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Starting a business is about more than ownership. It should support the life you want to build. Franchising offers a structured path into business ownership by combining the independence of entrepreneurship with the support of an established brand and system. With over 5,000 brands available, spanning industries like food, fitness, education, and home services, there’s a franchise to match almost every passion and goal.
Join FranNet CEO Jania Bailey for an exclusive webinar that brings clarity to the franchising landscape. You will learn how to determine whether franchising is right for you, clarify your personal motivations, and explore a wide range of franchise models you may not have considered. From fitness studios to senior care to boutique concepts, you will see how to match opportunities to your skills, income goals and desired lifestyle.
Implement AI in Your Business - From AI Overwhelm to Action
AI is everywhere, but most business owners are stuck trying to figure out where to start. With so many tools, trends, and promises, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and unsure which opportunities are actually worth your time.
In this webinar, you’ll learn a practical, business-first approach to implementing AI in your business. Instead of focusing on specific tools, we’ll show you how to evaluate your business, identify real opportunities, and determine what’s actually worth pursuing. You’ll walk away with a clear starting point, a focused set of priorities, and the confidence to begin taking disciplined action.
Effective bookkeeping is the foundation of any financially healthy small business. Without accurate, consistent reporting, it becomes impossible to manage cash flow, prepare for taxes, or make informed financial decisions.
In this webinar, you’ll learn how bookkeeping works and how to turn it into a simple, manageable process you can stay on top of. We’ll show you how to keep your books consistent, which financial reports you should review regularly, and the habits that help prevent minor mistakes from turning into costly problems. You’ll also learn how to keep your records organized year-round to make tax time easier, ensuring your estimated payments are more accurate and avoiding unnecessary surprises.
Major events like the FIFA World Cup, the Olympics, large conventions, trade shows, and festivals can bring thousands of potential new customers into your area. If your business plans on taking advantage of a local event, you can’t rely on your normal marketing strategy.
In this webinar, you’ll learn how to build a marketing plan designed specifically for major events happening near your business. We’ll walk through practical ways to combine digital marketing with physical visibility so your business shows when attendees are looking around or online. You’ll also receive simple tools and templates to help you organize your promotions and prepare your marketing well before the event begins.
Blogs remain one of the most effective ways to increase website traffic, but many business owners overlook blogging in their content marketing strategies. A well-written blog can help search engines prioritize your content for potential clients and organically drive them to your business.
In this webinar, you’ll learn how to use blogging as a marketing tool that helps your business get found online, build trust with your audience, and bring more people to your website. You’ll also learn how to create effective blog posts and see how one well-written blog turned into content for email, social media and other marketing channels.
Most small business owners want to grow but struggle to decide where to focus next. Trying to pursue more customers, higher prices, better margins, and new offers all at once leads to wasted time, inconsistent execution, and slower growth. To grow your business effectively, you need to identify the best opportunity for your business and focus your efforts on it.
In this webinar, our expert presenter will show you how to choose the right growth strategy based on your business’s current performance, priorities, and constraints. You’ll learn how to evaluate whether your next step should be gaining more clients, increasing revenue, improving margins, or refining your offers. You’ll also learn how to identify the biggest obstacles that could limit growth, from capacity and conversion issues to pricing and margin challenges.
You’ll leave with a clear decision on which growth strategy to prioritize and a focused 12-month plan you can confidently execute.
SCORE Business Resources:
12-Month Profit and Loss Project Template
Download the template by clicking here!
Track your revenue and expenses so you can forecast your profits and losses for the next 12 months
Will examine revenue, cost of sales, gross and net profit, operating expenses, industry averages, and taxes.
Quick Start Marketing Plan Tool
Click here to build your own marketing plan using SCORE's Quick Start Marketing Plan Tool
A coordinated marketing plan will increase your chances of success by strongly positioning your business and its products and services in the marketplace.
Use this tool to build your own marketing plan. It’ll help you compile a range of actions and solutions that you can tailor to your business – all of which you can download for future use.
We will ask you a series of short questions inside this tool. At the end, you can save and print your information.
This process will only take 20-30 minutes, so it’s ideal if you want to document your marketing plan quickly.
SCORE hosts free, LIVE webinars every week on small business tips and strategies
The Small Business Website Essentials: Attract, Engage and Convert
Pre-recorded Webinar: One Hour
Are visitors landing on your site and leaving right away? Every lost visitor is a missed opportunity that can add up fast. The problem isn’t a lack of interest in your product or service, but that your website is missing the fundamental elements every website needs to build trust, drive conversions, and support SEO performance.
In this webinar, our marketing expert Tim Contado will show you what your website needs to attract visitors, earn trust, and convert interest into sales. You’ll learn practical steps to improve your site’s structure, messaging, and calls-to-action.
By the end, you will have clear and actionable steps to make quick website improvements that work.
Save Thousands with Smart Bookkeeping – Profit & Loss Statements, Balance Sheets, and More Explained
Prerecorded Webinar - One Hour
Bookkeeping isn’t just about keeping your records organized—it's a powerful tool that can save you thousands each year. By mastering the basics, you’ll gain the financial clarity to make smarter decisions, simplify tax season, and set your business up for long-term success.
In this webinar, bookkeeping expert Phyllis Johnson will walk you through practical bookkeeping steps every small business owner should know. You’ll learn how to create profit and loss statements, balance sheets, and other essential reports, along with tips to streamline your process and avoid costly mistakes.
How To Create A Marketing Plan For Your Small Business
Prerecorded Webinar - 90 minutes
In this webinar, you will learn how to create a marketing plan that aligns your business goals with your marketing activities. We will discuss how an effective marketing plan ensures that your marketing efforts work towards a common objective and helps you allocate resources efficiently.
Our expert presenter will guide you through each step of developing a marketing plan designed to help you reach your target market, build brand awareness, and grow your business.