The local Sandhills Chapter of SCORE (Counselors to America's Small Business) continues its free spring series Saturday, June 7, with its popular marketing seminar.

SCORE and the Small Business Center of Sandhills Community College jointly sponsor a "Business Basics" series of five consecutive seminars. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m.

This seminar, straight from the trenches of real American business experience, brings attendees marketing savvy that they can apply immediately. Many of the tips will cost very little or even nothing to implement, yet they have been proven to be very effective, SCORE said in a news release.

"Sales is clearly the lifeblood of your business," a spokesman said. "We at SCORE want to show you a better way to increase your sales through our creative marketing techniques."

The local SCORE chapter has 20 active members and is dedicated to assisting small business through free and confidential counseling as well as offering free professional seminars. The chapter is currently expanding these activities and is seeking motivated volunteers.

More information on SCORE's counseling activity and a complete description of each seminar can be found at the Sandhills SCORE Web site, www.sandhills score.org.