http://blogs.e-rockford.com/askscore Ask SCORE will help start-up and existing businesses answer questions they may have about growing their operations. Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:49:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Tom Mann has been elected chair of the Northern Illinois Chapter of SCORE.  He will take office Oct. 1, at the beginning for the next fiscal year. Also elected were Vern Wanner and Marion Wilke, vice chairs; Ann Radcliffe, secretary, and Bob Christianson, treasurer. SCORE meets the second Tuesday of each month ... http://blogs.e-rockford.com/askscore/2008/07/31/new-officers-elected-by-score/ By Jim Dehler (Note: This information replaces all previous information about workshops on the Ask SCORE blog.) SCORE presents a series of workshops during the year to help small businesses with a variety of information. Some of these workshops are offered at no cost and others have a small cost to ... http://blogs.e-rockford.com/askscore/2008/07/31/score-announces-workshop-schedule/     By Bob Christianson   My client was the recipient of several properties and was overwhelmed as to her financial position. It was a new venture for her.… SCORE reviewed each property as to its income and expense and recommended the action to consider for each property. SCORE has provided several counseling sessions regarding the ... http://blogs.e-rockford.com/askscore/2008/07/10/score-helps-another-client/ SCORE counselors win plaudits Five counselors from SCORE have helped non-profit organizations win monetary prizes for their business plans in a contest sponsored by Rockford College’s Northern Illinois Center for Nonprofit Excellence. The businesses were expanding their outreach in the community. The counselors are Duncan Brown, Al Keegan, Art Pulford, Ross ... http://blogs.e-rockford.com/askscore/2008/05/12/score-counselors-win-plaudits/ Running a business takes a lot of “more” things, including: · More time. There never are enough hours in the day to see to all the necessities, from sending invoices to drumming up more customers to keeping up with current trends. · More money. If you need to expand physical space or increase ... http://blogs.e-rockford.com/askscore/2008/04/18/if-i-only-had-more/