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SCORE Peoria Supporting entrepreneurs and small business owners in the Peoria-area for more than 50 years

PEORIA, IL, August 8, 2016 - August 2016 marks the 51st year of SCORE Peoria supporting entrepreneurs and small business owners in the Peoria-area. A celebration was held on August 5, 2016 at The Warehouse on State to bring together nearly 100 clients, local and regional economic development supporters, community leaders, SCORE marketing partners and mentors.

As a celebration of this milestone, SCORE Peoria honored the talents and achievements of small business owners Guest speakers included Bo Steiner, U.S. Small Business Administration - District Director; Bob Kasprzak, SCORE - Regional Vice

Davie Pressure-cleaning business gets a makeover

BY JULIE LANDRY LAVIOLETTE

Special to the Miami Herald

In the 1990s, Steve Landis was a single dad working at UPS and not spending enough time with
his kids. He quit his job and went through his savings to look for more family-friendly work.
One day, he saw a neighbor pressure-cleaning a sidewalk. A city boy, Landis said he had never
seen a pressure cleaner before, but he loved how fresh it made everything look. He borrowed the
machine to brighten his own walkway. Then a neighbor asked him to do hers.

Landis saw an opportunity. He rented a pressure cleaner from Home Depot and began knocking
on doors

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Three Small Business Makeovers helped Broward businesses get on track

BY JULIE LANDRY LAVIOLETTE
 

Special to the Miami Herald
 

It’s tough to run a small business. Business owners wear a lot of hats, work long hours, and often wing it when it comes to making marketing or growth decisions.
 

For the past several years, the Miami Herald has stepped in to help Broward County entrepreneurs through its Small Business Makeover series, bringing in mentors from Broward SCORE to advise owners on marketing, sales, operations and growth strategies. During a makeover, SCORE mentors typically meet with owners three times to assess their needs and come up with an action plan.
 

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2015 Entrepreneur Summit

The annual Entrepreneur Summit at Nova Southeastern University was another success this year. Hispanic Unity of Florida brought together professionals, educators, entrepreneurs, sponsors, and business owners for a day of networking, seminars, and workshops. "Is your Business Ready for the Hispanic Market" was a very informative discussion that identified the need to understand the buying habits, customer service expectations, etc. of different cultures.

George Gremse and Jennifer Brin KovachMaggie Perez, Dave Harris, Anamaria Ceballos, George Gremse

George Gremse and Jennifer Brin Kovach                                                                                                        

SCORE LA Goes the Extra “Mozzarella” to Help a Pizza Restaurant

Los Angeles, CA. September 21, 2015 – Many SCORE Greater Los Angeles business advisers to entrepreneurs and start-ups will go to great lengths to provide advice, even by making “house calls” to brick and mortar businesses. SCORE Greater Los Angeles has been helping entrepreneurial start-ups and small business owners for fifty years with free mentoring from mentors all over Los Angeles County. It all adds up to an entrepreneur having a better likelihood of starting a business and a small business staying in business.

When Richard Florczak of Fame Pizzeria in the San Fernando Valley called

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Broward SCORE Participates in Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s Sixth Annual Small Business Workshop Event

Broward SCORE members participated in the Sixth Annual Small Business Workshop Event organized by Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz. The Congresswoman detailed President Obama’s support efforts for growing small businesses as a source of new jobs.

 

After opening remarks by the Congresswoman four workshops were held: Fundamentals of a Business Plan, Finance & Credit, Social Media & Web Marketing, and The Advantages of certification.

 

Broward SCORE Chapter Chairman George Gremse led the workshop on Business Planning. SCORE Volunteer Paul Bosley ran the workshop on Finance & Credit.  The SBA

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SCORE helps entrepreneurs start and grow businesses

YaYa LeGrand had been running her wholesale, private-label wine distributor for several years when she realized she could use some professional insight to take it to the next level. So LeGrand attended  a daylong marketing seminar hosted by SCORE's Miami chapter. She learned, for example, how companies like McDonald's and Apple make their brands stand out, how to use social media, and why consistent messaging is important. "I was able to get all that information in a few hours and at a low cost" she says.

 

Could your business benefit from SCORE as well? Click here to read on to find out.

 

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Baby Otter Swim School dives in for a makeover

Baby Otter Swim School made its first steps with their  five-day “Turn, Kick, Reach” program. In the early days, their instructors traveled to the home

pools of their students. Then for many years, the company leased pool space to offer lessons.

In 2013, Baby Otter revised its business model. The company is poised for growth and is seeking to license its brand and swimming technique. “We want to move from managing a swim school to managing a licensing business,” Business Owners York and Bloom said. “We need to move to the next level.”

Bloom and York asked the Miami Herald for a Small Business

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Scott Jones Receives the Mentor of the Year Award

 Meet Scott Jones, the Southeast Minnesota Chapter's Mentor of the Year! Mr. Jones, a resident of Rochester, was selected for the award based on his many years of successfully counseling area businesses. The award we presented to him at the state Small Business Association luncheon in July.


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