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Business Planning & Financial Statements Template Gallery
Download SCORE’s easy-to-use business planning, finance, sales, marketing and management templates to help you plan for a new business startup or grow your existing business. Read more
Financial Projections Template
Download this financial projections template to calculate your small business expenses, sales forecast, cash flow, income statement, break-even analysis & more. Read more
How to Successfully Start a Business with the SCORE Startup Roadmap
The SCORE Startup Roadmap, sponsored by FedEx, is the perfect tool to start the journey to your new business. A SCORE mentor can be your guide along the way. Read more
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The 9 Building Blocks of a Business
The Business Model Canvas categorizes the processes and internal activities of a business into 9 separate categories, each representing a building block in the creation of the... Read more
The Business Model Canvas
The Business Model Canvas (BMC) is a strategic management tool to quickly and easily define and communicate a business idea or concept. It is a one page document which works... Read more
Preparing for your SCORE Appointment
Preparing for your appointment is optional, but if you do a little beforehand it greatly enhances the effectiveness of your mentoring session and you maximize the mentor’s ability... Read more
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Advice from women business owners on starting a small business.
Top 6 Cybersecurity Threats for Small Businesses
Ensure that your small business is prepared to handle all cybersecurity threats that face it.
3 Steps to Formalizing Your Hobby Business
Use these three steps to make your side hustle an official small business.
11 Funding Options for Female Entrepreneurs
Are you a woman entrepreneur looking for funding? Try these 11 resources.
Lanza de manera correcta: Construye tu crédito empresarial
El crédito que tenga tu empresa es una de las herramientas más importantes en tu arsenal como emprendedor.
Starting Out Right: Building Business Credit
Building and maintaining business credit is vital to the long-term health of your small business. Learn how in this blog.
Women Business Owners: Where We Stand Now
For National Women's Small Business Month we look at how Women-Owned businesses are performing.
11 Cybersecurity Best Practices to Improve Business Internet Security
Make sure that your business's data is protected using these tips from other small business owners.
Building a Cybersecurity Plan for a Small Business
Building a cybersecurity plan is important for keeping your small business safe and secure.