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| WORKSHOPS Our winter workshop schedule continues in February with “Financial Fundamentals,” and “Financing Your Business,” followed in March by “How to Start Your Own Business” and “Getting Started Online.” And don’t forget, our SCORE Success Pass allows you to attend an unlimited number of workshops over a three-month period for only $50! |
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| COMPASS Now Available Throughout Southern New Hampshire Thanks to a generous grant from The Provident Bank, COMPASS, Merrimack Valley SCORE’s free Business Assessment Program, is now also available to small businesses in the Monadnock and Seacoast areas. Since its launch almost two years ago, COMPASS has helped countless small businesses identify their strengths and weaknesses. Using a quick, easy, comprehensive and, above all, effective, online questionnaire, COMPASS probes your General Management, Finance, Sales and Marketing, Resource Management and Operations, delivering a report that not only tells you what you’re doing well and where you need help, but also provides a solid foundation for a SCORE mentor team to assist you. |
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| Click here to learn about COMPASS and get your business moving to the next level of sales, profits and service. |
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| Merrimack Valley SCORE’s chapter charter, below, dated November 1, 1967, from what was then known as the Service Corps of Retired Executives Association. Among the planned 50th anniversary celebration events will be two business competitions: A Business Concept Competition for high school students in entrepreneurial classes, and a Business Plan for “Next Steps” Competition for existing area small businesses seeking to grow, with a total of $10,000 in prize money to be awarded. Click here for complete competition information, including the application and requirements. |
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| A picture may be worth a thousand words, but a well-crafted video can be an even more valuable marketing tool. Video is what works today, and if you’re not using it, you’re falling behind your competition. SCORE’s “Getting Started With Video” is a series of five short videos (about two minutes each) that cover everything from strategy to creating and promoting your video. Lights, camera, action! |
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| The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry…especially when it relates to marketing. Having an effective marketing strategy is only half the battle—it must be executed! Inc. magazine’s “5 Tips to Ensure Your Marketing Actually Gets Done” tells you how. |
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| Successful small businesspeople seek every advantage they can, and that includes getting the most eyeballs possible focused on your social media posts. One key way to accomplish this is to schedule your posts when people are most receptive. Ragan’s PR Daily has studied the issue and put together an infographic, “When To Post Your Content On Top Social Media Platforms,” with specific advice for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest and Instagram. |
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| ASK SCORE Ask SCORE tells a business owner how to make sense of all the analytics generated by social media. Read More... |
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