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SCORE of Staten Island presents “Estate Planning for Individuals and Small Business Owners,” led by SCORE mentor Annamarie G. Gentile, Esq., Supervising Partner of Angiuli & Gentile, LLP, Attorneys at Law

Sponsored by Richmond County Savings Bank (a division of New York Community Bank, member FDIC)

Recorded on Tuesday, November 23rd on Zoom.

Are you ready to create graphic designs that draw in customers and clients? This beginner course is designed to help small business owners learn how to start designing and creating their own professional-looking marketing materials with Canva.

In the busy inbox, you have just a few milliseconds to convince someone to open your email.

Beyond the relationship you’ve been building with your contacts, your subject line must capture their attention and entice them to open and read your email.

In this presentation, we’ll provide tips and plenty of examples to get you writing subject lines that work. You’ll learn:

Intellectual Property (IP) comes in many forms and can be a significant strategic advantage to any business. Learn how your business can benefit. Topics will include: 

• what is IP; 
• why is IP particularly important for small businesses; and 
• how is IP acquired/created.

Our Presenter:  Larry Buckley is a SCORE volunteer with 40 years experience as a patent attorney, now retired. He also has U.S. Patent Office bar credentials and began his career as a mechanical engineer.

Learn how stories can be the most effective way to convince your customer to buy. Not only is this a great way to build rapport with your customers but it can help them understand and internalize your messages. Everyone in your business "sells" at some point; this training will help them do it well.

Our Presenter: Steve Epner is a SCORE volunteer and teaches Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Saint Louis University, and after selling his business, became the Entrepreneur in Residence for Boeing. He is a serial entrepreneur and mentor.

A SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) analysis is fundamental in identifying the critical factors of your business and the foundation of developing your strategic plan for a successful future. This session will cover the key aspects of a SWOT analysis and how it fits into your business's strategic plan.

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So you're thinking of buying a business. Whether you purchase an existing business through networking sources or with the help of a business broker, you will need a detailed checklist that I will review to navigate the process for a successful business purchase.

In the webinar, we will cover the following topics:

Your path to business success is certainly challenging. As you know, SCORE offers free, confidential mentoring to help you start or grow your small business. But not everyone takes full advantage of this free resource. This session will explore ways that you can maximize the benefit to you and your business based on years of real-life mentoring experience.