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Looking to Start a New Business? Get Free Advice at this Local Workshop.

Or struggling with your existing business? Either way, a half-day course on "Business Basics" may be exactly what you and your company need to be successful in 2013 and beyond.

 

Whether you are starting a new business, struggling with your existing one, or looking for some fresh ideas to pump into your existing business, everyone can benefit from free, no-nonsense business advice from the experts.

A half-day "Back to Basics" workshop is being hosted by SCORE in Old Saybrook. Anyone can attend, just click on the link to register.

It takes place on Tuesday, March 26, from 9am to 12:30pm at Old Saybrook Town Hall, 302 Main Street, Old Saybrook, CT 06475.  Click here to Register.

Every great business starts with a good idea. But what do you do next to insure success?

In this free “Business Basics” workshop presented by SCORE, "Counselors to America's Small Business," you’ll explore the key steps that help turn a business opportunity into an entrepreneurial journey.

Workshop presenter Craig Ferrer has an unusual insight into all the issues that small businesses face, including credit lines, customer service, maintaining sales and finding new customers. From his background in international trade where he purchased fabric and garments overseas, Craig then started his own company expanding import products to include those from ten other countries including fabric and ready-made garments sold to wholesalers in the United States. Craig is a SCORE counselor and lives in along the shoreline.

SCORE is a nonprofit association dedicated to the success of small business in America offering free and confidential advice on starting your own business or improving and growing your existing small business. All of our 40 counselors in Southeast Connecticut are volunteers, receive no compensation, and are working or retired business owners, executives, and managers. SCORE’s seven counseling sites in Southeast Connecticut cover from Mystic to Guilford and north to Norwich. For more information on upcoming workshops and free small business counseling, visit www.southeasternctscore.org. 

Workshop is sponsored by Guilford Savings Bank and The Old Saybrook Chamber of Commerce.

DATE: Tuesday March 26, 2013

TIME: 9am to 12:30pm

LOCATION: Old Saybrook Town Hall, 302 Main Street, Old Saybrook, CT 06475

TO REGISTER NOW: Click here to Register

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Resident May 17, 2013 at 01:23 pm
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save our schools May 17, 2013 at 12:44 pm
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EH Parent May 15, 2013 at 01:20 pm
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