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Seeking Credit in a Tough Market: A Round-Up of Advice: With the turbulence in the financial markets and the resultant liquidity crunch, it's becoming harder for people and businesses to get credit. The Wall Street Journal recently reported that USAA Federal Savings Bank raised credit-score cutoffs and Citigroup is charging higher auto-loan rates for borrowers with less than perfect credit....; Tags: Jessica Stillman, Finance, Operational Accounting, Score, Wall Street Journal; Blog posts 2007-09-19
Pearson Steps Up Development of Online Education Network: Business Editors LONDON--BUSINESS WIRE--March 6, 2000 Pearson plc, the international media company, announced today a series of agreements that will accelerate the development of its online education network. Pearson and America Online, Inc., the world's leading interactive services company, have reached a preliminary agreement to...; Tags: Copernicus Pearson, Kaplan Inc., Pearson, Pearson Education Inc., SCORE; Research articles 2000-03-06
SCORE Helps Events Designer Start Her New Business In Style: A wedding reception, party or other special event should be a memorable experience for hosts and guests alike. But to fashion designer Youngsong Martin, something just didn't look right. By drawing on her extensive experience in the world of apparel, Young felt she could "Dress" the entire event by creating...; Tags: SCORE, Marketing Research, Sales Strategy, Marketing, Sales; White papers
Technology Pro Puts SCORE's Business Advice To Work: Peter Ferrio had held a variety of corporate sales and marketing positions in the dot-com world. After awhile, though, he decided he could find more success by becoming an entrepreneur. He already had experience working for a few start-up companies selling technology and software and grew increasingly dissatisfied with the...; Tags: Dot-com, SCORE, Technology Pro, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Marketing Research, Sales, Marketing; Case studies
Southeast's First Cybercafe Pairs Cappuccino With High Speed Internet Access in Charlottesville, VA: The Mudhouse combines the relaxing atmosphere of a coffee house, with local coffees and pastries baked on site, with a high-speed Internet connection at a workspace created specifically for the cafe. SCORE Counselor Joe Geller was most instrumental in keeping the couple focused and aiming for that next step to...; Tags: Internet Access, Coffee, High-speed Internet Access, Cybercafe, SCORE, Mudhouse, Operational Planning, Internet, Broadband Internet, Business Operations, Telecommunications; Case studies

Owners In Arizona Find Help In Cyberspace From Colorado Springs, Co-Based SCORE Email Counselor: Dan and Vickie Adamovich thought they wanted to move to Colorado Springs to open a restaurant franchise. Dan, a former U.S. Air Force fighter pilot who had earned a PhD in management, yearned for something more than he was getting from his position with McDonnell Douglas in St. Louis, MO...; Tags: Computer, SCORE, Computer Renaissance, Productivity, E-mail, Online Communications; Case studies
SCORE Helps Client Find Bolivian Delight: Rafael and Cesar Santillan had the business dream of opening a restaurant with a small menu of Bolivian specialties, particularly their mother's marinated rotisserie chicken. They contacted Dayton SCORE for help in implementing their concept. First their business model was explored for viability and possible locations for their restaurant were...; Tags: Restaurant, SCORE, Channel Management, Strategy, Marketing Research, Marketing, Management; Case studies
Innovative Fort Lauderdale, FL Technology Start-Up Receives Millions In Venture Capital: When technology pioneers, George Teixeira and Ziya Aral invented a technology that would meet market demand, they knew they needed to move quickly. Businesses need a lot of computer storage capacity. While technology manufacturers were concentrating on producing expensive hardware to do the job, Ziya and George, executives at a...; Tags: SCORE, Productivity, Venture Capital, Storage, Finance, Financing Startups, Hardware; Case studies
SCORE Helps Serve Up A Cafe With A Community Commitment In Jacksonville, FL: Having managed Duval County, FL's cafeteria services for eight years, June felt that the time had come to strike out on her own. As there is no shortage of ideas and approaches to restaurants, June wanted to make sure she could get her business started on the right track. Recalling...; Tags: CAFE, SCORE; Case studies
Sold: Entrepreneurs "Fat Free" Brownie Mix Company In Hopkinton, NH: A bright idea and a taste for success are key ingredients in Lindsay Frucci's home-based business success. After many trial batches, Lindsay developed a brownie mix she believed tasted great, was fat-free, and offered the market potential to make a great business. Lindsay learned about SCORE through a magazine article...; Tags: Business, SCORE, Entrepreneurship, Financial Services, Management; Case studies
