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     ST. LOUIS, CHAPTER 21



December,  2009
Issue 11 2009

Welcome to SCORE!


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.

See Our Website

All St. Louis SCORE
Offices will be closed
for the holidays
from Dec. 25 to Jan 4.

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

SCORE Women's Success Blog in December
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:

Michael Keaton

 

Director of Communications

 

SCORE Association

 

Phone: 202/205-7637

 

E-Mail: michael.keaton@score.org

Wednesday, December 09, 2009

Maryanne Weiss, President and Owner of Gustare® Ltd., Shares Her Expertise on the SCORE Women's Success Blog in December

Washington, DC - SCORE "Counselors to America's Small Business" announces that Maryanne Weiss of Phoenix, Ariz., appears as a SCORE guest blogger in December. Visit the SCORE Women's Success Blog at http://womensblog.score.org. Or, view her posts through the SCORE Web site, www.score.org.

 Maryanne Weiss is president and owner of Gustare® Ltd., a fine jewelry company. She is the chapter chair of Greater Phoenix SCORE, where she specializes in mentoring entrepreneurs on strategies for business growth. Weiss uses her experience and abilities to identify how to position people, companies and products so they can catapult to greater success.

 Weiss is the skills standard commissioner for the Arizona Department of Education and she serves on an advisory board for the Arizona State Board of Business and Marketing. She is a consultant and advisory director for TechBA at Arizona State University. Weiss is also a public speaker and adjunct lecturer in graduate schools of business in California.

 The SCORE Women's Success Blog also features six women SCORE leaders who offer their insights, advice and fresh takes on issues facing women entrepreneurs across America. They include:

  • Julie Brander, management and manufacturing expert with New Haven SCORE
  • Peg Corwin, sales and marketing expert with Chicago SCORE
  • Peggy Duncan, productivity expert with Atlanta SCORE
  • Vernita Naylor, project management and branding expert with Fort Worth SCORE
  • Betty Otte, franchise expert with Orange County SCORE in Calif.
  • Christine Banning, vice president of marketing and communications with the SCORE Association in Washington, D.C.

SCORE won the prestigious 2009 Interactive Media Award (IMA) for Outstanding Achievement for the SCORE Women's Success Blog.

 Visit SCORE on the Web at www.score.org and www.score.org/women.


For more information about starting or operating a small business, call 314-539-6600 x242. Visit St. Louis SCORE  on the Web at www.stlscore.org

Success Stories: Designing Woman
 
Emily McHugh
From fine-tuning her business plan, to industry contacts, to overseas manufacturing, SCORE helped Emily McHugh get her business designing fashionable laptop cases up and running. 
 
 
"Like most business owners starting out, I had many questions and not many places to find answers. All that changed when I went to SCORE. I had a team of advisors that specialized in various areas to help me with my business. Not only were they a source of knowledge, but they were also a great source of encouragement." Find out more.

Resources For You

On-the-Job Training Program -

Wage reimbursement offered for new jobs created in St. Charles County
      An "On-the-Job Training" program that can reimburse eligible companies up to 50 percent of a new worker's wages for up to six months is now being offered through the Missouri Career Center of St. Charles County to help spur local job creation.
The OJT program in St. Charles County has limited funds available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Local companies interested in participating must meet certain employment criteria and jobs in retail trade and service industries are ineligible.
      For more information on the OJT program, contact 
Ray Randolph at
636-278-1360 ext. 263.

(From EDC of St. Charles County, Business E-News)
Call the EDC at 636-441-6880 ext. 230. or visit the EDC Alliance website.
www.edcscc.com



5/17-5/19, 2010,
Washington, DC:
America's Small Busi
ness Summit.
Come network with fellow business owners, and local and state chamber executives to discuss important policies affecting your business. Plan to be there!

St. Charles EDC
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In This Issue
SCORE Women's Success Blog
Success Stories: Designing...Woman
Resources For You
Upcoming Events
Survey
 


Upcoming Events

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January 9, 2010

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Next  SCORE Seminar

Feb. 20, 2010
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Library Confluence Room
 
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Jan. 30, 2010
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Feb. 27, 2010
St. Charles EDC

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SCORE,  St. Louis would like to thank all of our clients, partners, sponsors and friends for your continued support and valued relationships. We wish you the best in the coming year!

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