SCORE workshops are a guide to starting a business

The nonprofit SCORE Hawaii, in partnership with Small Business Administration, presents a series of five, once-a-month workshops on what you need to know to start your own business, beginning on Feb. 16. Business plans will be covered at all workshops and a SCORE Counselor will work with you as you develop your plan.

Topics and dates are:

• Feb. 16 – Getting Started in Business, Business Registration, Business Entity – What’s best for me?, GET License and How to Write a Business Plan
• Mar 16 – Managing Your Cash Flow, Budgeting, Inventory, Pricing
• April 20 – Business Financing, Working Capital, Pre-qualifying for a Business Loan
• May 18 – Marketing and Sales, Advertising and Promotions, Online Marketing and Social Marketing
• June 15 – Human Resources, Hiring, Payroll, Insurance and Workman’s Comp
• July 20 – Bankers’ Day – an opportunity to meet with bankers to present your business plan for evaluation.

Register by Feb. 11. Workshops are scheduled every third Wednesday of the month from 9 to 11 a.m. at the SBA Conference room, 500 Ala Moana Blvd. Room 306 (Restaurant Row), Honolulu. Cost is $15 per workshop or $50 for all five. To register, mail name, address, telephone number and email address to SCORE, 500 Ala Moana Blvd., Room 1-306A, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 or fax them to (808) 547-2728. For more information call (808) 547-2700 or visit www.hawaiiscore.org.