SCORE Presents: Start Your Business Here – An Actionable Approach to Taking Your Idea to Business Launch

Attention aspiring entrepreneurs!

SCORE Fairfield County presents their new program, Start Your Business Here, a five-session workshop designed to guide aspiring business owners.  Through hands-on activities, workshop participants will actively evaluate their ideas and shape them into a real business through critical thinking and planning exercises covered in the series.

This program is tailored to those with a business idea who are seeking guidance and coaching on how to launch their business with the most solid foundation possible.

Who should attend? 

• Anyone with a business idea ready to take the next step
• First-time entrepreneurs seeking guidance and confidence
• Creatives, side-hustlers, and career changers
• Retirees and professionals exploring new ventures

Session 1, September 8

Spark Your Idea. Define your goals and start shaping your business plan.  This opening session helps participants connect their personal goals with their business vision and begin outlining a concrete action plan.

About the Presenters

Joe Ziskin is a strategy & business development advisor helping small and start up business create profitable and growing businesses. Joe is an Entrepreneur in Residence at the University of Bridgeport’s Innovation Center. He was a Vice President at IBM driving strategy and new business development. Joe has also worked as Chief Revenue Officer for a cybersecurity start up and as Chief Operating Officer for a private equity portfolio company.

Joe McCaffrey is a Business Advisor with Community Investment Corporation, which is a not-for-profit, economic development lender, licensed by the Small Business Administration to administer their lending programs. Joe is also a certified business mentor and subject matter expert in commercial real estate, small business strategic planning, financial management, and capital sources with Fairfield County SCORE.