• Pasco-Hernando Useful Links

​This is a page of links to local Chambers of Commerce as well as small business related governmental agencies.  Particularly noteworthy are Florida links to obtain a ficticious name license, setup for state sales taxes, and the like.

• "Banker's Delight" Business Plan

At least in our territory, bankers are not interested in the extensive business plans discussed in most books or how-to's.  Instead they just want the facts.  First, they'll look at your 1-2 page executive summary and then your 12-month cash flow statement with key underlying assumptions.  If that's attractive, they read the rest of its dozen or so pages.  Here's a good example...

• When to Get a Small Business Loan

Borrow when you can, not when you need to!

• How to Really Start Your Own Business

An excellent overview of all the issues that one needs to consider regarding starting a new business.  This material is the basis for our most popular local seminar.

• Why SCORE439?

Presentation summarizing the contributions of SCORE Chapter 439 in Pasco and Hernando counties, Florida.

• Business Plan Made Easy

So, you've got what you hope is a good idea for a small business.  You may not need a formal business plan because you can mostly self-fund. Before you waste what little free cash you have, you need to assess whether this is really a good idea that you can support with the necessary resources to succeed.  This extensive free Tookit Software will guide you through that assessment.