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Greetings!
Welcome to our August 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!
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| 60 Second Guide to Employee Recruiting |
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| Common Hiring Mistakes Entrepreneurs Can Avoid |
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Steps to help you avoid common hiring mistakes.
Veteran entrepreneurs and venture capitalists cite common hiring mistakes and suggest some practical solutions:
- Don't oversell your company
- Don't call all your old cronies
- Think like a venture capitalist
- Put everything in writing
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| Client Spotlight
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Starting out in a new business? So were David and Ellen Boutillier in July 2004. They had a business plan, but needed assistance from SCORE to help them refine it and learn about executing the plan and understand what they faced in getting the operation going.
Working with SCORE they were able to identify pitfalls and make revisions to their plan that made the enterprise work. Having celebrated five years in business, Fleet Feet Sports has developed into more than just a retail enterprise.
Fleet Feet Sports. Rochester's Haven for Running, Walking, and Fitness.
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| Upcoming Workshops |
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D O W N T O W N W O R K S H O P S
Wednesday August 12, 2009 8:45 am - 4:00 pm
Wednesday Sept. 16, 2009 8:45 am - 3:30 pm
Preparing a Business Plan Downtown Map This workshop covers key elements of a business plan with an analysis of a typical business plan. agenda
Tuesday October 13, 2009 8:45 am - 4:00 pm
Morning Session: Website Basics
Afternoon Session: Marketing Strategy
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| Help Your Small Business Find Awesome People |
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Attract employees who are accountable and responsible, involved and engaged.
When people ask me about "my" company, how we have grown, and what the major factors have been in our growth, my immediate visceral, and natural reaction is to reply that we would be nowhere if it weren't for the awesome employees who work for us.
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| Creating Great Companies: It's all about people |
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The key determinant between winning and losing is the quality and capabilities of the people involved.
Whenever you find great people, hold on tight. The trust and knowledge developed from mutual experiences serve to simplify decision-making and significantly improve communications. As a result, you and your business can move much faster when you are working with great people you know. Read the complete guide. |
| In the News |
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The Economic Effects of Health Care Reform on Small Businesses and their Employees
July 25th - A new report by the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) examines the challenges faced by smaller firms under the current health care system, and the likely impacts of health care reform on small businesses and the workers they employ.
Key findings of the report include the following:
- Small businesses are crucial to the economy.
- The current health care system is not working well for small
businesses and their workers.
- Health care reform as envisioned in current draft legislation
would reduce the current burdens on small firms and their
SBA News Release
July 10th - Small businesses that would otherwise have difficulty securing private equity or venture capital may find funding easier to get as a result of changes made as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to the U. S. Small Business Administration's Small Business Investment Company program Read More.
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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! Send an email to: scorerochester@frontiernet.net
Sincerely,
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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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