      Live your Dream.......
                        SCORE can help
      SCORE's business experts can give you
                         real world advice and know how.

           SCORE counselors can help take the mystery out of
                        taking control of your career by helping you
                        start and grow your own business.

            SCORE can be your mentor helping you start a business,
                        write a business plan, recommend financing
                        options, record keeping and more.

      The SCORE Association "Counselors to Americas Small Business" is the
      premiere, free counseling and advice service found in the United States.
      As a resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA),
                                   SCORE operates in cooperation with the SBA to provide small business owners
                                   and prospective business owners - you - with information vital to your success.

Follow these 3 steps for Success . . .

1. Need information about starting and/or managing your business.
Select the topic listed below and SCORE will send you valuable information on each subject.

2. After you gather the information needed, contact the SCORE office near you and make an
     appointment with a business professional counselor who can provide you with face to
     face personalized confidential counseling.

3. Continue your learning experience by participating in any of the six Virtual Workshops .

TOPICS:

Business Start-Up:

Starting Your Business

Business plan samples

Starting a home based business

Promoting your business

Determining start-up cost

State of Indiana Guide to starting your business including "Start-up Kit" with forms, fees and business resource guide

Women's guide to starting your own business

Loan Information:

Free guide to small business fundraising

SBA various loan programs

Financial planning Tool-Kit (with Free Calculators programs)

Writing bank loan requests

Loan amortization schedules

Financial, Accounting/Computer Bookeeping:

Sample Balance Sheet

Breakeven Analysis

Cash Flow Statement (12 months)

Financial histories & Ratios of various small businesse

Opening day Balance Sheet

Preparing personal Financial Statement

Sample Profit and Loss Projections (12 months)

Profit and Loss projections (3 years)

Financial benchmarking (comparing your business to Industry standards

Figuring Start-up expenses

Marketing:

Creating Competitive Advantage

How to find your customers

Pricing Product and Services

Power of Packaging

Small Business Sales Forecasting

Marketing information (including area Northern Indiana Demographics, Lifestyle Analysis, Data bases by state, Area Code, Employment, Income, Age, and Household type.)

Building a Referral Network

Internet Sales:

How to really market on the internet

Internet marketing tutor

Driving customers to your Web Site

Franchise Operations:

Association Franchisees and dealers

Federal Trade Administration business opportunity rights and laws

Franchise handbook

Franchises for sale web site

Selling To The Government:

Indiana Secretary of State Business Services Division