SCORE presents workshop on strategic planning

SPRINGFIELD Is your business winning, achieving your goals and dreams? That is when everyone is focused on the key issues, all pulling in the right direction and with a timely accomplishment of goals. That is when you have analyzed your business environment and formulated a strategic plan. Take action, begin to make it happen now by attending this SCORE workshop, "The ABC's of Strategic Planning For Small Business." Bring your management team to realize the maximum benefit. All businesses - both for profit and non profit will benefit by attending.

This SCORE Workshop will be held on Oct. 19 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Scibelli Enterprise Center, One Federal Street, Springfield, across from the STCC campus. You can register by calling (413) 785-0314 to leave your name and phone number. There is a nominal charge of $25 to cover the cost of informative take home material. Only $5 each will be charged for additional people from the same company who attend. Pre-registration is required.

The workshop facilitator, Dave Wentworth, is a successful businessman and SCORE counselor. He has developed and presented a number of well rated SCORE workshops, including this one. Wentworth has extensive experience in business planning and has held senior management responsibilities with major companies as CEO, in product management and as Vice President of a consulting firm.

The workshop includes instruction, examples, a workbook and idea sharing opportunities. Learn to analyze your business, its business environment and its competitive environment. Focus on the steps necessary to identify your business opportunities, define your business goals, think through the challenges in the way of achieving your goals. Find out how to convert this into a strategic plan that can guide your business, yourself and your employees in achieving future goals and dreams.

SCORE is a non-profit all volunteer national organization. We are a resource partner with the United States Small Business Administration. The SCORE mission is to provide free and confidential counseling and low cost business workshops to men and women who are starting up or operating a small business. We have 43 volunteers locally with a wide range of business background and skills. Counseling is provided in Springfield at the Scibelli Enterprise Center and at WNEC, as well as at branch locations in Greenfield, Pittsfield, Northampton and Agawam. The local SCORE office (413-785-0314) is located in The Scibelli Enterprise Center across from the STCC Campus at One Federal Street in Springfield.