financing
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SCORE Chapter 21 Monthly Seminars -
Improve Your Business!
REGISTER NOW
"How to Start and Manage Your Own Business"
Saturday
October 17, 2009
8:15 A.M. to 3 P.M
Fee - $50.00
St. Louis Community College - Rm SO-105
Meramec Campus
Register Now!
Next SCORE Seminar
Nov. 14th, 2009
St. Louis C.C. @Meramec
Rm SO-105
SCORE Workshops
October 10, 2009
"Marketing for Small Business"
Time: 9 am to 12 noon
Speakers will be Caleb Sheppard of Rio Creative
and Ed Kent of SCORE
St. Charles EDC
5988 Mid Rivers Mall Dr.
St. Charles, MO 63304
October 30, 2009
"Tax Tips for Small Business"
Time: 2:00 to 4:30 pm
St. Louis Enterprise Center
Chesterfield, MO
To learn more about any of these courses and dates, times and how to register -
CLICK HERE
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Resources For You
2009
Nationwide: For the Good of Your Business Tour.  Join SCORE and HP for small-business
workshops and learn how to improve your business. Register today!
Type of Business Served by SCORE
- Service, 15 percent
- Retail, 15 percent
- Manufacturing, 7 percent
- Consulting, 7 percent
- Healthcare, 6 percent
- Wholesale, 5 percent
- Construction, 5 percent
- Restaurant, 3 percent
- Education, 3 percent
- Finance/Insurance/Real Estate, 2 percentOther, 17 percent
More
than half of SCORE clients are between 35 and 54 years of age, while 15
percent are between ages 18 and 34, and 24 percent are ages 55 and up.
According to an SBA report sent to Congress in 2007.
Low-Cost
Marketing Ideas. 60-second
marketing tips that won't break the budget. Learn creative strategies now.
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"Building Customer Loyalty Through Effective
Social Networking"
St. Charles
County, MO (Sept. 25, 2009) --- Southwest, the airline that put
itself on the map with low fares and hip marketing, has also taken
off with the best of social media. Learn from the voice
behind the Southwest Airlines (SWA) at the next Alliance training seminar from
the Economic Development Center of St. Charles County, "Building
Customer Loyalty Through Effective Social Networking"
presented by The American Marketing
Association Thursday, Oct 8, at Old Hickory Golf Club,
#1 Dye Club Drive in St. Peters.
The instructor will be Christi Day the manager of SWA
Twitter account
(@Southwestair) and is the moderator/blogger on Nuts About
Southwest (blogsouthwest.com).
Alliance
members may attend the three-hour Alliance event for
free. AMA members may attend for $40. The
general public admission is $125 per
person. Advance registration is required.
The deadline to sign-up for this seminar is Tuesday, Oct.
6. To register visit the EDC Alliance website click here.
To learn more
call the EDC at 636-441-6880 ext.
230.
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