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.
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
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
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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Networking: 3 Tips for Getting Back to the Basics
Here are three tips for effective networking – the old fashioned way.
Legal: Fictitious Name of Company NOT Your Name
A fictitious name or DBA, allows your business to operate using a different name. ABC, Inc., my friends' company, was a corporation. Corporations and Limited Liability Companies can transact business under a different name than their official one by filing a DBA that states this company is now operating with this name.