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I can help with business planning and marketing strategy. I grew up in a small business family while my professional career was in the corporate world leading global marketing initiatives and developing new lines of business and revenue streams. Key Areas: Marketing Plans, Customer Acquistion Retention, Sales Strategy, Marketing Communications, Strategic Planning

As a successful retired media specialist, business owner, professional musician, performer and producer, I am now available to offer my experience as a mentor to aspiring candidates.

While volunteering as a mentor for Score will give me a chance to give back to the new community I have relocated to, being a mentor for Score will also allow me to interact with current endeavours and entrepreneurs in my area and amplify my understanding of my local business scene. Finally, volunteering with Score will sharpen skills with a well structured and proven process.

Learn how to seek funding for your business as experienced lenders share how to request loans and grants, and ways to avoid common mistakes. Presented by South Metro SCORE. Registration required. Sponsored by MELSA. 

Presented by: Dennis Welch, Frandsen Bank & Trust

Review sales and prices, financial risks and rewards, true startup costs, ongoing operating expenses, setting benchmarks for tracking progress and organization of all your financial information. Discuss how to finance your business, accounting, banking relations and monthly preparation and review of financial statements.

Review your understanding of business concepts and gain step-by-step guidance in researching your idea, market and competition. Identify your target markets, describe your products and services and collect key competitive information to support a feasible plan.

Review your understanding of business concepts and gain step-by-step guidance in researching your idea, market and competition. Identify your target markets, describe your products and services and collect key competitive information to support a feasible plan.

Simple Steps is a four part series convering the following topics for starting a new business.

Startup Basics - Test a business idea and identify the key factors that influence startup success. Gain an overview of the skills and tools needed when deciding to start a business, advantages and disadvantages of owning a business, the most profitable form for specific businesses and the fundamentals of formation, organization, marketing, cash flow and funding sources.

I have extensive experience managing Citibank's small business banking program across the USA, with a focus on the North East, as well as managing secured and unsecured lending to small businesses. I have also managed commercial and Small Business banking for Citi throughout Europe. Currently, I work at Mastercard as an Executive, where I develop innovative products that assist small businesses. I have worked in small family businesses, and I have also set up my own small business. I have a passion for working with small businesses and aiding in their growth.