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SCORE Card The eNewsletter for Small Businesses in Rochester, NY  -  March 2011 
Greetings!
 
Be a Web Wonder!  Take charge of your future and put your business on the path to online success.
 
Give your website a fighting chance by getting one-on-one advice from a SCORE e-commerce expert.  Make an appointment  at your local SCORE office.
 
Linda Ranslow, Editor
  
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SCORE Rochester
100 State Street, Suite 410
585-263-6473

 
    Upcoming Workshops 
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March 2, 2011 Starting Your Business
7:00-9:00PM WEDNESDAYS (4 week workshop)
(Fairport 585-336-3014)

March 12, 2011 Simple Steps
9:00-Noon SATURDAYS (4 week workshop - Session 1 FREE)
Simple Steps Workshops - Is Starting a Business Right for You?
The SCORE Simple Steps workshop series can help you make a smart start. The SCORE Simple Steps workshops will help you:  
  • Define and evaluate your ideas

    Register Today! 

  • Develop a marketing strategy
  • Identify the best ways to fund your start-up
  • Turn your idea into action with tools and templates
  • Get useful and helpful mentoring sessions
  • Connect with other entrepreneurs
March 16, 2011  Marketing on the Internet
8:45-4:00PM  WEDNESDAY
(Downtown  585-263-6473)

March 21, 2011 Starting Your Business
7:00-9:00PM MONDAYS (4 week workshop)
(Rush-Henrietta High School 585-359-7805)

8:45-12:30PM WEDNESDAY
(E R Associates 585-263-6473)
 
April 7, 2011 Starting Your Business
7:00-9:00PM THURSDAYS (4 week workshop)
(Pittsford 585-263-6473)

Success Secrets
Smart Steps to Web Success 
  • laptopDoes Your Website Need a Makeover? Are your search rankings down? Is your website looking a little outdated? Your site may need a makeover. Learn more.
  • If You Build It ... Hopefully the customers will come, but what if they don't? Take our online workshop and learn how to build a website that gets results.
  • 7 Deadly Website Mistakes to Avoid. Small business expert Steve Strauss reveals what your website should do for your small business and how to make sure you're not turning customers away. 


Resources for You
  
heather doughertyWhere the Customers Are. Ecommerce and online marketing expert Heather Dougherty knows where your customers are: online. Subscribe to SCORE's ExpertAnswers newsletter to find out how to capture online sales.

 

Need a Business Form? SCORE and Docstoc, a leading document publisher and distributor, have partnered to bring SCORE members all the documents they need to start, manage and grow their businesses. Find out more.

 

Easy Steps to Online Success. Learn the 7 steps to starting a profitable online business and find out how to handle everything from processing payment to after-sales support. Learn more now.

  

Expert Insight

DJ Heckes, Author, Full Brain Marketing

DJ HECKES


Gain valuable insight on how to lead your company to success from small business expert DJ Heckes. This month's SCORE guest blogger shares crucial business and marketing information. Read it now.

 

  

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In This Issue
Upcoming Workshops
Success Secrets
Resources for You
SBA Direct
Marketing on a limited budget
Client of the Year
Upcoming Events
 
          
 60 Second Guide
. . . to Marketing on a Limited Budget
 
SCORE Client of the Year  Stephanie Mills  

On February 11, 2011, Mike Xillas, SCORE Counselor and Bill Ritter, SCORE District Director, presented the 2010 Rochester SCORE Client of the Year award to Stephanie Mills, owner of "A Dog's Dream", a doggy day spa.in Pittsford NY.

 Read more.

Upcoming Events

 

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March 15, 2011. Security Threats of Social Media. Join security expert Michael Sanchez of Cisco to learn how to protect your business from security threats when using social media. You'll learn what to watch out for and what solutions are available to protect your business.Register.

 
Sponsor Info
   The Bank of Castile

NY State Senators

NY State Assemblymen:
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coupon$5 OFF 

Mention this coupon when registering for a workshop and receive $5 off your fee. 

(Cannot be combined with any other discount, limit one discount per person per month.)

 
Brought to you by SCORE "Counselors to America's Small Business," a nonprofit association and resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration. SCORE is dedicated to entrepreneurship and the formation, growth and success of small businesses nationwide. Since 1964, SCORE has helped more than 8.5 million entrepreneurs.

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