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SCORECard, the eNewsletter for Small Business in Greater Rochester, NY
June 2012
SCORE

Greetings! 

4 Tips to Get Found Online:                  
    SCORE Can Show You How       

Learn how to get your business to the top of web search results so customers and prospects can find you.                  

   Make an Appointment Today 

 

 Linda Ranslow, Editor

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Greater Rochester SCORE

100 State Street, Rochester, NY

585-263-6473


Upcoming Workshops   Click to see full list 

 

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SCORE offers low-cost workshops designed to provide practical business information for the current or prospective business owner in both for-profit and not for-profit businesses. 

 

July 18th, Google Adwords & Analytics 12:30-4:30PM WEDNESDAY Downtown - Rochester Business Alliance  Info & to Register 

 

August 8th, Social Marketing - What It Is & How Can It Help My Business  8:45-12:30PM WEDNESDAY Downtown - Rochester Business Alliance  Info & to Register 

 

August 15th, Writing a Business Plan 8:45-3:30 WEDNESDAY Downtown-Federal Building  Info & to Register  

   

      


 

 

  

Success Secrets 
 

Look Ma! I'm on the Internet  

Your domain name counts when getting found on the Web, but that's not all that matters. Practice these 4 smart tips and watch your clicks soar. Learn more


Gray Hat SEO Tactics   

Are you using sneaky, black hat tactics to boost your search engine optimization (SEO)? That's a no-no in the online world and could earn you a bad reputation (and worse if Google is on to you). Find out what tactics are legit and which ones work best for your business. Learn more.

 

 

Expert Insights

 

Why You Care About SEO  

Without SEO you could have the greatest website in the world and no one would know about it or care. With the right SEO, you could be on top of the search engine world! Find out what marketing and branding expert Charle-John Cafiero has to say as this month's guest blogger on the SCORE Success Blog.

 

To get more tips from Cafiero on smart marketing and SEO strategies, sign up for SCORE's enewsletter Expert Answers.

 

  
Upcoming Webinars

 

Thursday, June 7, 2012 at 1 p.m., EST

Taking the Guesswork Out of Incorporating Your Business

To incorporate or not to incorporate? That is the question faced by every business owner. Get a step-by-step overview of the incorporation process and what you need to consider from Lori Ann Fox of BizFilings in this free, LIVE webinar. Register today. 

 

Thursday, June 21, 2012 at 1 p.m., EST

SEO Basics: How to Get Found Online

Join SCORE and Charle-John Cafiero, President and CEO of communications agency CJC Strategists, for a get-down-to-basics session on SEO strategy. Find out what works and what doesn't to help your website get found online. Sign up now.

 

Thursday, June 28, 2012 at 1 p.m., EST

How to FUND a Business Without Ruining Your Personal Credit

Attend this free webinar and hear from Walter Good, Business Fundability and CredSystems Chief Marketing Officer, as he discusses the 4 secrets every business owner should know about business funding, alternative cash funding solutions for your business and more. Register now.

 


In This Issue
Upcoming Workshops
Client Spotlight
Success Secrets
Expert Insights
Upcoming Webinars
Jobs Plan
 

 

NY State Senate passes the 2012 NEW JOBS-NY Job Creation Plan 

 

The Senate's comprehensive plan will help create thousands of new private sector jobs by delivering tax relief to small businesses and manufacturers, reducing energy costs, and enacting major fiscal reforms to make New York State more economically competitive..    

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Remember Me?: Yearlong Marketing Strategies for Seasonal Businesses


SCORE blogger Jeanne Rossomme shares tips for using email and social media to stay top-of-mind with customers throughout the calendar year.     

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Free Business Tools


SCORE provides hundreds of free templates and tools for aspiring and existing small business owners.

 

Access free cash flow tools and more. See what's available.

Sponsor Info  

 

The Bank of Castile 

Canandaigua Nat'l Bank 

Citizens Bank 

First Niagara Bank 

Genesee Regional Bank 

Lyons National Bank 

Reliant Credit Union 

   

NY State Senators 

Jim Alesi 

Joseph E. Robach   

NY State Assemblymen  

Joseph Morelle 

Bill Reilich 

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