SCORE Helps Small Businesses Succeed and Fuel America’s Economic Engine

SCORE is an organization that mentors America’s small business owners and operators and can help people dreaming about starting their own small business or those looking to grow their businesses. SCORE is already making its mark as a catalyst for economic growth across the country.  

In this episode, Ken Yancey, CEO of SCORE, joins Ivana Taylor for an in-depth discussion about the organization and particularly, how SCORE is helping small businesses to fuel America’s economic recovery. In 2009 alone, SCORE clients started more than 68,000 new businesses, which resulted in the creation of some 30,000 jobs.

Below are the questions we asked Ken:

• (1:36) Ken, can you tell us a bit about yourself and your background and how you came to SCORE?


• (3:46) What does SCORE stand for?


• (5:04) How does SCORE make a direct impact on small business?


• (6:32) When is a good time to visit SCORE if you’re a small business?  Are there some things you should be thinking about before you visit SCORE?


• (8:10) That was a fantastic example. Do you have another one that’s and example of a success story?


• (10:32) Can you talk a little bit about how important small business is to the economic recovery and how SCORE has helped with that?


• (13:46) You mentioned that SCORE is working with the SBA.  Can you talk about where these organizations are similar or different and how you determine who to see, and for what?


• (16:06) Can you talk a bit about how many businesses you’re helping and what the profile is for a successful business?


• (18:19) Would you say that there are some businesses that tend to do better with SCORE than others?


• (20:10) What are some things that might make me think, “I need to see SCORE, they can really help me.”


• (22:15) What is the profile for an ideal volunteer?  Are you looking for volunteers? 


• (25:58) Where can volunteers, small businesses and entrepreneurs go for more information?

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Demystifying Attorney Fees For Small Businesses

Hiring a lawyer is challenging for many small business owners because most know very little about the law and even less about the costs involved.  If you’ve found yourself in a similar situation, you’ve come to the right place – we’re going to help demystify attorney fees for small businesses. Some of the topics discussed are what specific legal matters cost, what drives those costs, and what small business owners can do to reduce their legal costs.

In this episode,  Tim Greene, Co-Founder of FizzLaw, a small business lawyer guide, and Darren Green, Chicago entrepreneurial attorney and Adjunct Professor at Northwestern University School of Law, join Anita Campbell to demystify attorney fees for small businesses.

Below are the questions we asked Tim and Darren:

• (3:53) Tim, can you tell us a bit about yourself and your background and how you came to be involved with FizzLaw?


• (5:12) Darren, can you tell us a bit about yourself and your background?


• (6:46) Have you two met in person or has this been a long distance relationship?


• (7:15) Can you explain what FizzLaw is in terms of a small business owner that visits the website?  What will they find when they visit FizzLaw?


• (11:00) Do you still find that many lawyers and clients are entering into agreements with each other without a written understanding as to how the services will be charged?


• (14:09) Can you explain what the difference between a transactional lawyer and a litigation lawyer is?


• (15:43) What are the main drivers for the costs of legal services?  What is it that costs so much to hire an attorney?


• (20:35) What’s the difference between getting a flat fee versus billable hours and how prevalent are flat fees?


• (22:08) Tim, do you see flat fees as being prevalent or are they the exception and not the rule?


• (24:35) So talk to several different lawyers and compare what they quote?


• (25:17) What are contingency fees and when are they charged?  Also, do lawyers work for equity?


• (27:52) Is it reasonable for a business client to request that the attorney work for equity?  And what would the attorney be likely to say to that?


• (30:54) Where can people learn more about you and what you do?

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