Strategy & Planning Resources

SCORE’s latest infographic shows how employee perks can attract and retain talented employees and what you can incorporate in your small business. Four in five employees prefer... Read more

Award-winning inventor and entrepreneur Lon Safko teaches how to get creative, inspire innovative thinking, become your own "Innovation Thought Leader." Read more

SCORE’s latest infographic shows the impact of mentoring on business success, part 3 of SCORE’s “The Megaphone of Main Street: Women’s Entrepreneurship” report. Read more

This infographic highlights the findings of part 1 of “The Megaphone of Main Street: Women’s Entrepreneurship.”

Over 1,000 small businesses entered the American Small Business Championship to get personalized business training and a chance to win one of three $15,000 grand prizes. After judging and voting ended, 102 small businesses representing all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and Washington, D.C. won. Meet some of the winners.

SCORE’s latest infographic answers: are women-owned businesses as successful as male-owned businesses? Read more

Susan Solovic, THE Small Business Expert, offers tips to create your noticeable difference from the competition and how to make your product or service unique. Read more

Black Enterprise presents this webinar to uncover key resources for making your first half-million in sales, growing your business and living the life you want. Read more

Are you the proud owner of a family-owned company? From succession planning to company culture, these family business tips and insights, based on stats from SCORE’s latest business infographic, will help you build a roadmap to success and increase the chance of transitioning into the next generation.

Download our free business plan template for your established business as a Word doc. A business plan for an established business serves as a roadmap guiding the growth and... Read more

In this SCORE webinar, you will learn a simple system you can use to understand your numbers, control your cash flow and boost your bottom line. Read more

Business owners are often stuck in the “work until you drop” model and cannot think about how to grow their businesses. Here are four common barriers that hold small business owners back from scaling their fledgling companies.