One of the great nonprofit organizations, and one I benefited from over thirty years ago in getting my first nonprofit started, is SCORE, noted in this article from the Sacramento Bee.
An excerpt.
“Starting a business in a recession is tough. Keeping it on course in a rough economy is even more of a challenge.
“Volunteer business counselors from the nonprofit organization SCORE see the challenges Sacramento-area business owners face as they reach the two-year mark.
“Seven of 10 new firms survive at least two years, but just half stay open at least five years, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration. Now SCORE is launching a program aimed at business owners looking to grow and expand during that critical time.
“Titled "Becoming a Well-Run Business," the first six-week class begins at 7 a.m. Sept. 7 at Maidu Branch Library, 1530 Maidu Drive in Roseville. It's the first site in a trio of Sacramento-area locations that will host the classes.
“Plans are to launch similar classes in El Dorado County in January and Sacramento County in March, said SCORE counselor Bill Duthler, who will teach the classes with fellow counselor Jack Mayfield.
“The course is designed by Duthler, a retired small-business owner and author whose book "Timeout: Strategies to Focus Your Business and Make It Thrive" makes up the course's foundation.”
About
- David H. Lukenbill
- I am a California native, married, we have one daughter and live close to the American River with two cats and all the wild critters we can feed. I am a management consultant to nonprofit organizations and have an Associates of Arts degree in Administration of Justice from Sacramento City College, a Bachelor of Science degree in Organizational Behavior from the University of San Francisco and a Master of Public Administration degree, also from the University of San Francisco.