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September 2018
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Local SCORE Workshops
How You Can Acquire New Customers and Retain the Ones You Have
ESL and Greater Rochester SCORE are excited to host a panel of experts to help your business grow.
Monday, September 10, 2018  5:30pm-8:30pm
Location:  Three Heads Brewing
This is a FREE event!

Starting a Small Business - Rush Henrietta
5 Monday Nights, September 10, 17, 24, October 1 & 15, 2018  7:00pm-9:00pm
Come learn all the basics of starting a small business.  Topics include:  goal setting, SBA resources/support, developing a business plan, marketing & sales, legal considerations, insurance needs, business banking, budgeting and cash management and selling skills.
Location: Rush Henrietta High School
Fee:  $59

Starting a Small Business - Webster  
5 Tuesday Nights,September 18, 25, October 1, 9 & 16, 2018  7:00pm-9:00pm
Come learn all the basics of starting a small business.  Topics include:  goal setting, SBA resources/support, developing a business plan, marketing & sales, legal considerations, insurance needs, business banking, budgeting and cash management and selling skills.
Location: Webster Schroeder High School
Fee:  $59

Commercialization Conference Workshop
Are you ready to move your product to commercialization?  Are you a prior SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) I and II awardees? Please join us for this half day conference to learn from experts and other successful businesses on commercialization best practices.
September 22, 2018  8:00am-12:00pm
Location:  Genesee Community College, Batavia
Fee:  $35

Introduction to E-Commerce - The Basics of Starting an Online Business
Consumer buying patterns and trends are ever-changing and today e-commerce is reapidly growing.  Are you ready to take your business online?  This workshop will provide you with a primer on e-commerce and doing business online!
September 22, 2018  9:00am-11:00am
Location:  Five Star Bank CityGate (next to Costco)
Fee:  $29
 
Simplified Social Media - 5 week Series
In these five Saturday morning sessions participants will focus on being human, helpful & consistent across all of their social platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin and their blogs.
October 6, 13, 20, 27 & November 3, 2018  9:00am-12:00pm
Location:  City of Rochester Conference Room, 56 N. Fitzhugh Street, Rochester (Street level outside Sister Cities Parking Garage) Free parking in Sister Cities Garage.
Fee:  $125 for the whole series, or sign up for any of them for $29 each.
  
HR102: Small Business Guide to Managing Employees
This seminar gives small business owners reliable, useful information on Benefits, Compliance and Employee Communications.
Wednesday, October 17, 2018,   9:00am-11:00am
Location:  Five Star Bank - CityGate (next to Costco) 385 Westfall Road
This SCORE/Paychex seminar is FREE!   
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Upcoming Webinars
 
Create More Personalized Email Messages for Better Results

September 6 @ 2 p.m. ET  / 11 a.m. PT
Are your email campaigns too generic?

This webinar, presented by Constant Contact, will show you how to create more personalized emails for better results. 


Win Corporate Clients - 3 Strategies That Will Drive Your B2B Sales

September 11 @ 1 p.m. ET  / 10 a.m. PT
How can you win coveted corporate clients?

This webinar will review how to significantly expand your revenue with corporate customers such as mid-market companies, large corporations, colleges and nonprofits.


4 Secrets to Grow Your Business Independent of Your Role
September 13 @ 1 p.m. ET  / 10 a.m. PT
Are you a business owner who needs more time?

Reduce time spent on your business, grow your company and get your life back.


How to Turn Your Customers into Volunteer Marketers

September 20 @ 1 p.m. ET  / 10 a.m. PT
How can you incorporate word-of-mouth into your overall marketing plan? 

In this webinar, you will learn a with a simple and precise framework for word-of-mouth marketing that will grow your business.


One Page Business Plans: Simple and Highly Effective
September 25 @ 1 p.m. ET  / 10 a.m. PT
How would you describe your business plan?

In this webinar, you will learn how to make your planning process highly effective.



 
SCORE helps you succeed!
Check out one of our latest success stories.
 
Chris Dodge started the Black Rock Bouldering Gym in Phoenix, so he could share the sport with his local community. He named the gym after an O.A.R. song that he says describes "a place of peace, inspiration, love, strength, and self-discovery. It's the place we travel to in our minds when we're scared, lonely, strong, brilliant, and everything in-between." Dodge wants his gym to be this kind of refuge for guests.
 
How SCORE helpedDodge says, "SCORE helped give me a solid foundation on which I could build my financial projections and accounting best practices . . . Without the direction and insight provided by my mentor Kirk, I don't believe we would have opened the doors as quickly as we did."

 

Now Connect With Your Own Mentor
 
SCORE is a nonprofit resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). Because of this, our mentoring services are free, no matter how many times you visit a mentor.