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Is Starting a Business Right for You?

Even in tight economic times, people often think about starting their own business. The SCORE SmartSTART Series Workshops can help you make a quick start.

The series of five 3-hour sessions will help you:
* Define and evaluate your ideas.
* Develop a marketing strategy.
* Identify the best ways to fund your start-up.
* Turn your idea into action with tools and templates
* Get useful and helpful mentoring sessions.
* Connect with other entrepreneurs.

Throughout the program, SCORE counselors mentor those considering entrepreneurship as their new career path. This first introductory session, Part I - the BASICS, is free. It covers what you will need to know to jump-start your business idea. Successful and experienced SCORE executives will provide an overview of future topics, answer your questions and help you reach a "go or no-go" decision for starting a business.

Click here to register.

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