Business Plans & Startup Assistance Resources

Successful businesses have business plans. But what needs to go into that plan and how will I use it? These questions and more will be explored in Part Four of our Going Into... Read more

Your business will face many challenges. Not least among them will be getting your customers to notice you while setting yourself apart from the competition.. In this seminar, we... Read more

The process of registering your business entity, dealing with legal issues and setting up a record keeping system can be overwhelming. This seminar will guide you, the business... Read more

If the legal protection of the two types of these business entities is almost the same, which is better, corporation or LLC? Most of the time, the simple answer is this – an LLC is better. It’s simpler to form and it allows for the most favorable tax elections.

It takes more than a better mousetrap to be successful in business. The purpose here is to tell you what you need to be successful, in addition to the better mousetrap.

I have had an exciting, intense and wonderful career as a management consultant and have worked with organizations around the world. I have worked with groups trying to chart their future, groups that were stuck trying to get to the future, groups that were locked in conflict, and all kinds of situations in between.

Companies using a calendar year to do their financial statements need to take this time of the year to do budgeting for next year. Budgeting? Why would a company need that? Just do their thing – sell and hope for the best? That’s NOT a good way to run a company. Not good at all. All the big corporations budget everything – sales, expenses by category, cash flow, etc, etc. And, they do it on a quarterly basis. Why? One, they want a target that they believe they need to hit and so they then plan what they must do to hit that target. And, secondly, they use it for accountability – to measure the performance of each subsidiary or department that fed their budgets into the overall budget. Planning and accountability.

If you don’t have customers, you don’t have a business.  First things first, who’s going to buy what you’re selling?  And why buy your product, or service, instead of the competitions?

Find helpful business information and resources. SCORE Madison provides FREE business mentoring, consulting, and educational seminars and workshops to businesses and entrepreneurs... Read more

This invaluable guide on business planning basics will help get you on your way to making your entrepreneurial dreams come true. Read more

Come prepared with a pen and paper, as you’ll walk away with a business plan that you can begin to execute immediately. Read more

Veteran Entrepreneurs will share expert insights to help Veterans determine their readiness for business ownership and discovering the path forward. Read more