Mentoring for Women-Owned Businesses
2008 Workshops for Existing Businesses
How to Avoid the 10 Most Common
Mistakes Women Make in Business How to Market Your Business
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Date: October 4, 2008 Since roughly one third of all new businesses are owned by women, Score is presenting a new workshop given by women for women Presented by Score counselors Clydette Mayfield and Yvonne Vanoni. The material is based on their own extensive business experience and years of observing what works and what doesn’t work in a business environment.
Come prepared for a candid discussion of ten things to avoid to make your business more successful. |
Date: October 18, 2008 Topics covered include: Understanding your targeted market Finding the best ways to reach your targeted market The role of signage to market your business Low cost ways to promote your business Stretching your promotion dollars Using customers to market your business Using employees to market your business Using the Internet Pulling it all together.
By: Jack Mayfield, SCORE Chico |
How to Read & Use Your Financial Statements How to Strengthen Your Business
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Date: November 1, 2008 Topics covered include: What information is needed to run your business? How to forecast Sales What are the three numbers you should you look at in your P&L statement to understand the health of your business? How to free up cash from inventory & receivables How to forecast Cash Flow
By: Jack Mayfield, SCORE Chico |
Date: November 15, 2008 Topics covered include: Targeting the right customer Why discounting doesn’t work Understanding the competition Finding your “Niche” Take advantage of being small Understanding the Profit Formula Impact of Pricing Impact of Purchasing Impact of Expenses & how to reduce them Understanding how to “leverage” profits
By: Jack Mayfield, SCORE Chico |
Location & Registration
The workshops are held on Saturday mornings from 9 AM to Noon at the Chico Chamber of Commerce, 3rd. and Salem St., Chico. The cost per workshop is $20 or take all four workshops for $70 (paid in advance.) Registration is required. Call the Chamber at 530 891 5556 to register or register online at www.scorechico.org. .
Special Arrangements for the handicapped will be made if requested in advance. Score is partially funded by the US Small Business Administration. The support given the Small Business Administration does not constitute an expressed or implied endorsement of any of the cosponsor’s opinions, products or services. All SBA services and programs are extended to the public on a nondiscrimination basis.
Score Chico, 1324 Mangrove Ave., Suite 114, Chico, CA 95926, (530) 342-8932 www.scorechico.org