SCORE, or Service Corps of Retired Executives, is a national nonprofit organization that offers free and confidential business mentoring services to small business owners. There are local divisions of SCORE, as well as a national level, that regularly host events, workshops, and webinars to assist small business owners with growing their business. SCORE of Western Connecticut is hosting a lot of events in this last week of March, into April, and beyond.

On March 23 at Easton Public Library, 691 Morehouse Road, Easton, SCORE of Western Connecticut will host “Start Your Business Here — Business Planning and Goals.” This event will help business owners be specific and clear on their goals for business and personal life, provide instruction on building a step-by-step action plan to achieve those goals, and work on confidently communicating the business idea to others. Presenters Joe Ziskin and Joe McCaffrey will lead this workshop. Ziskin is a strategy and business development advisor and an “entrepreneur in residence” at University of Bridgeport’s Innovation Center. McCaffrey is a business advisor with Community Investment Corporation, a certified business mentor, and subject matter expert in commercial real estate, small business strategic planning, financial management, and capital sources with Fairfield Country SCORE. Registration is requested. Interested parties can register at score.org/westernconnecticut by clicking on “Workshops and Webinars” and registering for “Start Your Business Here.”

On March 25, noon, an online webinar will take place. “Resources for Veterans Starting a Business” will empower veterans with a wide range of national programs and support systems designed specifically to help vets launch and grow businesses. Registration is required for online access. Registration can be completed by taking the same steps as above, but searching for “Resources for Veterans Starting a Business” instead.

There are several other events at the end of March, like “Is Your Business Positioned for Success? Diagnostic Business Readiness Scorecard” on March 25, 6 pm, at Norwalk Library, 1 Belden Avenue, Norwalk; “Creating Effective Surveys for Nonprofits” on March 26 online, noon; and “Developing Financial Projections for Your New Small Business” also on March 26, online, 6 pm for $10.

On April 2, 6 pm, at Wilton Library, 137 Old Ridgefield Road, Wilton, “Using LinkedIn to Grow Your Business” will take place. Presenter Lorraine Duncan will walk attendees through making LinkedIn profiles “client attractive,” making the time spent on LinkedIn manageable for each person, learning how to reach out to target markets, and applying growth hacking strategies. Duncan has over 30 years in business marketing and consulting experience. She runs her own digital marketing agency, Biz Gone Social, where she advises small businesses on how to utilize social media in their marketing and guides them to online marketing solutions. Additionally, she does the social media management for them. Registration is requested, and can be completed by visiting score.org/westernconnecticut, clicking on “Workshops and Webinars,” and registering for “Using LinkedIn to Grow Your Business.”

April has several events for small business owners, too. On April 6, SCORE is back at Easton Public Library, 6 pm, for “Start Your Business Here — Forming and Launching a Business and Key Technologies.” SCORE will also host an event at Trumbull Library, 33 Quality Street, Trumbull, 6 pm, for “Effectively Promoting Your Business in 30 Seconds (or less).”

For an entire list of Western Connecticut SCORE webinars, events, and workshops, go to score.org/westernconnecticut and check out the “Workshops and Webinars” tab.