St. Louis SCORE counselors have summarized the most important phone numbers and websites that will help move your business forward. In addition, an excellent version of a Business Plan is available here for you to download:

THE BUSINESS PLANNING WORKBOOK
A template for customizing your business plan

Writing a Business Plan (SBA)
SCORE counselors are available, at no charge, to evaluate your own business plan and make helpful suggestions if improvement is needed.

The e-Business Now program was developed thanks to the generous support of the Broadband Consortium and its Founding Partners, ATT, Best Buy, Cisco Systems, Constant Contact, The Federal Communications Commission, Google, HP, Intuit, Microsoft, The Small Business Administration, The SCORE Foundation, Skype, Time Warner Cable Business Class.

The goal of the e-Business Now program is to help small business owners with little to basic digital literacy learn about technology tools to help solve their business challenges and grow their businesses.

Important Phone Numbers

Favorite Websites for Small Business

IRS Tax Center   

       IRS Small Business & Self Employed Tax Center

       IRS Virtual Small Business Tax Workshop

       IRS Video Portal

       Industries/Professions

Learn how SCORE can help with a BUSINESS SCAN
A process whereby a team of counselors are assigned to review your business.

SCORE Women's Success Blog From SCORE National

5 Steps to Successful E-mail Marketing
An eBook from startupnation.com, sponsored by Microsoft

Marketing Your Business    
A presentation in pdf format

Search Engine Marketing from AmExOpen

Missouri Venture Forum

   A networking/education/information exchange organization that serves as a catalyst bringing together    the people genuinely interested in helping entrepreneurs.

Experian e-Guide, Maintaining a Healthy Business Credit Score

Missouri Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (PTAC)

   Assist businesses in obtaining federal, state and local government contracts.

SBA Preferred Lenders Financing in the St. Louis Metro area

Recovery Act Contracting Opportunities - SBA

Eastern MO (St. Louis) Small Business Resource Guide (SBA)

   Current local guide