Startup Basics: Fundamentals of Starting a New Business

If you don’t feel confident forecasting your business’ finances, regardless of how long you’ve run your company, this workshop is the answer. It is especially useful for start-ups that don’t have a financial history. Financial Projections Made Easy explains the specific steps to complete the entire forecasting process, focusing on the user-friendly template created by SCORE LA to help determine the financial viability of your business. This workshop shows how to determine and manage the month-by-month cash flow and provides attendees with examples of financial projections tailored to their own companies. Attendees are shown how to calculate the amount of cash they need to run their companies. A SCORE LA webinar.

There are two reasons that the business of “working on your small business” rarely gets done. The first is that you are overwhelmed because you’re responsible for everything. Even if you can delegate, you still must check the work and make sure it’s done correctly. That takes a toll. The other half of that equation is when you do get into action to improve your business, you are shown dozens of options. This causes you to overthink your decisions. In this webinar, SCORE will look at ways you can solve these problems in your business with easy-to-implement solutions. Everyone who attends gets a copy of the best-seller: The Marketing Checklist 4: Your Guide for Overwhelmed And Overthinking Entrepreneurs. A SCORE webinar.

Have you ever struggled to get someone to accept your ideas or buy your product or service? Well, help is finally on the way with this breakthrough webinar! In 90 minutes, you will learn how to convince and sell almost anyone. Suddenly, you'll have an incredible power to persuade all the people in your life, unlike anything you've ever been able to do before. From friends and family members to prospects and clients, you will suddenly be able to enjoy more stress-free, predictable and FUN ways to get people on your side and buying from you... whether it be face-to-face, from your website, from your ads and emails and more! A SCORE webinar.

Choosing the right legal structure is crucial for any small business. This webinar will break down the key differences between sole proprietorships, LLCs, partnerships and corporations, helping you understand the legal, tax and liability implications of each. Whether you're starting a new venture or considering a change, join SCORE for expert insights to make informed decisions for your business’s future. A SCORE webinar.

Securing Business Funding is the most misunderstood aspect of a company’s success! In today’s competitive business landscape, it is more important than ever for Entrepreneurs and Business Owners to establish and maintain strong relationships with banks and credit unions. After the COVID-19 pandemic, a plethora of funding products poured into the market and were made readily available to businesses of all types and sizes. In fact, many start-up companies were able to access $150,000+ in funding with little to no documentation. Well...SCORE is here to tell you you'll embark on a new era! Due to an increase in defaults in 2024, lenders have begun to pivot to a more relationship banking format. With that said, it is imperative YOU gain the knowledge and insight to stay ahead of the competition! At the end of the day, Securing Business Funding is not just a good idea or an option among many. Rather, it is the lifeblood that positions your business for long-term success! By taking the time to establish and nurture lending relationships, you can position your business for Growth, Sustainability, and Profitability for many years to come! Don’t Die…Expand!!!

Any real estate agent will tell you it is better to own than rent. Your website is the only virtual real estate you can own, compared to the rental properties of social media platforms. You don’t have to know how to create web code to make your website a more profitable tool for your business. In addition to the vital information your business needs in this class, all attendees will receive a copy of the Yuloff Creative Marketing Solutions guide: Discover Ten Proven Steps You Can Take Right Now to Get Your Business Found Online. A SCORE webinar.

When asked at Fortune's 2016 Most Powerful Women International Summit in London where Facebook would be in a half-decade in terms of mobile and video, Facebook Vice President Nicola Mendelsohn said the social network would “definitely” be mobile and would “probably” be “all video.” In the past several years, Mendelsohn’s prediction has come true for Facebook and the other major social media platforms. As an entrepreneur, you must get proficient at creating videos to promote yourself and your business. In this class you will learn that you don’t have to be perfect, just human. A SCORE webinar.