# Presentation: 717523

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**USHCC / LCCN Workshop**
**   ****SBA                      July 22, 2003     MGM MIRAGE  **

## Seek Out SCORE Advisors

**TOPI CS**

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- Small Business
- About  SCORE
- SCORE Resources

## Small Business  & the Nation                          

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** *****23 million*** small businesses**         **
** *****25 %*** are employers
** *****75 %*** of new jobs
** *****2 million***  formed in 2002
** ****53 %** home based
** ****26  %**Woman owned
** ****15 % **Minority owned** **

## Small Business & NEVADA

- Nevada is the ***Fastest*** growing State
**97,000   **Businesses
**94,000**   Small Businesses
**47%**      are employers
**9,000**    formed each year
**26%     ** Women
**15%**      Minority

## Small Business & the Economy

***Successful***** Small Business Means**
**         ****Economic *****Prosperity*****  **
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## Small Business and Leadership

**Why people own a small business****     **

**Bring a new idea to life**
**Be your own boss**
**Create financial independence**
**Convert a hobby into a profitable business**

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##                Average Statistics

***One out of two ******new businesses will be here in ***_***four***_*** years***

##                                                                                                                                                        Why Small Businesses Fail

**Under Capitalized**
**Lack of “appropriate” experience**
**Poor Planning**
**Lack of information (no system)**
**Conflict with family goals**
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## About SCORE

-  We at **SCORE** want to
_***CHANGE***__ _
- The Statistics

## About SCORE

**  ****“****Counselors to America’s Small Business”**
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**SCORE**** is a national, nonprofit, volunteer **
**association.**
** ****SCORE’s**** mission is to provide small business counseling and training to help America’s entrepreneurs succeed.**

## About SCORE

** ****How can a ****SCORE**** business counselor help?**

- Business Plans** **
- Organization of the Startup Process** **
- Problem-solving**    **
- Practical** **advice
- Growth strategies**                        **
- Sounding board

## About SCORE

**Experienced **business owners and executives
- Experts **who’ve seen both economic **highs** and lows**
**Pros with expertise in **professional disciplines** **

**SCORE****   counselors are volunteers.**** **

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## About SCORE  Nationwide

**Founded 1965**
**SBA Resource Partner**
**Over 11,000 volunteers**
**380 staffed chapters**
**Over 5,000 seminars and workshops**
**1.3 million free counseling hours**
**440,000 clients served (80,000 Internet)**

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Describe what SCORE stands for – Service Corps of Retired Executives with the emphasis on SERVICE – for example – over 12,500 volunteers provide over 1.3 million counseling hours every YEAR!

##              About SCORE in Nevada

**85 volunteer business counselors**
**Free counseling at seven locations**
**One-on-one or team counseling**
**E-mail and telephone counseling**
**Low cost monthly workshops**
**On-site counseling**
**Web access ****– **_**[www.lvscore.org](http://www.lvscore.org/)**_
_** **_                           _[www.score-reno.org](http://www.score-reno.org/)__** **_

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Describe how we provide free counseling – one hour appointments at two locations.  We are prepared to help over 2000 businesses every year.

## About SCORE Nevada

- Special Teams:
- Customer Service Assessment
-      Customer identification,advertising, promotion,                         distribution, follow up
- Vital Signs Assessment:
-       Measurement of vital areas such as growth,working capital efficiency, financial leverage, benchmarking

##                     Three Locations in Clark County

**The Business Information Center (BIC)**
- 1951 Stella Lake Street,Las Vegas
- 702-638-0853
**City Centre Place**
- 400 South Fourth Street, Las Vegas
- 702-388-6104
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**Henderson Business Resource Center**
- 112 Water Street, Henderson
- 702-992-7200
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## Resources for Your Business

**Visit  SCORE’s Web Site ****www.score.org**

**Email Counseling for biz advice online**
**Locate any chapter  **
**2,000 pages of content for small business owners**
**Online seminars**

## SCORE Resource: www.score.org

**Free e- Newsletters**
***SCORE eNews*** a free, email newsletter with small business news and how-to’s
***SOHO eSource*** a free, email newsletter on leadership topics for entrepreneurs

## SBA Resource: www.sba.gov

**Visit www.sba.gov**
- Check out the Starting a Business and Financing A Business Sections

## Next Steps

**    ****Call    **_***FOR***__*** ***_**   help  **
**Or                               **
**  ****Call     **_***TO ***_**  help**
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**        ****702-388-6104**** **