Consulting for Small Business Start Ups

Need help starting your business? SCORE offers free consulting sessions at Main Library every Tuesday from 4 - 7 p.m. in the library's computer lab. Registration is required. To register log in to raleigh.score.org or call 919-856-4739.

In addition to the weekly sessions at Main, SCORE will be holding small-business workshops at several library locations. Registration is required for these as well. Please visit http://raleigh.score.org/localworkshops to register. (Note: Registration is only available for workshops in the near future. Registration will open at a later date for future workshops.)

How to Start and Stay in Business
Covers the basics of identifying a business opportunity and how to prepare a winning business plan. Also provides guidance on selecting the right market demographics and raising the capital needed to launch your business.
Main Library Auditorium
Thursday, April 4, 2013, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Financing Options for a Small Business
Overview of what the aspiring entrepreneur needs to know about financing a business. Covers lending options such as Commercial Bank loans, SBA backed loans as well as sources of equity capital through angel investors and venture capitalists.
Main Library Auditorium
Thursday, June 6, 2013, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Preparing a Winning Business Plan
Explore what the aspiring entrepreneur needs to know about building a winning business plan. Include the structure and content of a typical plan, using examples to illustrate writing techniques.
South Regional Meeting Room
Thursday, October 17, 2013, 6:00 – 8:00 pm

Marketing for Small Business
This workshop will cover topics such as defining your market and potential customers, branding your business, networking, maintaining a web presence and some "do's" and "don'ts". Web sites are cool, business cards are fun, and print advertising sounds neat, right? Marketing is a blend of several channels such both traditional and newer social media.
Southwest Regional, Meeting Room
Thursday, December 5, 2013, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

SCORE is a nonprofit association dedicated to helping small businesses get off the ground, grow and achieve their goals through education and mentorship.