Minding Your Business
Seminar The Basics of How to Start and
Grow a Business of Your Own Click
Here to Register
for the Seminar!
Live Your Dream SCORE Can Help
What Seminar Attendees
Are Saying
“This is one of the most informative
sessions I have ever attended...will help me succeed in my business.”
J.E., Kansas City, MO
“My preference is to hear from real
experts who share their personal experiences. Thanks to the SCORE volunteer presenters.”
Anonymous
“The seminar is top
notch...it helped me change my way of thinking.” E.R., Lee’s
Summit, MO
“I appreciate the resources I gathered
at the seminar.” C.B., Overland Park, KS
The Essentials of Starting and Growing
Your Own Business... From Those Who’ve Been There
For more than three decades, over 5,000
people from Kansas City and the surrounding area have attended SCORE’s highly
popular seminar. Some, in fact, consider it one of the true cornerstones of Kansas
City small business. Continually revised and updated, the all-day seminar continues
to be oriented toward the basic needs of small business owners and those who aspire
to be in business for themselves. Regardless of whether you plan on starting a
new business or are already established, the seminar can help you focus on what
is critical to your business success.
Some
important questions that the seminar will help you answer:
”Is
my business idea workable?”
“How
do I describe it?”
”Is
there a market for my product/service?”
“What
about pricing and competition?”
“Where
and how do I start?”
“Why
do a business plan? What comes first?”
”What
about licenses, permits, taxes and insurance?”
”How
do I organize the business? LLC? Sole Proprietor? Incorporate?”
“Can
I run the business out of my home?”
“Can
I control cash flow? How?”
”Where
and how can I find the funds to get started or to grow the business?”
”What
financial records do I need to keep?”
“How
do I use them?”
“Do
I need a computer?”
About
the Seminar
The
Minding Your Business seminar is for you. Businesses have different challenges
and problems when they start up and grow. For these reasons, the seminar offers
a balanced overview of essentials common to the majority of small businesses.
More specifically, it includes:
What
and why of your business plan
Organizing
your business
What financial
reports you need and how they help you
Marketing/selling
your product or service
Financing
and business loans
Role
of the Small Business Administration
Managing-permits,
fees, licenses, insurance
As
a seminar participant, you will receive a Planning and Financial Workbook for
the Small Business and other materials to assist you in marketing, managing your
finances and creating a business plan.
The
seminar includes an illustration of a sample business being started and how the
owner makes business decisions and manages cash flow.
The
presenters at each seminar are local SCORE Chapter members who share their experiences
and advice, while presenting the fundamentals. These volunteers have one objective:
To help you succeed by adopting sound business
practices.
Attendees
at the Minding Your Business seminar will be mailed a “Workshop Completion
Certificate” in recognition of their participation in the seminar
SCORE
is a Resource Partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration With
sponsorship support from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
