“I always gave 100 percent no matter where I worked. For so many years I did it for everyone else, and I decided I was going to do it for myself,” said Stephens.
With the help of her family, SCORE, her accountant Darryl Vick, and a lot of prayer, she found a way to make her new dream a reality.
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The Dorchester County Historical Society has spent the last year and a half growing exhibits, initiating new events, revamping their Museum Shop and improving their offerings. Reorganization from the inside has also been approached with the help of a new board of trustees, the appointment of an executive director and the recommendations of SCORE advisors Fred Smyth and George Howie.
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Fourth-generation Cashmere native Melissa McClendon returned home in 2010 planning to open a winery. Once here she realized the Wenatchee Valley already had a bountiful crop of fermented grape purveyors, so she adapted her business model, opting instead to put her fermentation skills to use by establishing a brewery and adding a restaurant to the mix.
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Ester Venouziou is an accidental business owner. The viral popularity of her "buy local" Facebook page convinced Venouziou to turn Local Shops1 into a business.
Ever the small business advocate, Venouziou is quick to share lessons learned in starting and running a successful startup.
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Published Feb. 8, 2013
Q: What are limited liability companies (“LLCs”), and what should businesses know
about them?
A: LLCs are a new type of business entity that emerged in the early 1990s. They have many important legal and tax characteristics, but the key ones are these:
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Liability shield. LLCs provide their owners (called “members”) with a statutory liability shield that is essentially identical to the corporate shield.
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About the Author
John Cunningham is a N.H. business lawyer whose practice is focused on LLC law and tax. He chaired the N.H. Business and Industry Association committee that drafted the Revised New Hampshire Limited Liability Company Act, a radical revision of New Hampshire LLC law that went into effect on January 1st. LLCs are, by a wide margin, the entities of choice for N.H. business start-ups.
Bonnie Shehan, a nurse who has worked in health facilities in the Bartholomew and Johnson County areas for more than 20 years, is being honored for creating a kit that helps families who care for relatives with Alzheimer’s disease.
Shehan worked with SCORE volunteers Bob Nelson and Fred Nerz from the Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce office. Nelson said he and Nerz met with Shehan many times in the past year as they listened to her initial business idea and helped her refine the plan.
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When marketing guru Tom Patty asked Jon and Gila Kurtz what their business was about, the owners of Dog Is Good had a ready response: “Dog stuff.”
Wrong answer – and one that derails many young businesses, said Patty, one of 100 local experts who mentor up-and-coming entrepreneurs as part of SCORE's program for small businesses.
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Michiana is becoming a hot bed of innovative new businesses. One of the hottest segments for new business is education. A Novel Time, LLC is an exciting new business that taps into what INC magazine noted as one of the best industries for starting a new business … education technology.
Joanna Azar is a South Bend native who worked with Michiana SCORE for help on starting her business.
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How SCORE Helped
After retiring as an educator, Judith Smith Parrott turned her love of baking into a business...Judith’s Dessert Boutique.
Judith made the decision to start her business the smart way by enrolling in the Princeton SCORE five-part StartSMART™ workshop series. After taking that first step, Judith never looked back. She and her mentor worked together to complete a "finance ready" business plan and Judith launched her business in late 2012. Since then, Judith's Dessert Boutique was also selected as one of the small businesses to receive $1,000 from the Sam’s Club Giving Program, in addition to attending a 2-day entrepreneurial program for all finalists hosted by SCORE in 2013.
“Working with SCORE has provided a foundation to help my business grow,” said Judith Smith Parrott, owner of Judith’s Dessert Boutique. “The access to tools for my business from Sam’s Club and the additional training will really help me take my business to the next level.”
When family and friends would see the amount of yarn stored in Roz Klein's extra bedroom, their response was always the same, "You should open a yarn store." After 35 years as an educator, retiring as director at Norfolk Collegiate's Middle School in June, Klein opened Baa Baa Sheep in Norfolk's Ghent neighborhood in August.
Klein received help with the business side of her store from her brother-in-law, Carlisle Wroton, who was active in the Hampton Roads Chapter of SCORE.
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