Marketing your Business without “Breaking The Bank”

Workshop leader: David Andrews, Business owner and business consultant for over twenty years. David is experienced in many industries and has worked with large and small companies advising on opening new markets and increasing sales.

The workshop will focus on:

• How to identify the right marketing ideas for your situation

• How to think outside the box and around your How to come up with realistic marketing goals

• budget...however small

• What's new in internet marketing, and how to use technology to increase sales

This workshop is for business people looking for specific ideas to find creative answers to marketing issues.

1 session • $10

Tue., Apr. 9th • 6-8:30pm

DCB 687-03 • BRC

Financing Your Small Business

Workshop leaders and Sponsors: Representatives from Mid-Hudson Federal Credit Union and Rondout Savings

This workshop will focus on:

· Financing that a business needs to startup, to survive or expand

· What a small business needs-to-know and how to obtain funding

· Different problems require different solutions

· SBA guaranteed solutions

· Other types of loans: Crowd Funding, Community Assistance

If your business needs financing to start-up or to survive, this seminar has the answers

1 Session • $10

Tue., Apr. 23rd • 6-8:00pm

DCB 398-10 • BRC

Starting a Business

Workshop Leaders: SCORE Mentors. Our counselors are business professionals and have a wide range of business experience.

Issues confronting the aspiring entrepreneur

• Considerations of Going into Business

• Financial Reports

• Business Plans

• Personal Attributes

Workshop Agenda

• Turn Your Idea into a Business

• The Role of SCORE

• Getting Started

• Defining the Business

• The Business Structure

• What Money is Required

• The Business Plan

• What This Means

• The Next Steps

1 session • $10

Tue., May 7th • 6-8:30pm

DCB 400-44 • BRC

Let's Write a Business Plan Together

The How & Whys of Writing a Business Plan

Seminar Leaders: SCORE Mentors. Our counselors are business professionals and have a wide range of business experience.

Seminar will focus on:

Why write a business plan?

• Shape your vision into a workable plan

• What is needed to develop both a long and short term focused plan?

• How a Business Plan should be constructed to gain financing

Subjects include:

• Projections – Revenue/Expenses

• Competition, Mission Statement

• Marketing/Advertising Sales

1 Session •$10

Tue., May 21st • 6-8:30pm

DCB 941-05 • BRC

Social Media in Business

If you have been nervous about taking your social networking to your business, this is the information you have been waiting for.

The workshop will focus on:

• Getting Started on Facebook and Twitter

• Using social networks, such as: Facebook and Twitter, to grow your business

• Promoting your business

• Promoting your Products and/or Services

• Learn about available tools - page vs profile, post vs message

1 Session • $10

Tues., June 4th • 6-8:00pm

DCB 835-04 • BRC

To register call  845-339-2025

Veterans are welcome as SCORE guests at no cost - Registration is required
Workshops will be held at Business Resource Center, 1 Development Court, Kingston, NY