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... 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.
(SCORE San Luis Obispo County thanks... 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
Simplified One Page Business Plan (PDF version) - (MS Word... Read more
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Key Partners
August 3, 2020, Carol Kerwin
Every company builds a collection of key partners. Think of a partner as another person or business that helps your business be successful. Key resources and key activities may be provided by these partners. You will want to nurture relationships with your partners and be prepared in the event that something happens to your partners.
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What a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) System Can Do for Your Business
May 29, 2019, Ryan Rempel and Carol Kerwin
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The Magic of Decluttering Your Operations to Boost Business Performance
May 13, 2019, Ke Kai Kealoha and Megan Barnhard