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SCORE Cape Fear Region hosts affordable small business workshops -- both online webinars and live, in-person. Find everything you need to know to start a business or discover tools that will help your small business grow. Browse our workshops below!
Start-up Basics: This introductory workshop focuses on the basics of testing your business idea and identifying the key factors that influence start-up success.
Start-up Basics provides you with an overview of the skills and tools you need when deciding to start a business.
In this session, you learn about: the advantages and disadvantages of owning a business, the most profitable form for your business, and the fundamentals of formation, organization, marketing, cash flow and funding sources.
In this class, learn an ethical, relationship-based, model of sales. Learn the many ways Sales helps your business survive and grow. Begin creating your own sales process that goes from prospect to customer and the vital steps in between.
Bring order to the chaos of starting a small business. Learn 10 key topics every business owner needs to know and start mapping your own plan for starting a small business. Fast-paced, interactive, co-taught class with a workbook to organize key ideas.
Start-up Basics: This introductory workshop focuses on the basics of testing your business idea and identifying the key factors that influence start-up success.
Start-up Basics provides you with an overview of the skills and tools you need when deciding to start a business.
In this session, you learn about: the advantages and disadvantages of owning a business, the most profitable form for your business, and the fundamentals of formation, organization, marketing, cash flow and funding sources.
This workshop will focus on preparing the business owner to become more confident when speaking about the services their business provides.
Finding customers is about understanding your markets and a focused and effective marketing plan. Discover the variety of market research tools that will give you critical information about your industry and customers.
Introduction to what it takes to start a business. This class is a must for anyone that is thinking about starting a business or has recently launched a business and has questions that need to be answered, Limited to 12 students, in-person.
Effective engagement with media sources online and in person will be the goal of this workshop. To be successful, in today's environment, business owners must be accessible and visible.
Learn the myths and reality of entrepreneurship and what you need to succeed, the legal aspects of starting a business, marketing your business, and why you need to have a business plan in this FREE 5-part live, in-person, interactive program.
Discover how to effectively and efficiently use marketing tools. Gain insights to understand and reach your customer, analyze your industry and business environment and differentiate between branding, advertising, and grassroots marketing techniques.
The healthcare landscape can be complicated, and as a small business you may think that this is out of reach for your business to offer to your employees.
Managing finances is a primary element in running your small business. This FREE seminar provides basic information on accounting, book keeping, taxation and entity types.
Research says that for every $1 spent on E-Mail marketing there is an average $44 return on investment. To generate such positive outcomes, businesses have to reach the right customers with targeted campaigns. If you feel your E-Mail efforts don't yet pay off, this workshop is for you! This class will teach basic and advanced techniques to propel your E-Mail efforts.
This class will cover :
The 5 C’s of E-Mail Marketing Basics
How to create a content calendar with a complimentary digital version sent to all students
How to pick the E-Mail platform right for your business
Anatomy of E-Mail
Learn the myths and reality of entrepreneurship and what you need to succeed, the legal aspects of starting a business, marketing your business, and why you need to have a business plan in this FREE 5-part live, in-person, interactive program.
Start-up Basics: This introductory workshop focuses on the basics of testing your business idea and identifying the key factors that influence start-up success.
Start-up Basics provides you with an overview of the skills and tools you need when deciding to start a business.
In this session, you learn about: the advantages and disadvantages of owning a business, the most profitable form for your business, and the fundamentals of formation, organization, marketing, cash flow and funding sources.
Learn the myths and reality of entrepreneurship and what you need to succeed, the legal aspects of starting a business, marketing your business, and why you need to have a business plan in this FREE 5-part live, in-person, interactive program.
Discover how to effectively and efficiently use marketing tools. Gain insights to understand and reach your customer, analyze your industry and business environment and differentiate between branding, advertising, and grassroots marketing techniques.
Learn the myths and reality of entrepreneurship and what you need to succeed, the legal aspects of starting a business, marketing your business, and why you need to have a business plan in this FREE 5-part live, in-person, interactive program.
Social media can be overwhelming for business owners. Which platforms. How often to post. What to post. What is “live”. Why Facebook Groups are important. This class will give you the basics every business owner should know as well as the latest trends to grow your business.
This class will cover :
- How to create a content calendar to sync all your marketing efforts (Participants will receive a complimentary digital copy of a digital calendar-$27 value)
- How to choose which platforms make sense for your business
- The right days and times to post on each platform and how often to
Start-up Basics: This introductory workshop focuses on the basics of testing your business idea and identifying the key factors that influence start-up success.
Start-up Basics provides you with an overview of the skills and tools you need when deciding to start a business.
In this session, you learn about: the advantages and disadvantages of owning a business, the most profitable form for your business, and the fundamentals of formation, organization, marketing, cash flow and funding sources.
