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SCORE Chapel Hill Durham
Serving Orange, Durham, Chatham counties and surrounding area

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.

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In-Person | May 7, 2025, 5:30pm EDT
Welcome to Entrepreneurship

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. We encourage you to bring with you any questions you might have.

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In-Person | May 17, 2025, 10:30am EDT
Introduction to Recordkeeping Workshop

SCORE Chapel Hill Durham is excited to introduce a workshop for new entrepreneurs or anyone else in need of learning simple record keeping. This course is a hands-on lecture/lab that teaches business owners how to track their cash disbursements and receipts in a simple manner to keep track of profitability on a consistent basis.

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Financial Planning for Starting a Business

Learn how to use financial information to manage your business day-to-day, raise capital, incentive key employees, and more. This class will also go through the process of creating a financial plan. Suited for new and existing business owners.

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Navigating the Legal Landscape: Essentials for Starting your Small Business
In this webinar we will cover Legal Entity Formation including types of legal entities and their benefits. We will review the various types of business tax status and the pros and cons of each. We will also cover bookkeeping and accounting basics for a small business and an overview of recommended financial statements. Come prepared with questions as this session will be very interactive.
April is 

National Volunteer Month

As we celebrate our amazing volunteers this month, it is also an ideal time to think about how you can give back.

Statistics show that entrepreneurs that work with SCORE mentors start businesses, create jobs and increase revenue. The work you will do at SCORE will make a measurable impact on our local community and - more importantly - someone’s life.

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SCORE: 60 Years of Small Business Success

Helping 17 Million Entrepreneurs achieve their dreams

SCORE proudly celebrates 60 years of helping America’s small businesses launch, grow and thrive. Since 1964, more than 17 million entrepreneurs have received support from SCORE, a resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). 

Today, SCORE has a nationwide network of more than 10,000 volunteers serving all 50 U.S. states and territories, guiding entrepreneurs on their path to success.


 

Welcome to Entrepreneurship

Are you thinking about starting your own business, but not quite sure where to start? Or maybe you've already taken the leap, but feel overwhelmed? SCORE is here to help. We offer a great place to start with our "Welcome to Entrepreneurship" workshop. Join us along with others like you, to hear a high-level overview of what it takes to start and run your own business. Bring your questions and your business cards to this free program, to learn and network, held monthly in Durham and Chapel Hill.

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Small Business Resource Hubs

SCORE empowers all entrepreneurs to succeed.

We believe that anyone can start a small business with the right support. We also know that the path to success may vary based on where you are in your business journey.

SCORE is here to help with curated resources for all entrepreneurs. 

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