December 22, 2009 ALL ABOUT FRANCHISING: Fast Track to Owning a Business

Workshop Presenter: Jerry Moriarity

Learn about franchising as an alternative to starting up a new business. Explore franchising opportunities and learn franchise myths, realities and regulations. Also learn how to select the franchise that is right for you.

SCORE Chicago
500 West Madison Street, Suite 1250, Chicago
8:45 am – 12:30pm
$50 Pre-Paid online; $60 At the door
(312) 353-4540

Register here: http://bit.ly/Franchising2

December 18, 2009 GET FINANCING: Learn Sources, Impress Your Banker

Workshop Presenter: Eshwar Noojibail

Understand the various ways you might finance your business and how to approach friends and family, angel investors, banks and venture capitalists. Learn to prepare the documents you need to submit for each. A guest banker will also present criteria to obtain financing.

SCORE Chicago
500 West Madison Street, Suite 1250, Chicago
8:45 am – 12:30pm
$40 Pre-Paid online; $50 At the door
(312) 353-4540

Register here: http://bit.ly/GetFinancing

December 15, 2009 UNDERSTANDING BUYER/CUSTOMER BEHAVIOR: All About Relations with Your Customer

Workshop Presenter: Marshall Ottenfeld

In this era of "relationship marketing", it is critical to understand and implement effective communication to segments and targets. Then learn to position key buying issues to targets.

SCORE Chicago
500 West Madison Street, Suite 1250, Chicago
8:45 am – 12:30pm
$50 Pre-Paid online; $60 At the door
(312) 353-4540

Register here: http://bit.ly/CustomerBehavior

December 16, 2009 DRAWING WEB TRAFFIC, CLOSING ONLINE SALES: Email, Pay-Per-Click, eCommerce and More

Workshop Presenter: John Fairley

This internet marketing workshop is dedicated to helping business owners who are either getting started marketing online or looking to improve their online marketing strategy. You will learn how to better market your business online, leading to more traffic and increased sales. If you know that your potential customers are out there, but they don't know you, this is the workshop for you. (co-presented with David Miller, SnapHawk)

SCORE Chicago
500 West Madison Street, Suite 1250, Chicago
8:45 am – 12:30pm
$60 Pre-Paid online; $70 at the door
(312) 353-4540

Register here: http://bit.ly/DrawWebTraffic2

December 11, 2009 BUSINESS PLAN: A Roadmap for You, Necessary for Loans

Workshop Presenter: Bob Paul

A thoughtful and well-executed business plan is the first step for every potential entrepreneur. Good planning increases the odds of success. This workshop covers the essential elements of business plan development. Topics include: setting goals and objectives, preparing marketing and financial plans and defining action steps to attain appropriate goals. With a good plan, build your roadmap to success.

SCORE Chicago
500 West Madison Street, Suite 1250, Chicago
8:45 am – 12:30pm
$40 Pre-Paid online; $50 At the door
(312) 353-4540

Register here: http://bit.ly/BusinessPlan

December 10, 2009 ACCOUNTING and RISK MANAGEMENT: Track and Protect Your Assets

Workshop Presenter: Thomas Redler

This workshop shows you how accounting statements like an income statement and balance sheet can help you understand and manage your business. It also covers the basics of federal, state and local taxes and the importance of good record keeping. Finally, it gives you an introduction to evaluating business risks and insuring against them.

SCORE Chicago
500 West Madison Street, Suite 1250, Chicago
8:45 am – 12:30pm
$40 Pre-Paid online; $50 At the door
(312) 353-4540

Register here: http://bit.ly/AccountingRisk

December 9, 2009 FINANCIALS: Master Cash Flows and Profits

Workshop Presenter: Maria Warden

Improve business results by effective use of financial tools for forward planning and analysis. This workshop covers cash flow (as different from an income statement) and break even analysis to help you achieve financial success in your business. Attendees will have access to a cash flow template in Excel format which they can customize.

SCORE Chicago
500 West Madison Street, Suite 1250, Chicago
8:45 am – 12:30pm
$40 Pre-Paid online; $50 At the door
(312) 353-4540

Register here: http://bit.ly/Financials