Strategy & Planning Resources

Depending on how you incorporated your business, entrepreneurs will need to conduct a bit of due diligence in order to properly bring on a business partner.

A Business Concept Statement is a short-form document that can help you crystallize your business idea and seek out partners, advisors, and investors.

SCORE’s latest infographic, part 1 of The Megaphone of Mainstreet Startups data report, explores how small businesses fared in their first year.

Distinct from non-profits, benefit corporations are for-profit companies with a socially-beneficial purpose. Learn more on this new hybrid.

SCORE’s latest infographic examines how startups begin and how entrepreneurs find support in the first year of business. Read more

At SCORE, we know that access to the resources businesses need when facing unforeseen circumstances is essential for survival.

This article aims to help entrepreneurs better understand the intent and importance of a business purpose, and how to create one.

An annual budget is considered to be best practice for growing a business, yet many small business owners don’t engage in the budgeting process. Read more

You’re struggling to ‘bounce back’ after a business setback? Resilience is becoming a key factor in successfully managing the hills and valleys of business ownership. Read more

If you are dreaming about starting your own business and you have business experience, here are a few things you need to know before you take the leap.

New entrepreneurs have to decide their business structure. Learn the difference between a Sole Proprietor and Single-member LLC.

This eBook is chock-full of time management tips and best practices to help you be more efficient, sacrifice less personal time and achieve work/life balance. Read more