Our chapter mentors have developed a list of effective business tools and templates used by SCORE small business and nonprofit clients. We hope you find them helpful. For access to our full resource library, click the button below.
SCORE has an abundance of resources to guide you on your way to growing a successful small business or nonprofit organization. Below are some useful guides, tools, and templates that our mentors have found that help anyone starting or growing an enterprise. Take advantage of these free documents.
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Business Plan Templates
A good business plan template can help you get your thoughts organized. The business plan gives your start up or growing small business a blueprint for success. The process of writing a good plan will force you to consider all aspects of your business - financing, marketing, operations and more. These templates provide instructions for each step of your plan and show you what an investor-ready and SBA-approved business plan should look like.
Finance Templates
From creating a startup budget to managing cash flow for a growing business, keeping tabs on your finances is essential to success. These templates will help you monitor and manage your business’s financial situation, create financial projections and seek financing to start or grow your business.
A 12-month profit and loss projection, also known as an income statement or statement of earnings, provides a detailed overview of your financial performance over a one-year period. This projection helps you anticipate future financial outcomes by estimating monthly income and expenses, which facilitates informed decision-making and strategic planning.
If you’re trying to get a loan from a bank, they may ask you for a personal financial statement. You can use this free, downloadable template to document your assets, liabilities and net worth.
A Personal Financial Statement is a snapshot of
Marketing & Guides Templates
Marketing helps your business build brand awareness, attract customers and create customer loyalty with your target audience so that you can increase revenues and gain a strong market position for your product or service. A sales plan lays out your objectives, strategies, tactics and identifies any potential obstacles. Use these templates to forecast sales, develop your marketing strategy and map out your marketing budget and action plan.
Digital Marketing Guides
Digital marketing is an umbrella term to describe marketing and promotional tactics that connect a company with its target audience online. Effective digital marketing is recommended for many businesses. But it isn’t done overnight. The strategies and activities necessary to create the right opportunities take significant time, energy and investment from many people. It is important to commit to campaigns for reasonable periods of time before they can deliver expectations. Below are some resources to guide you on your path to success. Click on the link to download PDF.
Entrepreneur's Guide: Starting and Growing a Business in Pennsylvania
Each entrepreneur is unique. No matter what level of business experience or expertise, the Entrepreneur’s Guide: Starting and Growing a Business in Pennsylvania will provide you with valuable information that will help with business startup and growth.
SCORE Chester & Delaware Counties Information
In Chester and Delaware Counties, we have 100 Volunteers ready to help. They are Mentors, Subject Matter Experts, and Workshop Presenters. SCORE has been operating in the two counties for over 40 years serving thousands of clients.
