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SCORECard, the eNewsletter for Small Business in Greater Rochester, NY May 2013
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Greetings!
Lead Your Business to Success: Let SCORE Show You How
Are your leadership skills lacking? Learn how to
become a better leader--and motivate and inspire
your team to help boost your business to success.
We're here for the life of your business
Find a Mentor Today!
Linda Ranslow, Editor
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Greater Rochester SCORE
100 State Street, Rochester, NY
585-263-6473
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Upcoming Workshops Click to see full list
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.
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Greater Rochester SCORE Presents:
2013 Outstanding Business Awards
Windsor Cottage and Tasteful Additions
At a luncheon on Friday, April 12th, Greater SCORE Rochester honored this year's recipients of the 2013 Outstanding Business of the Year Award. David Seeley, Governor's Representative to the 11-County Finger Lakes Region, served as keynote speaker and also presented both businesswomen with a congratulatory proclamantion from Governor Cuomo. The luncheon was attended by over 70 SCORE members and SCORE Sponsors who enthusiastically congratulated the accomplishments of both recipients.
 Peggy Growney, founder and owner of Windsor Cottage, sought SCORE's help prior to opening her home furnishing, high-end consignment fur  niture store over 10 ten years ago. Since then she has continued to work with SCORE as she further developed and refined her growing business through personalized offerings and design services. To celebrate Windsor Cottage's Ten Year Anniversary, Peggy invited her customers to submit a local charity of their choice. As a way of giving back, Peggy randomly selected from those charities and during the next 12 months made a $500 donation highlighting each in her store. |
 Asha Waterstreet, owner of Tasteful Additions, a purveyor of flavored olive oils, balsamic vinegars and gourmet salts, worked closely with SCORE prior to her store opening in July of 2011. Asha has incorporated customer input which resulted in her instituting her "Refill Rewards Program" in an effort to provide a sustainable product and provides  a 10% discount for her customers. Additionally, customer suggestions initiated her to include nutrition information on all her products as well as suggestions on how to use each product. Asha has also produced her Tasteful Additions Cookbook which highlights recipes using her oils, vinegars and salts.
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Lessons From the Top
SCORE Small Business Success Podcast
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Listen in as SCORE interviews mentor and board member Hal Shelton about what it takes to be a successful leader and how you can apply those strategies in your business.
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Naples Apothecary Grand Opening
Ribbon cutting ceremony April, 17, 2013 - Naples, NY
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 After CVS closed their store in Naples, pharmacist, Ann Ritzler, had the vision and dedication to  the Naples community to make the Naples Apothecary a reality. She worked with SCORE mentor, Matt Clement to get information to write her business plan and to find a lawyer and accountant. Ann hired many of the employees that had lost their jobs when the CVS store closed.
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The Leading Edge
Managing a Winning Business
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What differentiates a successful business from a failing business? Investing in your workforce, that's what. In this month's ExpertAnswers, Mar y Anne Kennedy, founder of MAK HR Consulting, shares the secrets to instilling greatness in your employees.
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What Makes a Good Leader?
Leadership
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Not everyone is a born leader, but with the right approach, attitude and skills, you can become the type of leader you always wanted to be. Find out the three qualities you must have have to be a great leader.
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Tools for Better Leadershi  p | |
Find more resources to help you gain the leadership skills you need with these webinars, eGuides and tips from SCORE.
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Free Business Tools
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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.
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NY State Senators
Joseph E. Robach
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Brought to you by SCORE, America's free and confidential source of small business mentoring and coaching. SCORE is a nonprofit association of more than 13,000 volunteer business experts. SCORE offers free mentoring and low-cost workshops nationwide. A resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration, SCORE has helped more than 9 million small business clients since 1964.
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Help Support GREATER ROCHESTER SCORE
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Greater Rochester SCORE is a nonprofit association dedicated to helping small businesses get off the ground, grow and achieve their goals through education and mentorship.
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