and 
present...National Encore Entrepreneur Mentor Day
Thrive in these Tough Times
a Lunch & Learn Workshop by 
Where
Palm Center, Technology Center
5330 Griggs Road
(3rd right turn from Griggs after MLK)
Houston, TX 77021
Driving Directions
Contact:
rita@scorehouston.org
713-487-6565
About Us:
SCORE is an all-volunteer group with real-world business experience, dedicated to your success.
Our Mission: Help Small Businesses Succeed.
Our Mantra: We educate, counsel, mentor.
Founded in 1964, SCORE, "Counselors to America's Small Business", is a non-profit association and a Resource Partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration.
For more details, go to www.scorehouston.orgSCORE is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. “Reasonable” accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact Valerie Nguyen at 713-773-6516.
Calling all current business owners and entrepreneurs.
SBA and AARP have formed a strategic alliance to introduce existing and future Encore Entrepreneurs to resources that will help them start and grow a business.
Together, SBA and AARP will host this Lunch and Learn event for National Encore Entrepreneur Mentor Day to link entrepreneurs and potential entrepreneurs with community resources to help solve their most critical business needs.
One in four Americans between the ages 44 and 70 is interested in starting a business or nonprofit venture in the next five to 10 years. Nearly half of these aspiring entrepreneurs reported a desire to be “Encore Entrepreneurs,” starting a business with a positive social impact.
For many Baby Boomers, entrepreneurship training is the toolkit that empowers them to use their experience, knowledge, and skills to become job creators.
SBA and AARP have partnered with SCORE (formerly the Service Corps of Retired Executives) to provide a workshop designed to help small businesses not only survive but thrive in the current economy.
We will address your most pressing needs, whether they be money or customer attraction and conversion, and discover who and what is available to assist you in pushing that rock uphill.
You will also have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with a mentor to discuss your unique situation and network with other small businesses who are facing similar challenges.
And you will take home “actionable information” whether you are stumped over a current situation your business is facing, or you want to start the process of business formation.
Fee: $10; Includes coffee, drink and lunch
Fee at the door: $15 (cash or check only)
AGENDA
10:30AM- 11:00AM Registration
11:00AM–11:15AM Welcome
11:15AM–12:00PM Low Cost Marketing
You will learn to identify niche markets, create a marketing plan and suggestions for marketing your product and service that are inexpensive, yet effective. We will discuss reputation risk and creativity as you get your message out to the public.
12:00PM – 1:00PM Access to Capital, a panel discussion
Financing your business is one of the most important issues facing small businesses today. This panel discussion will be interactive with members of the lending community. Ask the questions that are on your mind and learn about the various opportunities to borrow money to grow your business.