Cape Cod Small Business Advice and Counseling:
Business Tools & Resources

Lots of useful Entrepreneurial Tools & Resources to improve your Business Success.  Click on any the following sources:

• Handbook for Small Business
• 15 Business Planning & Financial Templates
• Benchmarking your Business
• "On-Line" Small Business Courses
• Business Quizzes to Test your Plans & Evaluate your Potential
• Resources at SCORE's "Reading Room"
• Financing Resources
• Cape & Islands Information Sources
• Chambers of Commerces - Cape & Islands
• Or try:

  

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15 Business Planning & Financial Templates
Developed by SCORE's expert counselors to guide you through the planning process. Click here - for all of the following On-Line Templates
Business Plans for a Start-up Business	Business Plans for Established Business
Balance Sheet (Projected)	Bank Loan Request for Small Business
Breakeven Analysis	Cash Flow Analysis
Competitive Analysis	Financial History & Ratios
Loan Amortization Schedule	Opening Day Balance Sheet
Personal Financial Statement	Profit & Loss Projection (12 months)
Profit & Loss Projection (3 years)	Sales Forecast (12 months)
Start-Up Expenses
Need Financial advice?  Call 508-775-4884 to meet with a SCORE Counselor

Benchmarking your Business

Check out www.bizstats.com to compare your business with others in your industry.

"On-Line" Small Business Courses
Planning your Business 9 Programs	Managing your Finances 10 Programs
Marketing Strategies 7 Programs	Can you Afford to Start a Business?
Working Out your Prices	Planning your Advertising
Creating Customer Loyalty	Establishing Advisory Boards
For more detailed assistance, attend our Small Business Workshops on the Cape & Islands or ask to meet with a SCORE Counselor - Email or Call 508-775-4884

Business Quizzes to Test your Plans & Evaluate your Potential
Answer questions designed to make you evaluate your competitive edge. Find out what you need to run your business. Click here - for all these subjects:
Business planning	E-Commerce	Finance
Human Resources	Leadership	Legal
Marketing & PR	Office Management	Sales & Customer Service
	Training
For face-to-face help on all your questions, call 508-775-4884 to meet with a SCORE Counselor.

Business Resources at SCORE's "Reading Room"
Click here - for hundreds of business articles with valuable advice about:
Business Planning	Business Growth	Buying or Selling a Business
Disaster Assistance	E-Business	Finance & Capital
Human Resources	Legal	Marketing & PR
Office Management	Sales & Customer Service	Training
Need a Mentor for your Business?  Call SCORE at: 508-775-4884

Financing Resources
U.S. Small Business Administration	Programs & Services to Help Small Business Start, Grow & Succeed. A resources partner of SCORE.
SEED Corp.- South Eastern Economic Development	Focuses on job creation by financing all types of small businesses in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.  Top regional SBA 504 lender.
Coastal Community Capital	Community development financing institution.  Provides loan capital statewide for business and job creation.  SBA 504 lender.
Lower Cape Cod Community Development Corporation	Encourage, finance, and assist both existing and new small business development on the Lower Cape.
MassDevelopment	Financial tools and real estate expertise needed to stimulate economic growth across Massachusetts.

Cape Cod & Islands - Information Sources
CAPE Business.Net	Cape Cod Times

Chambers of Commerce - Cape Cod & Islands
Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce	Martha's Vineyard Chamber of Commerce
Brewster Chamber of Commerce	Mashpee Chamber of Commerce
Canal Region Chamber of Commerce	Nantucket Chamber of Commerce
Chatham Chamber of Commerce	Orleans Chamber of Commerce
Dennis Chamber of Commerce	Provincetown Chamber of Commerce
Eastham Chamber of Commerce	Sandwich Chamber of Commerce
Falmouth Chamber of Commerce	Truro Chamber of Commerce
Harwich Chamber of Commerce	Wellfleet Chamber of Commerce
Hyannis Chamber of Commerce	Yarmouth Chamber of Commerce