Women Entrepreneurs

Conducting a Market Analysis

Summary

This free online business workshop will provide: info on why you need to conduct a market analysis, case studies showing how to learn about your market, and interactive worksheets to help put it all together.

Creating An Online Presence

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This free online workshop will cover: Steps to planning your Web site, Choosing a Web site hosting service provider, Tips on creating content for your Web site, Tips on getting your Web site designed, How to promote your Web site after it goes live.

Managing Your Cash Flow

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This free online business workshop will: illustrate the importance of analyzing your cash flow, help you prepare a cash budget, and explain the methods of determining cash in and cash out.

Preparing a Cash Budget

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This free online business workshop will help you gain insights on how to: budget your cash receipts and disbursements, determine your cash reserve requirements, and put it all together with provided worksheets.

Developing a Business Plan

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This free, online business workshop will help you gain insights on: why a biz plan is important and the preparation needed to begin writing it, the components of a business plan, and how to put it all together with supporting documentation.

Building Your Brand

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This free online business workshop will: explain what defines a brand, provide case studies of branding strategies, help you develop your branding strategy.

A video with 3 Client Success Testimonials

This is a video Directed and Produced by Andy Crittenden (andy.crittenden@gmail.com)  It contains interviews with the founders of 3 companies that SCORE assisted.  It is narrated by our Chapter President, Michael Scotto. Watch, listen and enjoy!

How SCORE Helped

View the Video to see how SCORE assisted these three successful businesses.

FishHook

B. Lou Guckian, the founder of Fish Hook, has had a long -time relationship with SCORE. More than ten years ago Ms. Guckian contacted the San Antonio SCORE Chapter when seeking guidance to help her father get his BBQ Sauce company up and running. Daddy’s BBQ Sauce became a successful manufacturer and distributor. So in 2007 when Ms. Guckian wanted to get a business plan completed to start her home-based creative writing business, she once again turned to SCORE for advice. Ms.Guckian met with three San Antonio SCORE counselors to get advice on her business plan.

Ms. Guckian specializes in helping small businesses in particular conceptualize and establish a unique and competitive brand, and helps them to apply this brand across the organization, including instilling original web sites with fresh content and in brochures.

Owner/Founder
B. Lou Guckian
My Location
San Antonio TX
United States
Year Company Formed
2007
My Successes

In 2008 Ms Guckian was recognized by SBA as the Women-Owned Home-Based Business of the Year for the San Antonio SBA District and for a three state area.

What's Great About My Mentor?

She credits SCORE mentor Liz Lesnick with being willing to spend many hours with her to help her understand the financial forecasts necessary to complete her business plan.

Education

Master of Arts

Communication Arts - 2005

University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX

Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences

Interdisciplinary Communication - 1993
Southwest Texas State University

Building a Web Site

Summary

This free online business workshop will help you gain insights on: how to plan and design an effective and professional Web site, how to drive traffic to your Web site, and put it all together with provided worksheets.

 

 

Assessing Your Company's Financial Needs

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This free online business workshop will: explain the various sources of financing; provide info on how to assess your company's financial needs, and help you determine the right sources of funding for your business.

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