Entrepreneurship
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SCORE Webinar: ReferenceUSA Database Has Inside Data for Business Success
On Monday May 10, learn about “Customers and Competitors: Getting the Inside Data” as you explore the ReferenceUSA database. The webinar, 10 to 11 a.m.., is hosted by Sam Bardarik, a SCORE volunteer and the Business and Career Librarian at Chester County Library. Are you an aspiring or current small business owner wondering how to get thedata needed…
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Free SCORE Webinar Shows How to Run a Successful Nonprofit
Join this free webinar Wednesday, May 5, to learn “What it takes to start and run a successful nonprofit.” Mike DiLeo, SCORE mentor and presenter, leads the webinar. It runs 10 to 11 a.m. This interactive presentation covers three areas: Learn key steps in starting a nonprofit. What day-to-day tactics maintain a successful nonprofit? Find…
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New 5-Part SCORE Series Focuses on Simple Steps to Start Your Own Business
SCORE Chester and Delaware County has teamed up with SCORE Lancaster Chapter to offer a 5-part live online program, “’Simple Steps’ to Starting a Business.” The series will run 6 to 8 p.m. on May 5, May 12, May 18, May 26 and June 2. “Simple Steps” is a comprehensive program offered by SCORE with…
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Still Time to Register for SCORE Webinar on How to Have the Best Sales Year Ever
This free SCORE webinar shows you proven sales processes to achieve your best sales. Closing a sale is a skill that all entrepreneurs need to achieve success. This free SCORE webinar Wednesday, April 21, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., points out common pitfalls resulting in lost sales. Host Robert Sinton presents the webinar. He is a…
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Triangle Roasters: The Coffee and Chocolate Are Great, But Wait Until You Find Out Where It Comes From
If you’re going to start a business you might as well produce the two best things on the planet—coffee and chocolate. Then, you might as well take it a step further and make really good coffee and chocolate that supports communities and environmental sustainability around the world. You might as well have a business that…
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SCORE Webinar: Learn How to be an Expert in Social Media Management
Social media management is simply a part of doing business for today’s small business owners. You need the right resources to create, manage and distribute social content. The question is: how much time should you be spending on social media? And how can you ensure your efforts pay off? Sign up for this free SCORE…
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SCORE Presenter Frank P Farmer: How to Start and Operate a Small Business
On Wednesday, April 21, you can participate in a free webinar by Frank P Farmer, “How to Start and Operate a Small Business.” The webinar, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., will be hosted by attorney and SCORE presenter Frank P Farmer, Jr., This webinar reviews: business planning selecting a business organizational structure fictitious name registration…
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Finalists Compete Today in WCU’s Virtual Business Idea Pitch Presented by Meridian Bank
Anyone who wants to start a business should watch budding entrepreneurs pitch their ideas in the annual Business Idea Competition hosted by West Chester University’s Dr. Edwin Cottrell Entrepreneurial Leadership Center. These finalists will compete virtually today, April 14, from 5-6:30 PM in a live event before a panel of judges that consists of angel…
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SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties: Launching your eCommerce Store the Right Way
On Monday, April 12, you are invited to join the webinar, “Launching Your eCommerce Store the Right Way. The webinar, 2 to 3 p.m., will be hosted by Joshua Irons, CEO of River Avenue Digital. The future of eCommerce is incredibly bright, especially in these changing times. But, starting an eCommerce business and launching your…
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Billionaires Dwell in Our Midst, Here’s a Newtown Square Billionaire With Another Nearby
There’s a Newtown Square billionaire and another that lives in the Lower Merion section of Haverford on this year’s list of billionaires put out by Forbes, writes Kenney Rose for Philadelphia Business Journal. Victoria Mars, a Newtown Square resident, is considered the second wealthiest person in the Philadelphia region. She and her sisters are heirs…
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Shark Tank Entrepreneur Aaron Hirschhorn, Swarthmore College Graduate, Remembered Following Fatal Accident
A venture capitalist and Swarthmore College graduate is being remembered following a fatal accident in Miami last weekend, reports 6abc.com and The Philadelphia Inquirer. Aaron Hirschhorn, 42, was an angel investor who launched the online dog sitting business DogVacay in 2012 with wife, Karine Nissim. The company matched dog owners with dog sitters. The company…
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Owner of Local Home & Gifts in Media Stresses Importance of Shopping Local, Especially in a Pandemic
The owner of Local Home & Gifts in Media featured in a local newscast used the spot to emphasize the importance of small businesses to the community. Owner Kathleen Rode wasn’t sure her gift shop would survive the pandemic, reports Vittoria Woodill for Philadelphia.cbslocal.com. “There was a lot of problems that we encountered being closed…
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SCORE Keeps Small Businesses A Step Ahead With Free Webinars in March
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties are hosting these free seminars in March. Virtually Creating Your Trifecta Tribe – Mentors, Peers & Mentees in Business On Tuesday, March 30, join this free webinar to learn how to “Virtually Create Your Trifecta Tribe–Mentors, Peers & Mentees in Business. The webinar, at 1 p.m., is hosted by Michelle…
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SCORE Webinar Friday Will Teach You How to Use QuickBooks Online for Your Business
On Friday, March 26, take this free webinar to learn about “Getting Started With QuickBooks Online. This webinar, 10 to 11 a.m., is hosted by Paula Paisley, a SCORE workshop presenter, and entrepreneur. Millions of businesses and non-profits use QuickBooks® Online software to manage their bookkeeping. Understanding how to set up and use the software…
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Woman Brewer Celebrity Judge from Canada’s Shark Tank Talks at Neumann on Successful Entrepreneurship
The public is invited to attend an online free presentation on how to become a successful entrepreneur. The program is offered Thursday at 1 p.m.. It is sponsored by Neumann University. You can advance register for the program at www.neumann.edu/business. The program will be given by Manjit Minhas who runs the 10th largest brewery in…
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From SCORE: Crisis Creates Startup Boom.What does it take to get a new business off the ground?
Millions have taken the time during the COVID quarantine to start small businesses at an unprecedented rate. More side-gigs are emerging while employees hold their ‘day jobs.’ Many of these startups are home-based retail sales and consulting financial services that can be done online without bringing customers, vendors, and others into a home office. The…
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Haverford High Graduate Creates Opportunities for Staff as They Clean Up
The first professional cleaning job Haverford High graduate Donna Allie did back in 1982 yielded a day’s work and compensation of only $10, writes Michael Bradley for Main Line Today. “I looked at it as 10 more dollars than I had before the day started,” says Allie. She was desperate to support herself and a…
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Navigating the Pandemic 2.0 March 18 Webinar Offers Practical Business Advice
It’s the new year and the pandemic is still impacting our business and our economy. But there are practical steps you can take in 2021 that will help you survive and thrive. If you are starting up a business, managing a side-gig, and/or protecting your established small business, SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties is offering…
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