Owning a business is both exciting and intimidating.
With SCORE, you have lots of support. Browse these tools and find resources to help you on starting or growing your enterprise. Your SCORE mentor can assist in putting your ideas into action
Writing a business plan gives you an opportunity to carefully think through every step to starting your business so you can better prepare and handle any challenges
Research your competitive environment by gaining greater insights about your business.
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Develop a comprehesive financial projection spreadsheet, which will include your financial reports such as, Cash Flow Statement, Balance Sheet, Income Statement or go to the first box below to try our 13 Week Cash Flow Analysis Template.
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