Published Apr. 20, 2011
Use these questions to help you and your business advisor examine your business idea to determine your potential for success bufore you spend time and money developing a business plan.
Published Apr. 20, 2011
See if you have what it takes to be a small business owner. Review this simple self-assessment guide and consider the various factors that can make the difference between success or failure in business.
As shorefront property in Maine escalates in price, it is more difficult for fisherman to retain direct access to the water. Potts Harbor Lobster in Harspwell initially did not have direct access to the water, having to truck its catch, and what it purchased from others from someone else's wharf to its operations inland. When an operating wharf in Harspwell became available for purchase, Jim Merryman, principal owner of Potts Harbor, seized the opportunity. The problem was to raise the very large sum required for the purchase price.
http://pottsharborlobster.com/PH_2.html
PO Box 261
Harpswell
ME
04079
United States
My Successes
Working with Alan Shaver from Portland SCORE, I wrote a business plan that persuaded the Maine Department of Marine Resources to fund a significant portion of the purchase price, in return for a covenant to retail the property as working waterfront.
How SCORE Helped
"SCORE told us about the grant, introduced us to marketing consultants and others who helped. I attended a Marketing & Sales Workshop which lead to additional contacts. SCORE'S guidance made the purchase of the working waterfront possible."
Published Apr. 19, 2011
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To be successful in any business, Step #1 after deciding upon a product or service is assessing whether you will sell enough of it to make your business "go." This article explains how to step through such an assessment simply, without loads of information and in as little as 10-20 minutes. Try it out or get a SCORE person to help walk you through it. No charge, of course.
SIZE YOUR MARKET – EASILY & PRECISELY
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How to do a business plan, in lay person terms and in 4 easy steps. Explained in roughly 4 pages. Learn how to do it right and without a great amount of stress. A more detailed article is available about this. Just ask us how and where to find it.
SPECIAL LESSON
Planning a “WINNER.”
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Published Apr. 19, 2011
Establishes client expectations from SCORE and what is outside the scope of our volunteers.
Published Apr. 18, 2011
Create a Business Plan
Published Apr. 18, 2011
View all of our upcoming workshops in a convienient Google Calendar.
Published Apr. 18, 2011
This booklet is designed to help you with a range of disciplines for starting your own business-from your inspiration or idea to creating a plan, building a team, investing in technology and using the Internet as a quick primer; in workbook format, it focuses on cash control, financial management, and capitalizing on the Web.
The Santa Barbara Chapter of SCORE has been assisting local businesses since the 1970s. This SCORE chapter has a wide range of talents and business experiences available to advise clients with business related matters that include:
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