Green Bay SCORE has accumulated a variety of documents that businesses and start-up should find useful. One group, designated as Counselors Favorites (CF) are ones often used by mentor/counselors in face to face client meetings.The CF group cover start-up, finance, marketing, trademarks, business plans and more. In this section, you will also find links to important governmental and non-governmental agencies and other useful links.
Green Bay SCORE Counselor's Favorites -A summary of available documents.
1- Business Start
- Business Basics
- Basic Considerations in Starting A Small Business
- Business Entity Comparisons
- Is Entrepreneurship For You
- Items to Consider Before Starting A Business
- Naming Your Company The Right Way
- Partnership Agreement Checklist
- Pick Proper Business Entity For Your Start
- Research Is Essential To Business
- What To Do When Starting A New Business
2- Finance
- ADVANCE Micro Loan Program
- Brown County Economic Development Revolving Loan
- City Of Green Bay Economic Development Revolving Loan
- Early Planning Grant
- SBA Financing Alternatives (A)
- SBA Financing Alternatives (B)
- So You Want to Borrow Some Money
- The 6 C's of Business Credit
- Crowd Funding
3- Marketing
- A Sound Marketing Plan Can Translate To A Road Of Success
- Brand strategy is critical for sales
- Email Marketing
- Marketing your business on Facebook in 4 easy steps
- How to Craft A Killer Elevator Pitch That Will Land You Big Business
- Knowing Your Market
- Marketing Yourself from A-Z
- Six Common Marketing Decisions Not To Make
- Ten Keys To Social Media Success
- Three Ways To Grow Your Business
4- Trademarks
- Competitive Edge
- Protect Your Company
- The Difference Between a Trade Name and a Trademark
- Trademarks
5- Business Plans
- Business Plan Checklist
- Good Luck Demands Hard Work
- How to Write a Business Plan (Microsoft)
- How to write a dynamic business plan (INC mag)
- The Business Plan (WWBIC) + Small Business information
- Write A Business Plan (SBA)
6- Miscellaneous Links
- ADVANCE Business and Manufacturing Center
- Brown County Culinary Kitchen Incubator
- Assisting A Buyer in Determining The Value of A Business
- Employee Bonds
- Independent Contractor or Employee
- SCORE Frequently Asked Questions
National Links
- SCORE- Counselors to America's Small Businesses www.score.org and www.greenbay.score.org
- Small Business Administration (SBA)
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
- Internal Revenue Service - Small Business/Self-Employed
- Online Application - Form SS-4, Employer Identification Number (EIN) - Click here.
- Year 2010 Census Information
- Grants
State of Wisconsin
- State of Wisconsin Information
- Wisconsin Business Wizard (Uses Q&A's to chart course thru state regs, licenses & permits)
- Wisconsin Better Business Bureau
- Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
- Wisconsin Business Tax Information (and more)
- Women's Business Initiative
Other Useful Links
- 7 Tips for Landing an SBA Loan for the Manufacturing Industry
- Tax ID; Business Formation; Business Name
- Business Wizard-licensing, permitting and regulatory requirements
- Score Chapter 508, Ask Score Articles
- A great general resource for small businesses
- Get a business loan from a relative or friend
- The Wall Street Journal's "How To Guide"
- Toolkit Media Group offers a wide range of useful Tool Kits
- Microsoft offers PowerPoint templates
- WI Department of Revenue Tax Forms
- Patents, Copyrights & Art
- Patent Information by Delphion
- DataMine- Search for data on a wide range of topics.
- Traffic Counts in Wisconsin
- Financial Calculators-Personal & Business.
- Contractors, Remodelers Designers-Buying Guides
- Elevator talks and much more-Your Business (MSNBC)
- USA TODAY-Small Business
- INC Magazine-Start/Run Business