Minding Your
Business Seminar The Basics of How to Start
and
Grow a Business of Your Own
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
