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When I began my civil engineering firm three years ago, I wrote a business plan to guide our growth. We’ve been somewhat successful to date, but the marketplace and a lot of our initial assumptions have changed, so it’s time to update our plan. Any tips you can offer?  Read more.....

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Published Oct. 17, 2012

This document details the requirements for forming a not-for-profit organization in Connecticut.

STARTING A SMALL BUSINESS IN CONNECTICUT

FORMING A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION

BACKGROUND

Forming a not-for-profit organization is allowed under Section 501 (c) of the Internal Revenue code and must follow some strict guidelines. There are two general categories of not-for-profits:

SCORE Client Yamile Jackson -Top 20 Latino Innovator of the Year- TODAY SHOW

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Fri, 2012-10-12 14:26

SCORE is proud of our client Yamile Jackson- Nurtured By Design for being named an NBC Top 20 Latino Inovator of the Year.
 

Watch Yamile's inspiring story on NBC's Today Show here: 

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Yamile Jackson Designs Nurturing Device for Premature Babies - NBC LATINO

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Fri, 2012-10-05 15:06

Did you catch SCORE client success Yamile Jackson of Nurtured By Design on the Today Show this week? Watch the clip here and learn about this NBC Latino Innovator.

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Small Business and Entrepreneurship Summit Closely Tied to Louisiana - Julia Ballard

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Fri, 2012-09-28 15:42

Last week in D.C., SCORE 2011 Small Business Champion award winner Senator Mary Landrieu, Chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, hosted a summit focusing on issues that impact African-American small business owners working toward becoming entrepreneurs. The summit was titled, “Closing the Wealth Gap through the African-American Entrepreneurial Ecosystem.”

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SCORE-ing Big for Small Businesses - Lois Goldrich

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Fri, 2012-09-21 09:37

After he retired from his job as a financial specialist, Fair Lawn resident Howard Sirota, a long-time member of the Fair Lawn Jewish Center, tried playing tennis and bridge.

“It was fun,” he said, “but I wanted to give something back to the community.”

For the past 15 years, he has been doing exactly that, serving as a mentor for the Bergen County chapter of SCORE, based in Hackensack.

“When I help some people go into business, I feel very good about it,” he said.

 

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