SCORE Chicago Seminars Highlight Entrepreneurship Month

Community business owners and entrepreneurs are encouraged to learn new skills to help grow their businesses at the February Lunch & Learn free workshop series being hosted at the Microsoft Store at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg. Guest presenters will include experienced business professionals and mentors from Score Chicago.

February is Entrepreneurship Month at the Microsoft Store at Woodfield Mall and a host of workshops and seminars at being held on various aspects of operating a business. For information and to register visit: www.microsoftstore.com/Woodfield

“Several of our business workshops feature knowledgeable speakers from SCORE Chicago (www.scorechicago.org), industry partners and more, who bring tremendous value to our customers” said Paula Brkich, Community Development Specialist, the Microsoft Store, Woodfield Mall.

“Subjects cover things every business person needs to know, from How to Choose and Buy the Right Franchise, to Creating Your Value Statement/Elevator Speech to Email Marketing Tutorial and much more,” Brkich added.

“Our workshops are always free and open to the public. We can also work one-on-one with businesses to help evaluate their technology needs and develop a technology roadmap to help them realize their full potential.”

Learn more and register for these Score Chicago seminars among others educational offerings featured at the free February Business Workshop programs (which begin at 11:30 a.m. with a light lunch):

Monday, February 19: How to Choose and Buy the Right Franchise presented by SCORE Chicago mentor Bob Strauss who is a long-time 7-Eleven franchise owner and consultant for 7-Eleven:

Register at: https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032954127

Wednesday, February 21: Creating Your Value Statement/Elevator Speech: Be Prepared for Opportunity, presented by John Fisher, President and Founder of Rethinking IT and a SCORE Chicago mentor. Attendees will work on their speech in class and delivering it for feedback.

Register at: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/locations/il/schaumburg/woodfield-mall/store-36#eventid=1032954128

Friday, February 23: Email Marketing: Practical Tutorial for Beginners and Intermediates, presented by Norbert Barszczewski, President of JP NetQuest, Inc. who is a Florida State University Certified Webmaster and serves the local business community. He is a frequent educator presenter at SCORE Chicago seminars.

Register at: https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032954129

“At the Microsoft Store in Schaumburg, we are committed to Empowering Every Person and Every Organization on the Planet to Achieve More!,” said Brkich. “One way we do this is by offering free workshops in our store theater to teach computer technology skills and STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) topics for everyone.”

About Score Chicago: www.ScoreChicago.org

Since 1964, SCORE, “Mentors to America’s Small Business,” has helped more than 9 million aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners through free mentoring services and low cost business workshops.

More than 11,000 volunteer business mentors in more than 320 chapters serve their communities through entrepreneur education dedicated to the formation, growth and success of small businesses.

Score Chicago, with 130 mentors throughout the Chicagoland area, is part of SCORE, a national non-profit professional nationwide association. Score is a resource partner of the Small Business Administration (SBA). To request a mentor, visit www.ScoreChicago.org