Comments on: Small Business Scores Big! http://bestbizpractices.org/2009/08/03/small-business-scores-big/ Because America runs on small business! Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:04:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Dennis Payne http://bestbizpractices.org/2009/08/03/small-business-scores-big/comment-page-1/#comment-85 Dennis Payne Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:10:11 +0000 http://bestbizpractices.org/?p=388#comment-85 I have visited several SCORE workshops at UNR in Reno, NV. The workshops were great and the hand -out were really helpful. They followed up within a week with more advice on a one on one basis. I now know that it is going to take more than money and hardwork to succeed. We all need a strong network and that is what SCORE can provide. If they cannot give you an answer to a question they all seem to know a man that can and yes it is all free. I have visited several SCORE workshops at UNR in Reno, NV. The workshops were great and the hand -out were really helpful. They followed up within a week with more advice on a one on one basis. I now know that it is going to take more than money and hardwork to succeed. We all need a strong network and that is what SCORE can provide. If they cannot give you an answer to a question they all seem to know a man that can and yes it is all free.

]]> By: Julie Duriga, CPA http://bestbizpractices.org/2009/08/03/small-business-scores-big/comment-page-1/#comment-84 Julie Duriga, CPA Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:27:17 +0000 http://bestbizpractices.org/?p=388#comment-84 Thanks for the encouragement! I love SCORE as much as you do. We have in Asheville a wonderful non-profit called Mountain BizWorks that is very similar to SCORE. One area that Mountain BizWorks is different than SCORE is we break the business plan down into an eight week class. At the end of eight weeks, students present their business plan to their class mates. It is so cool to see the development of an idea into a business plan. Thanks for the encouragement! I love SCORE as much as you do. We have in Asheville a wonderful non-profit called Mountain BizWorks that is very similar to SCORE. One area that Mountain BizWorks is different than SCORE is we break the business plan down into an eight week class. At the end of eight weeks, students present their business plan to their class mates. It is so cool to see the development of an idea into a business plan.

]]> By: Eleanor Sherman http://bestbizpractices.org/2009/08/03/small-business-scores-big/comment-page-1/#comment-83 Eleanor Sherman Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:23:16 +0000 http://bestbizpractices.org/?p=388#comment-83 OMG-I had the very best experience with Ken Larson, who is a SCORE online mentor for Government Contracts. Without Ken's advice, I would have stopped in my track when it got "tough." He is the kindest, most generous human being ever. Ken suffers from "Post Traumatic Stress Disorder" from two tours in Vietnam and lives in a VA home in Minneapolis. Ken writes beautiful poetry and his photography is gorgeous. Ken Larson sets an example of "how to deal with adversity for others one day at a time." Ken is a man I greatly admire for his courage and perseverance. Words cannot thank him enough. Here is a "shout out" to Ken Larson! Gin, don't worry about getting laughed at. Give SCORE a try. Take one step at a time. I can't tell you how many times I failed before I succeeded. It's like learning how to walk. Of course, you will fall the first few steps, but then you get your stride. Without risk ... there will never be success. Go for it! Eleanor Sherman, Technowipe, Inc. Larchmont, NY OMG-I had the very best experience with Ken Larson, who is a SCORE online mentor for Government Contracts. Without Ken’s advice, I would have stopped in my track when it got “tough.” He is the kindest, most generous human being ever. Ken suffers from “Post Traumatic Stress Disorder” from two tours in Vietnam and lives in a VA home in Minneapolis.

Ken writes beautiful poetry and his photography is gorgeous. Ken Larson sets an example of “how to deal with adversity for others one day at a time.”

Ken is a man I greatly admire for his courage and perseverance. Words cannot thank him enough.

Here is a “shout out” to Ken Larson!

Gin, don’t worry about getting laughed at. Give SCORE a try. Take one step at a time. I can’t tell you how many times I failed before I succeeded. It’s like learning how to walk. Of course, you will fall the first few steps, but then you get your stride. Without risk … there will never be success. Go for it!

