SCORE Networking Tool Kit

Using BUZGate to: Attract more SCORE clients Promote SCORE workshop attendance Facilitate SCORE client growth Expand SCORE client relationships over time

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Attract More SCORE Clients

The BUZGate network refers on average, over 240,000 individuals per month to public business assistance programs including SCORE. To make sure we are referring users to the right Chapter information, please visit BUZGate's alphabetical list of public assistance programs, scroll down to "S" for SCORE Chapter listings and click on your listing to review content. Click "Update Record" to the right of the listing to introduce any changes.

Promote SCORE Workshops

If your SCORE Chapter maintains a Web page for workshops or other events, please contact us with the specific URL for this page and we will add it to your SCORE Chapter listing so that our users may also visit this page directly.

Facilitate SCORE Client Growth

Scroll below or choose any one of the following links to assist your clients with that topic:

Help by Expressed Client Need

There are a myriad of other public assistance programs available to assist you in serving the diverse needs of your SCORE clients. For example, select from any one of the following to refer your clients to programs in those areas:

Help by Operational Need

Help your clients by educating them on the latest technologies and other contemporary business solutions relative to their specific operational need:

Start-Up FAQs

There are several issues that are common to most all start-ups. Select from the following to help your SCORE client connect with the right solution relative to their needs:

• Do I need to register the name of my business? If so, how do I go about it?
• Do I need to trademark my business name?
• What is a Tax I.D. Number? Do I need one?
• How do I finance my business?
• How do I manage business credit?
• Do I need a license to operate my business?
• Should I incorporate?
• What type of bookkeeping/accounting system do I need?
• Which business expenses can I deduct for income tax purposes?
• Do I need special insurance for my business?
• What is OSHA?
• How does franchising work?

Help by Stage of Business

Another way to assist SCORE clients in learning about and connecting with needed and available public business assistance resources is to introduce them to programs based on what "stage of business" they are at as follows:

• Thinking About It
• Start-up
• Started But Struggling
• Growth
• Networking

Help with Business Funding

There are a wide range of approaches that SCORE clients can take in addressing business funding needs and each can vary depending on what stage of business they are at. For some of these approaches, select from the following options:

• US SBA Loan Programs
• US SBA Loan FAQs
• Local Economic Development Agency Funding Programs
• Federal Grant Resources
• Alternative Funding Solutions
• Credit Card Advancements
• Commercial Mortgages
• Business Credit
• Debt Restructuring
• Factoring
• Grant Proposals
• Loans & Lines of Credit
• Real Estate Financing

Help with Business Development & Marketing

There are a wide range of approaches that SCORE clients can take in addressing business funding needs and each can vary depending on what stage of business they are at. For some of these approaches, select from the following options:

• Local Public Marketing Assistance Programs
• Import/Export Assistance
• Government Contracting
• Alternative Marketing Solutions
• Customer Relations Management (CRM)
• Contract Templates
• Presentation Software
• Marketing Collateral Production
• eCommerces
• Sales Templates
• Vendor Relations Management (VRM)
• Web Conferencing

Expand SCORE Client Relationships Over Time

Use a convenient online 10-Step Venture Launch platform to facilitate your SCORE client's new business launch or existing business review process. Content provides much of the elements of a business plan while also introducing clients to other available local assistance resources relative to their specific business needs.

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