Arts and Entertainment

 

Special tax law provisions may help taxpayers and businesses recover financially from the impact of a disaster, especially when the federal government declares their location to be a major disaster area. Depending on the circumstances, the IRS may grant additional time to file returns and pay taxes. Both individuals and businesses in a federally declared disaster area can get a faster refund by claiming losses related to the disaster on the tax return for the previous year, usually by filing an amended return.
 
The IRS also offers audio presentations on Planning for Disaster. These presentations discuss business continuity planning, insurance coverage, recording keeping and other tips to stay in business after a major disaster. 
 
Visit their Disaster Assistance and Emergency Relief for Individuals and Businesses section of the IRS site for more.

 

The IRS maintains a valuable collection of resources for small businesses called the Small Business and Self-Employed Tax Center.  Visit their site for forms, articles, videos, webinars and audio presentations for small businesses.

Paul R Gesche

Current City: Aiken, SC

Photography expert and very knowledgeable in small business start up. Including business plans. Small Business owner/operator of a photographic studio. Photographic Skills: Camera work, Print production by utilization of darkroom, print enhancement and digital imaging Business: Start-up, organization, location, service organization, employee evaluation, business sales,

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Education

Brooks Institute of Photography/Santa Barbara, CA  

Dennis Brown

Current City: Hermosa Beach, CA

Dennis has supervised numerous Academy Award and Emmy Award winning projects. He has an extensive background in mounting hundreds of millions of dollars of diversified productions in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Western and Eastern Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the Caribbean…including several complex co-productions. Dennis was the Executive Producer on Who Do You Love, a theatrical motion picture produced in New Orleans. Dennis was Emmy and Producers Guild of American nominated for Ike: Countdown To D-Day for A & E Network and Sony Pictures Television. Dennis also produced the acclaimed Fatal Contact, a television movie for ABC. Dennis began his career as an NBC Page. He worked in production budgeting and estimating at Desilu Studios, Paramount Pictures, Metromedia Producers Corporation, Quinn Martin Productions and the illustrious American International Pictures. He joined EMI Films to become their vice president of worldwide production and was involved in such projects as Deerhunter and Convoy. In the aftermath of Heavens Gate, United Artist asked Dennis to join the company as a worldwide production executive. Subsequently he joined ITC Entertainment Group as the senior executive vice president of production and then, twenty-five years after starting as a Page at NBC, retuned as their executive vice president to lead up their in-house production operation. He then moved on to ABC Pictures where he was in charge of their long form television productions. Dennis then joined Sony Pictures Television heading up their worldwide production of television movies, where he ended his executive career and moved into freelance producing. Dennis is a graduate of Syracuse University and is a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and the Directors Guild of America.

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Dennis is a graduate of Syracuse University and is a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and the Directors Guild of America.

Austin K Pryor

Current City: Stamford, CT

My SCORE counseling includes home-based businesses, consultants, music, musicians, art, artists, crafts  e-Commerce and Internet situations, website critique, computer service businesses and coaching healthcare related businesses. 35 years as a new products and new ventures executive. Management consultant helping companies increase innovation and entrepreneurship (self employed since 1989). Help companies and non-profits develop strategic and growth plans. Frequent workshop leader and volunteer member of non-profit & church boards. Helped start up an aquaculture venture in Hawaii.

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BA Yale, MA University of Minnesota

Everybody is a salesperson whether they realize it or no: selling their ideas, their image, their persona, or their products or services. Don't like to sell? You will after attending our seminar, conducted by our own extraodinarily empathetic trainer. Taught by Jim Joyce, Sales Partners, Inc.

Tuesday March 6th - 6:00-8:00PM - Pre-Registration Required.

No matter what type of business you run, having a “mentor” to help guide you can increase your odds of success. Having a wise, loyal advisor – especially one who’s “been-there, done-that” – is like money in the bank.

By Daniel Kehrer
Founder, BizBest.com

No matter what type of business you run, having a “mentor” to help guide you can increase your odds of success. Having a wise, loyal advisor – especially one who’s “been-there, done-that” – is like money in the bank.

About the Author

Daniel Kehrer, Founder & Managing Director of BizBest Media Corp., is a nationally-known, award-winning expert on small and local business, start-ups, content marketing, entrepreneurship and social media, with an MBA from UCLA/Anderson. Read more of Daniel's tips at www.BizBest.com, follow him at www.twitter.com/140Main and connect on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/danielkehrer.

Thrive Adventures

Macdonald got his exposure to international opportunities while a college  junior working with an adventure travel company.  The real decision evolved while he and his wife, Jen, were deployed with the Army National Guard in Iraq.   He used the money saved while on active duty to launch his business.

Macdonald organizes and leads custom adventure travel trips to New Zealand and elsewhere.  A big part of his work involves offering -- and encouraging travelers to try new experiences, from sea kayaking, luge rides and swimming with wild dolphins to bungee jumping and sky diving.

Owner/Founder
Alan Macdonald
My Location
10276 Hanson Street
Coon Rapids MN 55433
United States
Revenue
$45,000 but 2012 estimate is $150-250,000
Employees
2
Year Company Formed
2011
My Successes

The first year he and his co-founder, Sam Kurachek, have successfully conducted tours in 2011.   They look to expand their business to Autralia, Peru and elsewhere.

What's Great About My Mentor?

Macdonald meet with four different teams of two mentors from his first intro to SCORE to the present.   He liked the fact that different sets of skills could be assembled, whatever his problem.

How SCORE Helped

Launching a business was uncharted territory for the me.  He connected with a group of SCORE mentors who had experience working internationally.   They helped with unstanding work visa, opening a branch in a foreign country and hiring foreigners to provide his services.

His mentors are focusing on controlling costs to improve profits.  The challenge is to establish his business abroad instead of operating from here and traveling back and forth.

The Artists' Loft School, LLC

Seeing a vital need in their community, Joan Body and Nancy Amis sought to provide a place for students to “learn, create and share in the visual arts.”  Both Joan and Nancy have studied and created art their entire lives, traveling near and far in pursuit of their passion. Now settled in Charleston, they set their sights on guiding others along the same artistic journey of self-expression and discovery.

The Artists' Loft School offers a variety of classes serving everyone from preschool through adulthood and caters to specific needs like homeschooling groups and unique subjects like puppet making.  The school is a welcome presence in the Charleston community following recent cutbacks in education budgets.

www.theartistsloftschool.com

Owner/Founder
Joan Body and Nancy Amis
My Location
327 Folly Road
Charleston SC 29412-2548
United States
Employees
3
Year Company Formed
2011
How SCORE Helped

SCORE mentor, Joseph Conti, helped the duo prepare a thorough business plan which aided them in receiving the startup financing they needed.   They also received invaluable advice on every aspect of their business, from accounting and tax considerations to marketing plans and managing human resources.

An advisory board is an informal group. This is not a board of directors. It is a group of mentors. The group has no financial interest in your firm. This is a group of outside advisors who share their knowledge to help you be more competitive, think strategically and offer specific advice in key skill areas.

The benefits of an advisory board include: setting aside time to think strategically, obtain feedback and insights from outside the company, and gather information and expertise from peers who have knowledge in different areas than your own. In general, a three to five person board will likely meet your needs.

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