Eleanor Sherman, Technowipe, Inc. Larchmont, NY

]]> By: Mike Clough http://bestbizpractices.org/2009/08/03/small-business-scores-big/comment-page-1/#comment-79 Mike Clough Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:41:18 +0000 http://bestbizpractices.org/?p=388#comment-79 Oh my... thanks so much for the kind words, Steven! SCORE truly is a great organization! Oh my… thanks so much for the kind words, Steven! SCORE truly is a great organization!

]]> By: Steven Moore http://bestbizpractices.org/2009/08/03/small-business-scores-big/comment-page-1/#comment-82 Steven Moore Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:09:05 +0000 http://bestbizpractices.org/?p=388#comment-82 SCORE is a great organization. I have started and owned 3 businesses - 2 start-ups and 1 franchisee. I was told about SCORE thru a Toastmaster leader back in the mid-80's. SCORE helped me see the forest and not just the trees, they helped me nail down my strengths and weaknesses and keep me on my lifelong love of learning, unlearning and relearning. Mike, thanks for writing a great post and I will do all I can to let others find them too... and anyone that can leverage the experience of someone like you is a smart business person. SCORE is a great organization. I have started and owned 3 businesses – 2 start-ups and 1 franchisee. I was told about SCORE thru a Toastmaster leader back in the mid-80′s.

SCORE helped me see the forest and not just the trees, they helped me nail down my strengths and weaknesses and keep me on my lifelong love of learning, unlearning and relearning. Mike, thanks for writing a great post and I will do all I can to let others find them too… and anyone that can leverage the experience of someone like you is a smart business person.

]]> By: Mike Clough http://bestbizpractices.org/2009/08/03/small-business-scores-big/comment-page-1/#comment-81 Mike Clough Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:40:32 +0000 http://bestbizpractices.org/?p=388#comment-81 Thank you, Glen. [blush] Thank you, Glen. [blush]

]]> By: Glen Townsend http://bestbizpractices.org/2009/08/03/small-business-scores-big/comment-page-1/#comment-80 Glen Townsend Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:35:57 +0000 http://bestbizpractices.org/?p=388#comment-80 Congratulations on giving back to our community! Thank you as well for your insight and willingness to share from your experiences. SCORE is a great organization and your involvement underscores this. (Sorry about the pun.) Having read your articles from several sources, I can see why you have been successful so far. I am sure you will continue to lead both people and organizations on down the path of real success. Keep up the great work, and have an extraordinary day! Congratulations on giving back to our community!

Thank you as well for your insight and willingness to share from your experiences. SCORE is a great organization and your involvement underscores this. (Sorry about the pun.)

Having read your articles from several sources, I can see why you have been successful so far. I am sure you will continue to lead both people and organizations on down the path of real success.

Keep up the great work, and have an extraordinary day!

]]> By: Marvin Schepers http://bestbizpractices.org/2009/08/03/small-business-scores-big/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Marvin Schepers Thu, 06 Aug 2009 01:36:55 +0000 http://bestbizpractices.org/?p=388#comment-78 Thank you Thank you

]]> By: Mike Clough http://bestbizpractices.org/2009/08/03/small-business-scores-big/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Mike Clough Thu, 06 Aug 2009 01:34:09 +0000 http://bestbizpractices.org/?p=388#comment-77 I'm not sure. MLM is a different type of marketing. I would contact your local SCORE office and see if they have any MLM experts there. They may. And if they do not, I would go to SCORE's main site (www.score.org) and try their online counseling. I hope this helps. I’m not sure. MLM is a different type of marketing. I would contact your local SCORE office and see if they have any MLM experts there. They may. And if they do not, I would go to SCORE’s main site (www.score.org) and try their online counseling. I hope this helps.

]]> By: Marvin Schepers http://bestbizpractices.org/2009/08/03/small-business-scores-big/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Marvin Schepers Thu, 06 Aug 2009 01:22:22 +0000 http://bestbizpractices.org/?p=388#comment-76 What kind of small businesses does SCORE provide help for? I am an Independent Distributor for Shaklee. Could they provide advice for a network marketing or MLM business? What kind of small businesses does SCORE provide help for? I am an Independent Distributor for Shaklee. Could they provide advice for a network marketing or MLM business?

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