Many entrepreneurs start a business hoping it will be their path to wealth and independence. Often, this dream goes unfulfilled as profits never materialize.
An entrepreneur needs to understand what drives profitability.
SCORE Alabama
SCORE Alabama Chapter of the Year - 2024
No matter where you are on your entrepreneurial journey, our SCORE mentors are ready to assist. Our mentors are highly successful and seasoned business professionals and entrepreneurs with the experience and knowledge to help you achieve your business goals. Serving the Anniston, Birmingham, Montgomery, Fairhope, and Mobile areas
Join us for this QuickBooks online class to learn about the basic reports and how to create them for your company.
Amp up your email marketing with effective subject lines, powerful images and videos, and the all-important Call To Action. From lure to hook, we’ll help you reel in more business.
Write Your Business Plan Month to Advance Your Goals – our mentoring and resources, can help!
Small businesses are the heartbeat of our communities
• Americans have applied to start more than 20 million new businesses within the last four years.
• Small businesses create two-thirds of net new jobs.
• Small businesses account for 40% of our nation's economic output.
• Small businesses are job creators that drive innovation and competition.
According to the Small Business Index, 8 in 10 small businesses say the holiday season is important for their overall profit. Constant Contact reports that most small businesses rely on holiday shopping for at least one quarter of their annual revenue. Entrepreneurs with business plans are twice as likely to obtain capital and more likely to grow than entrepreneurs who don’t.
Learn how to write a business plan using these five simple tips.
If writing a full business plan seems overwhelming, start with a one-page Business Model Canvas. Developed by Founder and CEO of Strategyzer, Alexander Osterwalder, it can be used to easily document your business concept.
Download this template to fill out the nine squares focusing on the different building blocks of any business:
- Value Proposition
- Customer Segments
- Customer Relationships
- Channels
- Key Activities
- Key Resources
- Key Partners
- Cost Structure
- Revenue Streams
For help completing the Business Model Canvas Template, contact a SCORE business mentor for guidance by phone
Learn how seven business professionals write intentional and actionable business plans and tips they have to inspire your business planning process.
We want to share our success with you
Whether you wish to join our accomplished team of certified mentors or request a mentor to help you achieve your entrepreneurial next step of success, we welcome you!
Become a Volunteer
SCORE is the premier volunteer small business mentoring organization in America. By joining SCORE, you’ll contribute to business success in ways far beyond your current or past jobs.
Connect with thousands of wonderful peer volunteers across the country in our shared mission to foster vibrant small business communities through mentoring and education.
Make a positive difference by helping entrepreneurs and small businesses by sharing your business expertise with those who are interested in starting or running their own business.
SCORE for All
We believe that anyone can start and manage a successful small business. We also know that the road is harder for some than for others. Diverse backgrounds, different voices, and unique needs may call for specialized resources and mentoring approaches. SCORE is listening, recognizes these diverse needs, and provides personalized support in a wholly-inclusive platform called SCORE for All.
