• SCORE: Start 2024 Strong With These Small Business Workshops

    SCORE: Start 2024 Strong With These Small Business Workshops

    SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties has January webinars and live presentations to give you the tools to help your small business. Small Business Essential Series–Evening Edition (Fee) This 3-part series was developed to prepare you to make the decisions and plans needed to successfully launch and promote your business.  This live event webinar series begins Jan.…

  • SCORE: From Concept to Commerce; the Idea Transformation

    SCORE: From Concept to Commerce; the Idea Transformation

    SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties has a free Dec. 19 webinar on the idea transformation. Hear insights and experiences on Dec. 19 at 1 PM from a panel of experts. They pitched their products on the hit show Shark Tank and survived to tell you the tale! Join this informative webinar featuring this panel of Shark…

  • Upper Darby Teen Sabriyaah Hines’ Press-on Nail Business Keeps Growing

    Upper Darby Teen Sabriyaah Hines’ Press-on Nail Business Keeps Growing

    In Upper Darby, a young entrepreneur is providing Couture press-on nails, and her business, Nail Couture by Bri, is thriving, reports Wakisha Bailey for CBS News Philadelphia. Eighteen-year-old Sabriyaah Hines started the business at the height of the pandemic while still a 15-year-old in high school. “I do all types of press on nails,” Hines…

  • SCORE Helps Small Businesses Keep Things Merry in December with These Workshops

    SCORE Helps Small Businesses Keep Things Merry in December with These Workshops

    SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties has free December SCORE webinars and live presentations to give you the tools to help your small business prosper. How to Start and Operate a Small Business You have come to the right place, if you are in the early stages of thinking about starting a small business, or even, if…

  • SCORE: Can Diverse Supplier Certification Benefit Your Business?

    SCORE: Can Diverse Supplier Certification Benefit Your Business?

    Of the 1.1 million minority-owned employer businesses in the U.S., 99.9 percent are small businesses, but not all of these businesses are certified as diverse suppliers, despite being eligible. Getting certified as a diverse supplier offers small business owners the opportunity to expand market share, grow their companies, discover new partners, and create new revenue…

  • SCORE Brings November Workshops to the Table for Small Business Owners

    SCORE Brings November Workshops to the Table for Small Business Owners

    SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties has free November SCORE webinars and live presentations to help you maximize your small businesses’ potential. Online–Why Should Anyone Work for You Looking for help finding employees who fit your business needs? Discover creative approaches and skillful interviewing techniques in this live webinar on Nov. 28, from 11:30 AM to 1…

  • SCORE Brings November Workshops to the Table for Small Business Owners

    SCORE Brings November Workshops to the Table for Small Business Owners

    SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties has free November SCORE webinars and live presentations to help you maximize your small businesses’ potential. Online–How to Transition from W2 Employee to Employer Find the business model that matches best with your lifestyle and goals in this live webinar on Nov. 21 at 1 PM. Are you ready to take…

  • Penn State Brandywine Student Receives Funding for His Anime T-Shirt Business

    Penn State Brandywine Student Receives Funding for His Anime T-Shirt Business

    Khalid Jordan, a third-year business major at Penn State Brandywine, was one of eight Penn State students across the commonwealth to receive funding for his small business, an anime T-shirt company, at the 2023 Invent Penn State Venture & IP Conference in Hershey on Oct. 16, writes Christina Billie for Penn State Brandywine. Each student’s…

  • SCORE Brings November Workshops to the Table for Small Business Owners

    SCORE Brings November Workshops to the Table for Small Business Owners

    SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties has free November SCORE webinars and live presentations to help you maximize your small businesses’ potential. In-Person–Entrepreneurship. Is It for You? Whether you are considering starting a new business, turning your side gig into a full-time job, or trying to earn an income from your hobby, this workshop on Nov. 13,…

