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SCORE E-Newsletter
April 2008
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The topic of our next regular workshop is:
Local Women Who Succeeded in Business
Join us on Saturday, April 19, 2008 from 9:30am-12:30pm at Collier
County Public Library (at 650 Central Avenue in Naples)
where four successful business women will share their business
experiences with you. This panel discussion is sure to be energizing
and
insightful!
Click here to view the complete workshop flyer
or, cut and paste the following link into your browser:
http://www.scorenaples.org/workshop.pdf
To register
for this workshop, visit our website at www.scorenaples.org and click on WORKSHOPS, and
then on SIGN UP! or, call
us at (239)430-0081.
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Announcing
our very first
LUNCH & LEARN Program
What Are Your Financial
Statements Telling You?
Join us on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 from 11:45am-1:00pm at Fifth
Third Bank (in the first floor Community
Room at 999 Vanderbilt Beach Road in Naples) where
you will learn how to read and interpret your financial statements
and learn more about the importance of working capital.
Bring a lunch and we'll supply water and soda. Doors open
at 11:30am.
View the full flyer at: www.scorenaples.org/lunchlearnfinancialstmt1.pdf.
Register NOW for the free event, as seating is limited, by
going to: www.scorenaples.org/register.htm.
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SCORE
Naples ranked in
Top 1%
of all SCORE Chapters!
SCORE Naples just
received word that it has been selected as the 2nd Runner Up
in the National SCORE Chapter of the Year contest
for fiscal year 2007! This award places SCORE Naples in the top
one-percent
of all SCORE Chapters (386 nationwide).
"I am extremely proud of the accomplishments of our chapter
over the past year." says SCORE Naples Chairman Gregory
Nelson. "We
have shown remarkable vision, teamwork and community spirit. We
have pooled our talents to really make a difference in the community
and have set a new standard for SCORE Chapters everywhere." adds
Nelson.
The top three chapters were very close contenders, each within
one point of the other. Winning the National award was Atlanta
SCORE and first runner up went to San Diego SCORE. Congratulations
to all three chapters!
Green Light, Go
by Amy Fleischer
If you could increase productivity and decrease your costs at the
same time, would you do it? Of course! It’s time to light
the way.
Recent studies have shown that employees work longer and harder
when they are in control of the level of lighting at their own
work stations. Think of it as the Goldilocks syndrome: everyone’s
idea of “just right” is a bit different; and individuals
are more likely to take responsibility for turning off their own
lights when they leave (versus overhead lights). Replacing overhead
lighting with task lighting can save you up to 15 percent on your
lighting bill.
You can achieve similar savings by installing occupancy sensor
room-lighting controls, which will automatically turn the lights
on when someone walks in and turn them off when the person walks
out. An efficiency study performed in Florida measured a 10 percent
energy cost savings for commercial buildings that utilized this
device; a joint study by the EPA and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
found that the greatest savings (up to 60%) were realized when
the sensors were installed in the bathrooms! Read the rest of the
article at www.scorenaples.org/green2008-04.pdf.
This Month's Business Links on the Web:
Small Businesses Can Face Economic Cycles With Confidence:
Read tips on how to do it at: www.score.org/da_3.html.
Naples Considers Mandatory Businesses Recycling Program: Read
about it at: www.naplesnews.com/news/2008/mar/17/naples-looks-recycle-rules-cut-commercial-waste/
Common Website Blunders: www.planningtips.com/Planning_Tips.asp?Co_ID=124752&Tip_ID=6802
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Are you looking for an opportunity to
give something back to the community? We are looking for a
few outstanding, talented men and women willing to share their business
knowledge and experience.
As a SCORE volunteer, you will join a congenial group of skilled business
professionals who volunteer a few days every month to counsel and help
small businesses succeed.
Why not get the facts and decide whether or not SCORE is for
you. Call 239-430-0081 or visit www.scorenaples.org/joinus.htm for
more information about helping small businesses succeed.
We have immediate needs for full-time resident volunteers to help us
with year-round counseling needs. Bi-lingual counselors needed to help
with programs geared towards the growing Hispanic population.
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