Small Business Success Blog

Are you the proud owner of a family-owned company? From succession planning to company culture, these family business tips and insights, based on stats from SCORE’s latest business infographic, will help you build a roadmap to success and increase the chance of transitioning into the next generation.

Business owners are often stuck in the “work until you drop” model and cannot think about how to grow their businesses. Here are four common barriers that hold small business owners back from scaling their fledgling companies. 

Small business owners are overwhelmingly optimistic: 69 percent of respondents reported feeling optimistic about the next six months for their company.

This year’s SCORE honorees and their mentors have diverse business interests and experience, and together, they exemplify the spirit of small business.

For small businesses, one late-paying customer could mean the difference between success and failure. Not only are late payments a big problem for small business, but the problem is getting worse.

Follow these 4 tips for success collecting market and competitive research for your business, both now and in the future.

May is an exciting month for SCORE since we celebrate Small Business Month and National Small Business Week April 30 through May 6.

If you avoid these major blunders from the start, your journey will be a bit less bumpy.

Have you ever wished your company’s product could reach exponentially more potential customers than those you’re already targeting? Licensing can take your small business and catapult it to a huge audience, but only if you do it wisely.

As shown in our latest infographic, veterans make up eight percent of the U.S. population, but they own 9.2 percent of all companies in America.

Many small business owners are not natural sales people, and as a result, they tend to be vulnerable to a few key mistakes in the sales process. Here is how to fix some of the biggest mistakes.

Are you interested in exploring international trade? Here are some tips for success.