  • SCORE Salutes Veteran Small Business Owners

    SCORE Salutes Veteran Small Business Owners

    Today, more than 1.7 million veteran-owned US businesses are contributing $1 trillion in annual revenue.  National Veterans Small Business Week, Nov.1st to 5th, is a time to recognize and honor the contributions veterans have made to American small businesses.  On Nov. 11th, we will celebrate Veterans Day and thank all those who have served in…

  • SCORE Brings November Workshops to the Table for Small Business Owners

    SCORE Brings November Workshops to the Table for Small Business Owners

    SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties has free November SCORE webinars and live presentations to help you maximize your small businesses’ potential. Online–IRS: Tip Reporting and Other Tax Resources On Nov. 8, from 11:30 AM to 1 PM, take a deep dive into essential tax insights for small business owners and entrepreneurs. Equip yourself with the latest…

  • SCORE Brings November Workshops to the Table for Small Business Owners

    SCORE Brings November Workshops to the Table for Small Business Owners

    SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties has free November SCORE webinars and live presentations to help you maximize your small businesses’ potential. Online–Win Customers With Your Website Your website has to attract and engage visitors, educate them about your products and services, and convert them into customers. Success begins with a plan! On Nov. 1, from 11…

  • Inspirational Entrepreneurs Share Their Stories at Neumann University

    Inspirational Entrepreneurs Share Their Stories at Neumann University

    Wil Reynolds, CEO of Seer Interactive, has something that’s very rare in today’s wealth-driven culture. He has enough. That’s why, in 2020, he turned down an offer of $50 million for his digital marketing agency. In fact, rather than taking a mind-boggling profit, he has pledged that Seer will invest at least $15 million in…

  • October Has Lots of SCORE Treats for Business Owners

    October Has Lots of SCORE Treats for Business Owners

    SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties has free October SCORE webinars and live presentations to help you maximize your small businesses’ potential. Online–How to Create Killer Content for Social Media and Your Website We’ve all heard that “content is King,” but what does that mean? Even if you do not consider yourself to be a writer or…

  • October Has Lots of SCORE Treats for Business Owners

    October Has Lots of SCORE Treats for Business Owners

    SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties has free October SCORE webinars and live presentations to help you maximize your small businesses’ potential. In-Person–Marketing Basics for Entrepreneurs If you are looking to promote your new start-up, there are things to consider. On Oct. 17, from 6 to 7:30 PM, at the Chester County Library & District Center, this…

  • SCORE: Meet Frank–A SCORE ‘Nuts and Bolts’ Expert at Starting a Small Business

    SCORE: Meet Frank–A SCORE ‘Nuts and Bolts’ Expert at Starting a Small Business

    For over 30 years, every month between September and June, more than a thousand entrepreneurs from all around the Delaware Valley area have come to listen and learn from Frank Farmer, Jr. He’s a SCORE volunteer and attorney who is sharing his expertise about “How to Start and Operate a Small Business.” This workshop has…

  • October Has Lots of SCORE Treats for Business Owners

    October Has Lots of SCORE Treats for Business Owners

    SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties has free October SCORE webinars and live presentations to help you maximize your small businesses’ potential. How to Launch a Successful Crowdfunding Campaign for Your Small Business In this Tuesday, Oct. 10, 1 PM live webinar, learn the best practices to ensure your crowdfunding campaign reaches its funding goals and connects…

  • 7 Delaware County Companies Soar in Philadelphia Business Journal’s Fastest Growth Rankings

    7 Delaware County Companies Soar in Philadelphia Business Journal’s Fastest Growth Rankings

    The Philadelphia Business Journal has identified seven fastest-growing companies in Delaware County based on revenue growth between 2020 and 2022, writes Lisa Dukart for the Philadelphia Business Journal. LoanStar Technologies in Swarthmore placed eighth on a Soaring 76 ranking list.  The financial services business saw a two-year growth rate of 101.8 percent. AMREP, a Havertown…