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SCORE BizSuccessTips
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 | Get the skills you need to put your business on the right path. Learn from the experts at SCORE. Make an appointment today. SCORE mentors are available at these area locations:
COLORADO SPRINGS:
6 S. Tejon St., Colorado Springs, CO
(719) 636-3074
ColoradoSprings.score.org
Workshops and Events
WOODLAND PARK:
Woodland Park Chamber of Commerce
(719) 687-9885
MONUMENT/TRI-LAKES AREA:
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Message from the Chair
Jerry Musselman, Chapter 206
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Now Is the Time to Train:
Scholarships, New Workshops, New Office
As I mentioned last month, the small business arena is in a state of flux. In addition to recent governmental focus on small business, it appears that the corporate world is now also taking note and beginning to assist the small business sector. For instance, a major corporation that is jumping on the small business bandwagon is Office Depot. They are testing a scholarship program to provide funding to those individuals who want to participate in the SCORE SmartSTART Advanced series of workshops. In short, if you enroll in our SmartSTART Advanced workshops, Office Depot will pay the full $125 of your tuition. Read more...
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 The Team You Need to Succeed Steve Imke, SCORE Mentor Chapter 206 Every successful entrepreneur knows that to achieve business success, you have to have a strong management team to cover key business management tasks. What sometimes is elusive is the ability to quantify exactly what kind of people and/or skills are necessary to attain exceptional marketing and sales success. The Tipping Point, written by Malcolm Gladwell, is a book I reference quite frequently in counseling sessions to help clients define the roles necessary to get their product or service to really take off and go viral. Read more...  |
eNight:
REAL Help for Small Business Owners February 23, 3:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Colorado Springs Technology Incubator
Sponsored by Regional Entrepreneurial Alliance (REAL)
ENight is a one-stop "Mecca" for Springs entrepreneurs to speak with various local organizations that are here to support entrepreneurs, be they start-ups or already in business. The event will include several complimentary 15-minute one-on-one sessions with local experts (lawyers, CPAs, social media and those with technical expertise), two educational seminars (Social Media and How SCORE Can Help), and you can also learn from the guest speaker, Laura McGuire. Laura is an entrepreneur and direct marketing expert and will conclude the eNight event with a talk sharing her experiences from a well-seasoned, veteran entrepreneur's perspective.
Representatives of the following REAL consortium members will be available to assist with your entrepreneurial questions:
- SCORE
- Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
- Colorado Procurement Technology Assistance Center (PTAC)
- Colorado Springs Technology Incubator (CSTI)
- Peak Venture Group (PVG)
- UCCS College of Engineering and Applied Science
- UCCS College of Business
- Colorado Technical University (CTU)
- Colorado Springs Regional Economic Development Corporation (CSREDC)
- Middle Market Entrepreneurs (MME)
- High Altitude Investors (HAI)
The event will be held at the Colorado Springs Technology Incubator in the Lower Level Conference Room. The building (also known as the Fountain Blvd. Corporate Center) is located at 3595 East Fountain Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO, 80910. To register for eNight, email DuaneFitch@earthlink.net or call Duane at 719-337-6088.
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Colorado Springs SCORE
SCORE is an all-volunteer, non-profit group of local active and retired business men and women interested in helping you live your dreams - to help you start up a business or to make your existing small business more successful.
SCORE Chapter 206
Website
Current Office Address:
6 S. Tejon Street, 7th Floor
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
After March 5:
3595 E. Fountain Boulevard, Suite E-1
Colorado Springs, CO 80910
(719) 636-3074 |
SCORE
Workshops and Events
Check this page for additional workshops and events as they are posted.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Roundtable and Business Lunch:"Conversations about 'You as a Business'"
Thursday, February 23
11:00 - 2:00 p.m. Register
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BizSuccessTips Editor Rieva Lesonsky is founder and CEO of GrowBiz Media, a content and consulting company. A nationally recognized small-business expert, Lesonsky has appeared on hundreds of radio shows and numerous local and national television programs. Read more of her insights and buy her books at www.SmallBizDaily.com.
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