SCORE Cape Fear News

October 2020

GROW WITH GOOGLE EVENT

Use YouTube to Grow Your Business Video marketing is highly effective in boosting brand awareness, generating leads, increasing sales, and connecting with your audience. Best of all – anyone can accomplish all this at little or no cost and minimal experience with technology or video production. Join SCORE and Google for this free virtual workshop on October 7th at 10AM. REGISTER

BIZ SUCCESS TIP

8 Steps to Develop a New Product For many entrepreneurs, having a great product idea is the easy part. The real challenge lies in bringing that idea to life. To help you out, we rounded up eight professionals who have successfully developed and brought their products to market. Read the article and learn the essential steps to an effective product development process.

UPCOMING WEBINARS

Women-Owned Startups in Rural America - Useful Resources & Tools October 14 | 1 PM Join this live Q&A session with SCORE, the National Women's Business Council, and the USDA as they answer your questions on the top challenges rural startups face. You'll learn about the most effective resources and programming available to help your business thrive. REGISTER

Where's the Money Now? The Future of Small Business Lending

October 15 | 1 PM This year's economic crisis has resulted in rapid changes to small business lending. It's more important than ever to identify the crucial factors lenders are evaluating now, and steps you can take to position your business for financing in the coming months and years.

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RESOURCE PARTNER EVENTS

Business Owner's Virtual Success Series

Profits and Cashflow - October 2nd, 9AM - 12PM Learn a powerful yet simple formula that will help you exponentially increase your sales and profits. Join this Webinar, brought to you by CFCC's Small Business Center, and acquire the strategies and tactics that can help you develop a customized profit-building action plan for your business.

Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week

MED Week begins on October 5th, and recognizes the achievements of local minority entrepreneurs, provides opportunities for networking, and presents workshops to help grow and strengthen businesses. Events provide attendees the opportunity to: Connect with business vendors Meet leaders from the regional business community Learn about government contracting and business opportunities Grow your professional network Receive information and resources to develop your business   Find the schedule of events here.

SCORE is a nonprofit association dedicated to helping small businesses get off the ground, grow and achieve their goals through education and mentorship. SCORE is funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. All opinions and/or recommendations expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA.

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