Owning a business is both exciting and intimidating; but you have lots of support. Find resources to help you make decisions on starting or growing your enterprise. Browse these tools, then contact your SCORE mentor to get help putting your ideas into action.
Business Start-Up
- So You Want to be an Entrepreneur
- Considerations Before Starting a Business
- Starting a Business in New Jersey
- Costing, Pricing, Break-Even - 3-Step Start-up Formula
- Advisory Board - How to Form
Business Planning
- Business Plan for a Start-up
- Business Plan for an Established Business
- Business Plan Handbook
- Business Plan Sample
- Business Plans - Common Flaws
- Insurance Considerations for Small Business
Franchising
Buying or Selling a Business
- Buying or Selling a Business
- Grow Your Business thru Acquisition
- Position a Business for Sale
- Your Business is Worth What?
- Buy / Sell Business Websites ***NEEDS Revisions for NJ****
Non-Profits
- Business Plan for Non-Profit
- Non-Profit Organizations - Answers to Five Basic Questions
- Forming a Non-Profit Corporation - Quick Answers
- Planning Tools for Non-Profits
- Closing or Transferring a Non-Profit Business
Government Contracting
Tax Planning
International Trade
Internet Safety
Legal
- Non-Disclosure Agreement Template
- Intellectual Property - Overview
- Intellectual Property - Provisional Patent Information
- Business Structures - Comparisons of Forms
Financing
- SBA Loan Programs Chart
- Loans for Start-up and Existing Businesses
- CDC Small Business Finance Programs
- CDC Small Business Finance 3-Step Loan Process
- SBA Loan Fact Sheet
- Understanding Your FICO Score
- Crowdfunding - IndieGoGo Checklist
- SCORE Financial Projections Template
Sales, Marketing & PR
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Northeast NJ SCORE Locations
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Critical Selling Skills for Small Business
A collection of resources on innovative strategies that pay off in increased sales and satisfied customers Read more
Northeastern NJ Useful Links
Here is a list of quick links to local and national small business related agencies. Read more
A Guide to the S Corporation
Of all the business entities someone could form, the S corporation is likely the most widely misunderstood. Should you structure your business as an S Corp, C Corp or LLC?
Do Startup Entrepreneurs Really Need College Degrees?
Whether a college degree is necessary to start a business or a waste of time that could be better spent launching a startup has been hotly debated for decades.
How and Why Women Start Businesses
Our fourth infographic based on “The Megaphone of Main Street: Women’s Entrepreneurship” data report focuses on how women start businesses, why they start businesses, and why they chose the industries they did.
Five Ways Service-Based Businesses Can Use Small Business Saturday to Boost Their Brands
If your business provides services instead of products, you can still reap the rewards of Small Business Saturday. Here are some ideas for promoting your brand.
The Megaphone of Main Street: Women’s Entrepreneurship, Infographic #4: How and Why Women Start Businesses
SCORE’s latest infographic shows the factors women consider when deciding to open a business and what type of businesses they start. Read more
10 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Bounce Back When They Feel Like Quitting
It takes hard work to start and maintain any type of business, whether you work from home or a storefront. Here are some suggestions to keep you going.
3 Key Technologies to Help You Network
Networking is a necessary part of your business, and here are three technologies to help you network more powerfully and most importantly, more quickly.
Your First Step Toward Business Growth: SWOT Analysis
Why should you perform a SWOT analysis regularly? This planning technique can help you identify what your business is doing well and what it needs to improve.