Entrepreneur Merges Customer Services With High-Tech Computer Consulting In Lacrosse, WI: Gwyn Anderson knew she wanted to use her extensive knowledge of computer hardware and software to work for herself. While she moved through the intricacies of computer technology with ease, starting her own home-based business didn't come as naturally. Enhanced Ideas is a unique small business. Gwyn provides in-home, or...; Tags: Customer Service, Training, Hardware, Computer, SCORE, Gwyn, Productivity, Workforce Management, Training And Certification, Human Resources; Case studies
SCORE Helps Candy Entrepreneur Cook Up A Sweet Deal: Not everyone is fortunate to turn a hobby into a small business. But when an automobile accident permanently ended Rebecca Duncan's dual careers in construction work and nursing, the mother of four decided to try concocting a new enterprise from her love of cooking and baking. Rebecca wanted to move...; Tags: SCORE, Entrepreneurship, Policies And Procedures, Financial Accounting, Professional Development, Financial Planning, Management, Human Resources, Finance, Career; Case studies
SCORE Helps Clients With The Financing They Need To Succeed: In 1980, Steve Larabee, then an account manager at Policy Management Systems, Inc., helped his wife, Brenda, establish a word processing business. When one of her clients suggested that she establish a copying business for her primarily legal clients, she and Steve turned to Midlands SCORE in Columbia, S.C., for...; Tags: Word-processing, Financing, Client, SCORE; Case studies
SCORE Works With Innovator To Market Keyless Keyboard: Finding ways to get financing and promote the product requires marketing expertise. Peter McAlindon, president and CEO of Keybowl, Inc., found that expertise through Orlando SCORE. Peter had developed a computer keyboard replacement product that can be used by people with disabilities of the hands, wrists and fingers. When faced...; Tags: Financing, SCORE, Keyboards, Marketing Research, Hardware, Peripherals, Marketing; Case studies
SCORE Helps Entrepreneur Save A Local Landmark In Wenatchee, WA: Wenatchee, WA, residents Pam and Frank Higgins acquired a little bit of local history when they bought the 21-foot soda fountain from The Owl, Pam's former employer and a downtown landmark for more than a century. Pam got the idea to start a new store that would serve old-fashioned sodas...; Tags: SCORE, Entrepreneurship, Financial Services, Management; Case studies
SCORE Helps Entrepreneurs Turn Cool Idea Into Hot Business: What could be more fun for kids than a party that includes games, dancing and making sundaes in a 1950s-style ice cream parlor? And what could be easier for parents than having somebody else handle all the planning, set-up and cleaning? That's the vision that Michelle Violetto had for Little...; Tags: Sundae, SCORE, Entrepreneurship, Games, Financial Accounting, Strategy, Management, Personal Technology, Finance; Case studies
Musician Brings Tones To Rock Island, IL: When a professional flutist shows you the proper way to hold a flute, you pay strict attention. And, when Cathi Papish, an expert flutist, opened up Windsounds Music, the community listened to her advice about woodwind, brass and percussion instruments. Papish's and her husband decided that there was a need...; Tags: Instrument, SCORE, Papish, Operational Accounting, Finance; White papers
Disenchanted Worker In Indianapolis, IN, Finds Niche In Franchise Ownership: Lesley discovered Cookies by Design when her father received a gift cookie "Bouquet." It immediately appealed to her and she began to research ownership opportunities. Once Lesley paid a deposit on her franchise fee, she was up and running in a few months. But in the meantime, she had to...; Tags: Worker, Cookie, SCORE; Case studies
SCORE Helps Sculptor Shape Up His Business: Over the years, Larry earned several high-profile commissions, including three eight-foot bronze statues that are part of the National Wildland Firefighters Monument at the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, and a statue of Jackie Gleason's Ralph Kramden character at the Port Authority Terminal in Manhattan. A gallery adjacent...; Tags: SCORE, Fred, Marketing Research, Web Site Development, Sales Force Management, Marketing, Internet, Sales; Case studies
SCORE Helps Women Entrepreneurs Boost Business Plan In Charleston, SC: Kimberly Brock Brown and Charlton Douglas thought they had nearly everything necessary to open a specialty food distribution business in Charleston, SC, last year. The two young women were experienced, enthusiastic, knowledgeable about their target market and potential customers, attentive to details, and ready to tackle the risks of small...; Tags: Food, Women, Business Plan, Small Business, SCORE, Gender And Diversity, Food & Beverage, Human Resources, Manufacturing; Case studies