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SCORE To Host Free Workshop on BUSINESS BASICS

The Southeastern Connecticut Chapter of SCORE will present a free workshop on Business Basics where you will explore the myths as you turn a business opportunity into an entrepreneurial journey. Learn how to organize your business, fund it and manage the cash. Build business and marketing plans that provide the road map to success. This free business workshop will also:  
• Help you develop Your Feasibility Plan
• Take you through the decision making process
• Provide you with the information to help make a "go or no-go" decision on your business idea
• Outline core information to create a complete business plan for bankers and investors
• Give you the key directions you need to get started.  

Workshop Presenter Jud Perkins is a SCORE Mentor and has worked in the hospitality industry working for Walt Disney World for 16 years, several professional sports teams, and the National Basketball Association. In addition, he spent 25 years managing the development of construction projects in the sports and entertainment industry.  

Reserve Your Seat
:  Register Now
Please Note:
This is a free workshop but seating is limited. Attendee MUST give 24 HOUR cancellation notice to allow others on the Waiting List to attend.  

Sponsored by Guilford Savings Bank and Madison Chamber of Commerce

SCORE "Counselors to America's Small Business" is a nonprofit association dedicated to the success of small business in America offering free and confidential advice on starting your own business or improving and growing your existing small business. All of our 40 counselors in Southeast Connecticut are volunteers, receive no compensation, and are working or retired business owners, executives, and managers. SCORE’s seven counseling sites in Southeast Connecticut cover from Mystic to Guilford and north to Norwich. For more information on upcoming workshops and free small business counseling, visit www.sect.score.org. SCORE was founded in 1964 and is a resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and has 370 chapters in locations throughout the United States and its territories, with 11,200 volunteers nationwide. Visit the national SCORE website at www.score.org.

About Guilford Savings Bank
Guilford Savings Bank has been serving the financial needs of the Connecticut shoreline community for over 136 years.  Founded in 1875 by local business owners, it has proudly stood as a trusted institution in the communities it serves.  Starting with a seventeen thousand dollar investment and one branch in Guilford, GSB has grown to a seven-office, $500 million bank. For more information visit www.gsb-yourbank.com   

About The Madison Chamber of Commerce The Madison Chamber of Commerce provides its members with opportunities to meet and build relationships with other business people in Madison and other area towns through business seminars, support on issues that affect the business community, Member surveys, Member2Member exclusive offers and discounts, and through general membership meetings, monthly bulletins, quarterly newsletters, and twice- monthly calendars of upcoming events. For more information visit the Madison Chamber’s office located at 12 School Street, PO Box 706, Madison, CT or online at www.madisonct.com  

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