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SCORECard, the eNewsletter for Small Business in Greater Rochester, NY    November 2013
 
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Greetings! 

Are You Retail Ready?            

 

Getting your online business holiday-ready means checking under the hood to make sure your website is a fine-tuned machine.  Let the experts at SCORE show you how to get your website in top shape.

 

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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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. 
10 Tips to Fill Shopping Holiday Carts
Tuesday, November 5, 2013, 1 p.m. EST

Join Web expert Shawn Pfunder of GoDaddy as he discusses key strategies for online sales success during the holidays and every day. You'll learn how to post quality content, images, and videos; how to use reviews and social media to capture customers; effective price and promotions tactics and more. 

 

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4 Crucial To-Dos for the eCommerce Season

Don't let this holiday shopping season pass your business by without getting your share of the profits. Find out the four things you need to know to make sure your website attracts holiday shoppers and convinces them to spend. 

 

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How to Increase Sales

To boost your retail sales, you need to have your finger on the pulse of what consumers want and how they make purchasing decisions. This month's guest blogger Frank Raeon has consulted with the retail industry for over 25 years. Get his insights and tips in SCORE's Small Business Success blog.

 

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"Without SCORE my business would currently be very, very different. Twenty-four years ago SCORE entered my life and made starting a business extremely easy. I will be forever indebted to them.

 

 

Grow your business with guidance from a SCORE mentor.

 

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SCORE has all the tools you need to make the most of your online sales.  

 

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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.



Social Marketing Workshop
Thursday, November 7th

Do you need to get more familiar with how to use social media? 
This workshop is designed for small business owners to understand how to use social media to attract new customers and engage current ones.  

  

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Making Neighborhoods Aware of Your Business
Thursday, November 14, 2013,
1 p.m. EST

Join us for this one-hour workshop to learn why direct mail still matters in today's digital world, why Every Day Direct Mail is more cost-effective than traditional direct mail and more. 

 

Sponsor Info  

  

The Bank of Castile 

Canandaigua Nat'l Bank 

Citizens Bank 

The Community Foundation 

First Niagara Bank 

Frontier  

Genesee Regional Bank 

Lyons National Bank 

M & T Bank  

Reliant Credit Union 

Rochester Business Alliance

Staples

The Upstate Bank    

Wayne County IDA   

NY State Senators 

Joseph E. Robach   

NY State Assemblymen  

Joseph Morelle 

Bill Reilich  

 

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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.