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This blog post was prepared by Gerald P. Moriarty. He will teaching a workshop on November 9th at our downtown SCORE location. ………………. While some...

Sharon Aby says there is no such thing as a universal market. Sharon discusses a client situation where that client wanted expand from the consumer marketplace to the commercial market. She highlights that your sales and marketing process for one market is different than another market...

Picking a name for your new small business is a challenge for many people starting out. Here is a short video from an interview with Brian Fons of Corporate Creations. Brian discusses items such as trademarks and copyrights...

For small business, exhibiting at a a trade show can be a major expense. Give aways are often seen as a great way to get leads. Here’s a short video about using a fish bowl to gather prospects. Matt Heinze from GES Exposition Services suggests that you think quality and maybe not quantity . ...

This is part of a series of video on our YouTube Channel. http://www.youtube.com/user/ScoreChicagoVideo . These videos are excerpts from a live call in TV show. In this excerpt Jacob Cynamon discusses the internet. He provides some insights on getting started...

First, you can work with a SCORE Counselor. With over 100 counselors in the chapter, you have access to experts in many skill areas and numerous industries. We can also arrange Spanish speaking or women counselors...

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) will present a 30-minute, interactive webinar on how small businesses can succeed through innovation Oct. 14, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. (ET). This unique opportunity is free and open to all small businesses...

Despite the Olympic disappointment of last Friday, the city deserves kudos for Thursday’s TechExpo at the UIC Forum . The official line on the Tech Expo was… The Chicago TechExpo introduces and connects small business owners to technology solutions to grow and evolve their businesses. Th...

Make sure that you write down your ticket number and document who you talked to Understand that they may know about their product, but not how their product works with other products Recognize that it will take much longer than you expect If at first you don’t succeed, you will l...

One of our clients who is a participant in our certificate program submitted the following note on our website. Our questions in bold. Share your experiences with our counseling or workshops. We’d like to post them on our site: Hello, I attended the get financing workshop. ...

Our CANT21 Hotline season is coming to an end. We have one more show left. Here is a listing of shows so far. Special thanks to the CANTV staff. Next week, we will interview Arthur Kitlas, a construction entrepreneur about building a business as an immigrant Here are the shows so far this season...

I did the blog posting below on 6 questions to ask on getting a loan, it seemed natural to follow with with posting. Kathryn Kerrigan, of Kathryn Kerrigan Footwear, got her loan...

Small business owners need to be organized when looking for a loan. Irv Williamson, a SCORE counselor, has put together a presentation for our Get Financing Workshop . As part of that presentation, he suggests that you be prepared to answer these 6 questions. What size loan do you require...

First consideration is likely to go to companies who are already doing business with government Spending decisions will be made by Federal, State and Local Agencies who are in charge of that area Many of the Projects to be funded are likely already proposed – or extensions of current programs All t...