SCORE Card
The eNewsletter for Small Businesses in Rochester, NY
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Greetings!
Welcome to our March, 2009 issue of SCORE Card, the eNewsletter for SCORE clients, partners, and friends. This monthly communication shares advice, news, and resources. Help people in your "network" --- forward our Newsletter to them!
Our theme this month is Marketing for Profit
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| Client Spotlight
Potlatch Gifts |
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Don Rydman had many of the same needs those entering retirement often do: keeping busy and earning additional income. He tried several self-employed ventures without much success. After help from SCORE and input from the Yates County Industrial Development office, he started a shop in a weekend arts-and-crafts market. Unfortunately he didn't make any money. However, after vacationing in the Southwest he decided to start offering Native American Art.
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Our Sponsors |
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NY State Senators
Jim Alesi
Joseph E. Robach
NY State Assemblymen:
David Koon
Joseph Morelle
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Wednesday March 18, 2009 8:45 am -3:30 pm
Marketing for Profit Downtown Map
This full day workshop will examine the relationship of all elements of marketing and an organization's profitability.
It will cover:
¨ Understanding and using Break Even Analysis as a profit tool.
¨ Adding value for more profitable products.
¨ Building distribution systems for enhanced profitability.
¨ Increased profit through better price management.
Presented by Julian Yudelson, SCORE Counselor
Wednesday April 8, 2009 8:45 am -4:00 pm
Morning Session, Website Basics 8:45 - 12:00
Afternoon Session, Marketing Strategy 12:00 - 4:00
Presented by Mary Anne Shew, President, Business Vitality, LLC
Wednesday May 13, 2009 8:45 am -4:00 pm
This class covers the basics: Developing a Business Plan, Budgeting, Marketing, Insurance Needs, Legal Considerations, Banking, and Ethics.
Wednesday June 24, 2009 8:45 am -12:30 pm
This class covers: Business Plan, Marketing, Taxes & Accounting, Legal aspects, and working from home issues.
Suburban Workshops: Starting Your Business This class covers the basics: developing a Business Plan, Ethics, Budgeting, Marketing, Insurance Needs, Legal matters, and Banking.
Greece: Tuesdays: Feb 3, 10, 24, & Mar 3, 7:00 - 9:00 pm, Map: Olympia High, 1139 Maiden Lane
Webster: Wednesdays: Mar 4, 11, 18, & 25, 6:45 - 8:45 pm, Map: Community Center, 985 Ebner Dr.
Rush-Henrietta: Mondays: Mar 9, 16, 23, & 30, 7:00 - 9:00 pm. Map: R.H. High School, 1799 Lehigh Station Rd
Pittsford: Mondays: April 7, 14, 21, & 28, 7:00 - 9:00 pm.
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February 18, Washington: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act contains a package of enhancements to current SBA programs. The stimulus bill attacks several problems facing small businesses at once by reducing fees, guaranteeing a greater share of certain loans, expanding capacity in the Microloan program, providing new loans to help small businesses keep their doors open through economic hardship, as well as new mechanisms to help unfreeze the secondary markets for SBA-backed loans.
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Eight student among those who were recently awarded scholarships to the innovative one semester entrepreneurship course at Monroe Community College indicated that they had heard of the program through its publication in the Rochester SCORE chapter Newsletter. They are: Leah Bamberger, Giselle Buonomo, Adele Carliss, Brian Cheyne, Allen Galante, Ricardo Nieves, Barbara Furstoss, Caroline Ravines.
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I hope you've enjoyed our Newsletter. You can read past issues by visiting our Archives.
Have an idea for an article? Let us know! Call (585) 263-6473 or send an email to: scorerochester@frontiernet.net
Sincerely,
Paula M. Hollinger
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Brought to you by SCORE "Counselors to America's Small Business," a non-profit association and resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). SCORE is dedicated to entrepreneurship and the formation, growth and success of small businesses. It provides professional guidance and information, accessible to all, to maximize the success of America's existing and emerging small businesses. Since 1964 SCORE has helped more than 8 million entrepreneurs.
The material in this newsletter is based on the work supported by the SBA under cooperative agreement number SBAHQ-05- 0001. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA.
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