Workshops

The Southeastern CT SCORE® Chapter offers business workshops and seminars for both start-up and in-business entrepreneurs. Workshops also offer a chance to network with other small business owners.

Topics help address specific interests in a given community. Workshop topics have included: Developing Your Business Plan, Starting and Operating Your Own Business, Getting Financing For Your Business, Basic Business Accounting, and Marketing Techniques for your Small Business.

Southeastern CT SCORE Small Business Workshops

Southeastern CT SCORE announces three sponsored series of Workshops for the small business owner. The Chapter has developed these workshops from the national SCORE resources and customized them to suit the business needs of our clients.

The three series are:

The Guilford Savings Bank and Guilford Chamber of Commerce are sponsoring a series of four workshops to be held at the Guilford Police Department in the Community Room on Route 77 from 8:00 am to 10:00 am.
• Managing Your Business
• Marketing Your Business
• Business Plan Workshop
• How to attract and Build Customer Loyalty
Contact the Guilford Chamber of Commerce for details on fees and reservations (203) 453-9677

The Killingworth Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a series of four workshops at the Killingworth Library on Route 81 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
• Marketing Your Business
• Customer Loyalty
Two more workshops are planned for October and November. A small fee will apply to non-members of the Killingworth Chamber of Commerce. Entrepreneurs from Higganum, Haddam and neighboring towns are invited. Contact the Killingworth Chamber of Commerce to make reservations or confirm fees at k-krier@comcast.net or killingworthonline@hotmail.com

The Liberty Bank of Clinton and Old Saybrook will sponsor four workshops for local businesses from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM. Contact Heather Desilio at Liberty Bank for more details and to make reservations.
• Solopreneur at the Clinton Library on Route 81
• Marketing Your Business at the Old Saybrook Pavilion
• Managing Your Business at the Clinton Library on Route 81.
• Managing Your Business Finances at the Old Saybrook Pavilion
Workshops consist of a 60-minute presentation on the topic and the balance of the time will be reserved to ask questions and discuss related business challenges.

Seminars

SCORE Continuing Educational Series

Seminar #1: “The Solopreneur's Survivors Guide
• Solopreneur is a breed within a breed
• WIFM – What's in it for me?
• Due Diligence for the Solopreneur
   – Do I have what it takes?
   – Make sure you are ready to quit your day job!
   – Learn from others; what are the biggest
      mistakes other new business owners make?
   – How many jelly beans need to be in the jar
      before you open the candy store?
   – Are there financial or tax advantages to starting
      your own business?
   – What are the biggest challenges to starting a business?
   – How do you pay for the jelly beans?
   – What are the critical success factors?
   – Final critical success factors

Seminar #2: Managing Your Business
• 4 Steps to a New Business Venture
• How to Start and Manage Your Own Business
• Small Business Provides Rewards
• Small Business Also Means Risk
• Why Businesses Fail
• Owners/ Managers Wear Many Hats
• Clearly Define Your Personal Priorities
• Financial Decision Making
• Questions You Must Answer
• The Business Plan

   – A Written Statement about the Business

   – Business Objectives

   – A Written Statement about the Strategies

   – Purposes of the Business Plan

   – Business Plan is a Working Document

Seminar #3: Marketing for Small Businesses
• What Do We Mean by “Marketing”?
• Marketing Plan
• Product/Service Description
• Your Focus Customers
• Low Hanging Fruit
• Pricing
• What is Your Message?
• Retaining Customers
• Strategic Partnering
• Market Plans are Dynamic

Seminar #4: Non-Profit Capacity Building Strategies Workshop
• What is Capacity Building?
• Getting Focused
• Why does your non-profit exist?
• What is your unique niche?
• What is your elevator pitch?
• What are the critical challenges you face?
• Planning – a critical first step
• Non-Profit Strategies
• Capacity Building Strategies
• Capacity Building Choices
   – Generate More Revenue
   – Recruit More Volunteers
   – Attract More In-Kind donations
   – Do More Good Work
• Key Skills:
   – Lead
   – Manage
   – Publish Relentlessly
   – Build Alliances
• Implementation
   – Decide where to allocate your efforts
   – Building your teams
   – Creating team buy in
   – Define team mission
   – Set Capacity Building Goals
• Creating team Focus
• Wrap Up