Owning a business is both exciting and intimidating.
With SCORE, you have lots of support. Browse these tools and find resources to help you make decisions on starting or growing your enterprise. Your SCORE mentor can assist in putting your ideas into action.
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How to Do Business In San Luis Obispo County
The links below take you to the individual sections of SCORE San Luis Obispo's "How to Do Business In San Luis Obispo County," a guide to the important steps in starting your busin Read more
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San Luis Obispo SCORE | Business Resources
This section provides descriptions and contact information for the most-often-requested resources during our mentoring sessions and workshops. Read more
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San Luis Obispo SCORE | Business Tools
Use the templates below, then meet with a SCORE mentor for expert business planning advice. Business Planning Templates Read more
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Blog
7 Things You Must Consider Before Selling Your Business
January 4, 2019, Carol Kerwin and Brad Spahr
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Simplified One Page Business Plan (MS Word Doc version)
MS Word Doc Version: Simplified Business Plan Basic Questions to Answer before Starting a Business. Download guide to read more. Read more
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Simplified One Page Business Plan (PDF version)
Simplified Business Plan Basic Questions to Answer before Starting a Business
Download guide to read more. Read more
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Appendices (Financial Documents)
Determining the Cost of Opening Your Business The following are some of the things you must consider before opening your business: Read more
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Writing a Business Plan
Have you actually written down your business ideas? If you have not, it is essential that you do so. Read more