First Steps to Starting a Business



Thinking of starting a business but don’t know where to begin? Join SCORE for a three-part virtual class, First Steps to Starting a Business, starting at 7:00 pm on February 5, 2025. Taught by experienced business owners, the class covers the following topics:

  • Coming up with your business idea
  • Prescreening your idea
  • Market research
  • Business feasibility
  • Business model canvas
  • Business plan creation
  • Financing

Participants will receive a variety of digital materials to help start their business in addition to being introduced to several resources that can help them along the way.

To register click here.  Your registration will be for all three sessions.

Session 1 –  Wednesday, February 5th, 2025

  • Pre-Planning/networking
  • Assessment, personal, financial, timing
  • Business idea generation and development

Session 2 – Wednesday, February 12th, 2025

  • The problem you’re solving, the need you’re providing for?
  • Using benchmark data for business feasibility
  • Business modeling

Session 3 – Wednesday, February 19, 2025

  • Panel discussion, Q&A

These are a live-stream event and will not be recorded. A Zoom link will be provided to registrants 24 hours prior to the start of the presentation. Attendees must pre-register to attend.