Career Development
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Ask SCORE: How Can ChatGPT Help Your Small Business?
In today’s fast-paced business environment, small businesses rely on efficiency and creativity to thrive. Artificial intelligence (AI) tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT offer significant contributions to small businesses. ChatGPT is an AI chatbot built on OpenAI’s language model architecture, GPT-3.5 and GPT-4. It generates text by predicting the next word in a sentence based on a…
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SCORE Bucks County Hosts Largest-Ever Women’s Business Event
SCORE Bucks County’s recent Women Building Businesses conference drew women entrepreneurs from as far away as Washington D.C., and as close as Bucks County and Philadelphia. In all, 200 women attended what had been an annual event until the pandemic. The fourth edition returned in 2023 following a three-year hiatus. SCORE Bucks County Chairwoman Linda…
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SCORE to Offer Four Free Business Webinars in the Month of July. Read to Learn More
In a continued effort to keep the local business community informed, SCORE Bucks County will offer four free webinars in July. On July 11, SCORE will offer “Make Your Business More Accessible.” Led by Felicia Shanken, CEO/founder of the Philadelphia Women’s Network Connection, LLC, the workshop will provide insight on building digital communications that allow…
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For 70 Years, the Pennsylvania Institute of Technology has Guided Students to Worthwhile Careers
You could say the Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is not the same school it was when it started 70 years ago, and you’d be right. The college, celebrating a 70th anniversary this year, has moved a few times since it started back in 1953 out of founder Walter R. Garrison’s Upper Darby home. Eventually, it…
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For Jayana Murray, Graduating Neumann Is 1 of Many Noble Goals
Jayana Murray is the first in her family to graduate college, but that’s only the beginning, writes Katherine Scott for 6abc. The Neumann University graduate is also a Sixers dancer, a lacrosse star, and an Air Force reservist. “Everything was happening at the exact same time; it was kind of crazy,” Murray said. The 20-year-old…
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How Can a Professional Photograph Make a Difference on LinkedIn?
Having professional photographs on LinkedIn offers several benefits to individuals. Here are some reasons why people should consider having professional photographs on their LinkedIn profiles: First Impressions: Aside from your banner and headline, your LinkedIn profile photo is often the first thing people notice when they visit your profile. A professional photo presents you as…
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Learn More About How P.I.T. Can Help Grow Your Career
The Pennsylvania Institute of Technology in Media is hosting several information sessions in May and June highlighting its programs and how you can enroll as a student in time for its upcoming summer term that starts July 10. During the sessions, you can gather program-specific details about the admission process, courses required, outcomes beyond graduation,…
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SCORE Bucks County to Offer 1st In-Person Women’s Biz Event Since Pandemic
SCORE Bucks County will be hosting their Women Building Businesses Conference on June 14 after a three-year hiatus. The fourth annual event features a keynote address from NBC10 anchor Tracy Davidson, as well as informative sessions from several successful women entrepreneurs, and plenty of networking among attendees and event exhibitors. Known for her talks on…
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SCORE Offering Six Free Business Webinars in the Month of May
In a continued effort to keep the local business community informed, SCORE Bucks County will offer six free webinars – including the kickoff of a new monthly learning session with Amazon. On May 2, SCORE will offer “Cyber Security for Small Business – What You Need to Know.” Led by Richard Zweig, owner of CMIT…
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How to Add Some Fun Factors to Your LinkedIn Posts
Want to know how to add some fun factors to your LinkedIn posts? You can add emojis or Unicode or vary your formatting and writing techniques. People post on LinkedIn and social media for many different reasons. Here is a list of some reasons, though there may be more reasons than what is listed. Reasons…
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Ask SCORE: Is Customer Service Alive in Your Business?
It seems that the concept of customer service has become foreign to large corporations. Technology has enabled companies to have computers talk to you when you call. The majority of the time, the computer cannot answer your question so you begin to ask for a human to talk to. After several futile attempts, you find…
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Ask SCORE: Should I Write a Business Plan?
Without proper planning, starting a business can be like getting in the car without knowing where you would like to go. Just like you need a map or directions to guide you to a new location, you also need a plan outlining where you would like to go with your business. Years ago, when entrepreneurs…
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Ask SCORE: How Can I Obtain Business Funding?
Startups and existing businesses poised for growth will likely need funding to get their business off the ground or to the next level. Financing, for the most part, comes from banks. The amount to be borrowed depends on several factors, chief among them, a business owner’s credit score. Do you know your personal credit score?…
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Ask SCORE: How Can I Make My Office Environmentally Friendly?
SCORE Bucks County works with financial experts like Emma A. Brown to teach business owners and entrepreneurs the best business practices. For most businesses, “office sustainability” is an ambiguous and puzzling goal that appears to conflict with efficiency, consistency, and even profits. In most cases, management and employees struggle to identify simple, yet impactful strategies…
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Ask SCORE: What Type of Investments are Available for My Business?
SCORE Bucks County works with financial experts such as Jerry Gepner to teach business owners and entrepreneurs the best business practices. Finding the best funding strategy for your startup or early-stage business can be challenging. Investment opportunities are plentiful, particularly for technology-centric companies, but knowing what works best takes time, research, and a willingness to learn…
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Ask SCORE: How Do I Exit My Business?
SCORE Bucks County works with financial experts such as Bob Leventhal to teach business owners and entrepreneurs the best business practices. Just as you need a business plan to start a new venture, entrepreneurs should consider having an exit strategy to implement when it’s time to move on. I suggest creating an exit strategy in…
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Bucks County Mompreneur Launches Baby Sound Machine with SCORE’s Help
Samantha Myers survived parenting two colicky babies. By the time her second daughter, now 20 months, took her first step, Myers, of Warrington, had already placed an order for the first shipment of ByeByeCry, a baby sound machine she designed primarily for infants with colic. Lawnmowers and Chainsaws While on maternity leave following her second…
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SCORE to Offer 4 Free Business Webinars Through the Month of March
In a continued effort to keep the local business community informed, SCORE Bucks County will offer four free webinars in March. On March 7, SCORE will offer “What’s Your Digital Marketing Success Plan?” Led by Donna Botti of Collegeville-based Delos Incorporated, the session will help map out the process of growing a business through digital…
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