Published Nov. 20, 2011
Business columnist Rieva Lesonsky outlines three things you need to consider in order to craft a fresh and effective business plan.
By Rieva Lesonsky
These tools can be your first step towards small business success. Then, get advice to help you on your way.
Business Planning Templates
Use the templates below, then meet with a SCORE mentor for expert business planning advice.
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Ready to be your own boss? In this fascinating webinar, Steve Forbes shares what it takes to be a great leader and to succeed in business today, using examples from the past and today. Sign-up for the webinar today, listen anytime.
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This free online business workshop will help you: understand how a strategic plan can strengthen your business, draft each section of a strategic plan, and put it all together with provided worksheets.

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This free online business workshop will: help you develop a sales plan that will achieve maximum results, walk you through the steps to implement your chosen strategy, provide a self-assessment and worksheet to put it all together.

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Are you achieving the business succcess you want, or do you feel that you could be doing even better? Maybe you don't have your mojo. Mojo is the moment when we feel we’re ‘on a roll’, firing on all cylinders, and everyone around us senses it. Everyone can benefit from learning how to get Mojo, how to keep it, and how to get it back if you lose it. Get your mojo, sign-up for the webinar today, listen anytime.
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This webinar shares ten low-cost techniques for gaining customers and increasing profits from Jeanne Rossomme, Roadmap Marketing.
Barbara Bailey was frustrated with the skimpy local pickings for plus-sized women’s clothing. So she took her savings, teamed up with Lekesha Bell, and did something to add to the boutique scene.
They sought help with business planning from the Small Business Center at Gaston College and Charlotte SCORE.
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Learn the fundamentals of starting a business with the free workbook Simple Steps for Starting Your Business, brought to you by SCORE in partnership with Bank of America.

DREAM BIG!
SCORE and Bank of America are dedicated to helping entrepreneurs succeed. As part of that common goal, we offer this educational resource to help you plan for that success. This workbook serves as a primer, offering practical information and exercises that will help you know whether starting a small business is right for you.
Published Dec. 14, 2012
Potential funding for up to 75% of the cost to prepare a business plan (to a maximum of $3,000.00). 25% of costs must be supplied by the business owner.
ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS
Eligible applicants include Wisconsin individuals, for-profit businesses, cooperatives and childcare centers that have fewer than 50 employees whose business will be one of the following Industrial Clusters”